With James Robinson on holiday, and horseracing taking over my Friday slot this week, I am here to deputise today. So far this week, Gavin Woolnough has remained champion after taking the Champion's chair on Friday last week. He now has 3 wins, and so seeks a 4th today. Mark O ' Farrell stands in his way today. Enjoy.Countdown recap for Wednesday 22 April 2015.
C1: Champion Gavin Woolnough (3 wins, 234 points.) An IT manager and tornado chaser from Essex.
C2: Challenger Mark O ' Farrell. A Mental Health Nurse, originally from Wicklow, now living in Newcastle. A big walker in the Lake District, and an Irish Rugby fan.
DC: Susie Dent and Myleene Klass.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S N P I E O T K M
R02: B U E I R N D A C
R03: 4, 3, 1, 5, 6, 25. Target: 336.
TTT: EMAILBIT - "You can't wear it, but it's something you can take off."
R04: L E U E N S M T A
R05: H W T O E A N R I
R06: 2, 4, 10, 1, 6, 25, . Target: 217.
R07: T V R O I E S G T
R08: P A U I D F L T O
R09: 9, 8, 4, 5, 6, 75. Target: 231.
TTT: APETHONG - "This eight letter word is all about seven."
R10: G A E O N S L P A
R11: R Z N I U E S G O
R12: N A I E R T D L X
R13: B R T A E U G R O
R14: 10, 3, 75, 50, 25, 100. Target: 512.
R15: E U N U C H T O D (conundrum)
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Round 1: S N P I E O T K M
Gavin: MOISTEN (7)
Mark: PINKEST (7)
DC: POSTMEN (7) PIMENTOS (8) NEPOTISM (8) TOKENISM (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
It's 7 each to start. MOISTEN and PINKEST the words offered.
Round 2: B U E I R N D A C
Gavin: BRAINED (7)
Mark: cainer
DC: BANDIER (7) CARBINE (7)
OT: UNBRACED (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)
Gavin got BRAINED for 7 to take the lead as Mark gets 'cainer' disallowed.
Round 3: 4, 3, 1, 5, 6, 25. Target: 336.
Gavin: 331.
Mark: 336. ( 4 x 25) x 3 +( (5 + 1) x 6) (10)
Score: 14–17 (max 26)
Mark takes the lead by getting 336 spot on, but Gavin falls 5 short.
Teatime teaser: EMAILBIT -> IMITABLE
Round 4: L E U E N S M T A
Gavin: STAMEN (6)
Mark: MANTLES (7)
DC: EMULATES (8)
OT: TALESMEN (8)
Score: 14–24 (max 34)
Mark extends his lead with MANTLES. Gavin's STAMEN is not enough to score.
Round 5: H W T O E A N R I
Gavin: WHITER (6)
Mark: WHITEN (6)
DC: HAIRNET (7) ANOTHER (7)
OT: TARWHINE (8)
Score: 20–30 (max 42)
It's 6 a piece here. WHITER and WHITEN. (That's not a new pop group by the way
)Round 6: 2, 4, 10, 1, 6, 25. Target: 217.
Gavin: 217. (10 - 1) x 25 - 6 - 2 (10)
Mark: 217. (10 - 1) x 25 - 6 - 2 (10)
Score: 30–40 (max 52)
It's a perfect 10 for both players with 217 here.
Myleene Klass talks about her recent trip to Nepal.
Round 7: T V R O I E S G T
Gavin: VERTIGO (7)
Mark: VOTERS (6)
DC: GOITRES (7) EGOTIST (7)
OT: GORIEST (7) GRIVETS (7) TORTIES (7) TRIVETS (7)
Score: 37–40 (max 59)
Gavin is on a high with VERTIGO for 7. Mark only gets VOTERS for 6. (for goodness sake, can't we even keep politics out of the recaps
)Round 8: P A U I D F L T O
Gavin: UPLIFT (6)
Mark: ALOUD (5)
DC: POTFUL (6) PLAIT (5) PLAID (5) FLOAT (5)
OT: LUPOID (6) UPFOLD (6) UPLOAD (6) UTOPIA (6)
Score: 43–40 (max 65)
It's an UPLIFT for Gavin for 6 points. Mark says his 5 ALOUD.
Round 9: 9, 8, 4, 5, 6, 75. Target: 231.
Gavin: 231. (8 - 5) x 75 + 6 (10)
Mark: 231. (8 - 5) x 75 + 6 (10)
Score: 53–50 (max 75)
Both players get 231 for 10 points.
Teatime teaser: APETHONG -> HEPTAGON
Round 10: G A E O N S L P A
Gavin: AEONS (5)
Mark: SPONGE (6)
DC: LASAGNE (7) SPANGLE (7)
OT: NOPALES (7) PONGALS (7)
Score: 53–56 (max 82)
Mark manages to SPONGE 6 points. Gavin got AEONS for 5.
Round 11: R Z N I U E S G O
Gavin: suring
Mark: ROUSING (7)
DC: REUSING (7) ZONURES (7)
OT: SOIGNEUR (8)
Score: 53–63 (max 90)
Mark gets ROUSING for 7. Gavin gets 'suring' disallowed.
Susie talks about the phrase 'an argument won't hold water'.
Round 12: N A I E R T D L X
Gavin: exalted
Mark: TRAINED (7)
DC: LATRINE (7) RELIANT (7)
OT: DETRAIN (7) DEXTRAL (7) DEXTRAN (7) DEXTRIN (7) LANDTIE (7) RELAXIN (7) RETINAL (7) TENDRIL (7) TRAILED (7) TRENAIL (7)
Score: 53–70 (max 97)
Gavin would have been 'exalted' had he not used the 'e' twice. Mark was well TRAINED in this round for 7.
Round 13: B R T A E U G R O
Gavin: GROUTER (7)
Mark: OUTRAGE (7)
DC: RAGOUT (6) GARTER (6)
OT: BEGORRA (7) BORGATE (7)
Score: 60–77 (max 104)
Gavin is a GROUTER and Mark has an OUTRAGE. Both get 7 points.
Round 14: 10, 3, 75, 50, 25, 100. Target: 512.
Gavin: 512. (50 x 10) +( (100 / 25) x 3) (10)
Mark: 510.
Score: 70–77 (max 114)
Gavin gets 512 spot on, as Mark falls 2 short.
Round 15: E U N U C H T O D
Gavin buzzes on 11 seconds to say UNTOUCHED which is correct.
Final Score: 80–77 (max 124)
Gavin's hopes of becoming an Octochamp remain UNTOUCHED as he scores 10 points to win a tight game.
So Gavin wins his 4th game on a crucial conundrum. He has settled well into the Champion's chair and is now half way to Octochampdom. Will he go all the way? Only time will tell. Tracey Mills will be here tomorrow for Gavin's 5th game. I'll be back a week on Friday. I hope you will join me then. In the meantime, thank you very much for reading, and goodbye.
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