C1: Champion Tom Allerton (1 win, 84 points.) C1. Tom Allerton - Owns a bar called The Hideaway in London. Most favourite place is the French Alps.
C2. Challenger Adrian Coote - says it all here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Coote - He's currently an insurance advisor from Great Yarmouth, and use to be a Northern Ireland international footballer, who played for Norwich City and Colchester United. His most dangerous act was once criticising his future mother-in-law's cooking.
DC: Susie Dent and Jon Gaunt.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G S D E A O T N D
R02: T R P A I E S D E
R03: G N K A E L M I T
R04: B B A O A H R S U
R05: 25, 75, 7, 2, 8, 3. Target: 856.
TTT: LIVEROOF - "This type of animal prefers a green environment"
R06: R C T E A Y A T E
R07: S M U L N E O D N
R08: S A Y F E I L J R
R09: L T N O E I P D N
R10: 75, 10, 9, 10, 7, 8. Target: 437.
TTT: TINYCHOP - "A kind of trance. Watch out!"
R11: Q R L O A P R N E
R12: C P T O E I S W O
R13: G T C E I L T X E
R14: 25, 3, 2, 1, 10, 4. Target: 732.
R15: S A N T A S F I T (conundrum)
Today's game is special for 3 reasons.
#1. I'm recapping.
#2. It's the first of the month. December. A lovely month. Much better than September some might say.
#3. We have a professional footballer as a contestant. The last one we had on the show got pretty far much to the dismay of one JOBLESS HEAP
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Round 1: G S D E A O T N D
C1: ONSTAGE (7)
C2: DOSAGE (6)
DC: TANGOED (7) DONATES (7)
OT: DONATED (7) DOTAGES (7) GODSEND (7) TANGOES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
A flat round where TANGO-/DONATE- words account for more than half the maxes.
Round 2: T R P A I E S D E
C1: PREDATES (8)
C2: STRIPED (7)
DC: AIRSPEED (8) TRAIPSED (8) READIEST (8)
OT: PEDERAST (8) TRAPESED (8) PRIESTED (8) RESPITED (8) SERIATED (8) STEADIER (8)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)
Susie corrects Tom's pronunciation from pree~dates (hyphenated) to pruh~dates which he cheekily says is what he meant all along
Round 3: G N K A E L M I T
C1: TALKING (7)
C2: TALKING (7)
DC: LIGAMENT (8)
Score: 22–7 (max 23)
We had ANTERIOR the other day and now LIGAMENT. Our footballer puts his first few points on the board.
Round 4: B B A O A H R S U
C1: BOARS (5)
C2: HOURS (5)
DC: BASHO (5)
OT: HOUBARAS (8) ABSORB (6) ABHORS (6) OUBAAS (6)
Score: 27–12 (max 31)
A HOUBARA bustard is a kind of bird while Susie tells us a BASHO is something to do with sumo wrestling (looking at Jon again
) I only had a 5 until then but somehow BASHO always triggers OUBAAS in my mind.Round 5: 25, 75, 7, 2, 8, 3. Target: 856.
C1: 856. (75+25+7)x8 (10)
C2: 856. (75+25+7)x8 (10)
Score: 37–22 (max 41)
Teatime teaser: LIVEROOF -> FOLIVORE
Cue confused reactions from the audience as Susie whips out the pencam.
Round 6: R C T E A Y A T E
C1: CATTERY (7)
C2: tracer
OT: ACETATE (7)
Score: 44–22 (max 48)
Round 7: S M U L N E O D N
C1: MODULES (7)
C2: soulmen
DC: NODULES (7)
OT: DOLMENS (7) LOUDENS (7) MENUDOS (7)
Score: 51–22 (max 55)
Round 8: S A Y F E I L J R
C1: SAFELY (6)
C2: JAILERS (7)
OT: FLAYERS (7)
Score: 51–29 (max 62)
Round 9: L T N O E I P D N
C1: PILOTED (7)
C2: inplode
DC: INDOLENT (8)
Score: 58–29 (max 70)
Ouch. 3 disallowed words for Adrian over 4 rounds.
Nice darren from DC. I can't be arsed to look it up though. Do it yourselves.
Round 10: 75, 10, 9, 10, 7, 8. Target: 437.
C1: 433. (7-10/10)x75-9-8 (7)
C2: -
RR: 437. 75x7-(10+10-9)x8 (10) (after the break) I thought she might have seen 8x75-10x10-9x7
Score: 65–29 (max 80)
Teatime teaser: TINYCHOP -> HYPNOTIC
Round 11: Q R L O A P R N E
C1: LOANER (6)
C2: LOANER (6)
DC: PLANER (6) PAROLE (6)
OT: PERRON (6) REPLAN (6)
Score: 71–35 (max 86)
Round 12: C P T O E I S W O
C1: COOTIES (7)
C2: SWOOP (5)
OT: ISOTOPE (7) POETICS (7) WOOPIES (7)
Score: 78–35 (max 93)
Round 13: G T C E I L T X E
C1: EXCITE (6)
C2: TEXTILE (7)
Score: 78–42 (max 100)
Round 14: 25, 3, 2, 1, 10, 4. Target: 732.
C1: 731.
C2: 732. (25x3-1)x10-4x2 (10)
Score: 78–52 (max 110)
Round 15: S A N T A S F I T
C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say FANTASIST which is correct.
Score: 78–62 (max 120)
A festive scramble to start off December is solved instantly by Adrian who really seemed to get into the swing of the game in the last few rounds but alas it was too little too late. Kirky got a mention at the end of the show and from what Jeff said I take it he's been giving Tom some exclusive tips. Find out how he fares tomorrow with Robinson Recaps inc.
This recap was brought to you by the enigmatic Green Lady. Thanks to drawoH for the opening introductions which I missed.
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