at times. Today he faces Helen Keating to try and secure win number 5. Enjoy.Countdown recap for Friday 10 January 2014.
C1: Champion Bobby Banerjee (4 wins, 349 points.) A recruitment consultant from Birmingham.
C2: Challenger Helen Keating. A section leader from Paignton in Devon, whose nicknames include Helly, H, Hels and Dolly Head, as she is a big fan of Dolly Parton.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S P U D K I O O O
R02: E I O T N P C E R
R03: 8, 10, 9, 5, 4, 100. Target: 497.
TTT: LOLLYBAG - "To get this, think on a Worldwide scale."
R04: L S L R A E A X H
R05: N T N M I A O S E
R06: 2, 8, 9, 50, 75, 100. Target: 817.
R07: M A D O R S A I O
R08: A O I T R F Z E O
R09: 1, 3, 4, 2, 4, 50. Target: 545.
TTT: SAXBORGS - "When it comes to your mower, this is at the cutting edge."
R10: A O E Y P G E P T
R11: D S L W I E O S N
R12: R E A E M G L T I
R13: N T E S E E R N H
R14: 2, 5, 3, 100, 75, 50. Target: 955.
R15: T R Y N A M E I T (conundrum)
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Round 1: S P U D K I O O O
C1: ODIOUS (6)
C2: SPUD (4)
DC: SPOOK (5) SKIDOO (6)
OT: ISOPOD (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)
Great start for Bobby as he gets 6 with ODIOUS.
Round 2: E I O T N P C E R
C1: erection
C2: PIONEER (7)
DC: PRENTICE (8) RECEPTION (18)
Score: 6–7 (max 24)
Helen PIONEER's her way into the lead with a 7. BUT there was a 9 there! RECEPTION. Of course erection is in the selection, but Bobby declared it as 7 so it was disallowed.
Round 3: 8, 10, 9, 5, 4, 100. Target: 497.
C1: 497. (5x100) -( 4-(10-9)) (10)
C2: -
Score: 16–7 (max 34)
Bobby makes light work of 497 and regains the lead.
Teatime teaser: LOLLYBAG -> GLOBALLY
Round 4: L S L R A E A X H
C1: HALERS (6)
C2: HARES (5)
OT: ASHLAR (6) LAHARS (6) LASHER (6)
Score: 22–7 (max 40)
Another 6 for Bobby with HALERS.
Round 5: N T N M I A O S E
C1: MENTIONS (8)
C2: staine
DC: INMATES (7) NOMINATES (18)
Score: 30–7 (max 58)
It's another 9 for DC, missed by our contestants. Bobby MENTIONS an 8 which puts another 'stain' (without the e) on the scoreboard for Helen.
Round 6: 2, 8, 9, 50, 75, 100. Target: 817.
C1: 818. (8 x 100) + (9 x 2) (7)
C2: 811.
RR: 817. (9 x 75) + 100+50-8 (10)
Score: 37–7 (max 68)
Not quite perfection, but Bobby increases his lead with one away for 818.
John Inverdale continues the 100 year anniversary theme by talking about the first traffic lights introduced in 1914.
Round 7: M A D O R S A I O
C1: MOORS (5)
C2: DOOMS (5)
DC: DIORAMAS (8)
Score: 42–12 (max 76)
Points for Helen at last as she joins Bobby with a 5.
Round 8: A O I T R F Z E O
C1: ROOFIE (6)
C2: trio
OT: FOETOR (6) FOOTER (6) FOOTIE (6) OATIER (6) OOFIER (6) OOZIER (6)
Score: 48–12 (max 82)
And Bobby gets a further 6 ahead with ROOFIE.
Round 9: 1, 3, 4, 2, 4, 50. Target: 545.
C1: -
C2: -
RR: 545. (50-4) x 3 - 2 x 4 + 1 (10)
Score: 48–12 (max 92)
Nobody gets close with this, but Rachel managed to get 545.
Teatime teaser: SAXBORGS -> GRASSBOX
Round 10: A O E Y P G E P T
C1: GAPE (4)
C2: egypt
DC: APOGEE (6) TEAPOY (6)
OT: GOATEE (6) PEGTOP (6) PEYOTE (6) POTAGE (6)
Score: 52–12 (max 98)
A lowly 4 for Bobby, but egypt is of course capitalised so Helen fails to score again.
Round 11: D S L W I E O S N
C1: WIELDS (6)
C2: SWINES (6)
DC: WINDLESS (8) SWINDLES (8) SNOWSLIDE (18)
Score: 58–18 (max 116)
6 a piece, and yet another 9 goes begging. SNOWSLIDE.
Susie talks about the origin of the word 'eavesdropping'.
Round 12: R E A E M G L T I
C1: EMIGRATE (8)
C2: GRIME (5)
DC: LITREAGE (8) MEGALITRE (18)
Score: 66–18 (max 134)
Bobby isn't about to leave the country, but he does EMIGRATE in this round. And yet another 9 is missed. This is shaping up to be a high max score. Where's Callum Todd when you need him? I told you he'd applied a series too early
Round 13: N T E S E E R N H
C1: ENTERS (6)
C2: SHEEN (5)
DC: TENNERS (7)
OT: ENTREES (7) ETHENES (7)
Score: 72–18 (max 141)
And Bobby ENTERS another 6 on the board to go further ahead.
Round 14: 2, 5, 3, 100, 75, 50. Target: 955.
C1: 953. (5 x 2 x 100) - 50 + 3 (7)
C2: -
RR: 955. (100 + 3) x (50/5) - 75 (10)
Score: 79–18 (max 151)
Bobby gets 2 away for 7 points. It takes Rachel a little while, but she got the 955 in the end.
Round 15: T R Y N A M E I T
No one buzzes. The answer was MATERNITY.
Final Score: 79–18 (max 161)
So Bobby cleans up again with another comprehensive win. Nobody got the conundrum, but the damage had been done long ago as Helen was clearly out of her depth against a very worthy champion. This was an amazing game of missed 9 letter words. No fewer than 4 were in the game and none were found by our contestants. This could have been a record breaker. The max was 161 which would have smashed the all time record of 146 held jointly by Julian Fell and Conor Travers. I do believe there are players on this forum who would have got at least somewhere near this today. But take nothing away from Bobby. He has played well this week and will carry his bat into Monday. Well that's it from me for today. Please join one of our new recappers Andy McGurn on Monday to see if Bobby can make it 6 wins. I'll be back next Friday, by which time we will have a different champion one way or another
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