Today is an important day where we get to crown an octo-champ, today is no exception our champion Chris Kirby is going rather well at the moment and could make it in time for the Series 90 finals which is around the corner Chris will need to score 33+ to dislodge Fiona Wood as the top seed of series.....................which is doable by the way..........before we get down to business can Bethan spoil the party ?
So let's get this party started..................and best of luck to you both !
C1: Champion Chris Kirby (7 wins, 786 points.)
C2: Challenger Bethan Phillips.
DC: Susie Dent and Justin Moorhouse.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N I H E S I N R M
R02: L A I E H R K B F
R03: 100, 2, 5, 7, 6, 3. Target: 803.
TTT: ITHADSUN - "It had plenty of sun, and bloomed perfectly"
R04: A E A M R F N I S
R05: N U C E X O P A O
R06: 50, 75, 3, 1, 10, 9. Target: 485.
R07: S I T E R O L I C
R08: G T P T U E A G T
R09: 50, 100, 25, 75, 3, 1. Target: 464.
TTT: ISNTDIRE - "Michael was a fan of these chemical compounds"
R10: D C N V E I U S O
R11: G E S U W A S P N
R12: D N R E O E N R U
R13: Y E M A T U W T D
R14: 3, 2, 5, 9, 5, 10. Target: 934.
R15: T E N N I S T I E (conundrum)
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Round 1: N I H E S I N R M
Chris: SHINIER (7)
Bethan: SHINIER (7)
DC: HINNIES (7) MENHIRS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Sevens all round.............Need I say more ?
Round 2: L A I E H R K B F
Chris: FLAKIER (7)
Bethan: BAILER (6)
DC: FLAKIER (7) FRIABLE (7)
OT: BALKIER (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)
No comment let's move ahead for now !
Round 3: 100, 2, 5, 7, 6, 3. Target: 803.
C1: 803. (6 + 2) × 100 + 3 (10)
C2: 803. (5 + 3) × 100 + 6 ÷ 2 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 24)
A piece of piss this numbers solve................I think I am going to count some sheep.......it's more fun !
Teatime teaser: ITHADSUN -> DIANTHUS
Round 4: A E A M R F N I S
Chris: MARINES (7)
Bethan: FAMINES (7)
DC: AMNESIA (7) FIREMAN (7)
OT: FARINAS (7) FARMANS (7) FIRMANS (7) MARINAS (7) REMAINS (7) SEMINAR (7)
Score: 31–24 (max 31)
Sevens all round from our champion and challenger..........nothing worth complaining over................over in DC they spot Fireman which was my spot............now that's a man in uniform !
Round 5: N U C E X O P A O
Chris: ponceau
Bethan: POUNCE (6)
DC: COUPON (6)
Score: 31–30 (max 37)
Our champion Chris has his 7 disallowed by Susie it used to be valid before the dictionary cull took place in July.............
Our Challenger Bethan gets to score with her six and reduce the arrears to a solitary point
Round 6: 50, 75, 3, 1, 10, 9. Target: 485.
C1: 485. 50 × 10 − 75 ÷ (9 − 3 − 1) (10)
C2: 485. 50 × 9 + 75 ÷ 3 + 10 (10)
Score: 41–40 (max 47)
Nice and straightforward...........and not too taxing.......this bags our champion and challenger 10 points each
Round 7: S I T E R O L I C
Chris: COSTLIER (8)
Bethan: RELICS (6)
DC: CLOISTER (8)
OT: ELICITORS (18)
Score: 49–40 (max 65)
Our champion hits straight back with his eight Costlier.............but there was a 9 missed by all with Elicitors
Round 8: G T P T U E A G T
Chris: GATE (4)
Bethan: pugate
DC: TAUPE (5)
OT: GUTTATE (7)
Score: 53–40 (max 72)
A rather stinky letters round as our champion can only get a 4.............our challenger's 6 is ruled out by Susie as it is not invalid...........but there was a solitary 7 missed by all with Guttate
Round 9: 50, 100, 25, 75, 3, 1. Target: 464.
C1: 462. (100 + 50 + 3 + 1) × 75 ÷ 25 (7)
C2: -
RR: 463. ((50 + 1) × 75 × 3 + 100) ÷ 25 (7)
Score: 60–40 (max 79)
Rachel says that this cannot be solved perfectly..........one away is as good as it gets
Teatime teaser: ISNTDIRE -> NITRIDES
Round 10: D C N V E I U S O
Chris: ENVIOUS (7)
Bethan: DEVIOUS (7)
DC: UNVOICED (8)
Score: 67–47 (max 87)
Sevens all round from Chris and Bethan...............but over in DC they get to shine with their eight Unvoiced..........you guessed you spotted this one !
Round 11: G E S U W A S P N
Chris: SPAWNS (6)
Bethan: SPAWNS (6)
OT: ANUSES (6) ASPENS (6) PAUSES (6) PUNGAS (6) PWNAGE (6) SUGANS (6) SWAGES (6) UNPEGS (6) UPASES (6) USAGES (6) WASSUP (6)
Score: 73–53 (max 93)
Sixes all round.........can we not argue about this..........let's play nicely instead
Round 12: D N R E O E N R U
Chris: ROUNDER (7)
Bethan: ROUNDER (7)
DC: NEURONE (7)
OT: ENDURER (7)
Score: 80–60 (max 100)
Sevens all round..........let's jump to the next round !
Round 13: Y E M A T U W T D
Chris: MUTATED (7)
Bethan: MATTED (6)
Score: 87–60 (max 107)
Another good round from our champion..............so let's move on for now
Round 14: 3, 2, 5, 9, 5, 10. Target: 934.
C1: 935. (5 × 2 × 9 + 3) × 10 + 5 (7)
C2: 935. (5 × 2 × 9 + 3) × 10 + 5 (7)
Score: 94–67 (max 114)
Another stinky numbers game..........one away is the best that you can do
Round 15: T E N N I S T I E
C2 buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say INTESTINE which is correct.
Final Score: 94–77 (max 124)
What a fantastic contest this has been.........firstly congratulations to Chris on becoming the 7th Octo-champ of Series 90 his total of 880 points puts him as the top seed for this series this averages out at 110 points a game, secondly take nothing away from Bethan she gave as good as she got but had the last laugh by solving the conundrum..............we welcome two brand new contestants to the Countdown studios on Monday.........one of them will be walking off with the teapot.............you can join me for that recap..........in the meantime it is bye for now
