Stop the press........It's that time again.........you heard it first it's the series 93 finals week........after 126 bruising heats.........that's right we are down to the cream of the crop.............the last eight will do battle over the coming days................it's our first quarter final and a rematch from their prelim game way back in April...........so which one of these legends will come out on top and earn their place in the semi-final............so let's get this show on the road and get this first quarter final underway
C1: Champion Patrick "The Gazelle " Thompson (8 wins, 977 points.)
C2: Champion Tom "The Oldham Onager " Bashford (4 wins, 463 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Charlene White .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N G R T E I A D E
R02: O I A P L S N M T
R03: 75, 50, 100, 25, 7, 3. Target: 639.
TTT: GRIPSPOON - "(50 ÷ 25 + 75) × 7 + 100"
R04: U E J K S P G O D
R05: N L B S I U O N R
R06: 8, 4, 2, 4, 9, 3. Target: 501.
R07: S Q N T I E A H E
R08: I S A I R N S T S
R09: 75, 50, 25, 100, 4, 2, . Target: 993.
TTT: ALBUMHINT - "If you want a hint, think about the digital photo album."
R10: E O U N S R G E F
R11: R L P D A E U G P
R12: O A O A R T M T V
R13: R T F C E O E T I
R14: 3, 8, 6, 5, 5, 3. Target: 240.
R15: H A S L Y R I C S (conundrum)
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Round 1: N G R T E I A D E
Patrick: DENIGRATE (18)
Tom: DENIGRATE (18)
DC: GRATINEED (18)
Score: 18–18 (max 18)
What a fantastic start from our quarter finalists kicking off the day proceedings with a 9
Round 2: O I A P L S N M T
Patrick: IMPLANTS (8)
Tom: SPLINT (6)
DC: MAINTOPS (8)
OT: TAMPIONS (8)
Score: 26–18 (max 26)
Round 3: 75, 50, 100, 25, 7, 3. Target: 639.
C1: 639. (50 ÷ 25 + 75) × 7 + 100 (10)
C2: 641.
Score: 36–18 (max 36)
Teatime teaser: GRIPSPOON -> PROPOSING
Round 4: U E J K S P G O D
Patrick: SOUPED (6)
Tom: SPOKE (5)
DC: JOKES (5)
OT: JOUKED (6) JUDGES (6) KOPJES (6) PODGES (6) PSEUDO (6) SPOKED (6)
Score: 42–18 (max 42)
Round 5: N L B S I U O N R
Patrick: LOINS (5)
Tom: BUNIONS (7)
DC: BUNIONS (7)
Score: 42–25 (max 49)
Game Changer ! Is the turning point that Tom needs to get himself back into this quarter final ?
Round 6: 8, 4, 2, 4, 9, 3. Target: 501.
C1: 502. (3 + 4) × 8 × 9 − 2 (7)
C2: 502. (3 + 4) × 8 × 9 − 2 (7)
RR: 501. (8 + 2 + 4) × 4 × 9 − 3 (10)
Score: 49–32 (max 59)
Not the easiest of six smalls our quarter finalists do well to get 1 away and 7 useful points.........but Ms Riley gets to shine and produce the perfect solution
Round 7: S Q N T I E A H E
Patrick: SENATE (6)
Tom: STAIN (5)
DC: HASTEN (6)
OT: ASHINE (6) ETHANE (6) HENTAI (6) SAITHE (6) SATEEN (6) SEITAN (6) SHANTI (6) THANES (6) THEINE (6) TISANE (6)
Score: 55–32 (max 65)
Round 8: I S A I R N S T S
Patrick: STRAINS (7)
Tom: RAISINS (7)
DC: STRAINS (7) RAISINS (7)
OT: INSISTS (7) INSTARS (7)
Score: 62–39 (max 72)
Round 9: 75, 50, 25, 100, 4, 2. Target: 993.
C1: 992. (75 + 50 + 25 + 100 − 2) × 4 (7)
C2: 996.
Score: 69–39 (max 79)
This cannot be solved perfectly.......Rachel say 1 away is as good as it gets
Teatime teaser: ALBUMHINT -> THUMBNAIL
Round 10: E O U N S R G E F
Patrick: GENEROUS (8)
Tom: GENEROUS (8)
DC: SURGEON (7)
Score: 77–47 (max 87)
Round 11: R L P D A E U G P
Patrick: GRAPPLED (8)
Tom: PLAGUED (7)
DC: GRAPPLED (8)
Score: 85–47 (max 95)
Round 12: O A O A R T M T V
Patrick: TOMATO (6)
Tom: ovator
DC: TOMATO (6)
OT: MATTAR (6) TOTARA (6)
Score: 91–47 (max 101)
Round 13: R T F C E O E T I
Patrick: COTTIER (7)
Tom: COTERIE (7)
DC: COTTIER (7)
Score: 98–54 (max 108)
Round 14: 3, 8, 6, 5, 5, 3. Target: 240.
C1: 240. (5 + 5) × 3 × 8 (10)
C2: 240. (5 + 5) × 3 × 8 (10)
Score: 108–64 (max 118)
Round 15: H A S L Y R I C S
C1 buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say CHRYSALIS which is correct.
Final Score: 118–64 (max 128)
Oh Yes ! what a speedy buzz from our top seed Patrick who now advances to the first semi-final where he will play the winner Daniel Face or Ian Kinsella that will be coming to our screens on Tuesday.............secondly take nothing away from Tom coming up against the top seed Patrick Thompson is no easy task but he can be proud of his achievement as a Countdown quarter finalist.........you can jpin me for the next recap where Charlie Harrison and Megel Barker will face off tomorrow for a place in the next Semi-final.........in the meantime it is bye for now