Friday 27th November 2015 (Series 73, Prelim 103)

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Friday 27th November 2015 (Series 73, Prelim 103)

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Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) This week has seen James Richards dominate. Having achieved 4 wins, he is now half way to becoming the 6th Octochamp of this series. Will he get his 5th win today? Indika Sarathchandra is out to stop him today.

Countdown recap for Friday 27 November 2015.

C1: Champion James Richards (4 wins, 359 points.) A vocalist, rapper and music producer from Tottenham.
C2: Challenger Indika Sarathchandra. A pensions administrator from Croydon.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Madeley.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T N C J E O R T U
R02: P K E A N G I T E
R03: 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 25. Target: 967.
TTT: GOOPYHAM - "Well done if you get this, or is it well done?"
R04: S L M U O F G E S
R05: D B A O U R T V E
R06: 10, 10, 5, 4, 1, 25. Target: 422.
R07: I E A L M S B R Z
R08: N G D I O U L D T
R09: 10, 1, 3, 4, 6, 25, . Target: 173.
TTT: CLAYDICE - "This choice piece of food sounds like it could be Indian."
R10: E I V C R E A Q P
R11: G S N I E F R H O
R12: R D M E I A I S R
R13: N P X O A E D R T
R14: 2, 4, 10, 2, 7, 50, . Target: 388.
R15: A P P R A I S E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: T N C J E O R T U

James: COUNTER (7)
Indika: cotton
DC: RECOUNT (7) TROUNCE (7)
OT: CONJURE (7) CORNETT (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

James gets off to a good start with COUNTER for 7, as Indika has 'cotton' disallowed. There is only 1 'o'.

Round 2: P K E A N G I T E

James: KEEPING (7)
Indika: PEAKING (7)
DC: PAINT (5)
OT: KITENGE (7) PEEKING (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

It's 7 a piece with KEEPING and PEAKING.

Round 3: 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 25. Target: 967.

James: 975. ((6 / 2) x 10 + 9) x 25 (5)
Indika: -
OT: 966. (((25 - 9) x 10) + 1) x 6 (7)
Score: 19–7 (max 21)

A tricky numbers game sees James score 5 with 975 as Indika doesn't come close. Rachel didn't get it either and a reliable source tells me 966 is the closest you can get.

Teatime teaser: GOOPYHAM -> OMOPHAGY

Round 4: S L M U O F G E S

James: MOUSSE (6)
Indika: FLUMES (6)
DC: FULSOME (7)
Score: 25–13 (max 28)

It's 6 each here with MOUSSE and FLUMES.

Round 5: D B A O U R T V E

James: bouted
Indika: BRAVED (6)
DC: OBDURATE (8) OUTBRAVED (18)
Score: 25–19 (max 46)

James gets 'bouted' disallowed for 6, allowing Indika to get 6 points for BRAVED.

Round 6: 10, 10, 5, 4, 1, 25. Target: 422.

James: 421. ( 4 x 10 x 10) + 25 - 5 + 1 (7)
Indika: 421. Mistake in working.
RR: 422. (25 - 4) x 10 + 1 x (10 / 5) (10)
Score: 32–19 (max 56)

Indika makes a mistake, so James gets 7 for 421.

Richard Madeley talks about when he interviewed Margaret Thatcher.

Round 7: I E A L M S B R Z

James: BLAZERS (7)
Indika: BLAZERS (7)
DC: BALMIER (7) RAMBLES (7) MARBLES (7)
OT: ABLEISM (7) AMBLERS (7) AMBRIES (7) BAILERS (7) LAMBERS (7) LIMBERS (7) MAILERS (7) REALISM (7) SIZABLE (7)
Score: 39–26 (max 63)

Both players get BLAZERS for 7.

Round 8: N G D I O U L D T

James: TODDLING (8)
Indika: GUILD (5)
Score: 47–26 (max 71)

Indika gets GUILD for 5, as James is TODDLING to an 8.

Round 9: 10, 1, 3, 4, 6, 25. Target: 173.

