C1: Champion Mike Cannon (2 wins, 156 points) A Singer/Musical Director.
C2: Challenger Billy Whitehead : Some of you may remember Billy from series 47.......the same series I was on..............where he narrowly lost on a crucial conundrum.................let's hope that history does not repeat itself !
DC: Susie Dent and Brendan Cole
RR: Rachel Riley
OT: Other words or solutions
R01: S N M T E I A O I
R02: D S N T E E O V U
R03: 50, 75, 5, 9, 1, 10. Target: 486.
TTT: POINTDIRE - "Everything in his life was dire at this point, and it was about to get worse"
R04: L S N T I A E D I
R05: M W L S O E U I H
R06: 75, 6, 10, 2, 3, 5. Target: 149.
R07: C R N T G O A A O
R08: S L R T U A I W A
R09: 25, 4, 3, 6, 2, 9. Target: 637.
TTT: LINKEDBAR - "The answer to this is linked to what you get from the bar."
R10: T S C N E I A P A
R11: S T V B I O E E D
R12: L P N R I E O G U
R13: F T P Y I E A R F
R14: 50, 1, 5, 4, 7, 10. Target: 597.
R15: D I E T C O L A S (conundrum)
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Round 1: S N M T E I A O I
Mike: STAMEN (6)
Billy: MOANIEST (8)
DC: AMNIOTES (8)
OT: MINIATES (8) MIONITES (8) SIMONITE (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)
Amniote : An animal whose embryo develops in an amnion and chorion and has an allantois; a mammal, bird, or reptile.
Round 2: D S N T E E O V U
Mike: unvotes
Billy: DEVOTES (7)
DC: VENTOUSE (8)
Score: 0–15 (max 16)
Mike has his 7 disallowed, but Billy adds 7 more points to his score...............but there is an 8 hidden away with Ventouse and this was one I spotted
Ventouse : A vacuum extractor for use in assisting childbirth.
Round 3: 50, 75, 5, 9, 1, 10. Target: 486.
Mike: -
Billy: 486. 50 × 10 − (9 + 5) (10)
Score: 0–25 (max 26)
A good solve from our Challenger..........not too taxing !!!!!
Teatime teaser: POINTDIRE -> PERDITION
Round 4: L S N T I A E D I
Mike: SAINTED (7)
Billy: LANDTIES (8)
DC: DENIALIST (18)
OT: DISENTAIL (18)
Score: 0–33 (max 44)
A good 8 from our Challenger..............but there is no denying this 9 as DC get to show off with Denialist
Round 5: M W L S O E U I H
Mike: WHILES (6)
Billy: HOMIES (6)
OT: MOULIES (7) WHOLISM (7)
Score: 6–39 (max 51)
6s all round.......at last the champion is on the score board........but there are two interesting 7s ignored by all MOULIES and WHOLISM
Round 6: 75, 6, 10, 2, 3, 5. Target: 149.
Mike: 149. 2 × 75 − (6 − 5) (10)
Billy: 149. 2 × 75 − (6 − 5) (10)
Not too taxing in this round......A straightforward solve ........NEED I SAY MORE ??????????
Score: 16–49 (max 61)
Round 7: C R N T G O A A O
Mike: CARTOON (7)
Billy: GROAN (5)
DC: OCTAGON (7) TANGO (5)
Score: 23–49 (max 68)
What kid didn't watch the odd episode of Scooby Doo ???????
Another one of my favourite childhood cartoons.......All-star Laff-a-lympics !!!
Round 8: S L R T U A I W A
Mike: WALRUS (6)
Billy: TRAILS (6)
DC: RITUALS (7)
OT: AUSTRAL (7) LARIATS (7) LAWSUIT (7) RILAWAS (7) TALWARS (7) TULWARS (7) WAIRUAS (7)
Score: 29–55 (max 75)
Round 9: 25, 4, 3, 6, 2, 9. Target: 637.
Mike: 633. 4 × 25 × 6 + (2 + 9) × 3 (7)
Billy: 645.
RR: 637. ((6 + 2) × 3 + 25) × (9 + 4) (10)
Score: 36–55 (max 85)
A good solve from our Champion.........he picks up 7 more points and it puts him back in the contest........but Rachel mops up and produces the perfect solution......this was one I solved using a different method
25*4=100
100-9=91
6-2=4
4+3=7
91*7=637
Using the Omelette method yet again !!
Teatime teaser: LINKEDBAR -> DRINKABLE
Round 10: T S C N E I A P A
Mike: CAPTAINS * 7 ( Misdeclared )
Billy: CAPTAINS (8)
DC: CATNAPS (7) CAPTAINS (8)
OT: PANACEIST (18) PINACATES (18)
Score: 36–63 (max 103)
8s all round.........but one misdeclared as a 7 but there are 2 interesting 9s hidden away.......but I managed to spot Pinacates
Panaciest : A person who offers or applies a panacea; a person who believes in panaceas.
Pinacates : More fully "pinacate beetle", "pinacate bug". Any of several flightless black darkling beetles of the genus Eleodes found in the deserts of Arizona and northwestern Mexico, known for the foul-smelling liquid they emit when attacked.
Round 11: S T V B I O E E D
Mike: DEVOTES (7)
Billy: BODIES (6)
DC: DEVOTES (7) BETIDES (7)
OT: BOETIES (7) TOESIDE (7) VOIDEST (7)
Score: 43–63 (max 110)
Round 12: L P N R I E O G U
Mike: ELOPING (7)
Billy: POURING (7)
OT: NEUROPIL (8) PLONGEUR (8)
Score: 50–70 (max 118)
7s all round but I managed to spot one of the two 8s hidden away Plongeur
Plongeur : A person employed to wash dishes and carry out other menial tasks in a restaurant or hotel.
Neuropil : A dense network of interwoven nerve fibers and their branches and synapses, together with glial filaments.
Round 13: F T P Y I E A R F
Mike: tapier
Billy: PARITY (6)
OT: PARTIFY (7) PETRIFY (7) PIAFFER (7)
Score: 50–76 (max 125)
Round 14: 50, 1, 5, 4, 7, 10. Target: 597.
Mike: 597. (5 + 7) × 50 − (4 − 1) (10)
Billy: 597. (5 + 7) × 50 − (4 − 1) (10)
Score: 60–86 (max 135)
Nice and easy...........NO COMMENT !!!!!!
Round 15: D I E T C O L A S
Billy buzzes on 24.25 seconds to say DISLOCATE which is correct.
Final Score: 60–96 (max 145)
A great showing from Billy he finally gets the teapot.......that he has waited 20 years for...........but take nothing away from Mike he will be satisfied with his 2 wins and his teapot !!!
In the meantime.......Bye for now
