Today is a very important day as we are on the verge of crowning an Octo-champ, Is Heather going to spoil the party by stopping Caroline in her tracks ? Tune into the show and find out how she does.
C1: Champion Caroline McManus (7 wins, 577 points.)
C2: Challenger Heather Telfer.
DC: Susie Dent and Ben Hanlin.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: K R T L E I U O M
R02: T W P A E S I R E
R03: 50, 2, 3, 10, 8, 6, . Target: 652.
TTT: LIMEDARE - "The intention is to make you feel better."
R04: H T O O E S B M I
R05: G R T S E I O P A
R06: 75, 25, 9, 3, 2, 10, . Target: 111.
R07: T Q R C I E O L E
R08: M F N U O A T B E
R09: 25, 10, 2, 4, 8, 1. Target: 392.
TTT: SODRIEST - "So to prevent it being the driest chicken ever, I cooked it this way."
R10: S R U A E G S P E
R11: R D Y N O A U C E
R12: J S T H O E A R C
R13: D S T R I A O N E
R14: 75, 50, 10, 8, 7, 2. Target: 872.
R15: T E A C U T F U L (conundrum)
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Round 1: K R T L E I U O M
Caroline: OUTLIER (7)
Heather: OUTLIER (7)
DC: MOTLIER (7)
OT: MOULTER (7) TURMOIL (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
7s all round.......can we move on ?????
Round 2: T W P A E S I R E
Caroline: WEARIEST (8)
Heather: REPEATS (7)
DC: WIRETAPS (8)
OT: PEATRIES (8) SWEATIER (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)
A good 8 from our champion Caroline gives her a slight lead DC also get an 8 with Wiretaps which happens to be one of my favourite words
Round 3: 50, 2, 3, 10, 8, 6. Target: 652.
C1: 652. Mistake in working.
C2: 652. (10 + 3) × 50 + 2 (10)
Score: 15–17 (max 25)
Could the nerves be setting in for our Champion Caroline as she misses this numbers game..........Heather takes advantage of the situation by producing the perfect 10 and taking the lead in this tight contest
Teatime teaser: LIMEDARE -> REMEDIAL
Round 4: H T O O E S B M I
Caroline: BOOTIES (7)
Heather: BOOTIES (7)
DC: BOOMIEST (8)
OT: MOOTHIES (8) SMOOTHIE (8)
Score: 22–24 (max 33)
7s all round from our Champion and Challenger, but over in DC they get to shine with their 8 Boomiest
Round 5: G R T S E I O P A
Caroline: GORIEST (7)
Heather: GRIPES (6)
DC: GRAPIEST (8) PASTORIE (8)
OT: PARIGOTS (8) PORTAGES (8) POTAGERS (8) SEPTORIA (8)
Score: 29–24 (max 41)
Round 6: 75, 25, 9, 3, 2, 10. Target: 111.
C1: 111. 25 + 75 + 9 + 2 (10)
C2: 111. (25 + 8 + 2 + 4) × 10 + 1 (10)
Score: 39–34 (max 51)
Piss EZ this one !
Round 7: T Q R C I E O L E
Caroline: RECOIL (6)
Heather: RECOIL (6)
DC: ELECTRO (7)
OT: ORCELITE (8)
Score: 45–40 (max 59)
6s all round from our champion and challenger..........DC get to shine with their 7 Electro.......but one rather interesting 8 missed by all with Orcelite
Round 8: M F N U O A T B E
Caroline: BOATMEN (7)
Heather: AMOUNT (6)
DC: UMBONATE (8)
Score: 52–40 (max 67)
A good 7 from our champion Caroline with Boatmen........but DC get to shine with their 8 Umbonate this was one I spotted
Round 9: 25, 10, 2, 4, 8, 1. Target: 392.
C1: 393. Mistake in working.
C2: 391. (25 + 8 + 2 + 4) × 10 + 1 (7)
RR: 392. (10 + 2 + 4) × 25 − 8 (10)
Score: 52–47 (max 77)
Another nervy from our champion Caroline, our challenger Heather takes advantage of the situation by getting 1 the other way and reducing the arrears to 5 points ...........but Ms Riley gets to shine and produces a perfect 10............I used a completely different method to solve this bad boy !
25*2=50
50-1=49
49*8=392
Teatime teaser: SODRIEST -> ROTISSED
Round 10: S R U A E G S P E
Caroline: GREASES (7)
Heather: GREASES (7)
DC: ASPERGES (8)
OT: PRESAGES (8) REUSAGES (8)
Score: 59–54 (max 85)
7s all round.......but there were a fair few 8s hidden away one of those was offered by DC with Asperges
Round 11: R D Y N O A U C E
Caroline: UNRACED (7)
Heather: AROUND (6)
DC: CRAYONED (8)
Score: 66–54 (max 93)
Memories of primary school anybody ?????
Round 12: J S T H O E A R C
Caroline: ROACHES (7)
Heather: COASTER (7)
DC: COASTER (7) CHASTER (7) RATCHES (7)
OT: THORACES (8)
Score: 73–61 (max 101)
7s all round from everybody..........but there was one rather interesting 8 hidden away with Thoraces which I spotted
Round 13: D S T R I A O N E
Caroline: DERATIONS (18)
Heather: RATIONED (8)
DC: NOTARISED (18) DERATIONS (18)
OT: NADORITES (18) ORDINATES (18)
Score: 91–61 (max 119)
What a way to become an octo-champ by spotting a 9............there are 4 of them in total in this rather nice selection letters.......no extra points if you spot the others, but for Heather it is game over !
Round 14: 75, 50, 10, 8, 7, 2. Target: 872.
C1: 862. Mistake in working.
C2: -
RR: 872. (75 + 50) × 7 − (8 − 10 ÷ 2) (10)
Score: 91–61 (max 129)
Both Champion and Challenger blank this round..................but Ms Riley mops up and produces a perfect 10
Round 15: T E A C U T F U L
C2 buzzes on 12 seconds to say FLUCTUATE which is correct.
Final Score: 91–71 (max 139)
So Caroline becomes an octo-champ and finishes on 668 points averaging out at 83.5 points a game she now finishes as the 5th seed when the finals for series 88 will start in December, take nothing away from Heather she gave Caroline a run for her money but had last laugh by solving the conundrum. Join me again where we will start the new week with two brand new contestants, in the meantime it is bye for now.