Friday 6th March 2015 (Series 72, Prelim 45)

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Friday 6th March 2015 (Series 72, Prelim 45)

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Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Well yesterday saw the departure of our apterite and now Octochamp Jordan Barker. He'll be back in the Quarter Finals. It's yet to be seen exactly what seed he'll be, but we know he will be there.
So today sees a whole new beginning, with two new contestants arriving in the form of Mark Sutcliffe and Sebastian MacNair-Smith. Let's see if either of these two can live up to the standard we have grown used to. Enjoy.


Countdown recap for Friday 6 March 2015.

C1: Challenger Mark Sutcliffe. From Wilmslow, Business Manager at a car dealership. Dad to Joshua and Harry, plays golf.
C2: Challenger Sebastian MacNair-Smith. A mechanical engineer from Letchworth Garden City, a guitarist, sings, paints and is currently writing a book.
DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A O L W D E P S D
R02: N S M U E I C G Q
R03: 7, 5, 5, 10, 3, 75. Target: 330.
TTT: DEFTTREE - "Chained up with a piece of cheese perhaps."
R04: D F S O E A R S E
R05: I O A T J N D E Y
R06: 1, 2, 9, 9, 3, 100. Target: 175.
R07: B H U E D T O E L
R08: K N M I A O R S E
R09: 4, 8, 5, 10, 8, 75, . Target: 365.
TTT: NEATHELP - "You won't find one of these near a computer."
R10: T N V I E A S G T
R11: R T O E A F Z N E
R12: S P B I A O P T I
R13: R S C A E O S G R
R14: 2, 6, 8, 100, 75, 50. Target: 791.
R15: B I G S H A N N I (conundrum)


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Round 1: A O L W D E P S D

Mark: PADDLES (7)
Sebastian: SLOPED (6)
DC: WADDLES (7) PEDALOS (7)
OT: DAWDLES (7) DEWLAPS (7) SWADDLE (7) WALDOES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Mark PADDLES into a 7 point lead, as Sebastian SLOPED off.

Round 2: N S M U E I C G Q

Mark: QUINCES (7)
Sebastian: MICES (5)
DC: SEQUIN (6)
OT: CINQUES (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 14)

It's another 7 for Mark with QUINCES, as Sebastian gets MICES for 5.

Round 3: 7, 5, 5, 10, 3, 75. Target: 330.

Mark: 330. (75 - 10) x 5 + 5 (10)
Sebastian: 325.
Score: 24–0 (max 24)

Mark gets a perfect 10 for the numbers, as Sebastian falters again and only makes 325.

Teatime teaser: DEFTTREE -> FETTERED

Round 4: D F S O E A R S E

Mark: FEARED (6)
Sebastian: SOARS (5)
DC: FEDORAS (7)
OT: RESEDAS (7)
Score: 30–0 (max 31)

Mark FEARED this round, but got 6 points as Sebastian got SOARS for 5.

Round 5: I O A T J N D E Y

Mark: ajoined
Sebastian: DIET (4)
DC: JOINTED (7)
OT: ADJOINT (7)
Score: 30–4 (max 38)

Mark had 'ajoined' disallowed, so Sebastian scores 4 with DIET to get off the mark.

Round 6: 1, 2, 9, 9, 3, 100. Target: 175.

Mark: 176.
Sebastian: 175. (9 x 9) + 100 - 3 - 2 - 1 (10)
Score: 30–14 (max 48)

Sebastian gets points back as he scores a perfect 10 with 175. Mark could only get 1 away with 176.

Pam Ayres talks about her current tour and treats us to another great poem.

Round 7: B H U E D T O E L

Mark: DOUBT (5)
Sebastian: BOLTED (6)
DC: BLEED (5) DOUBLE (6) DOUBLET (7)
OT: BOULTED (7)
Score: 30–20 (max 55)

Mark was in DOUBT as Sebastian BOLTED to 6 points.

Round 8: K N M I A O R S E

Mark: MAKERS (6)
Sebastian: SNORE (5)
DC: MORAINES (8) MONIKERS (8)
OT: RAMEKINS (8) ROMAINES (8) ROMANISE (8)
Score: 36–20 (max 63)

Mark got MAKERS for 6, as Sebastian got SNORE for 5.

Round 9: 4, 8, 5, 10, 8, 75. Target: 365.

Mark: 365. (75 x 5) - 10 (10)
Sebastian: 364.
Score: 46–20 (max 73)

It's a perfect 10 for Mark as he extends his lead. Sebastian came 1 away from the 365 target.

Teatime teaser: NEATHELP -> ELEPHANT

Round 10: T N V I E A S G T

Mark: VETTING (7)
Sebastian: SEATING (7)
DC: VINTAGES (8)
OT: TANGIEST (8) TASTEVIN (8) VETTINGS (8)
Score: 53–27 (max 81)

It's 7 points to both players as they get VETTING and SEATING.

Round 11: R T O E A F Z N E

Mark: TONER (5)
Sebastian: REZONE (6)
OT: OFTENER (7)
Score: 53–33 (max 88)

Mark got TONER for 5, but Sebastian got REZONE to get 6 points.

Susie Dent talks about the origin of the word 'dinkum' and the phrase 'fair dinkum'.

Round 12: S P B I A O P T I

Mark: BOATS (5)
Sebastian: PATIOS (6)
DC: TIBIAS (6)
OT: PAPIST (6) PATOIS (6) PIPITS (6)
Score: 53–39 (max 94)

Mark is on the BOATS in this round with a 5, so Sebastian gets more points back with PATIOS for 6.

Round 13: R S C A E O S G R

Mark: CROSSER (7)
Sebastian: SCARERS (7)
DC: CORSAGES (8)
Score: 60–46 (max 102)

It's 7 a piece here with CROSSER and SCARERS making an appearance.

Round 14: 2, 6, 8, 100, 75, 50. Target: 791.

Mark: 792. (8 x 100) - 6 - 2 (7)
Sebastian: 792. (8 x 100) - 6 - 2 (7)
RR: 791. (100 + 2) x 8 - (75 - 50) (10)
Score: 67–53 (max 112)

Both players are 1 away with 792, so Rachel shows us how to get to 791.

Round 15: B I G S H A N N I

Mark buzzes on 3 seconds to say BANISHING which is correct.

Final Score: 77–53 (max 122)

So we have a new champion in Mark Sutcliffe. He played well today and was too strong for Sebastian MacNair-Smith. How long will he go on for? Will he be another Octochamp? Only time will tell. Join Andy McGurn on Monday for the only show of next week, as Cheltenham racing takes over for its annual 4 day sojourn to the Channel 4 afternoon schedule, meaning it'll be 2 weeks before I return. I hope you'll join me then. In the meantime thank you very much for reading and goodbye. :)

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