C1: Champion Toby Byfield (7 wins, 734 points.)
C2: Challenger Jonno Smith.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Sinha .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R E S O G U C I N
R02: B P A E D A R I N
R03: 100, 75, 25, 50, 10, 10. Target: 506.
TTT: LONGMOOT - "On foreign shores, he'll be lost for words."
R04: R U I P W O T U D
R05: S I N O L E N O H
R06: 75, 50, 4, 5, 6, 5, . Target: 129.
R07: C U F E G O Q W T
R08: N A S O A N T E S
R09: 25, 75, 50, 100, 3, 7, . Target: 186.
TTT: DECENTME - "His need for dentures was firmly established"
R10: D O T I R U O L I
R11: P E V A R E F O T
R12: S E H U E M T G A
R13: S I Y E L A S E M
R14: 6, 4, 1, 3, 6, 9, . Target: 630.
R15: N U D G E U N T O (conundrum)
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Round 1: R E S O G U C I N
Toby: SOURCING (8)
Jonno: RECUSING (8)
DC: SECURING (8) COURSING (8) SCOURING (8)
OT: INSOURCE (8) RESCUING (8) ROUGINES (8) ROUNCIES (8) SCROUNGE (8) SCUNGIER (8) SOIGNEUR (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
What a great start from our champion and challenger 8s all round................let's not argue about this !
Round 2: B P A E D A R I N
Toby: BRAINED (7)
Jonno: BRAINED (7)
DC: BANDIER (7) PARABEN (7)
OT: AIRBAND (7) ARABINE (7) ARANEID (7) BADIANE (7) BRAAIED (7) PARDINE (7) REABAND (7)
Score: 15–15 (max 15)
7s all round............nothing to complain over !
Round 3: 100, 75, 25, 50, 10, 10. Target: 506.
C1: 506. 10 × 50 + 10 − 100 ÷ 25 (10)
C2: 506. 10 × 50 + 10 − 100 ÷ 25 (10)
Score: 25–25 (max 25)
Nice and easy not too taxing this !
Teatime teaser: LONGMOOT -> MONOGLOT
Round 4: R U I P W O T U D
Toby: PUTRID (6)
Jonno: PROUD (5)
DC: PUTRID (6)
OT: PROTID (6) TORPID (6) TRIPOD (6)
Score: 31–25 (max 31)
Deadlock broken ! A good 6 from our champion Toby sees him go ahead for the first time in this tight contest
Round 5: S I N O L E N O H
Toby: LOONIES (7)
Jonno: LOONIES (7)
DC: LESION (6) ONIONS (6)
OT: HOOLIES (7) IONONES (7) NOONIES (7)
Score: 38–32 (max 38)
7s all round from our champion and challenger in this tight contest.........DC are stuck on 6s
Round 6: 75, 50, 4, 5, 6, 5. Target: 129.
C1: 129. 75 + 50 + 4 (10)
C2: 129. 75 + 50 + 4 (10)
Score: 48–42 (max 48)
Piss Easy this solve .........do you honestly think that our champion and challenger would not solve this ?
Round 7: C U F E G O Q W T
Toby: QUOTE (5)
Jonno: QUOTE (5)
DC: COQUET (6) QUOTE (5)
Score: 53–47 (max 54)
5s all round................but DC come up with a gem as their 6 Coquet
Round 8: N A S O A N T E S
Toby: STONES (6)
Jonno: SEASON (6)
DC: SONATAS (7) ASSONANT (8)
OT: ASSONATE (8)
Score: 59–53 (max 62)
6s all round from our champion and challenger...........but DC come up with a cracking 8 Assonant
Round 9: 25, 75, 50, 100, 3, 7. Target: 186.
C1: 185. 100 + 75 + 7 + 3 (7)
C2: 185. 100 + 75 + 7 + 3 (7)
RR: 186. (100 − 7) × 50 ÷ 25 (10)
Score: 66–60 (max 72)
A good one away from our champion and challenger.....................but Ms Riley gets to shine and produces the perfect 10
Teatime teaser: DECENTME -> CEMENTED
Round 10: D O T I R U O L I
Toby: dilutor
Jonno: outrid
DC: TOROID (6)
OT: DOLOUR (6)
Score: 66–60 (max 78)
Both contestants draw a blank in this round as Susie says no both.............DC get to show off with their 6 Toroid..........that was the max for this round
Round 11: P E V A R E F O T
Toby: REPEAT (6)
Jonno: FEVER (5)
DC: OPERATE (7) OVEREAT (7)
OT: FOVEATE (7) OVERATE (7) OVERFAT (7) PREVOTE (7)
Score: 72–60 (max 85)
A good 6 from Toby that puts him further ahead..............our challenger can only manage a 5 with Fever........so this now means that our champion Toby is dancing his way to Octo-Champ glory !
Round 12: S E H U E M T G A
Toby: GAMETES (7)
Jonno: GAMETES (7)
DC: GAMETES (7) MESHUGA (7)
OT: MAEGTHS (7) METHEGS (7) MUTAGES (7)
Score: 79–67 (max 92)
7s all round............nothing to complain about
Round 13: S I Y E L A S E M
Toby: MESSILY (7)
Jonno: MEALIES (7)
DC: MEASLES (7) AIMLESS (7) MISLAYS (7)
OT: ASYLEES (7) MASSILY (7) MELISSA (7) MILSEYS (7) MISEASE (7) MYIASES (7) SEISMAL (7) SMILEYS (7)
Score: 86–74 (max 99)
A typical teenagers bedroom............very messy !
Mr Messy a character from the Mr Men books created by the late great Roger Hargreaves
Last but not least..............he was one of the best footballers in the world.........Lionel Messi started at Barcelona at the age of 13 and then made his professional debut at 17 in 2004 where spent 17 years at the club and those of years as captain where he helped them to win 6 La Liga Titles and 4 Champions League titles the going on to win 4 Ballon D'Or awards, after moving on from Barcelona.... he made 58 appearances for PSG and is still playing for Inter Miami with 13 appearances under his belt. He made his debut for his country Argentina in 2005 he was given the captaincy in 2011 and led his country to their 3rd World Cup title in 2022, he has won an amazing 180 caps for his country making the most capped player for Argentina.
Round 14: 6, 4, 1, 3, 6, 9. Target: 630.
C1: 630. (6 + 1) × 9 × (6 + 4) (10)
C2: -
Score: 96–74 (max 109)
Nice and Straightforward from our champion Toby...........Sadly for Jonno it is game over !
Round 15: N U D G E U N T O
C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say OUTGUNNED which is correct.
Final Score: 96–84 (max 119)
What a great contest this has been firstly congraulations to Toby on becoming the 5th octo-champ of series 89, his overall score of 830 points averages out at 103.75 a game this puts him as the second seed for now. Take nothing away fron Jonno he had the last laugh by solving the conundrum but gave as good as he got, if he came on a different he would of been in contention for a teapot, Monday welcomes two new contestants to the Countdown studios.........you can join me for the next recap............in the meantime it is bye for now !
