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It's that time again.............where we are on the verge of crowning an octo-champ.............oh wait this no ordinary recap..it's some random dude in the champions chair and one of the most popular apterites by the name of Ciaran McCarthy that supports some tinpot football club called Crystal Palace that is feeling glad all over ! ............before we get down to business and get this party started we have the small matter of a game that needs to completed................can our challenger Paul be the party pooper and crash this party ? let's find out how they both go on !






C1: Champion Ciaran McCarthy (7 wins, 718 points.)
C2: Challenger Paul Bainbridge.
DC: Susie Dent and Shirley Ballas .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P R E O L W A G M
R02: R G O T E H O U M
R03: 75, 100, 25, 1, 8, 3. Target: 111.
TTT: SHOWDONE - "When the show's done, we get these parties started"
R04: O T G N A H I S D
R05: F B O A L S E C A
R06: 25, 100, 3, 5, 4, 10. Target: 232.
R07: T G O E R P I R A
R08: N L I Q U E T S A
R09: 75, 50, 25, 10, 4, 4. Target: 631.
TTT: COURTEMP - " If this overheats, it can freeze"
R10: G O S N U S I N E
R11: T M A E S R I E D
R12: N U M I D A S E F
R13: S T A E P T I D U
R14: 100, 5, 10, 1, 7, 1. Target: 763.
R15: S H E S H A P P I (conundrum)


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Round 1: P R E O L W A G M

Ciaran: PERGOLA (7)
Paul: plowage
DC: GAPEWORM (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)



Round 2: R G O T E H O U M

Ciaran: MOUTHER (7)
Paul: TOUGHER (7)
DC: GOURMET (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: 75, 100, 25, 1, 8, 3. Target: 111.

C1: 111. 100 + 8 + 3 (10)
C2: 111. 100 + 8 + 3 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 25)

A piece of piss this numbers game that bags our champion and challenger 10 points each






Teatime teaser: SHOWDONE -> HOEDOWNS

Round 4: O T G N A H I S D

Ciaran: HOSTING (7)
Paul: doatings
DC: DASHING (7) SHADING (7) SANDHOG (7)
OT: AGONIST (7) GANOIDS (7) GITANOS (7) GOATISH (7) HASTING (7) TASHING (7) THINGOS (7) TOADISH (7)
Score: 31–17 (max 32)

Round 5: F B O A L S E C A

Ciaran: CABLES (6)
Paul: CABLES (6)
DC: SOLACE (6) FABLES (6)
OT: CABALS (6) COBLES (6) FAECAL (6)
Score: 37–23 (max 38)

Round 6: 25, 100, 3, 5, 4, 10. Target: 232.

C1: 232. (10 ÷ 5) × 100 + 25 + 4 + 3 (10)
C2: -
Score: 47–23 (max 48)

Round 7: T G O E R P I R A

Ciaran: AIRPORT (7)
Paul: progate
DC: PRIORATE (8)
OT: PROGERIA (8)
Score: 54–23 (max 56)

Round 8: N L I Q U E T S A

Ciaran: QUANTILES (18)
Paul: SQUINT (6)
DC: SEQUIN (6)
Score: 72–23 (max 74)



Round 9: 75, 50, 25, 10, 4, 4. Target: 631.

C1: 631. (75 − 50) × 25 + 10 − 4 (10)
C2: 637.
Score: 82–23 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: COURTEMP -> COMPUTER

Round 10: G O S N U S I N E

Ciaran: nounises
Paul: ousing
DC: IGNEOUS (7) SENSING (7)
OT: ENSIGNS (7) ENSUING (7) GUENONS (7) GUNNIES (7) NOSINGS (7) SONNIES (7) SOUSING (7) SUNNIES (7) UNISONS (7)
Score: 82–23 (max 91)

Susie says no to both words..........but the damage is minor for our champion Ciaran as he has a healthy over his challenger Paul..............there were quite a few sevens to be had........no extra points for spotting most of those.........so let's not fight over this and play nicely







Round 11: T M A E S R I E D

Ciaran: DREAMIEST (18)
Paul: STREAMED (8)
DC: DIAMETERS (18)
OT: DIATREMES (18)
Score: 100–23 (max 109)

It's raining nines in this round............three of those to be had.............but no extra points for spotting all of them...........the one I spotted was Diameters along with DC !



Round 12: N U M I D A S E F

Ciaran: FAMINES (7)
Paul: FAMINES (7)
DC: MEDIANS (7) MAIDENS (7)
OT: FUNDIES (7) INFUSED (7) MEDINAS (7) SIDEMAN (7) SNAFUED (7)
Score: 107–30 (max 116)

Round 13: S T A E P T I D U

Ciaran: DISPUTE (7)
Paul: SPITTED (7)
DC: SITUATED (8) APTITUDES (18)
Score: 114–37 (max 134)

Sevens all round from Ciaran and Paul............over in DC they get to shine with their 9 Aptitudes.........this was one that I missed !







Round 14: 100, 5, 10, 1, 7, 1. Target: 763.

C1: 763. (100 + 10 − 1) × 7 (10)
C2: 763. (100 + 10 − 1) × 7 (10)
Score: 124–47 (max 144)

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Round 15: S H E S H A P P I

C2 buzzes on 10.25 seconds to say SHIPSHAPE which is correct.
Final Score: 124–57 (max 154)

What a great contest this has been, firstly congratulations to Ciaran on becoming the 4th octo-champ of series 92 his combined score of 842 points that averages out as 105.25 a game and puts him as the provisional third seed for now, he will almost certainly be back for the series 92 finals that takes place in December, secondly take nothing away from Paul he gave as good as he got but had the last laugh by solving the conundrum, you can join me for the next recap where we welcome two brand new contestants to the Countdown studios...........In the meantime I bid you farewell until next time..............