Monday 11th October 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 66)
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:19 pm
Countdown recap for Monday 11 October 2010.
C1: Champion Michael Chadwick (6 wins, 574 points.)
C2: Challenger Alan Byers.
DC: Susie Dent and David Lloyd.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T E I C N E R D C
R02: S T A E I S W G E
R03: Y A T P O U F Q E
R04: D M I E U J N S V
R05: 100, 5, 7, 2, 1, 4. Target: 190.
TTT: RAWGHOST - "They're not exactly the prettiest of God's creatures"
R06: R P N I A O L S R
R07: L E M S U R N E O
R08: R F G A O A Z E S
R09: D I L A M E P S H
R10: 25, 50, 4, 10, 6, 7. Target: 117.
TTT: ROWDYPAL - "If you're good at this you'll get this"
R11: D A N E R M S O C
R12: B N X E A I N K E
R13: T I R A P I T N T
R14: 25, 75, 7, 7, 9, 4. Target: 987.
R15: P H O N E Y Z I T (conundrum)
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Michael Chadwick has been a little erratic in his run of 6 wins. Last Thursday he struggled to a victory against Elle but then clocked up an impressive 116 points in his next game against Sandra spotting the 9 DANGEROUS. He is looking tricky to beat and has spotted some nice words along the way so he has all the qualities to become octochamp. Today is his 7th appearance so he's quite close to his target. Just to remind you he is an advertising strategist from Tooting in London and enjoys cycling, cooking and listening to music like Blur and Oasis.
Alan Byers has the task of deposing the champion today. He is from Ardrossan, Ayrshire and like a lot of Scotsmen he enjoys his golf. He also likes to quiz and play scrabble as well as finding time to support the Hoops, Celtic. He also served in the Royal Artillery during the Falklands War and met Maggie T. When he told his dad this his dad responded saying "you didn't have your gun with you then?". Lolz. Oh well she'll be dead soon.
In DC all this week is cricketing legend nicknamed "Bumble" David Lloyd.
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: T E I C N E R D C
C1: CENTRED (7)
C2: TENDER (6)
DC: RECITED (7)
OT: CENTRIC (7) ECCRINE (7) ENTERIC (7) ENTICER (7) ENTICED (7) TIERCED (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
A great start from the champ as this round throws up some nice 7's.
ECCRINE means "(of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature".
ENTERIC means of or relating to the ENTERON which is the alimentary canal.
Round 2: S T A E I S W G E
C1: SEWAGE (6)
C2: states
DC: EASIEST (7)
OT: AGEISTS (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)
Michael's word is not rubbish here as he increases his lead to 13 points. DC find the very easy -IEST word.
Round 3: Y A T P O U F Q E
C1: PAYOUT (6)
C2: QUOTE (5)
DC: OPAQUE (6)
OT: TEAPOY (6)
Score: 19–0 (max 20)
A good spot amongst a tricky selection means Alan is yet to score as he is sat on 0. Other sixes include TEAPOY (I think offered by Kirk on the show) and OPAQUE which was immortalised by Scott Gillies.
Round 4: D M I E U J N S V
C1: MINED (5)
C2: MINES (5)
DC: UNDIES (6) DENIMS (6)
OT: INDUES (6) NUDIES (6) JUVIES (6) NUDISM (6)
Score: 24–5 (max 26)
MINE-DUH! Over emphasis of the letter D from Michael made me laugh. But they miss all the 6's although Alan is now on the board.
Round 5: 100, 5, 7, 2, 1, 4. Target: 190.
C1: 190. 100*2-(5+1+4) (10)
C2: 190. 100*2-(5+1+4) (10)
Score: 34–15 (max 36)
And this easy numbers game makes their scores slightly prettier. Why on earth they didn't just do (100-5)*2 is a bit of a mystery, or maybe they both don't have this way of thinking?
DC Guest Time: David talks about cricket, surprisingly.
Teatime teaser: RAWGHOST -> WARTHOGS
Round 6: R P N I A O L S R
C1: SPRAIN (6)
C2: SPRAIN (6)
DC: PARISON (7)
OT: SPORRAN (7)
Score: 40–21 (max 43)
Michael is a bit unlucky as he was tempted by PARISON but I reckon it was one of those words that he's maybe vaguely heard in his practise for the show and couldn't be fully certain. He'll know for next time though. Amazingly Alan overlooked SPORRAN...and he calls himself Scottish *shakes head disapprovingly*.
Round 7: L E M S U R N E O
C1: MOURNS (6)
C2: MOURNS (6)
DC: LEMONS (6) MORSEL (6)
OT: MERLONS (7) UNREELS (7)
Score: 46–27 (max 50)
6's all round and Alan isn't managing to claw back the 19 point deficit he's got himself into.
