We are in the midst of an Apterous revolution at the moment, as quite a few players have come through on to the show, and today we welcome two more such players. Paul Worsley is the current champion, having won 3 games so far. Looking to follow in the footsteps of his son Jack, he has some way to go yet but is well on course. Today he will have to overcome another apterite Kieran O'Driscoll. Will this be his undoing, or will he reach the halfway mark to becoming an octochamp.Countdown recap for Friday 19 September 2014.
C1: Champion Paul Worsley (3 wins, 286 points.) An Apterite, father of former champion Jack Worsley, used to be a keen chess player, now a keen poker player and recently won £7000 in a tournament.
C2: Challenger Kieran O'Driscoll. Hails from Dublin, originally from Carrick On Shore, County Tipperary, a language tutor and interpretor.
DC: Susie Dent and Deborah Meaden.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S M R A O E V R U
R02: G K S P I A O N R
R03: 4, 4, 1, 6, 9, 100. Target: 876.
TTT: REALSCAM - "Are these sweets mostly eaten on a Tuesday?"
R04: H T W R I E A T N
R05: Y G T I O U G A P
R06: 3, 8, 2, 7, 6, 75. Target: 968.
R07: C D T E A I S N E
R08: G L Z C A I O N U
R09: 4, 3, 5, 4, 8, 50. Target: 132.
TTT: TOAPOINT - "The answer to this points to a drink."
R10: M S D J E O E S C
R11: N W T A O E L X O
R12: N F S N E U E R D
R13: L H D I U E R N A
R14: 7, 3, 10, 6, 3, 100. Target: 354.
R15: B I G R E D R O N (conundrum)
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Round 1: S M R A O E V R U
Paul: OVERARM (7)
Kieran: MOVERS (6)
DC: RAVERS (6) ARMOURS (7)
OT: REMORAS (7) ROAMERS (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
An OVERARM shot gives Paul a 7 point lead, as Kieran only manages 6 with MOVERS.
Round 2: G K S P I A O N R
Paul: SPARKING (8)
Kieran: SPARKING (8)
DC: RASPING (7)
Score: 15–8 (max 15)
Both players get an 8, SPARKING a good round.
Round 3: 4, 4, 1, 6, 9, 100. Target: 876.
Paul: 876. (9x100) - (6x4) (10)
Kieran: 876. (9x100) - (6x4) (10)
Score: 25–18 (max 25)
A perfect 10 for both players.
Teatime teaser: REALSCAM -> CARAMELS
Round 4: H T W R I E A T N
Paul: NATTIER (7)
Kieran: NATTIER (7)
DC: HAIRNET (7)
OT: TARWHINE (8)
Score: 32–25 (max 33)
It's NATTIER for both players. Seven a piece.
Round 5: Y G T I O U G A P
Paul: AGOUTI (6)
Kieran: PAYOUT (6)
DC: UTOPIA (6)
OT: OUGIYA (6)
Score: 38–31 (max 39)
Paul gets AGOUTI, Kieran gets a PAYOUT from this round.
Round 6: 3, 8, 2, 7, 6, 75. Target: 968.
Paul: 968. (8+2+3) x 75 - 7 (10)
Kieran: 968. (7+6) x 75 - (8-(3-2)) (10)
Score: 48–41 (max 49)
Another perfect 10 for both players.
Deborah Meaden tells a story about her time with animals at border control.
Round 7: C D T E A I S N E
Paul: DISTANCE (8)
Kieran: insected
DC: DECANTS (7) STANDEE (7) INSTEAD (7) STAINED (7)
OT: ANDESITE (8) CANEDEST (8) CINEASTE (8)
Score: 56–41 (max 57)
Paul keeps his DISTANCE as Kieran gets 'insected' disallowed.
Round 8: G L Z C A I O N U
Paul: LAZING (6)
Kieran: LAZING (6)
DC: LACING (6)
OT: CALZONI (7) CINGULA (7) COALING (7) INOCULA (7)
Score: 62–47 (max 64)
Both players are caught LAZING in this round.
Round 9: 4, 3, 5, 4, 8, 50. Target: 132.
Paul: 132. 50 - ((4/4) + 5) x 3 (10)
Kieran: 132. (50 x 3) - (5x4) + (8/4) (10)
Score: 72–57 (max 74)
Another perfect 10 for both players. Numbers going well today.
Teatime teaser: TOAPOINT -> POTATION
Round 10: M S D J E O E S C
Paul: MOSSED (6)
Kieran: MESSED (6)
DC: MEEDS (5)
OT: COMESS (6) JESSED (6)
Score: 78–63 (max 80)
Paul MOSSED while Kieran MESSED. Six a piece.
Round 11: N W T A O E L X O
Paul: ETALON (6)
Kieran: EXTOL (5)
DC: NOWT
Score: 84–63 (max 86)
Paul got ETALON for 6, but Kieran could only get 5 with EXTOL. Better than DC though, they got NOWT.
Susie talks about older words not in the current dictionary.
Round 12: N F S N E U E R D
Paul: REFUNDS (7)
Kieran: FENDERS (7)
DC: ENSURED (7) FUND REFUSED (7)
OT: ENDURES (7) FUNDERS (7)
Score: 91–70 (max 93)
Paul gets REFUNDS while Kieran gets FENDERS. It's 7 a piece here.
Round 13: L H D I U E R N A
Paul: DIURNAL (7)
Kieran: unhailed
DC: LAUNDER (7)
OT: HANDIER (7) HANDLER (7) HAULIER (7) HERNIAL (7) INHALED (7) INHALER (7) LURDANE (7) UNAIRED (7) UNHEARD (7) UNIDEAL (7)
Score: 98–70 (max 100)
The day has arrived for Paul to get DIURNAL. Kieran tried 'unhailed' for 8, but it was a no from Susie.
Round 14: 7, 3, 10, 6, 3, 100. Target: 354.
Paul: 354. (3x6) + 100 x 3 (10)
Kieran: 354. (100-10) x (7-3) - 6 (10)
Score: 108–80 (max 110)
A perfect 40 for both players on the numbers. Rachel has had a day off today.
Round 15: B I G R E D R O N
Kieran buzzes on 9 seconds to say BORDERING which is correct.
Final Score: 108–90 (max 120)
A consolation 10 points for Kieran as he spots BORDERING on 9 seconds.
So it's a 4th win for Paul, as this all apterite clash results in another century score. Kieran put up a good fight, and on another day would have won and set off on a good run of his own, but sadly for him it wasn't to be. So Paul goes on into next week, looking to get the other half of the way towards being an Octochamp. Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see if he can get win number 5. I will be deputising for James next Thursday, as he is on holiday and my Friday slot has yet again been hijacked by horse racing.
So it is possible I could be recapping Paul's final game if indeed he makes it all the way. I hope you will join me then. In the meantime, thank you very much for reading, and goodbye. Further summaries are at:
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