Hello and Welcome to yet another Thursday recap, today is the day we have all been waiting for when another octochamp of this series is about to be crowned, will Steve Redfern join the super elite or will Dan Bland spoil the party ? tune in to the show to find out whether Steve can make it 8 wins today.
C1: Champion Steve Redfern ( 7 wins, 584 points ) An Apterite and an IT Manager from Droitwich in Worcestershire.
C2: Challenger Dan Bland. A Professional poker player from London
DC: Susie Dent and Steve Backshall .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S T D R E I E A F
R02: D R T U E I R L A
R03: 100, 25, 75, 50, 5, 8, . Target: 659.
TTT: SCANIRIS
R04: M G R U O E N V U
R05: T R M X O A I E N
R06: 100, 2, 9, 5, 4, 10, . Target: 213.
R07: K M S D U E L I P
R08: M F J U E A R S I
R09: 100, 25, 75, 50, 5, 4, . Target: 994.
TTT: NICEDENS
R10: V T S A I O L N A
R11: D P S E C O T E I
R12: H N S E A E G O T
R13: B S P Y U I E A S
R14: 25, 4, 4, 5, 10, 3, . Target: 994.
R15: B I G A N C H O R (conundrum)
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Round 1: S T D R E I E A F
Steve: STRAFED (7)
Dan: TIRADES (7)
DC: FAIREST (7) FEASTED (7) READIEST (8)
OT: DRAFTEES (8) SERIATED (8) STEADIER (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Sevens all round from our contestants but DC and me spot the eight with READIEST
Round 2: D R T U E I R L A
Steve: TARRIED (7)
Dan: TRAILED (7)
DC: TRAILED (7) RETRAIL (7) TIRADE (6)
OT: DILUTER (7) LARDIER (7) RETIRAL (7) RETRIAL (7) RUDERAL (7) TARDIER (7) TRAILER (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)
Round 3: 100, 25, 75, 50, 5, 8. Target: 659.
Steve: 659. ( ( ( 75 x 8) + 50 ) + 5 ) + ( 100/25 ) (10)
Dan: 655.
Score: 24–14 (max 25)
Nice straightforward solve from our champion which leaves his opponent trailing by 10 points
Teatime teaser: SCANIRIS -> NARCISSI
Round 4: M G R U O E N V U
Steve: MORGUE (6)
Dan: governor
DC: VENOM (5) MUNGO (5) GOVERN (6)
OT: MORGEN (6) UNROVE (6) VOGUER (6)
Score: 30–14 (max 31)
Phantom letters from our challenger sees him slip further behind but Steve our champion goes to the MORGUE with his 6.... whilst DC come up with a 6 in GOVERN
Round 5: T R M X O A I E N
Steve: MENTOR (6)
Dan: REMAIN (6)
DC: MINARET (7) ROMAINE (7)
OT: AMNIOTE (7) MERANTI (7) MOANIER (7) MORAINE (7) RAIMENT (7)
Score: 36–20 (max 38)
6s all round from our contestants but DC manage to get a couple of 7s with MINARET and ROMAINE
Round 6: 100, 2, 9, 5, 4, 10. Target: 213.
Steve: 213. ( ( 100 x 2 ) + 9 ) + 4 (10)
Dan: 213. ( ( 100 x 2 ) + 9 ) + 4 (10)
Score: 46–30 (max 48)
Nice and straightforward this numbers game
Round 7: K M S D U E L I P
Steve: MILKED (6)
Dan: MUESLI (6)
DC: SPIKED (6) PLUMES (6) IMPULSE (7)
OT: DISPLUME (8)
Score: 52–36 (max 56)
Dan comes up with MUESLI while Steve has MILKED it with his 6.....but DC has come up with a 7 in IMPULSE .....but there is an interesting 8 with DISPLUME that is ignored by all.
DISPLUME is to remove feathers from a bird.
Round 8: M F J U E A R S I
Steve: fumiers
Dan: FRAMES (6)
DC: FEMURS (6) FUMIER (6)
OT: ARMIES (6) FERIAS (6) FRAISE (6) FURIES (6) JUMARS (6) JURIES (6) SAMFIE (6) SAMIER (6) SARMIE (6) SURFIE (6)
Steve's risky 7 is disallowed by DC as it is only singular Dan's 6 with FRAMES cuts Steve's lead by 10....but sixes all round from DC
Score: 52–42 (max 62)
Round 9: 100, 25, 75, 50, 5, 4. Target: 994.
Steve: 996. ( 100 + 75 + 25 ) x 5 ) - 4 (7)
Dan: -
RR: 994. ((( 100 x 50 ) - (75 - 25) / 5 ) + 4 (10)
Steve can only manage 2 away and a very useful 7 points, but Ms Riley manages to solve this numbers game during the commercial break
Score: 59–42 (max 72)
Teatime teaser: NICEDENS -> INCENSED
Round 10: V T S A I O L N A
Steve: TALONS (6)
Dan: SALIVA (6)
DC: SALVATION (18)
OT: LAVATIONS (18)
Sixes from our contestants but DC and myself spotted the 9 with SALVATION
Score: 65–48 (max 90)
Round 11: D P S E C O T E I
Steve: DEPOSIT (7)
Dan: DESPITE (7)
DC: EPISODE (7) DEPOSIT (7) DESPOTIC (8) PICOTEES (8)
OT: POETISED (8)
Sevens from both our contestants but DC manage to spot a couple of 8s with DESPOTIC and PICOTEES......I managed to get the other 8 with POETISED.
Score: 72–55 (max 98)
Round 12: H N S E A E G O T
Steve: GOATEES (7)
Dan: SENATE (6)
DC: HOSTAGE (7)
OT: NEGATES (7) ONSTAGE (7) SANGEET (7) TANGOES (7)
Could Steve's 7 with GOATEES be the killer blow ? ...........3 more rounds to go still everything to play for.
Score: 79–55 (max 105)
Round 13: B S P Y U I E A S
Steve: BYPASS (6)
Dan: BIASES (6)
DC: PUSSY (5) ABUSES (6)
OT: BEISAS (6) BUSIES (6) PAUSES (6) PAYESS (6) SUBSEA (6) UPASES (6)
Sixes all round from our contestants which now wraps win no 8 for our champion Steve
Score: 85–61 (max 111)
Round 14: 25, 4, 4, 5, 10, 3. Target: 994.
Steve: 994 .( ( 25 x 4 x 10 ) - ( 5+ ( 4 - 3 ) (10)
Dan: 994. ( ( 25 x 4 x 10 ) - ( 5 + ( 4 - 3 ) (10)
A nice straightforward numbers game from Steve and Dan
Score: 95–71 (max 121)
Round 15: B I G A N C H O R
Steve buzzes on 14 seconds to say BROACHING which is correct.
Final Score: 105–71 (max 131)
Steve Redfern is now an Octochamp and seeded 7 for the finals, A huge congratulations to Steve on getting there, I am looking forward to seeing in him in action in the up and coming series finals, 7 octochamps including myself will be taking part in the series 72 finals.......good luck to everybody who are competing.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=72
