On this day in 1986 Rock group Queen released their 12th studio album A Kind of Magic it went straight in at No1 knocking my all time favourite album off the top Peter Gabriel So, A kind of magic sold over 5M copies worldwide .......and a tour followed but little did we know that it would be last tour for Freddie Mercury as the Queen frontman
A year Later the late great Whitney Houston released her 2nd Studio album Whitney it reached the top of the UK and US album charts becoming one of her best selling albums
Will Adam produce his kind of magic.......or will he become So Emotional about staying in the champions chair............will his ultimate prize be Octochampdom ?????????
C1: Champion Adam Dexter (3 wins, 332 points.)
C2: Challenger Matt Sole.
DC: Susie Dent and Jon Culshaw .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S X G O E A R E B
R02: R I E C S T U R A
R03: 8, 2, 3, 10, 6, 5. Target: 572.
TTT: RUBAGENIE - "You rub a genie's lamp and wish for a vegetable."
R04: L O Y D U E W T L
R05: H R M I A I N E E
R06: 50, 75, 100, 1, 2, 9, . Target: 815.
R07: T G D A I U P O N
R08: S K A A E N M T O
R09: 100, 50, 75, 25, 1, 2, . Target: 926.
TTT: PAULPETER - "Paul and Peter wouldn't stop wittering; it was never-ending."
R10: S J L G A E E N I
R11: T L M A O E P A S
R12: R H I E N S T I D
R13: R S G A O E B O R
R14: 100, 25, 50, 4, 6, 8. Target: 395.
R15: T R I O B E L C H (conundrum)
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Round 1: S X G O E A R E B
Adam: AEROBES (7)
Matt: GRABS (5)
DC: GEARBOXES (18)
Score: 7–0 (max 18)
A good 7 from Adam to kick off the days proceedings.......but there was a 9 hidden away with Gearboxes which I spotted !
Round 2: R I E C S T U R A
Adam: CRUSTIER (8)
Matt: RECAST (6)
DC: RECRUITS (8)
OT: ERRATICS (8) SURICATE (8) TRACEURS (8)
Score: 15–0 (max 26)
Quite a few 8s here....................NEXT
Round 3: 8, 2, 3, 10, 6, 5. Target: 572.
C1: 577. (8 × 6 + 5 × 2) × 10 − 3 (7)
C2: 562.
RR: 572. (8 + 3) × (10 × 5 + 2) (10)
Score: 22–0 (max 36)
A good solve from Adam that bags himself another 7 points............but Rachel shows us how it is done by producing the perfect 10
Teatime teaser: RUBAGENIE -> AUBERGINE
Round 4: L O Y D U E W T L
Adam: outwed
Matt: TOLLED (6)
DC: OUTYELL (7) LOUDLY (6)
Score: 22–6 (max 43)
You can't Outwed somebody as Adam has his word disallowed by Susie.......Matt finally gets to score with 6 Tolled........but one 7 Outyell !
Round 5: H R M I A I N E E
Adam: REMAIN (6)
Matt: REMAIN (6)
DC: MARINE (6) HERNIAE (7)
OT: MIHANERE (8) MIHINARE (8)
Score: 28–12 (max 51)
6 all round.........one 7 from DC with Herniae........a couple of 8s hidden away but I manageed to spot Mihanere
Round 6: 50, 75, 100, 1, 2, 9. Target: 815.
C1: 812. Mistake in working.
C2: 818. (100 − 1) × 9 − 75 + 2 (7)
RR: 816
OT: (100 + 2) × 75 ÷ (9 + 1) + 50
Score: 28–19 (max 61)
Now this is interesting.........Adam making a mistake on the numbers..........but Matt gets to take advantage of the situation by picking up 7 points with his 3 away solution.......Rachel could only manage 1 away the same as me.........trust me it is solvable
Round 7: T G D A I U P O N
Adam: UPDATION (8)
Matt: ADOPTING (8)
OT: UPDATING (8)
Score: 36–27 (max 69)
Plenty of 8s in this rather tight contest !
Round 8: S K A A E N M T O
Adam: TOKENS (6)
Matt: ATONES (6)
DC: OMENTA (6)
OT: MAKATONS (8)
Score: 42–33 (max 77)
6s all round but I managed to spot a 7 out of that with Namaste........but there was an 8 hidden away with Makatons
Round 9: 100, 50, 75, 25, 1, 2. Target: 926.
C1: 935. (75 × 25 − 1) × 50 ÷ 100 − 2 (5)
C2: -
RR: 926. (75 − 1) × 25 + 2 ÷ (100 ÷ 50) (10)
Score: 47–33 (max 87)
Not the easiest of 4L'S............... Adam copes well with it and bags himself 5 points.........meanwhile Ms Riley gets to shine and produces the perfect 10
Teatime teaser: PAULPETER -> PERPETUAL
Round 10: S J L G A E E N I
Adam: SEALING (7)
Matt: SEALING (7)
DC: ENSILAGE (8)
OT: ALGENIES (8) ANGELISE (8) GENESIAL (8) LINEAGES (8) SIGNALEE (8)
Score: 54–40 (max 95)
7s all round from our champion and challenger...........but DC get to shine with their 8 Ensilage
Round 11: T L M A O E P A S
Adam: PALMATE (7)
Matt: PASTEL (6)
DC: MALTOSE (7)
OT: OATMEALS (8) PLASTOME (8)
Score: 61–40 (max 103)
Round 12: R H I E N S T I D
Adam: DITHERS (7)
Matt: SHINIER (7)
DC: DISINTER (8) INHERITS (8)
OT: HISTERID (8) NITRIDES (8)
Score: 68–47 (max 111)
7s all round from our champion and challenger........there were a fair few 8s hidden away !!!!!!
Round 13: R S G A O E B O R
Adam: BOOGERS (7)
Matt: BOOGERS (7)
DC: BORAGES (7)
OT: BEGORRA (7) GOOBERS (7)
Score: 75–54 (max 118)
MOVING ON...........NEXT !!!!!!!
Round 14: 100, 25, 50, 4, 6, 8. Target: 395.
C1: 395. 8 × 50 − 6 + (100 ÷ 25) ÷ 4 (10)
C2: 394.
Score: 85–54 (max 128)
Nice and straightforward from Mr Dexter.......this now means that he is halfway to becoming an octochamp and possibly the third one of series 87 !
Round 15: T R I O B E L C H
C1 buzzes on 28.5 seconds to say CHOIRBELT which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 29 seconds to say BELTCHOIR which is incorrect.
The answer was BLOTCHIER.
Final Score: 85–54 (max 138)
Neither contestant guesses the conundrum correctly........but it is left to certain Rachel Riley to solve join me again for the next recap........in the meantime it is bye for now
