Thursday 30th June 2022 (Series 86, Preliminary 9)
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 5:15 pm
Hello and welcome to another recap........Today is the day when we get to see another octochamp being crowned. Before Daren can join the super elite........Can Chris spoil the party ????? Tune into today's show to find out whether Daren does achieve this !!
C1: Champion Daren Barnes (7 wins, 632 points.) A Supermarket Duty Manager from East Wittering in Sussex
C2: Challenger Chris Canham : You may remember Chris from Series 49 in 2003 where she lost to Ian Buckley who was a quarter finalist......so let's hope she goes one better by securing the teapot.
DC: Susie Dent and Christopher Biggins .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G S R S I A M U A
R02: T F R E I N G U B
R03: 25, 100, 3, 6, 7, 2. Target: 343.
TTT: MANRENTS - "The man rents an apartment full of old pieces of carpet"
R04: N F S I E R A S N
R05: L T D E I N G A S
R06: 100, 50, 6, 10, 9, 7. Target: 957.
R07: C K L E U T G I E
R08: Y S R A I O P V A
R09: 100, 25, 10, 4, 3, 8. Target: 628.
TTT: THESASGO - "The SAS might go in to rescue these people. "
R10: D C S U E A T L I
R11: H S R E O W N E T
R12: M P I O D H U E T
R13: D Q N A E W M O R
R14: 25, 75, 4, 8, 1, 10. Target: 982.
R15: V E E R I D D L E (conundrum)
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Round 1: G S R S I A M U A
Daren: GRASS (5)
Chris: AMASS (5)
DC: GRASS (5) SAMURAIS (8)
OT: MAGUARIS (8)
Score: 5–5 (max 8)
5s all round.......but there are 2 eights hidden away..........Samurais I managed to spot........Maguaris was the other
Maguaris : In full "maguari stork". A South American stork, Ciconia maguari, with a forked tail.
Round 2: T F R E I N G U B
Daren: TURBINE (7)
Chris: FRINGE (6)
DC: TURBINE (7) GUNFIRE (7) REFUTING (8)
OT: RETUBING (8)
Score: 12–5 (max 16)
Round 3: 25, 100, 3, 6, 7, 2. Target: 343.
Daren: 343. 3 × 100 + 2 × 25 − 7 (10)
Chris: 342.
Score: 22–5 (max 26)
Not too taxing this numbers solve from our champ.......need I say more ?????
Teatime teaser: MANRENTS -> REMNANTS
Round 4: N F S I E R A S N
Daren: FANNIES (7) ( This was cut from the broadcast due to its potentially offensive definition; only Canham's declaration was shown before cutting to Dictionary Corner.)
Chris: FAIRNESS (8)
DC: SANSERIF (8) FAIRNESS (8)
Score: 22–13 (max 34)
Round 5: L T D E I N G A S
Daren: DANGLIEST (18)
Chris: DEALINGS (8)
DC: DESALTING (18)
Score: 40–13 (max 52)
A good 9 from our Champion............I managed to spot the other 9 with desalting !!
Round 6: 100, 50, 6, 10, 9, 7. Target: 957.
Daren: 957. 9 × 100 + 50 + 7 (10)
Chris: 957. 100 × 10 − 50 + 7 (10)
Score: 50–23 (max 62)
Plenty of ways to solve this numbers game that is not too taxing as our contestants have no trouble in solving this bad boy !!!!!!!!!
Round 7: C K L E U T G I E
Daren: TICKLE (6)
Chris: TICKLE (6)
DC: TICKLE (6)
OT: TICKLE (6) LEUCITE (7)
Score: 56–29 (max 69)
Our contestants are Tickled pink with their 6
But there is an interesting 7 spotted by Susie....and one I managed to spot Leucite
Leucite : A potassium aluminosilicate mineral, crystallizing in the tetrahedral system and typically found as grey or white
glassy trapezohedra in volcanic rocks.
Round 8: Y S R A I O P V A
Daren: vapors
Chris: PAIRS (5)
DC: APORIAS (7)
OT: PAVIORS (7) PAVISOR (7) PROAVIS (7)
Score: 56–34 (max 76)
Round 9: 100, 25, 10, 4, 3, 8. Target: 628.
Daren: 620.
Chris: 628. (10 − 4) × 100 + 25 + 3 (10)
Score: 56–44 (max 86)
A good numbers solve from our challenger........which narrows the gap to 12 points.....Chris is not letting Daren out of his sights !!!
