Special Spoilers For Friday September 28th 2012

[James Robinson]

So, we have another special show today. This time it's a battle of 2 "old timers" (no offence guys), who have both managed to get to the series finals of the last 2 series.

They are Series 66 (& 47) semi-finalist, Peter Lee and Series 65 quarter-finalist (as well as Only Connect contestant), Dave Taylor.

Firstly, Series 66 Semi-Finallist Peter Lee - 9 Wins, 969 Points (Average: 96.90)
Highest Score: 120 vs. Kieran Bray (5th Game)
Lowest Score: 78 vs. Niall Seymour (4th Game)
9's Achieved: 4/5
Total Points/Max/%: 969/1243 (78%)
Letters Points/Max/%: 690/846 (82%)
Numbers Points/Max/%: 199/297 (67%)
Conundrum Points/Max/%: 70/100 (70%)

Secondly, Series 65 Quarter-Finallist Dave Taylor - 8 Wins, 769 Points (Average: 85.44)
Highest Score: 112 vs. Peter Staniland (1st Game)
Lowest Score: 61 vs. Leo Croker (3rd Game)
9's Achieved: 2/12
Total Points/Max/%: 769/1196 (64%)
Letters Points/Max/%: 530/842 (63%)
Numbers Points/Max/%: 209/264 (79%)
Conundrum Points/Max/%: 30/90 (33%)

Thomas will be around with the recap later.

[Peter Mabey]

R2: SHINDIES

[Mark Deeks]

I want Peter to be the voice of my satnav.

[Jordan F]

EBONISER as a beater I believe.

[Mark Deeks]

EBONISER as a beater I believe.

Fraid not

[Peter Mabey]

TINPOT beats PAINT

[Jordan F]

Eh, not too bad from Peter today.

[Mark Deeks]

Crushed it. Well done Peter.

[Jojo Apollo]

Excellent spirited match between two gentlemen players of the game, well done both. Round 4 was a good laugh, I think everyone was looking for the "R".

Superb standard from Peter once again, well done sir.

[Jack Worsley]

Great performance there, Peter. RESULTANT was brilliant, I was nowhere near it. You don't often go for three vowels, so did you pick for it? Credit to both of you for putting on a good game played in the right spirit.

PANDIT for one DC beater in round 8, although it's not the max.

[Grant Waters]

Wow. Mammoth score there Peter! Very well done! Great game.

[Philip Jarvis]

Excellent play Peter, especially with the two 9's. Well done.

[kerryalcock]

Peter *sigh* What a man

[Clive Brooker]

Very inaccurate stats from Nick at the end there.

[James Robinson]

Cracking game, formidable performance, Peter.

Didn't get either 9, so am more than happy to admit defeat.

11th highest score (not 8th, as Nick said) of all time too. That's something to behold too.

[Martin Long]

Excellent peformance Peter.

I didn't get either 9 so I would have been well and truly beaten!

[Graeme Cole]

Well, it is the eighth highest score, if you only count multiple occurrences of higher scores once. Seems an odd way to work it out though.

DOPANT in R8.

Great game, well played Peter. You'd have beaten me and plenty of other people with that performance. Grumble mumble chickened ENSOULING mumble mumble.

Also, good to see Dave Taylor back. "Probably the same six."

[Clive Brooker]

Well, it is the eighth highest score, if you only count multiple occurrences of higher scores once. Seems an odd way to work it out though.

OK, I'll assume it was deliberately misleading rather than total sloblock. If they want to tell the viewers that they've just seen the eighth highest score in 30 years of trying because it sounds good (when did the 15-round format start?) why let reality stand in the way?

[David Williams]

Had to feel a bit sorry for Dave. Were it not for RESULTANT, SLATTERN would have been the second-highest scoring word ever on Countdown. Sort of.

[Jon Corby]

Had to feel a bit sorry for Dave. Were it not for RESULTANT, SLATTERN would have been the second-highest scoring word ever on Countdown. Sort of.

Haha, very good!

[James Robinson]

They are Series 66 (& 47) semi-finalist, Peter Lee

Just wandering around and found this little beauty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHNgacnrcXQ (Go to 2:45)

He looks no different now then he did before does our Peter

[Heather Styles]

Warning: this YouTube clip contains an advert for Otex ear drops!

[Rhys Benjamin]

James, haven't I told you how to link directly to the moment?