Well the day had to come. Yes Wednesday saw the arrival of much fancied apterite Dan McColm. (Well, fancied in the Countdown sense, as for any other way, I wouldn't know 
) He has gone on to win 2 games thus far, and so today seeks his 3rd win. He faces a challenge today from Daisy Stemple, a full time Mum from Margate. Enjoy.Countdown recap for Friday 10 October 2014.
C1: Champion Dan McColm (2 wins, 205 points.) A student and aptoforumite from Kineton, Warwickshire.
C2: Challenger Daisy Stemple. From Margate. Full time Mum to 2 year old daughter Pearl.
DC: Susie Dent and Tony Jacklin.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: C T N E U A G E R
R02: S Z R I O A W E L
R03: 5, 8, 2, 10, 4, 25. Target: 574.
TTT: GREATSIP - "It's great to sip a wine that tastes like this."
R04: G J M O E A R E N
R05: R S P I O I Q R D
R06: 10, 8, 6, 8, 50, 75. Target: 527.
R07: F N T A E A C O A
R08: M D E O S N R E U
R09: 6, 8, 1, 3, 6, 25. Target: 465.
TTT: EVENTMAP - "The map to the event shows where you've got to walk."
R10: T A V W N E O H E
R11: C T G O E I B D S
R12: F P O I S V N O U
R13: D S T H O A U T O
R14: 10, 4, 5, 6, 25, 100. Target: 521.
R15: V E L A R C L U B (conundrum)
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Round 1: C T N E U A G E R
Dan: UNCREATE (8)
Daisy: GAUNTER (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Dan gets off to a great start as he decides to UNCREATE. Daisy's GAUNTER for 7 fails to score.
Round 2: S Z R I O A W E L
Dan: SOLARIZE (8)
Daisy: LOWERS (6)
Score: 16–0 (max 16)
And another 8 from Dan, SOLARIZE. Daisy LOWERS her expectations already.
Round 3: 5, 8, 2, 10, 4, 25. Target: 574.
Dan: 575. (10 + 8 + 5) x 25 (7)
Daisy: 578.
RR: 574. (25 x 8) - 10 x (5 - 2) + 4 (10)
Score: 23–0 (max 26)
A tricky numbers game sees Dan get 7 points for 1 away. Daisy was 4 away so failed to score.
Teatime teaser: GREATSIP -> GRAPIEST
Round 4: G J M O E A R E N
Dan: MEGARON (7)
Daisy: MANGER (6)
OT: GERMANE (7)
Score: 30–0 (max 33)
Daisy fails to trouble the scorers again with MANGER. Dan's MEGARON gets another 7.
Round 5: R S P I O I Q R D
Dan: PRIORS (6)
Daisy: spiroid
DC: DRIPS (5)
Score: 36–0 (max 39)
Dan scores 6 with PRIORS as Daisy tries 'spiroid' for 7, sadly in vain.
Round 6: 10, 8, 6, 8, 50, 75. Target: 527.
Dan: 528. (75-10) x 8 + 8 (7)
Daisy: 528. (8-6) + 50 x 10 + 8 (7)
RR: 527. (50x10) + 75 - (6x8) (10)
Score: 43–7 (max 49)
It's points for Daisy but still 1 away, as both players get 528.
Tony Jacklin talks about when he got the first televised hole in one in 1967.
Round 7: F N T A E A C O A
Dan: CATENA (6)
Daisy: CONTE (5)
DC: OCTANE (6) OCEAN (5)
OT: CAFTAN (6)
Score: 49–7 (max 55)
Dan gets an unusual word CATENA for 6. Daisy gets CONTE for 5, but it isn't enough to score.
Round 8: M D E O S N R E U
Dan: MOURNED (7)
Daisy: ENSURED (7)
DC: RESUMED (7)
OT: ENDORSE (7) ENDURES (7) ENDUROS (7) ENSURED (7) MENDERS (7) MENUDOS (7) MODERNE (7) MODERNS (7) RESOUND (7) SOUNDER (7)
Score: 56–14 (max 62)
Dan MOURNED in this round as Daisy ENSURED she scored 7 points also.
Round 9: 6, 8, 1, 3, 6, 25. Target: 465.
Dan: 465. (25x3x6) + 8 + 6 + 1 (10)
Daisy: -
Score: 66–14 (max 72)
After having the cheek to ask Rachel if he could skip the numbers and just have letters, much to the disgust of Rachel, Dan gets 465 spot on, while Daisy fails to score.
Teatime teaser: EVENTMAP -> PAVEMENT
Round 10: T A V W N E O H E
Dan: WHATEV (6)
Daisy: WOVEN (5)
DC: WHEATEN (7) TOWNEE (6)
Score: 72–14 (max 79)
Now it's Nick who is disgusted with Dan, as he comes up with WHATEV for 6. Daisy gets WOVEN for 5.
Round 11: C T G O E I B D S
Dan: BIGOTED (7)
Daisy: BIGOTED (7)
OT: BODGIES (7) BODICES (7)
Score: 79–21 (max 86)
Susie talks about the origin of animal nicknames such as puss cat and bunny rabbit.
Round 12: F P O I S V N O U
Dan: POISON (6)
Daisy: VINOUS (6)
DC: FUSION (6) PIOUS (5)
Score: 85–27 (max 92)
Dan comes up with the POISON in this round as Daisy gets VINOUS. It's 6 a piece.
Round 13: D S T H O A U T O
Dan: TOSTADO (7)
Daisy: HOOTS (5)
DC: OUTSHOT (7)
Score: 92–27 (max 99)
Another word nobody has heard of TOSTADO for 7
Daisy HOOTS at a 5, but yet again is beaten.Round 14: 10, 4, 5, 6, 25, 100. Target: 521.
Dan: 521. (5 x 100) + 25 - 4 (10)
Daisy: 521. (5 x 100) + 25 - 4 (10)
Score: 102–37 (max 109)
An easy numbers game to finish as both players achieve 521.
Round 15: V E L A R C L U B
Dan buzzes on 3 seconds to say CURVEBALL which is correct.
Final Score: 112–37 (max 119)
And to finish off, a 3 second conundrum - CURVEBALL.
So Dan ends the week a 3 times champion. A destructive performance sees him come within a whisker of perfection with the letters. Numbers we won't mention
but it wasn't a bad performance was it? Dan clearly has the Countdown world at his feet and could very easily end up lifting the crown at the end of the series. Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see if he can extend his run to 4 games. Racing takes hold of Channel 4 again next Friday, so I'll be back in 2 weeks time. Thank you very much for reading and goodbye. Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=71
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