So having seen Jonathan Wynn go on to become an Octochamp on Wednesday, Matty Artell has now taken on the mantle of following in his footsteps. Having won his first game yesterday with a score of 87, he'll be hoping to go on to even greater things today. Daniel Hodgetts is challenging. Enjoy.Countdown recap for Friday 4 September 2015.
C1: Champion Matty Artell (1 win, 87 points.) An apterite and a student from Chester.
C2: Challenger Daniel Hodgetts. A secondary school maths teacher from Nottingham. Also coaches the year 8 football team.
DC: Susie Dent and Phillip Hammond.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T J M E O A O T B
R02: F W D I O U R N S
R03: 5, 1, 9, 100, 75, 25. Target: 429.
TTT: PARISGIN - "Are they hoping to be part of a circle of espionage?"
R04: P L N O E R G I R
R05: P E A R O T E D Q
R06: 1, 1, 3, 8, 75, 50, . Target: 132.
R07: R N X A E I E S B
R08: D O E R Z W O E T
R09: 10, 8, 5, 4, 9, 25, . Target: 780.
TTT: BRIANCAN - "Do wrongdoers drink here? Take it as red."
R10: D N L A O K C U P
R11: L Y T E O E I D R
R12: S N U M R A O S F
R13: L S H I A I N S U
R14: 2, 6, 50, 75, 25, 100. Target: 781.
R15: P O O L N I G H T (conundrum)
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Round 1: T J M E O A O T B
Matty: MOTTE (5)
Daniel: BOOT (4)
DC: TOMATO (6) JETBOAT (7)
Score: 5–0 (max 7)
Matty starts with MOTTE for 5, as Daniel gets the BOOT with 4.
Round 2: F W D I O U R N S
Matty: ROUNDS (6)
Daniel: WOUNDS (6)
DC: FROWNS (6) FRONDS (6)
OT: WINDSURF (8)
Score: 11–6 (max 15)
It's 6 each here with ROUNDS and WOUNDS.
Round 3: 5, 1, 9, 100, 75, 25. Target: 429.
Matty: 429. (100 - 1) x 5 - 75 + 9 (10)
Daniel: 426.
Score: 21–6 (max 25)
A perfect 10 for Matty with 429, as Daniel can only get 426.
Teatime teaser: PARISGIN -> ASPIRING
Round 4: P L N O E R G I R
Matty: LINGER (6)
Daniel: GROPER (6)
DC: PONGIER (7) LORINER (7)
OT: ELOPING (7) IGNORER (7) PIROGEN (7) PORNIER (7) PROLINE (7)
Score: 27–12 (max 32)
It's 6 a piece again with LINGER and GROPER.
Round 5: P E A R O T E D Q
Matty: OPERATED (8)
Daniel: REPEAT (6)
DC: READOPT (7)
Score: 35–12 (max 40)
Matty OPERATED well here to get an 8, while Daniel sees a REPEAT of the 6's.
Round 6: 1, 1, 3, 8, 75, 50. Target: 132.
Matty: 132. 75 + 50 + 8 - 1 (10)
Daniel: 132. 75 + 50 + 8 - 1 (10)
Score: 45–22 (max 50)
A perfect 10 for both players with 132.
Phillip Hammond talks about the wisdom of older people and how a man lived with being told he had cancer.
Round 7: R N X A E I E S B
Matty: BEANIES (7)
Daniel: BRAINS (6)
DC: SARNIE (6)
OT: BEANERS (7)
Score: 52–22 (max 57)
Daniel has BRAINS but Matty gets the points with BEANIES for 7.
Round 8: D O E R Z W O E T
Matty: ROOTED (6)
Daniel: ROOTED (6)
DC: ZEROED (6) TOWERED (7)
Score: 58–28 (max 64)
Both players are ROOTED on 6 in this round.
Round 9: 10, 8, 5, 4, 9, 25. Target: 780.
Matty: 780. ((8 x 5) + 9 + 4 + 25) x 10 (10)
Daniel: 781.
Score: 68–28 (max 74)
Matty gets another perfect 10 with 780, while Daniel can only get 781.
Teatime teaser: BRIANCAN -> CINNABAR
Round 10: D N L A O K C U P
Matty: UNLOCK (6)
Daniel: UNCLOAK (7)
DC: PADLOCK (7)
OT: POUNDAL (7)
Score: 68–35 (max 81)
Matty manages to UNLOCK another 6, but is beaten by Daniel as he gets UNCLOAK for 7.
Round 11: L Y T E O E I D R
Matty: LOITERED (8)
Daniel: RETILED (7)
DC: TIREDLY (7)
OT: DOLERITE (8)
Score: 76–35 (max 89)
Daniel RETILED for 7, but Matty LOITERED and got 8.
Susie talks about ordinary words that have turned into insults.
Round 12: S N U M R A O S F
Matty: RANSOMS (7)
Daniel: ROAMS (5)
DC: FORUMS (6)
OT: RAMSONS (7)
Score: 83–35 (max 96)
Daniel ROAMS in this round, but Matty picks up the RANSOMS for 7.
Round 13: L S H I A I N S U
Matty: INHAULS (7)
Daniel: SNAILS (6)
Score: 90–35 (max 103)
Daniel gets SNAILS for 6, while Matty gets another 7 with INHAULS.
Round 14: 2, 6, 50, 75, 25, 100. Target: 781.
Matty: 788.
Daniel: 775. (6 + 2) x 100 - 25 (5)
RR: 781. (75 - 50) + 2 x 25 + 100 + 6 (10)
Score: 90–40 (max 113)
A tricky numbers game sees Matty fall 7 short. Daniel gets 5 points by getting 1 closer. It takes Rachel 'til the end of the programme to find the solution.
Round 15: P O O L N I G H T
No one buzzes. The answer was POTHOLING.
Nobody gets the conundrum, so no change to the final score.
Final Score: 90–40 (max 123)
So Matty gets his second win, defeating Daniel quite comfortably. He's settled in to the champions chair now, so how will he go on next week? Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see if he can get his third win. Next week is yet again cut short by horseracing, so it'll be the 18th September before I am back in the recap chair. I hope you will join me then. In the meantime, thank you very much for reading, and goodbye.
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