Friday 19th February 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 20)

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Friday 19th February 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 20)

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Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Yesterday saw the much awaited appearance of the 'Transude' as he is known in the apterous world, and Paul Erdunast to everyone else. He didn't let us down either, defeating the unfortunate David Armstrong by a mammoth margin to take the Champion's chair. Will he get a second win today? Stuart Moore, another apterite, stands in his way. Enjoy.

Countdown recap for Friday 19 February 2016.

C1: Champion Paul Erdunast (1 win, 122 points.) An apterite and Law Graduate from Pinner, Middlesex.
C2: Challenger Stuart Moore. An apterite from Rochester, Kent. Carried Olympic Torch for London 2012.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Arnold.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F N U E D B I E G
R02: O U N S E T O N R
R03: 6, 2, 5, 8, 3, 25, . Target: 318.
TTT: TURNFEET - "It sounds like you could set the cheese free from all restraint."
R04: A Q E I T S L A S
R05: W R U O D H E O V
R06: 1, 6, 9, 10, 50, 25. Target: 408.
R07: G F A O Y R A E P
R08: A R E O T R C U M
R09: 10, 1, 9, 7, 4, 100. Target: 543.
TTT: NIGELLAY - "Nigel lay on a great spread, he always behaved this way."
R10: T R E I M A V K I
R11: P L A O N S A I A
R12: E P I O N Z E D H
R13: S L I O M D E A R
R14: 7, 8, 8, 7, 2, 50. Target: 122.
R15: W R Y D A Y L A W (conundrum)


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Round 1: F N U E D B I E G

Paul: FEUDING (7)
Stuart: bungied
DC: BEGUINE (7)
OT: BEEDING (7) BEEFING (7) BUNGEED (7) FEEDING (7) FEIGNED (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Paul gets FEUDING for 7 as Stuart gets 'bungied' disallowed. The correct spelling for this word is bungEed. To make things worse, there was another E in the selection too.

Round 2: O U N S E T O N R

Paul: NEUTRONS (8)
Stuart: STUNNER (7)
OT: NORTENOS (8)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)

Stuart sees a STUNNER for 7, but Paul gets another 8 with NEUTRONS.

Round 3: 6, 2, 5, 8, 3, 25. Target: 318.

Paul: 318. (25 x 6) + 8 x 2 + (5 - 3) (10)
Stuart: 318. Mistake in working.
Score: 25–0 (max 25)

Stuart makes a mistake en route to 318, allowing Paul to get a further 10 points ahead.

Teatime teaser: TURNFEET -> UNFETTER

Round 4: A Q E I T S L A S

Paul: ATLASES (7)
Stuart: ALIASES (7)
OT: ALTESSA (7) SALTIES (7)
Score: 32–7 (max 32)

It's 7 a piece here with ATLASES and ALIASES.

Round 5: W R U O D H E O V

Paul: OVERDO (6)
Stuart: houred
DC: DEVOUR (6)
OT: HOOVER (6) WHORED (6)
Score: 38–7 (max 38)

Paul decides to OVERDO things here, as Stuart has 'houred' disallowed.

Round 6: 1, 6, 9, 10, 50, 25. Target: 408.

Paul: 408. (10 + 6) x 25 + (9 - 1) (10)
Stuart: 408. (10 + 6) x 25 + (9 - 1) (10)
Score: 48–17 (max 48)

A perfect 10 for both players with 408.

Richard Arnold talks about when he interviewed Sir Terry Wogan.

Round 7: G F A O Y R A E P

Paul: FORAGE (6)
Stuart: GROPEY (6)
DC: GRAPEY (6)
OT: AGORAE (6) AGRAFE (6) OARAGE (6) OPGAAF (6) PARAGE (6)
Score: 54–23 (max 54)

It's 6 each here with FORAGE and GROPEY.

Round 8: A R E O T R C U M

Paul: CREATOR (7)
Stuart: CURATOR (7)
DC: RECTUM (6) CREMATOR (8)
Score: 61–30 (max 62)

It's another 7 a piece with CREATOR and CURATOR. DC get 8, but also an interesting 6, RECTUM. Nobody saw that coming :shock: :lol:

Round 9: 10, 1, 9, 7, 4, 100. Target: 543.

Paul: 542. (100 - 9) x (7 - 1) - 4 (7)
Stuart: -
RR: 543. (100 + 10) x (9 - 4) - 7 (10)
Score: 68–30 (max 72)

Paul gets 7 with 1 away, but Stuart didn't come close.

Teatime teaser: NIGELLAY -> GENIALLY

Round 10: T R E I M A V K I

Paul: VIREMIA (7)
Stuart: MARKET (6)
DC: AIRTIME (7)
Score: 75–30 (max 79)

A new word on Susie, VIREMIA gives Paul another 7 points. Stuart gets MARKET for 6.

Round 11: P L A O N S A I A

Paul: PIANOLAS (8)
Stuart: PLAINS (6)
Score: 83–30 (max 87)

Paul gets 8 with PIANOLAS as Stuart gets PLAINS for 6.

Susie talks about the origins of names from award ceremonies.

Round 12: E P I O N Z E D H

Paul: OPINED (6)
Stuart: PHONED (6)
DC: OPENED (6)
OT: DIPHONE (7)
Score: 89–36 (max 94)

Paul OPINED for 6 as Stuart PHONED (a taxi? :shock: ) for 6

Round 13: S L I O M D E A R

Paul: MORALISED (18)
Stuart: MAILERS (7)
OT: MODELIARS (18) MOLARISED (18)
Score: 107–36 (max 112)

Paul gets MORALISED for 9 as Stuart gets MAILERS for 7.

Round 14: 7, 8, 8, 7, 2, 50. Target: 122.

Paul: 122. ( 7 x 8) + (8 x 2) + 50 (10)
Stuart: 122. (50 x 2) + 7 + 7 + 8 (10)
Score: 117–46 (max 122)

It's a perfect 10 for both players with 122.

Round 15: W R Y D A Y L A W

Paul buzzes on 1 second to say WAYWARDLY which is correct.
Final Score: 127–46 (max 132)

Another lightning speed conundrum completes Stuart's misery here, as he was outclassed by another fantastic performance from Paul 'Transude' Erdunast. Paul is clearly in top form and will take quite some beating. His scores are nothing to be sniffed at either, a combined total of 249 from just 2 games. Will he go all the way? Join our new recapper Sean Fletcher on Monday to see if he can get a 3rd win. I'll be back next Friday. I hope you will join me then. Thank you very much for reading, and goodbye. :)

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