Hello and welcome to another Thursday recap, I have been busy practising for Champions of Champions, feeling rather excited now, but after seeing Matthew Tassier octo yesterday........and take his place as the 5 seed for the series finals....... !!!!!!!!!!!
C1: Challenger Sam Morley An Arcihtecture and Landscape student from Sheffield
C2: Challenger Margaret Fatih A retired Schoolteacher from Horley Surrey
DC: Susie Dent and Deborah Meaden
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N U L E A G D M U
R02: S T P I E O R Z P
R03: 50, 5, 9, 1, 9, 1. Target: 968.
TTT: BEGSWINE
R04: R N C A E U S M E
R05: T S T I U D R O E
R06: 50, 100, 5, 2, 8, 5, . Target: 856.
R07: H B R U O A U G S
R08: L S K A O I T L E
R09: 50, 100, 3, 9, 4, 1. Target: 175.
TTT: QUASIRAT
R10: F S N O E A R D O
R11: N B V R N I E O A
R12: T S M I O E N D A
R13: H P L O U J M I G
R14: 75, 25, 1, 7, 4, 9. Target: 407.
R15: I N D E D U C E D (conundrum)
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Round 1: N U L E A G D M U
Sam: MAULED (6)
Margaret: UNMADE (6)
DC: MANGLED (7) UNGLUED (7)
OT: LANGUED (7) UNGULED (7) AGENDUM (7) ALUNDUM (7) LANGUED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: S T P I E O R Z P
Sam: ZIPPERS (7)
Margaret: STOPPER (7)
DC: ZIPPERS (7) TIPPERS (7)
OT: POPSTER (7) RIPOSTE (7) RIPSTOP (7) ROPIEST (7) SOPPIER (7) TOPPERS (7) TOPPIES (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)
Round 3: 50, 5, 9, 1, 9, 1. Target: 968.
Sam: -
Margaret: 968. Mistake in working.
RR: 969. ( 50 + 1 ) x ( 9 + 9 + 1 ) (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 21)
Rachel can manage 1 away as this is the only solution available...........this is as good as it gets !!!!!!!!!!!
Teatime teaser: BEGSWINE -> BEESWING
Round 4: R N C A E U S M E
Sam: CREAMS (6)
Margaret: CRANES (6)
DC: MENACERS (8)
OT: SUNCREAM (8) UNCREASE (8) USERNAME (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 29)
Sixes all round from our contestants but DC get to show off with an 8 in MENACERS !!!!
Round 5: T S T I U D R O E
Sam: DUSTIER (7)
Margaret: ROUSTED (7)
DC: TRUSTED (7) OUTSIDER (8) TOURISTED (18)
OT: OUTSTRIDE (18)
Score: 26–26 (max 47)
Our contestants can only manage 7 but DC get to show off with a 9 in TOURISTED........................this was a 9 letter word I spotted myself !!!!
Round 6: 50, 100, 5, 2, 8, 5. Target: 856.
Sam: 856. ( 100 + 2 ) x 8 + 50 ) - 5 - 5 (10)
Margaret: 855.
Score: 36–26 (max 57)
Great numbers solve from Sam which allows him to take the lead by 10 points...............
Round 7: H B R U O A U G S
Sam: ROUGHS (6)
Margaret: BOUGHS (6)
DC: BOUGHS (6)
OT: ABHORS (6) AUGURS (6) BURGHS (6) GARBOS (6) GOURAS (6) RUGOSA (6)
Score: 42–32 (max 63)
Round 8: L S K A O I T L E
Sam: TILLS (5)
Margaret: SKATE (5)
DC: SKATE (5) SKILLET (7) TALLIES (7)
OT: ISOLATE (7) OAKIEST (7) SITELLA (7) TAILLES (7) TALKIES (7)
Score: 47–37 (max 70)
Round 9: 50, 100, 3, 9, 4, 1. Target: 175.
Sam: 175. Mistake in working.
Margaret: 176. ( 100 + 50 ) + ( 9 x 3 ) - 1 (7)
RR: 175. ( 100 / 4 ) + ( 50 x 3 ) (10)
Score: 47–44 (max 80)
A mistake from Sam....which allows Margaret to cut his lead to three 3 points.............but Rachel mops up with perfect solution
A mistake by Sam sees Margaret cut his lead to 3 points
Teatime teaser: QUASIRAT -> AQUARIST
Round 10: F S N O E A R D O
Sam: sonder
Margaret: FRONDS (6)
DC: DRONES (6) FEDORAS (7)
OT: FRONDOSE (8)
Score: 47–50 (max 88)
A disallowed word from Sam, which now means Margaret takes the lead by 3 points.................
First Darren of the day with the 8 FRONDOSE
Round 11: N B V R N I E O A
Sam: BONNIER (7)
Margaret: BONNIER (7)
DC: ENVIRON (7)
Score: 54–57 (max 95)
Round 12: T S M I O E N D A
Sam: STAINED (7)
Margaret: MOANIEST (8)
DC: DOMINATES (18) STAMINODE (18)
Score: 54–65 (max 113)
Our contestants can only manage 7s and 8s, but DC get to show off with two 9 letter words.................they were ones that I spotted myself
Round 13: H P L O U J M I G
Sam: PLOUGH (6)
Margaret: PLOUGH (6)
DC: PLOUGH (6)
Score: 60–71 (max 119)
Round 14: 75, 25, 1, 7, 4, 9. Target: 407.
Sam: 407. ( 75 + 25 ) x 4 + 7 (10)
Margaret: 407. ( 75 + 25 ) x 4 + 7 (10)
Score: 70–81 (max 129)
Nice easy numbers solve but enough for Sam sadly
Round 15: I N D E D U C E D
Margaret buzzes on 11.75 seconds to say UNDECIDED which is correct.
Final Score: 70–91 (max 139)
We have a new champion in Margaret tune into tomorrows show and the recap from Anthony Endsor to see if she can get a second win, so in the meantime bye for now..............
