Well Jen is sunning her self in Malta for a couple of weeks... so for today and next week you will have another Mills doing the recap..
C1: Champion Matty Artell (3 wins, 277 points.) - An Apterite and also a student from Chester.
C2: Challenger Jonathan Joyce. - A warehouse man from Goole in West Yorkshire
DC: Susie Dent and Dr Phil Hammond.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S X E C L O I N M
R02: D N S E U I R D F
R03: 50, 100, 75, 10, 9, 5. Target: 905.
TTT: YESNOGIN - "It's not your business but it can make you bad company."
R04: S T J T O E O I M
R05: B Z H E O R N A P
R06: 50, 3, 10, 3, 1, 9. Target: 191.
R07: R K R E A E O L R
R08: L W R V U I U A D
R09: 75, 100, 50, 10, 6, 7. Target: 700.
TTT: CAMPEDIT - "It definitely had an effect on his wisdom teeth"
R10: S F N Y U I O W N
R11: S R N E O A T E B
R12: S D L N I E O D P
R13: R M D A O I E G T
R14: 100, 3, 5, 8, 7, 3. Target: 747.
R15: D E N T S C E N E (conundrum)
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Round 1: S X E C L O I N M
Matty: MELONS (6)
Jonathan: CLONES (6)
DC: LEXICONS (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
Both players kick off with a 6, Matty's mind is on MELONS
whilst Jonathan CLONES this one.Round 2: D N S E U I R D F
Matty: UNFIRED (7)
Jonathan: FINDERS (7)
DC: REFUNDS (7) INFUSED (7)
OT: DEFUNDS (7) FRIENDS (7) FUNDERS (7) FUNDIES (7) INFUSER (7) INSURED (7) RUDDIES (7) UNDRIED (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)
7's this time around Jonathan with FINDERS and Matty is UNFIRED
Round 3: 50, 100, 75, 10, 9, 5. Target: 905.
Matty: 905. (9 x 100) + 5 (10)
Jonathan: 905. (9 x 100) + 5 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 25)
Matty hoping for a more difficult 3 large but like yesterday turns out to be a fairly simple one that even I could solve.
Teatime teaser: YESNOGIN -> NOSEYING
Round 4: S T J T O E O I M
Matty: MOOSE (5)
Jonathan: MOIST (5)
DC: MOJITOS (7) MOTTOES (7)
OT: MOOTEST (7) TOOTSIE (7)
Score: 28–28 (max 32)
No separating these two players yet and again 5's a piece Matty finds a MOOSE whilst Jonathan offers Susie Moist.
Round 5: B Z H E O R N A P
Matty: phoner
Jonathan: HERON (5)
DC: BRAZEN (6)
OT: BEZOAR (6) BONZER (6) BORANE (6) BRONZE (6) ORPHAN (6) PANZER (6) PEROBA (6)
Score: 28–33 (max 38)
Finally the deadlock is broken as Matty's phoner does not ring a bell with DC
and Jonathan flies in with Heron and a 5 point lead.Round 6: 50, 3, 10, 3, 1, 9. Target: 191.
Matty: 191. ((3 + 1) x 50) -9 (10)
Jonathan: 191. ((3 + 1) x 50) -9 (10)
Score: 38–43 (max 48)
Another easy numbers round for our players...
Dr Phil talks about playing a game with his kids called if I ruled the world where they would forget there is no Internet for an hour or two.
Round 7: R K R E A E O L R
Matty: AREOLE (6)
Jonathan: LEAKER (6)
OT: KARREE (6) REALER (6) REARER (6) ROARER (6)
Score: 44–49 (max 54)
Matty has a nice 6 with AREOLE which is an area on a Cactus bearing hairs or spines. Jonathan has a risky LEAKER which is quickly patched up for 6 points.
Round 8: L W R V U I U A D
Matty: VIRAL (5)
Jonathan: DRAWL (5)
DC: UVULAR (6)
Score: 49–54 (max 60)
Still only 5 points separating our players and again it's 5 points a piece as Jonathan offers DRAWL which is a slow lazy way of speaking, and Matty goes VIRAL with his word.
Round 9: 75, 100, 50, 10, 6, 7. Target: 700.
Matty: 700. 7 x 100 (10)
Jonathan: 700. 7 x 100 (10)
Score: 59–64 (max 70)
No luck again for Matty who was looking for a more difficult 3 large, but again a solve that even yours truly can solve..
Teatime teaser: CAMPEDIT -> IMPACTED
Round 10: S F N Y U I O W N
Matty: FUSION (6)
Jonathan: UNIONS (6)
DC: UNISON (6)
OT: UNSOWN (6)
Score: 65–70 (max 76)
Is time running out for Matty to peg Jonathan back, again its 6 a piece and he remains 5 behind.
Round 11: S R N E O A T E B
Matty: RESONATE (8)
Jonathan: BOATERS (7)
DC: BARONETS (8) SENATOR (7) TREASON (7) BANTERS (7)
OT: SEABORNE (8)
Score: 73–70 (max 84)
At last Matty wins the round and puts himself 3 points in the lead sinking Jonathans BOATERS with RESONATE.
Susie's origin of words she talks about the Oxford dictionary blog.
Round 12: S D L N I E O D P
Matty: DIPOLES (7)
Jonathan: PODDIES (7)
DC: SPLENDID (8)
OT: LOPSIDED (8)
Score: 80–77 (max 92)
Matty gets a great reception for his DIPOLES but an excellent word from Jonathan with PODDIES which is a newborn animal or young calf.
Round 13: R M D A O I E G T
Matty: DIATOM (6)
Jonathan: toadier
DC: TRIAGED (7) IDEOGRAM (8)
OT: MEDIATOR (8) MIGRATED (8)
Score: 86–77 (max 100)
A good 6 from Matty with DIATOM but Jonathan fails to hop in front with toadier...
Round 14: 100, 3, 5, 8, 7, 3. Target: 747.
Matty: 747. (100 - 7) x 8 + 3 (10)
Jonathan: -
Score: 96–77 (max 110)
At last a little more difficult numbers game gives Matty an unbeatable 19 point lead after his take off 747.
Round 15: D E N T S C E N E
Jonathan buzzes on 17 seconds to say SENTENCED which is correct.
Final Score: 96–87 (max 120)
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=73