Torvill and Dean are British Ice Dancers that won the British Championships, World and European Champions, Olympic Champions. Their spellbinding routine Bolero made history at the 1984 Winter Olympics by achieveing 12 perfect sixes a feat that has never been matched a record 24 Million viewers watched Torvill and Dean make history.
C1: Challenger Jane Bates.
C2: Challenger Chris Kirby.
DC: Susie Dent and Sara Davies .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R M E L P O A W D
R02: T U G E L A S E G
R03: 25, 8, 4, 9, 10, 7. Target: 424.
TTT: SANKREDS - "Barry focused on the reds, but Justin focused on the blacks."
R04: R I G O N U S A P
R05: G E U I S M N Q T
R06: 75, 5, 9, 4, 10, 9. Target: 488.
R07: R I T E D K O D B
R08: N I M A N U R O S
R09: 25, 1, 9, 10, 3, 5. Target: 706.
TTT: OBOEFELD - " He was made to feel silly, when he got the name of The Who song wrong"
R10: C J L A E U T E M
R11: F I C E D O L T S
R12: T E Y I P A H N R
R13: S O U T A S T R E
R14: 100, 10, 6, 4, 5, 4, . Target: 551.
R15: S U M O T I B I A (conundrum)
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Round 1: R M E L P O A W D
Jane: DAMPER (6)
Chris: LEOPARD (7)
DC: POLEWARD (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)
A fantastic start from our newcomer Chris with his 7 Leopard an animal from the cat family............over in DC they get to shine with their 8 Poleward...........sorry Chris I beat you on this round !
Round 2: T U G E L A S E G
Jane: GUEST (5)
Chris: LEAGUES (7)
DC: LEGATES (7) EAGLETS (7)
OT: ELUATES (7) TEGULAE (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 15)
Moving on.............No Comment
Round 3: 25, 8, 4, 9, 10, 7. Target: 424.
C1: -
C2: 424. (9 + 8) × 25 − (7 + 4 − 10) (10)
Score: 0–24 (max 25)
Nice and Straightforward from Chris..........not too taxing as it bags him 10 points
Teatime teaser: SANKREDS -> DARKNESS
Round 4: R I G O N U S A P
Jane: pourings
Chris: AROUSING (8)
DC: AROUSING (8)
Score: 0–32 (max 33)
A very unlucky risk from Jane with her 8 Pourings that is disallowed by Susie............Chris's 8 does count and it was one that I spotted !
Round 5: G E U I S M N Q T
Jane: QUESTING (8)
Chris: QUESTING (8)
Score: 8–40 (max 41)
Eights all round............Jane can breathe a sigh of relief as she gets some points and avoid a whitewash
Round 6: 75, 5, 9, 4, 10, 9. Target: 488.
C1: 485.
C2: 489. (75 + 5) × (10 − 4) + 9 (7)
RR: 488. (75 − 4) × (9 − (10 ÷ 5)) − 9 (10)
Score: 8–47 (max 51)
Another fine solve from Mr Kirby who is racking up his points nicely as he adds another 7 to his score................Meanwhile Ms Riley gets to shine and produce a perfect 10
Round 7: R I T E D K O D B
Jane: BROKE (5)
Chris: ORBITED (7)
DC: RIETBOK (7)
Score: 8–54 (max 58)
Sevens all round but not for Jane as she can only manage a 5 it is not her day sadly...........again not a lot to argue over
Round 8: N I M A N U R O S
Jane: MAINS (5)
Chris: MANOIRS (7)
DC: MANSION (7)
OT: AMNIONS (7) ONANISM (7) SURAMIN (7)
Score: 8–61 (max 65)
Sevens all round but not for Jane who is all at sea with her 5...................a good 7 from DC with Mansion.........you would need lots of money to live in a Mansion just like this one..........the pool is amazing..............where did I hide my lottery ticket ?????????
Not for that amount of money..................this was owned by fashion designer Gianni Versace who was tragically murdered by an obsessed fan in 1997 who wanted to be famous.........but for the wrong reasons .................the mansion sold for $40M it is now a boutique hotel in Miami that costs $1,000 a night ! The pool is my favourite thing of all !
Round 9: 25, 1, 9, 10, 3, 5. Target: 706.
C1: -
C2: 706. (25 × 9 + 10) × 3 + 1 (10)
Score: 8–71 (max 75)
Another fantastic solve from Chris.............sadly it is not Jane's day as she doesn't even get close
Teatime teaser: OBOEFELD -> BEFOOLED
Round 10: C J L A E U T E M
Jane: claim
Chris: EMULATE (7)
DC: CALUMET (7)
Score: 8–78 (max 82)
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Round 11: F I C E D O L T S
Jane: CLOSET (6)
Chris: COLDEST (7)
OT: CITOLES (7) COLDIES (7) COTISED (7) DELICTS (7) STIFLED (7)
Score: 8–85 (max 89)
Let's move along for now...........
Round 12: T E Y I P A H N R
Jane: PANTHER (7)
Chris: PERIANTH (8)
DC: PANTRY (6)
Score: 8–93 (max 97)
Another fanatstic round from Mr Kirby with his 8 Perianth.......he is rapidly becoming a Countdown legend
Round 13: S O U T A S T R E
Jane: TREATS (6)
Chris: TOASTERS (8)
OT: OUTSTARES (18)
Score: 8–101 (max 115)
Another fine round from Chris who is cooking up a treat for 8 with Toasters that make yummy toast............but there was a 9 that he didn't risk with outstares..........he must be kicking himself.........not that it matters as he has a rather healthy lead.
Round 14: 100, 10, 6, 4, 5, 4. Target: 551.
C1: 550.
C2: 551. (100 + 10) × 5 + (4 ÷ 4) (10)
Score: 8–111 (max 125)
Nice and Straightforward from our new champion Chris..........sadly Jane doesn't even get close
Round 15: S U M O T I B I A
C2 buzzes on 1.75 seconds to say AMBITIOUS which is correct.
Final Score: 8–121 (max 135)
A fantastic win for our returnee Chris I have a feeling that we are going to see him over the coming days and hopefully make the cut for the Series 90 finals which is just around the corner.................you have to feel sorry for Jane who seemed very nervous and couldn't get going therefore making this game rather one-sided overall she enjoyed the experience, join me again to see how Chris gets on in his next game...........in the meantime it is bye for now !