James: 173. (4 + 3) x 25 - ((6 - 1) / 2) (10)
Indika: 175.
Score: 57–26 (max 81)

Indika gets 2 away with 175, while James is spot on with 173 for 10 points.

Teatime teaser: CLAYDICE -> DELICACY

Round 10: E I V C R E A Q P

James: CREEP (5)
Indika: CRAVE (5)
DC: RECIPE (6)
OT: APIECE (6) PACIER (6) PAREVE (6) PIECER (6) PIERCE (6)
Score: 62–31 (max 87)

It's 5 each here with CREEP and CRAVE.

Round 11: G S N I E F R H O

James: HORSING (7)
Indika: HORSING (7)
DC: FINGERS (7) IGNORES (7)
OT: FOREIGN (7) FRINGES (7) INSHORE (7) OGREISH (7) REGIONS (7) SHOEING (7) SHORING (7) SHORNIE (7)
Score: 69–38 (max 94)

Both players are HORSING for 7 here.

Susie talks about the link between 'testicle' and 'testify'.

Round 12: R D M E I A I S R

James: MARRIEDS (8)
Indika: DREAMS (6)
DC: DISARMER (8)
OT: ADMIRERS (8)
Score: 77–38 (max 102)

Indika has DREAMS of a 6, but James shatters them with MARRIEDS for 8.

Round 13: N P X O A E D R T

James: PADRONE (7)
Indika: PONDER (6)
DC: PRONATED (8)
Score: 84–38 (max 110)

Indika has PONDER for 6, but James gets PADRONE for 7.

Round 14: 2, 4, 10, 2, 7, 50. Target: 388.

James: 388. (50 + 4) x 7 + 10 (10)
Indika: -
Score: 94–38 (max 120)

James gets 388 and 10 points. Indika doesn't come close.

Round 15: A P P R A I S E D

James buzzes on 28 seconds to say DISAPPEAR which is correct.
Final Score: 104–38 (max 130)

Well that final conundrum was a bit ironic as James is showing no signs he is about to DISAPPEAR. He now has 5 wins and is within touching distance of the Quarter Finals. Another win will put him in the running, and even a defeat with a score of at least 79 would be enough to make him number 8 seed thus far with around 2 weeks to go before the Quarter Finals begin. So will he make it? Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see. I'll be back next Friday. I hope you will join me then. In the meantime, thank you very much for reading, and goodbye. :)

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Re: Friday 27th November 2015 (Series 73, Prelim 103)

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Anthony Endsor wrote:Round 2: P K E A N G I T E

James: KEEPING (7)
Indika: PEAKING (7)
DC: PAINT (5)
OT: KITENGE (7) PEEKING (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

It's 7 a piece with KEEPING and PEAKING.
Do we know it was PEAKING and not PEEKING?
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Re: Friday 27th November 2015 (Series 73, Prelim 103)

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Gavin Chipper wrote:
Anthony Endsor wrote:Round 2: P K E A N G I T E

James: KEEPING (7)
Indika: PEAKING (7)
DC: PAINT (5)
OT: KITENGE (7) PEEKING (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

It's 7 a piece with KEEPING and PEAKING.
Do we know it was PEAKING and not PEEKING?
As was clearly mentioned on the wiki, no, we don't.
I'm not dead yet. In a rut right now because of stress from work. I'll be back later in S89. I also plan to bring back the Mastergram - if I can find a way to run a timer or clock through pure MediaWiki without having to upload to Vimeo every time.
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Re: Friday 27th November 2015 (Series 73, Prelim 103)

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Johnny Canuck wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:
Anthony Endsor wrote:Round 2: P K E A N G I T E

James: KEEPING (7)
Indika: PEAKING (7)
DC: PAINT (5)
OT: KITENGE (7) PEEKING (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

It's 7 a piece with KEEPING and PEAKING.
Do we know it was PEAKING and not PEEKING?
As was clearly mentioned on the wiki, no, we don't.
Well I was looking at the recap, not the wiki! And both should have a full record, not just one.
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