This week has seen Shaun Gill rule the roost as he has beaten all before him to claim 4 wins so far. Today he is facing Nick Briggs. Will it be win number 5, or will he be stopped in his tracks? Enjoy.Countdown recap for Friday 6 February 2015.
C1: Champion Shaun Gill (4 wins, 311 points.) A teacher from Wigan, with 4 wins so far.
C2: Challenger Nick Briggs. A maths student studying at Leeds, originally from Birmingham. Currently working as a financial analyst for a year as part of his degree. A big tennis fan, a fan of Roger Federer.
DC: Susie Dent and Graeme Le Saux.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: F L E U N B G E O
R02: L Z D E I O T R F
R03: 7, 10, 5, 10, 50, 100. Target: 195.
TTT: GALACOIL - "The answer to this makes no sense at all."
R04: T R Y S E I O M P
R05: S N C W I I A U D
R06: 6, 3, 1, 4, 9, 25. Target: 491.
R07: V H N R A I O A G
R08: I R D S L O E S L
R09: 1, 10, 5, 2, 50, 100. Target: 495.
TTT: EYESPILL - "My eyes are heavy after taking that pill, he said in a tired fashion."
R10: N P T J I A E T Q
R11: S R S P I E I A W
R12: D X D E O I S A E
R13: T M K R O A L O E
R14: 5, 2, 50, 100, 25, 75. Target: 831.
R15: G R E A T P I N T (conundrum)
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Round 1: F L E U N B G E O
Shaun: LOUNGE (6)
Nick: BUNGLE (6)
DC: BELONG (6) BUNGEE (6)
OT: ENGLOBE (7) EUGENOL (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
It's 6 points each to start with for LOUNGE and BUNGLE.
Round 2: L Z D E I O T R F
Shaun: FOILED (6)
Nick: LOITER (6)
DC: LOFTIER (7) TREFOIL (7) FRITZ (5)
OT: FLIRTED (7) TRIFLED (7) TRIFOLD (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)
Shaun is FOILED as he tries to get ahead as Nick decides to LOITER. Another 6 each.
Round 3: 7, 10, 5, 10, 50, 100. Target: 195.
Shaun: 195. (7 - 5) x 100 - (50 / 10) (10)
Nick: 195. (10 x 10) + 100 - 5 (10)
Score: 22–22 (max 24)
An easy numbers round for a perfect 10 all round.
Teatime teaser: GALACOIL -> ALOGICAL
Round 4: T R Y S E I O M P
Shaun: STOREY (6)
Nick: PROMISE (7)
DC: PERMITS (7) IMPOSTER (8)
OT: ISOMETRY (8) STOMPIER (8)
Score: 22–29 (max 32)
Shaun is on another STOREY as Nick makes a PROMISE and goes 7 ahead.
Round 5: S N C W I I A U D
Shaun: WINDS (5)
Nick: WAINS (5)
DC: UNSAID (6) SWAIN (5)
OT: INDUSIA (7)
Score: 27–34 (max 39)
It's 5 a piece this time with WINDS and WAINS.
Round 6: 6, 3, 1, 4, 9, 25. Target: 491.
Shaun: 491. (6 + 4) x 25 x (3 - 1) - 9 (10)
Nick: 488.
Score: 37–34 (max 49)
It's a perfect 10 for Shaun, but Nick is 3 away.
Graeme Le Saux talks about how he tries to impress his children about his career.
Round 7: V H N R A I O A G
Shaun: GRAIN (5)
Nick: RAVING (6)
DC: VIRAGO (6)
OT: OVARIAN (7)
Score: 37–40 (max 56)
Shaun gets on the GRAIN with a 5, but Nick is RAVING as he gets another 6 points.
Round 8: I R D S L O E S L
Shaun: SLIDERS (7)
Nick: SOLDIERS (8)
DC: RISSOLE (7)
OT: LORDLESS (8)
Score: 37–48 (max 64)
Shaun gets SLIDERS for 7, but Nick SOLDIERS on and goes a further 8 ahead.
Round 9: 1, 10, 5, 2, 50, 100. Target: 495.
Shaun: 495. (50 x 10) - 5 (10)
Nick: 495. (100 - 1) x 5 (10)
Score: 47–58 (max 74)
Another easy numbers game sees both players get a perfect 10.
Teatime teaser: EYESPILL -> SLEEPILY
Round 10: N P T J I A E T Q
Shaun: PAINT (5)
Nick: PAINT (5)
DC: PATIENT (7) PATTEN (6)
Score: 52–63 (max 81)
Both players PAINT a picture here to score 5.
Round 11: S R S P I E I A W
Shaun: PASSER (6)
Nick: PRAISES (7)
DC: ASPIRES (7) WASPIES (7)
OT: PAIRWISE (8)
Score: 52–70 (max 89)
Shaun is a PASSER by in this round, as Nick wins all the PRAISES for 7 points.
Susie Dent talks about the phrase 'to have a sleleton in the closet'.
Round 12: D X D E O I S A E
Shaun: DEEDS (5)
Nick: DEEDS (5)
DC: OXIDASE (7) DOXIES (6)
Score: 57–75 (max 96)
Both players do DEEDS in this round and score 5 points.
Round 13: T M K R O A L O E
Shaun: MORALE (6)
Nick: MARKET (6)
DC: TOOLMAKER (18)
Score: 63–81 (max 114)
It's 6 a piece again here with MORALE and MARKET.
Round 14: 5, 2, 50, 100, 25, 75. Target: 831.
Shaun: -
Nick: 840. Mistake in working.
RR: 830. (7)
OT: 830. ((75 - 2) x (50 / 5)) + 100 (7)
Score: 63–81 (max 121)
It's just 5 points for Nick as he is 9 away in this impossible numbers game. Shaun doesn't get close. Rachel gets 1 away with 830.
Round 15: G R E A T P I N T
Nick buzzes on 8 seconds to say PATTERING which is correct.
Final Score: 63–91 (max 131)
So Shaun's winning run is over after only getting half way towards Octochampdom. Nick Briggs put up an excellent challenge today and will take some shifting from the Champion's Chair. Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see if Nick can stay in the chair. I'll be back next Friday. Until then thank you very much for reading, and goodbye.
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