Round 8: R F G A O A Z E S
C1: FORAGES (7)
C2: GRAZES (6)
OT: AGAROSE (7)
Score: 53–27 (max 57)
And the 19 point gap is now 26 with a maximum spot by the champ.
Round 9: D I L A M E P S H
C1: SHAMED (6)
C2: IMPALED (7)
DC: MISLEAD (7) SIDELAMP (8)
OT: HELIPADS (8) IMPLEADS (8)
Score: 53–34 (max 65)
But there is life in this old dog yet as Michael misses lots of 7's letting Alan capitalise. There were a hat-trick of 8's and DC got one of them.
Round 10: 25, 50, 4, 10, 6, 7. Target: 117.
C1: 117. (6-4)*50+10+7 (10)
C2: 117. 50+25+6*7 (10)
Score: 63–44 (max 75)
Again an easy numbers game boosts both scores by 10 whilst the gap is 19 points.
Teatime teaser: ROWDYPAL -> WORDPLAY
Round 11: D A N E R M S O C
C1: DANCERS (7)
C2: SCREAM (6)
DC: COMRADES (8) ROMANCES (8)
OT: MERCADOS (8) DRACONES (8) RANSOMED (8) ROMANCED (8)
Score: 70–44 (max 83)
Loads of easy 8's missed and if Michael is to be one of the 8 finalists then he can't be missing maximums like this. Critical I know.
Round 12: B N X E A I N K E
C1: ANNEXE (6)
C2: INANE (5)
DC: BEANIE (6)
Score: 76–44 (max 89)
Then he manages to pull out lovely spots like this one here which was one of only two available 6's. With this spot his lead is now 32 points and this game is almost over.
Round 13: T I R A P I T N T
C1: PITTA (5)
C2: PAINT (5)
OT: ATTRIT (6)
Score: 81–49 (max 95)
Now it is over as this ghastly selection yields just one six whilst Michael and Alan have 5's.
ATTRIT means to wear down through attrition.
Round 14: 25, 75, 7, 7, 9, 4. Target: 987.
C1: 985. (25+75+4)*9+7*7 (7)
C2: 996.
RR: 987. ((7-4)*25+75-9)*7 (10) (Out of time)
Score: 88–49 (max 105)
Finally a tricky numbers game and Michael does well to get close. Rachel manages to solve it with an insane solution but she didn't get it within the 30 seconds.
Round 15: P H O N E Y Z I T
No one buzzes. The answer was HYPNOTIZE.
Final Score: 88–49 (max 115)
A conundrum which seemed easy enough went unsolved but Michael won't mind as he has won 7 games now. Alan didn't ever pose much of a threat as he started very sluggishly. With that win Michael remains as the number 6 seed but will have the chance to leapfrog the People's Champ Peter Godwin if he scores 44 points or wins his 8th tomorrow. Or will he in fact do a Peter Godwin and bow out with 7 wins?
Byeeee.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63
C1: Champion Michael Chadwick (6 wins, 574 points.)
C2: Challenger Alan Byers.
DC: Susie Dent and David Lloyd.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T E I C N E R D C
R02: S T A E I S W G E
R03: Y A T P O U F Q E
R04: D M I E U J N S V
R05: 100, 5, 7, 2, 1, 4. Target: 190.
TTT: RAWGHOST - "They're not exactly the prettiest of God's creatures"
R06: R P N I A O L S R
R07: L E M S U R N E O
R08: R F G A O A Z E S
R09: D I L A M E P S H
R10: 25, 50, 4, 10, 6, 7. Target: 117.
TTT: ROWDYPAL - "If you're good at this you'll get this"
R11: D A N E R M S O C
R12: B N X E A I N K E
R13: T I R A P I T N T
R14: 25, 75, 7, 7, 9, 4. Target: 987.
R15: P H O N E Y Z I T (conundrum)
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Michael Chadwick has been a little erratic in his run of 6 wins. Last Thursday he struggled to a victory against Elle but then clocked up an impressive 116 points in his next game against Sandra spotting the 9 DANGEROUS. He is looking tricky to beat and has spotted some nice words along the way so he has all the qualities to become octochamp. Today is his 7th appearance so he's quite close to his target. Just to remind you he is an advertising strategist from Tooting in London and enjoys cycling, cooking and listening to music like Blur and Oasis.
Alan Byers has the task of deposing the champion today. He is from Ardrossan, Ayrshire and like a lot of Scotsmen he enjoys his golf. He also likes to quiz and play scrabble as well as finding time to support the Hoops, Celtic. He also served in the Royal Artillery during the Falklands War and met Maggie T. When he told his dad this his dad responded saying "you didn't have your gun with you then?". Lolz. Oh well she'll be dead soon.
In DC all this week is cricketing legend nicknamed "Bumble" David Lloyd.
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: T E I C N E R D C
C1: CENTRED (7)
C2: TENDER (6)
DC: RECITED (7)
OT: CENTRIC (7) ECCRINE (7) ENTERIC (7) ENTICER (7) ENTICED (7) TIERCED (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
A great start from the champ as this round throws up some nice 7's.
