Hello and welcome to another recap it is 4th seed against 5th seed..........now which one these wonderful legends will book their place in tomorrows semi-final against the top seeded Jason Cullen aka Jase and Status..........and with 8 points separating their octo-total who will come out on top ? so without further ado.......... let's get this show on the road
C1: Champion Ciaran"The Omen " McCarthy (8 wins, 842 points.)
C2: Champion John "The Quiet Man "Payne (8 wins, 834 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Christopher Biggins .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L T E A S W I B O
R02: N R S I E O Y G S
R03: 25, 50, 100, 3, 7, 10. Target: 609.
TTT: ELVESOPEN - "The elves open millions of these"
R04: R N D E A E V A T
R05: L H C U I O J P A
R06: 75, 100, 50, 25, 1, 3, . Target: 291.
R07: D T O U R T A E M
R08: N T Z I E O N R S
R09: 100, 4, 10, 4, 3, 9. Target: 198.
TTT: TINSELGAD - " Forget the tinsel; the long string makes my baubles do this"
R10: P L D I A E G D C
R11: S G O U M B E E R
R12: F H N O I A T P M
R13: C L E O N T U E S
R14: 25, 50, 75, 100, 4, 6, . Target: 608.
R15: L O W L Y F I N E (conundrum)
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Round 1: L T E A S W I B O
Ciaran: BLOWIEST (8)
John: BLOWIEST (8)
DC: WAIST (5)
OT: BESTOWAL (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
A great start from our quarter finalists with their 8 Blowiest.......but there was one more eight hidden away with Bestowal
Round 2: N R S I E O Y G S
Ciaran: GORINESS (8)
John: seignors
DC: SYRINGES (8)
Score: 16–8 (max 16)
A fantastic round from our fourth seed Ciaran with his eight Goriness that gives him a brief but narrow lead..............our 5th seed John has his word disallowed by Susie
Round 3: 25, 50, 100, 3, 7, 10. Target: 609.
C1: 610.
C2: 609. (100 − 10 − 3) × 7 (10)
Score: 16–18 (max 26)
A great solve from our fifth seed John..........the first lead could be the most important of all
Teatime teaser: ELVESOPEN -> ENVELOPES
Round 4: R N D E A E V A T
Ciaran: TAVERNA (7)
John: TAVERNA (7)
DC: VERANDA (7)
OT: AERATED (7) AVERTED (7) RAVENED (7) VERDANT (7) VETERAN (7)
Score: 23–25 (max 33)
Sevens all round.........nothing worth arguing over........play nicely children
Round 5: L H C U I O J P A
Ciaran: POUCH (5)
John: POUCH (5)
DC: COPULA (6)
OT: CALIPH (6) COUPLA (6) CUPOLA (6) LOCHIA (6)
Score: 28–30 (max 39)
Fives all round from our quater ..........nothing to see here........so let's move ahead to the next round shall we ? However there were a few sixes.......one of those was spotted by DC
Round 6: 75, 100, 50, 25, 1, 3. Target: 291.
C1: 291. (100 − 3) × (75 ÷ 25) (10)
C2: 291. (100 − 3) × (75 ÷ 25) (10)
Score: 38–40 (max 49)
A piece of piss this numbers game.............this bags our quarter finalists 10 points each.........but the contest still remains tight
Round 7: D T O U R T A E M
Ciaran: TAUTOMER (8)
John: MUTATED (7)
Score: 46–40 (max 57)
But our 4th seed Ciaran hits straight back with his 8 Tautomer and takes the lead........in this tight contest
Round 8: N T Z I E O N R S
Ciaran: INTONES (7)
John: TENSION (7)
DC: INTONERS (8)
OT: NOINTERS (8)
Score: 53–47 (max 65)
Sevens all round from John and Ciaran...........over in DC Susie gets to shine and show off with her 8 Intoners
Round 9: 100, 4, 10, 4, 3, 9. Target: 198.
C1: 197.
C2: 198. 10 × 9 + 4 + 4 + 100 (10)
Score: 53–57 (max 75)
Another fantastic round from our 5th seed John with this perfect solve and 10 more points
Teatime teaser: TINSELGAD -> DANGLIEST
Round 10: P L D I A E G D C
Ciaran: PLACED (6)
John: PLAIDED (7)
DC: GLADDIE (7)
OT: ADELGID (7) PELAGIC (7)
Score: 53–64 (max 82)
Another superb round from John with his 7 Plaided............this extends his lead by 11 points with everything left to play for.........in this rather tight quarter final contest
Round 11: S G O U M B E E R
Ciaran: MORGUES (7)
John: GRUESOME (8)
DC: SUBMERGE (8)
Score: 53–72 (max 90)
Not the best round with Ciaran's 7 Morgues.........But there is a game changer from our fifth seed John..............with a rather horrible eight Gruesome allows him to extend his lead by 19 points.......can Ciaran come back and get himself back into this contest ?
Round 12: F H N O I A T P M
Ciaran: FATHOM (6)
John: MONTH (5)
OT: MAINTOP (7) PHANTOM (7) TAMPION (7)
Score: 59–72 (max 97)
But Ciaran hits back with his 6 Fathom and reduces the arrears to 13 points.......with everything to play for........the question is can Ciaran mount a comeback and get himself back into this game ?
There were a few sevens missed by all.......so let's move on
Round 13: C L E O N T U E S
Ciaran: toluenes
John: elocutes
DC: CONSULTEE (18)
Score: 59–72 (max 115)
Is there is another twist to this quarter final.........with John and Ciaran having their words disallowed by Susie............with 13 points being the difference............is there one final push for Ciaran to get himself back into this quarter final he would need to max the next two rounds to book himself in the semi-final if not it could be our 5th seed John .............but over in DC Susie gets to shine yet again with her 9 Consultee
Round 14: 25, 50, 75, 100, 4, 6. Target: 608.
C1: 608. 6 × 100 + (50 ÷ 25) × 4 (10)
C2: 608. 6 × 100 + (50 ÷ 25) × 4 (10)
Score: 69–82 (max 125)
Both Ciaran and John have no trouble with this bad boy...........sadly for our 4th seed Ciaran it is game over
Round 15: L O W L Y F I N E
C1 buzzes on 14 seconds to say YELLOWFIN which is correct.
Final Score: 79–82 (max 135)
What a fantastic contest this has been firstly congratulations to John Payne who will now face off against the top seed Jason Cullen aka Jase and Status in the first of our semi-finals tomorrow for a place in Friday's grand final. Secondly take nothing away from Ciaran McCarthy he can hold his head up with pride and be proud of his achievements as a Countdown finalist...........but had the last laugh by solving the conundrum. You can join me for the first of our semi-finals that kicks off tomorrow........in the meantime it is bye for now !