Teatime teaser: THESASGO -> HOSTAGES
Round 10: D C S U E A T L I
Daren: DIALECTS (8)
Chris: ludites
DC: DIALECTS (8) CITADELS (8)
OT: DILECTUS (8) DULCITES (8) EDICULAS (8)
Score: 64–44 (max 94)
Round 11: H S R E O W N E T
Daren: HORNETS (7)
Chris: SHOWER (6)
DC: NOWHERE (7) NOWHERES (8)
OT: THROWEES (8)
Score: 71–44 (max 102)
Round 12: M P I O D H U E T
Daren: METHOD (6)
Chris: MOUTHED (7)
DC: MOUTHED (7) THUMPED (7) HIDEOUT (7)
OT: PODETIUM (8)
Score: 71–51 (max 110)
7s all round.....there is an interesting 8 ignored by all and one I managed to spot !!!
Podetium : In some lichens (especially of the genus Cladonia): a lichenized stalk-like portion of a fruticose apothecium, bearing spore-producing tissue at its tip.
Round 13: D Q N A E W M O R
Daren: MEADOW (6)
Chris: MOANED (6)
DC: WORDMAN (7)
OT: MADRONE (7) MANDORE (7) ROADMEN (7) WOADMEN (7) WORDMEN (7)
Score: 77–57 (max 117)
6s all round but the gap still remains tight at 20 points......Chris will need full marks in the numbers game and the conundrum....to force a tiebreak
Round 14: 25, 75, 4, 8, 1, 10. Target: 982.
Daren: 972.
Chris: 985. (8 + 4 + 1) × 75 + 10 (7)
RR: 982. (25 + 75 − 1) × 10 − 8 (10)
Score: 77–64 (max 127)
Round 15: V E E R I D D L E
Daren buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say DELIVERED which is correct.
Final Score: 87–64 (max 137)
First of all I would like to offer my congratulations to Daren Barnes on becoming the first octochamp of this series his score of 719 points over 8 games averages out at 89.875 a game, take nothing from Chris who put in an admirable performance that was not quite enough to match Daren.....this puts him as the no 1 seed for now......tomorrow will we see two new contestants...but which one of those will sitting in the champions chair ?????
In the meantime bye for now !!
C1: Champion Daren Barnes (7 wins, 632 points.) A Supermarket Duty Manager from East Wittering in Sussex
C2: Challenger Chris Canham : You may remember Chris from Series 49 in 2003 where she lost to Ian Buckley who was a quarter finalist......so let's hope she goes one better by securing the teapot.
DC: Susie Dent and Christopher Biggins .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G S R S I A M U A
R02: T F R E I N G U B
R03: 25, 100, 3, 6, 7, 2. Target: 343.
TTT: MANRENTS - "The man rents an apartment full of old pieces of carpet"
R04: N F S I E R A S N
R05: L T D E I N G A S
R06: 100, 50, 6, 10, 9, 7. Target: 957.
R07: C K L E U T G I E
R08: Y S R A I O P V A
R09: 100, 25, 10, 4, 3, 8. Target: 628.
TTT: THESASGO - "The SAS might go in to rescue these people. "
R10: D C S U E A T L I
R11: H S R E O W N E T
R12: M P I O D H U E T
R13: D Q N A E W M O R
R14: 25, 75, 4, 8, 1, 10. Target: 982.
R15: V E E R I D D L E (conundrum)
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Round 1: G S R S I A M U A
Daren: GRASS (5)
Chris: AMASS (5)
DC: GRASS (5) SAMURAIS (8)
OT: MAGUARIS (8)
Score: 5–5 (max 8)
5s all round.......but there are 2 eights hidden away..........Samurais I managed to spot........Maguaris was the other
Maguaris : In full "maguari stork". A South American stork, Ciconia maguari, with a forked tail.
Round 2: T F R E I N G U B
Daren: TURBINE (7)
Chris: FRINGE (6)
DC: TURBINE (7) GUNFIRE (7) REFUTING (8)
OT: RETUBING (8)
Score: 12–5 (max 16)
Round 3: 25, 100, 3, 6, 7, 2. Target: 343.
Daren: 343. 3 × 100 + 2 × 25 − 7 (10)
Chris: 342.
