Well yesterday saw the last Quarter Final vacancy filled by Steve Redfern, who became the series' 7th Octochamp. With only 3 games including this one to go we are now preparing for the next series in terms of the preliminaries. So today we have two new players in the form of Patrick Thompson and James Judge. Enjoy.Countdown recap for Friday 29 May 2015.
C1: Challenger Patrick Thompson. A pro poker player from Buckingham. Has a French wife called Nat. Once found himself walking through the snow in flip flops and a monkey onesie.
C2: Challenger James Judge. A retired voluntary worker from Altrincham in Cheshire. Enjoys brass band music and plays the Euphonium.
DC: Susie Dent and Gloria Hunniford.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: P O N S A R O A M
R02: T E Z A W O G I Y
R03: 10, 9, 50, 100, 25, 75, . Target: 364.
TTT: RIPEFIST - "Did the dragon do this whilst flying the old plane?"
R04: G D S E O V D A T
R05: L D D E I S R F A
R06: 6, 4, 10, 1, 8, 50. Target: 449.
R07: M T E A R N E B U
R08: N X B P A E M I S
R09: 3, 8, 50, 25, 100, 75. Target: 373.
TTT: WORDFEST - "Lounged about by the fire doing nothing."
R10: T E N V A L R I S
R11: L L A C E I R D E
R12: G N U T P E A S O
R13: S N D U E O T E A
R14: 6, 9, 3, 5, 10, 100. Target: 742.
R15: S N U G D E C O R (conundrum)
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Round 1: P O N S A R O A M
Patrick: prosama
James: MAROONS (7)
DC: PARSON (6) AROMAS (6)
OT: OARSMAN (7) PARAMOS (7) PRONAOS (7) PROSOMA (7) SOPRANO (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Patrick gets 'prosama' disallowed, so James MAROONS him on 0 points by getting a 7.
Round 2: T E Z A W O G I Y
Patrick: WAIT (4)
James: GOAT (4)
DC: GAIETY (6) ZYGOTE (6)
OT: TOWAGE (6)
Score: 4–11 (max 13)
It's WAIT and GOAT for just 4 points each here.
Round 3: 10, 9, 50, 100, 25, 75. Target: 364.
Patrick: 365. (9 x 50) - 75 - 10 (7)
James: 366.
RR: 364. (75 x 25) x 10 - 100 / 50 - 9 (10)
Score: 11–11 (max 23)
Patrick gets 365 to get 7 points, as James falls 2 away with 366.
Teatime teaser: RIPEFIST -> SPITFIRE
Round 4: G D S E O V D A T
Patrick: STAVED (6)
James: STOVED (6)
DC: DOTAGE (6)
OT: DOTAGES (7)
Score: 17–17 (max 30)
It's 6 a piece for both players with STAVED and STOVED.
Round 5: L D D E I S R F A
Patrick: FIDDLERS (8)
James: flaired
DC: FADDIER (7)
Score: 25–17 (max 38)
Patrick got FIDDLERS for 8, James had 'flaired' disallowed.
Round 6: 6, 4, 10, 1, 8, 50. Target: 449.
Patrick: 449. (10)
James: 449. (8 + 1) x 50 - ((6 - 4) / 10) (10)
Score: 35–27 (max 48)
A perfect 10 for both players with 449.
Gloria Hunniford talks about times when she has met the public whilst out shopping.
Round 7: M T E A R N E B U
Patrick: MATURE (6)
James: BANTER (6)
DC: NUMERATE (8)
Score: 41–33 (max 56)
A bit of MATURE BANTER in this round for 6 points each.
Round 8: N X B P A E M I S
Patrick: PAINS (5)
James: PAINS (5)
DC: MIXES (5) PIEMAN (6)
OT: AMINES (6) INSEAM (6) MINXES (6)
Score: 46–38 (max 62)
Both players endured the PAINS of this round and scored 5 points.
Round 9: 3, 8, 50, 25, 100, 75. Target: 373.
Patrick: 373. (8 - 3) x 75 - (50 / 25) (10)
James: 373. (3 x 100) + 75 - (50 / 25) (10)
Score: 56–48 (max 72)
It's a perfect 10 for both players with 373.
Teatime teaser: WORDFEST -> FROWSTED
Round 10: T E N V A L R I S
Patrick: RAVELINS (8)
James: INTERVALS (18)
Score: 56–66 (max 90)
Patrick thought he had done well with RAVELINS for 8, but then up popped James with a 9 - INTERVALS.
Round 11: L L A C E I R D E
Patrick: RECALLED (8)
James: RECALLED (8)
DC: CELLARED (8)
Score: 64–74 (max 98)
Both players were RECALLED in this round for 8 points.
Susie talks about the origin of the word 'noon'.
Round 12: G N U T P E A S O
Patrick: OUTAGES (7)
James: POSTAGE (7)
DC: PEANUTS (7) OUTSPAN (7)
OT: AUTOPENS (8)
Score: 71–81 (max 106)
It's 7 a piece for both players here with OUTAGES and POSTAGE.
Round 13: S N D U E O T E A
Patrick: SUNDAE (6)
James: UNSEATED (8)
DC: DENOTES (7) STANDEE (7)
Score: 71–89 (max 114)
James gets UNSEATED for 8, with Patrick only getting a 6, SUNDAE.
Round 14: 6, 9, 3, 5, 10, 100. Target: 742.
Patrick: 742. (100 + 6) x (10 - 3) (10)
James: 742. (100 + 6) x (10 - 3) (10)
Score: 81–99 (max 124)
A perfect 10 for both players, with 742.
Round 15: S N U G D E C O R
James buzzes on 27 seconds to say ENCOURAGES which is incorrect.
Patrick does not buzz.
The answer was SCROUNGED.
Final Score: 81–99 (max 134)
So James Judge becomes our new champion. He looks pretty good as well, but he'll have to wait until the next series before being able to show his skills in the Quarter Finals, as there are now just 2 games left. That is assuming he wins them of course. Patrick Thompson did well, but took a real kicking with James getting INTERVALS for 9, and never really looked like winning after that. Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see if James has what it takes to win a second time. Racing has once again hijacked Friday next week, meaning my next recap is the Grand Final. Having seen this in the studio I can promise it is one not to be missed, but before then we have plenty more action to come. I'll be back on Friday 12th June. Until then, thank you very much for reading, and goodbye.
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