Well what a week we have seen. Thomas Carey gracefully departed after becoming an Octochamp, and as things stand is currently number 1 seed. Will he stay there until the end of the series? He'll be hoping not to know the answer to that question for a little while. But there are plenty who would love to dethrone him. One of those is current champion Matt Le Tissier, a former Premier League footballer and now a pundit for Sky Sports, well known amongst many in the Countdown community. With 2 wins so far, David Pople stands in his way today. Enjoy.Countdown recap for Friday 2 October 2015.
C1: Champion Matt Le Tissier (2 wins, 207 points. )Former Premier League footballer for Soouthampton and England, now a commentator for Sky Sports.
C2: Challenger David Pople. A Civil Servant from Worthing. Enjoys painting. A member of four art clubs.
DC: Susie Dent and Graeme Le Saux.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: B C C N E A I Q W
R02: L M R D S I O E I
R03: 9, 7, 5, 1, 6, 100. Target: 784.
TTT: AMBERGOT - "Amber got a taste for Earl Grey Tea."
R04: R L F A O R V E R
R05: L S T A I K L O S
R06: 8, 9, 1, 25, 75, 50, . Target: 257.
R07: N T D E I H P E B
R08: D N W T N O A E U
R09: 10, 4, 8, 9, 5, 75, . Target: 393.
TTT: YEPTEACH - "The pupil will get much better thanks to this."
R10: S P G M X O I A U
R11: T L V E O D J I M
R12: R S R T G E A U O
R13: D P F A E U T P S
R14: 10, 1, 25, 100, 50, 75. Target: 477.
R15: D A U N T N E R D (conundrum)
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Round 1: B C C N E A I Q W
Matt: CABIN (5)
David: CABIN (5)
DC: WINCE (5)
OT: BACNE (5) CEIBA (5) NIQAB (5)
Score: 5–5 (max 5)
Both players start off in the CABIN and score 5 points.
Round 2: L M R D S I O E I
Matt: soilier
David: mortise
DC: SLIDER (6) SMILIER (7)
OT: IDOLISER (8)
Score: 5–5 (max 13)
Two goals disallowed here. Clearly 'soilier' was offside and there was no t for 'mortise'.
Round 3: 9, 7, 5, 1, 6, 100. Target: 784.
Matt: 784. (100 + 6 + 5 + 1) x 7 (10)
David: 786.
Score: 15–5 (max 23)
A goal for Matt Le Tissier! Or 10 points at least as he gets 784, while David only got 786.
Teatime teaser: AMBERGOT -> BERGAMOT
Round 4: R L F A O R V E R
Matt: flavorer
David: flavorer
DC: LOAFER (6)
OT: FOVEAL (6) ROARER (6)
Score: 15–5 (max 29)
The players must have thought they were playing in the American League here, but even spelt the English way, 'flavorer' would not be allowed.
Round 5: L S T A I K L O S
Matt: STALKS (6)
David: STALKS (6)
DC: STALLS (6) ALLOTS (6)
OT: ATOLLS (6) SKILLS (6) SLASTO (6) SLOKAS (6) STILLS (6) TAIKOS (6) TALIKS (6) TILAKS (6)
Score: 21–11 (max 35)
Both players score 6 point for STALKS.
Round 6: 8, 9, 1, 25, 75, 50. Target: 257.
Matt: 258. (9 + 1) x 25 + 8 (7)
David: 258. 8 - (75 / 25) x 50 + 9 - 1 (7)
RR: 257. (25 x 9) + (75 - 50) + (8 - 1) (10)
Score: 28–18 (max 45)
It's 7 points each as both players get 258, 1 away.
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Round 7: N T D E I H P E B
Matt: HINTED (6)
David: HINTED (6)
DC: PITHED (6)
OT: BEHIND (6) BETIDE (6) ENDITE (6) HENBIT (6) PEINED (6) THEINE (6)
Score: 34–24 (max 51)
And this round HINTED at 6 points each also.
Round 8: D N W T N O A E U
Matt: UNWANTED (8)
David: UNWANTED (8)
DC: TONNEAU (7)
OT: UNATONED (8) UNWONTED (8) WANTONED (8)
Score: 42–32 (max 59)
An UNWANTED word came up in this round. But it got them both 8 points.
Round 9: 10, 4, 8, 9, 5, 75. Target: 393.
Matt: 393. (75 x 5) + 10 + 8 (10)
David: 392.
Score: 52–32 (max 69)
Matt scored 10 with 393, while David could only get 392.
Teatime teaser: YEPTEACH -> EYEPATCH
Round 10: S P G M X O I A U
Matt: AXIOMS (6)
David: GIMPS (5)
OT: AMIGOS (6) GUIMPS (6) IMAGOS (6)
Score: 58–32 (max 75)
It's another 6 for Matt with AXIOMS as David gets GIMPS for 5.
Round 11: T L V E O D J I M
Matt: VIOLET (6)
David: MOTIVE (6)
DC: JOLTED (6) MOILED (6)
OT: VOMITED (7)
Score: 64–38 (max 82)
It's 6 each again here with VIOLET and MOTIVE.
Susie talks about words that have colours associated to them.
Round 12: R S R T G E A U O
Matt: OUTRAGES (8)
David: GRATES (6)
DC: OUTRAGERS (18) SURROGATE (18)
Score: 72–38 (max 100)
Matt OUTRAGES everyone with his 8. David only got GRATES for 6.
Round 13: D P F A E U T P S
Matt: UPDATES (7)
David: FEAST (5)
DC: PUPATED (7)
OT: PUPATES (7)
Score: 79–38 (max 107)
Matt UPDATES his score by another 7, as David only gets FEAST for 5.
Round 14: 10, 1, 25, 100, 50, 75. Target: 477.
Matt: 476. (10 x 50) - 25 + 1 (7)
David: 479.
RR: 477. (75 / 25) + 50 x (10 - 1) (10)
Score: 86–38 (max 117)
Matt gets closest with 1 away, while David is 2 away. Rachel got the solution, but out of time.
Round 15: D A U N T N E R D
David buzzes on 19 seconds to say DENATURED which is incorrect.
Matt does not buzz.
The answer was REDUNDANT.
Final Score: 86–38 (max 127)
The conundrum was REDUNDANT as we looked for a winner in this game.
So Matt Le Tissier gets his 3rd win. He's looked good throughout and will surely be looking to advance much further next week. Has he got what it takes to become an Octochamp? Join Andy McGurn on Monday to see if he can get his 4th win. Horseracing has once again hijacked my spot next week, so I'll be back on Friday 16th October. I hope you will join me then. In the meantime, thank you very much for reading, and goodbye.
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