Score: 22–5 (max 26)
Not too taxing this numbers solve from our champ.......need I say more ?????
Teatime teaser: MANRENTS -> REMNANTS
Round 4: N F S I E R A S N
Daren: FANNIES (7) ( This was cut from the broadcast due to its potentially offensive definition; only Canham's declaration was shown before cutting to Dictionary Corner.)
Chris: FAIRNESS (8)
DC: SANSERIF (8) FAIRNESS (8)
Score: 22–13 (max 34)
Round 5: L T D E I N G A S
Daren: DANGLIEST (18)
Chris: DEALINGS (8)
DC: DESALTING (18)
Score: 40–13 (max 52)
A good 9 from our Champion............I managed to spot the other 9 with desalting !!
Round 6: 100, 50, 6, 10, 9, 7. Target: 957.
Daren: 957. 9 × 100 + 50 + 7 (10)
Chris: 957. 100 × 10 − 50 + 7 (10)
Score: 50–23 (max 62)
Plenty of ways to solve this numbers game that is not too taxing as our contestants have no trouble in solving this bad boy !!!!!!!!!
Round 7: C K L E U T G I E
Daren: TICKLE (6)
Chris: TICKLE (6)
DC: TICKLE (6)
OT: TICKLE (6) LEUCITE (7)
Score: 56–29 (max 69)
Our contestants are Tickled pink with their 6
But there is an interesting 7 spotted by Susie....and one I managed to spot Leucite
Leucite : A potassium aluminosilicate mineral, crystallizing in the tetrahedral system and typically found as grey or white
glassy trapezohedra in volcanic rocks.
Round 8: Y S R A I O P V A
Daren: vapors
Chris: PAIRS (5)
DC: APORIAS (7)
OT: PAVIORS (7) PAVISOR (7) PROAVIS (7)
Score: 56–34 (max 76)
Round 9: 100, 25, 10, 4, 3, 8. Target: 628.
Daren: 620.
Chris: 628. (10 − 4) × 100 + 25 + 3 (10)
Score: 56–44 (max 86)
A good numbers solve from our challenger........which narrows the gap to 12 points.....Chris is not letting Daren out of his sights !!!
Teatime teaser: THESASGO -> HOSTAGES
Round 10: D C S U E A T L I
Daren: DIALECTS (8)
Chris: ludites
DC: DIALECTS (8) CITADELS (8)
OT: DILECTUS (8) DULCITES (8) EDICULAS (8)
Score: 64–44 (max 94)
Round 11: H S R E O W N E T
Daren: HORNETS (7)
Chris: SHOWER (6)
DC: NOWHERE (7) NOWHERES (8)
OT: THROWEES (8)
Score: 71–44 (max 102)
Round 12: M P I O D H U E T
Daren: METHOD (6)
Chris: MOUTHED (7)
DC: MOUTHED (7) THUMPED (7) HIDEOUT (7)
OT: PODETIUM (8)
Score: 71–51 (max 110)
7s all round.....there is an interesting 8 ignored by all and one I managed to spot !!!
Podetium : In some lichens (especially of the genus Cladonia): a lichenized stalk-like portion of a fruticose apothecium, bearing spore-producing tissue at its tip.
Round 13: D Q N A E W M O R
Daren: MEADOW (6)
Chris: MOANED (6)
DC: WORDMAN (7)
OT: MADRONE (7) MANDORE (7) ROADMEN (7) WOADMEN (7) WORDMEN (7)
Score: 77–57 (max 117)
6s all round but the gap still remains tight at 20 points......Chris will need full marks in the numbers game and the conundrum....to force a tiebreak
Round 14: 25, 75, 4, 8, 1, 10. Target: 982.
Daren: 972.
Chris: 985. (8 + 4 + 1) × 75 + 10 (7)
RR: 982. (25 + 75 − 1) × 10 − 8 (10)
Score: 77–64 (max 127)
Round 15: V E E R I D D L E
Daren buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say DELIVERED which is correct.
Final Score: 87–64 (max 137)
First of all I would like to offer my congratulations to Daren Barnes on becoming the first octochamp of this series his score of 719 points over 8 games averages out at 89.875 a game, take nothing from Chris who put in an admirable performance that was not quite enough to match Daren.....this puts him as the no 1 seed for now......tomorrow will we see two new contestants...but which one of those will sitting in the champions chair ?????
In the meantime bye for now !!