On this day in 1982 American rock band Survivor released their 1982 smash hit Eye of The Tiger that topped the American Billboard charts for 6 weeks and topped the UK charts for 4 weeks, it was used in the third installment from the highly successful Rocky franchise.
Rocky 3 promotional poster with Mr T who plays the Southside Slugger Clubber Lang, Sylvester Stallone plays titular character Rocky Balboa
It was used in Season 5 from the successful TV series Cobra Kai........where the main characters Johnny Chozen and Daniel were singing and partying to this song ! Yes I am a huge fan of Cobra Kai......!!!!!!!!
C1: Champion Mark Brooks (3 wins, 252 points.)
C2: Challenger Ben Cooper.
DC: Susie Dent and Neil Delamere.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M R T A O A G L I
R02: S D A E S T A R I
R03: 50, 9, 2, 6, 9, 10. Target: 262.
TTT: COOLKORMA - "You don't want a curry, you'll just have your jacket instead."
R04: F V M O A E B M T
R05: P F D T I E I O L
R06: 100, 75, 50, 25, 4, 3, . Target: 170.
R07: S N T E I W J E U
R08: G N R A U E I D N
R09: 50, 8, 9, 9, 3, 1. Target: 333.
TTT: NICERINSE - "He said he liked her hair rinse, but he didn't really mean it."
R10: L D E I O G Q D A
R11: L D M E O A R C T
R12: S H L E A I B R K
R13: P N P S O U A E N
R14: 5, 6, 9, 3, 7, 1. Target: 253.
R15: Z Z N A S T I E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: M R T A O A G L I
Mark: MARTIAL (7)
Ben: MORAL (5)
DC: GLIOMATA (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
A good 7 from our Champion Mark with Martial..........not a pleasant 8 from Susie with Gliomata.......I spotted this one !
I pity da fool in this round !!!!!!
The rival of Rocky Balboa...........Clubber Lang aka The Southside Slugger who Rocky loses to in their first match.......but beats him their rematch after Rocky was trained Apollo Creed and Duke !
A still from the highly successful 1980s TV series that lasted for 5 seasons..... The 'A' Team his character B A Baracus had a fear of flying............the long running gag throughout the series.... was drugging BA and getting him on a plane pliloted by HM Murdoch where they had a love/hate relationship ! One of his catchphrases was " I ain't getting on no airplane ! "
A successful cartoon from the 1980s made by Hanna Barbera that most kids enjoyed during the school holidays MR T solving mysteries with his friends and giving his younger viewers friendly advice !
Round 2: S D A E S T A R I
Mark: RAISED (6)
Ben: RESIST (6)
DC: DISASTER (8)
OT: ASSARTED (8) DATARIES (8) DIASTASE (8) DISRATES (8) RADIATES (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 16)
The Master of Disaster..........the one and only ..........Apollo Creed portrayed by Carl Weathers
One of the best bromances in a movie.........they were bitter rivals in the first two Rocky films..........after his original trainer Mickey Goldmill who died in Rocky 3.....Apollo agreed to train and manage Rocky Balboa.....a beautiful friendship that started between the bitter rivals, sadly Apollo Creed dies in Rocky 4 and Rocky Balboa avenges his best friends death.
On the theme of Bromances.......one of the best bromances of all time..........My two all time favourite tennis players.... Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer otherwise known as Fedal !
Round 3: 50, 9, 2, 6, 9, 10. Target: 262.
C1: 262. 50 × 6 − (10 + 9) × 2 (10)
C2: 263.
Score: 23–6 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: COOLKORMA -> CLOAKROOM
Round 4: F V M O A E B M T
Mark: ABOVE (5)
Ben: BOAT (4)
DC: MAMBO (5)
OT: FEMBOT (6)
Score: 28–6 (max 32)
A good 5 from our champion Mark.................DC do a little dance and come up with Mambo............but there was a 6 hidden away with Fembot !
A little bit of Rachel in my life
A little bit of Susie by my side
A little bit of Colin's all I need
A little bit of Countdown is what I see
A little bit of the Contestants in the media city studios
A little bit of Damian all night long
A surprise hit from 1987 Dirty Dancing.......where the late Patrick Swayze teaches the Mambo as the holiday camp dance instructor Johnny Castle
My Favourite group Pet Shop Boys............Chris Lowe knows how to be trendy......wearing a designer top wth 100% Mambo !
Sticking with Mambo theme ...........Popular kiddies TV Character Bob the Builder released his version in 2001 of the hugely popular 1999 hit by Lou Bega both versions topped the UK charts
Round 5: P F D T I E I O L
Mark: PILOTED (7)
Ben: PILOTED (7)
OT: PELTOID (7) PLOITED (7)
Score: 35–13 (max 39)
7s all round.......NEXT
Round 6: 100, 75, 50, 25, 4, 3. Target: 170.
C1: 170. 100 + 75 − (50 ÷ 25 + 3) (10)
C2: 170. 100 + 75 − (50 ÷ 25 + 3) (10)
Score: 45–23 (max 49)
PISS EZ THIS !
Round 7: S N T E I W J E U
Mark: NEWEST (6)
Ben: NEWEST (6)
DC: EEJITS (6) UNITES (6) TWINES (6)
OT: NETWISE (7) WEEJUNS (7)
Score: 51–29 (max 56)
6s all round........but there were a fair few 7s floating around !
Round 8: G N R A U E I D N
Mark: GRAINED (7)
Ben: ungrained
DC: ENDURING (8) UNREADING (18)
Score: 58–29 (max 74)
A good 7 from Mark with Grained........sadly Ben's risk does not pay off and is disallowed by Susie..................but DC get to shine with their 9 Unreading........yes this was one I spotted !
Round 9: 50, 8, 9, 9, 3, 1. Target: 333.
C1: 324.
C2: 332. (8 − 1) × 50 − 9 − 9 (7)
RR: 333. (50 − 9 − 3 − 1) × 9 (10)
Score: 58–36 (max 84)
A good 1 away spot from our challenger........
Teatime teaser: NICERINSE -> INSINCERE
Round 10: L D E I O G Q D A
Mark: LODGED (6)
Ben: LODGED (6)
DC: LOADED (6) GADOID (6)
OT: ADELGID (7) GEOIDAL (7) GLADDIE (7)
Score: 64–42 (max 91)
6s all round......need I say more ?????? there was a few 7s hidden away !
Round 11: L D M E O A R C T
Mark: DEMOCRAT (8)
Ben: LOCATED (7)
DC: COMRADE (7) EARLDOM (7) DEMOCRAT (8)
Score: 72–42 (max 99)
A good 8 from from Mark that allows him to extend his lead further !
Round 12: S H L E A I B R K
Mark: BRAISE (6)
Ben: BAILERS (7)
DC: HAILERS (7)
OT: BALKIER (7) BEAKISH (7) BEARISH (7) BILKERS (7) HALIERS (7) HERBALS (7) KIBLAHS (7) LABRISH (7) LARKISH (7) REBAILS (7) SHAKIER (7) SHALIER (7) SKIABLE (7)
Score: 72–49 (max 106)
A good 7 from our challenger Ben.......... as our champion Mark can only manage a 6........could the comeback for Ben be on ??????????? In other news there were a few 7s !
Round 13: P N P S O U A E N
Mark: OPENS (5)
Ben: unopens
DC: UNOPEN (6)
OT: PANNOSE (7) POSAUNE (7) UNPOPES (7)
Score: 77–49 (max 113)
A good 5 from Mark.......but a very unfortunate risk from Ben that is very costly.....................if he declared it as a 6 he could of bagged the teapot from his last 2 rounds......Ben was rather unlucky with his risks
Round 14: 5, 6, 9, 3, 7, 1. Target: 253.
C1: 256.
C2: 253. 9 × 7 × (3 + 1) + 6 − 5 (10)
Score: 77–59 (max 123)
A good numbers solve from our challenger Ben that bags him another 10 points.........sadly this not enough to keep him in the contest .......I used a different method of solving this numbers game
6*7=42
9-3-6
42*6=252
252+1=253
Round 15: Z Z N A S T I E S
C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say SNAZZIEST which is correct.
Final Score: 77–69 (max 133)
So our challenger gets to solve the conundrum and score a rather respectable 69 points ! I think you have to feel sorry for Ben who had some unfortunate risks but clearly enjoyed his experience on the show.......join me again to see if Mark can bag his 5th win.......in meantime it is bye for now !