ECCRINE means "(of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature".
ENTERIC means of or relating to the ENTERON which is the alimentary canal.
Round 2: S T A E I S W G E
C1: SEWAGE (6)
C2: states
DC: EASIEST (7)
OT: AGEISTS (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)
Michael's word is not rubbish here as he increases his lead to 13 points. DC find the very easy -IEST word.
Round 3: Y A T P O U F Q E
C1: PAYOUT (6)
C2: QUOTE (5)
DC: OPAQUE (6)
OT: TEAPOY (6)
Score: 19–0 (max 20)
A good spot amongst a tricky selection means Alan is yet to score as he is sat on 0. Other sixes include TEAPOY (I think offered by Kirk on the show) and OPAQUE which was immortalised by Scott Gillies.
Round 4: D M I E U J N S V
C1: MINED (5)
C2: MINES (5)
DC: UNDIES (6) DENIMS (6)
OT: INDUES (6) NUDIES (6) JUVIES (6) NUDISM (6)
Score: 24–5 (max 26)
MINE-DUH! Over emphasis of the letter D from Michael made me laugh. But they miss all the 6's although Alan is now on the board.
Round 5: 100, 5, 7, 2, 1, 4. Target: 190.
C1: 190. 100*2-(5+1+4) (10)
C2: 190. 100*2-(5+1+4) (10)
Score: 34–15 (max 36)
And this easy numbers game makes their scores slightly prettier. Why on earth they didn't just do (100-5)*2 is a bit of a mystery, or maybe they both don't have this way of thinking?
DC Guest Time: David talks about cricket, surprisingly.
Teatime teaser: RAWGHOST -> WARTHOGS
Round 6: R P N I A O L S R
C1: SPRAIN (6)
C2: SPRAIN (6)
DC: PARISON (7)
OT: SPORRAN (7)
Score: 40–21 (max 43)
Michael is a bit unlucky as he was tempted by PARISON but I reckon it was one of those words that he's maybe vaguely heard in his practise for the show and couldn't be fully certain. He'll know for next time though. Amazingly Alan overlooked SPORRAN...and he calls himself Scottish *shakes head disapprovingly*.
Round 7: L E M S U R N E O
C1: MOURNS (6)
C2: MOURNS (6)
DC: LEMONS (6) MORSEL (6)
OT: MERLONS (7) UNREELS (7)
Score: 46–27 (max 50)
6's all round and Alan isn't managing to claw back the 19 point deficit he's got himself into.
Round 8: R F G A O A Z E S
C1: FORAGES (7)
C2: GRAZES (6)
OT: AGAROSE (7)
Score: 53–27 (max 57)
And the 19 point gap is now 26 with a maximum spot by the champ.
Round 9: D I L A M E P S H
C1: SHAMED (6)
C2: IMPALED (7)
DC: MISLEAD (7) SIDELAMP (8)
OT: HELIPADS (8) IMPLEADS (8)
Score: 53–34 (max 65)
But there is life in this old dog yet as Michael misses lots of 7's letting Alan capitalise. There were a hat-trick of 8's and DC got one of them.
Round 10: 25, 50, 4, 10, 6, 7. Target: 117.
C1: 117. (6-4)*50+10+7 (10)
C2: 117. 50+25+6*7 (10)
Score: 63–44 (max 75)
Again an easy numbers game boosts both scores by 10 whilst the gap is 19 points.
Teatime teaser: ROWDYPAL -> WORDPLAY
Round 11: D A N E R M S O C
C1: DANCERS (7)
C2: SCREAM (6)
DC: COMRADES (8) ROMANCES (8)
OT: MERCADOS (8) DRACONES (8) RANSOMED (8) ROMANCED (8)
Score: 70–44 (max 83)
Loads of easy 8's missed and if Michael is to be one of the 8 finalists then he can't be missing maximums like this. Critical I know.
Round 12: B N X E A I N K E
C1: ANNEXE (6)
C2: INANE (5)
DC: BEANIE (6)
Score: 76–44 (max 89)
Then he manages to pull out lovely spots like this one here which was one of only two available 6's. With this spot his lead is now 32 points and this game is almost over.
Round 13: T I R A P I T N T
C1: PITTA (5)
C2: PAINT (5)
OT: ATTRIT (6)
Score: 81–49 (max 95)
Now it is over as this ghastly selection yields just one six whilst Michael and Alan have 5's.
ATTRIT means to wear down through attrition.
Round 14: 25, 75, 7, 7, 9, 4. Target: 987.
C1: 985. (25+75+4)*9+7*7 (7)
C2: 996.
RR: 987. ((7-4)*25+75-9)*7 (10) (Out of time)
Score: 88–49 (max 105)
Finally a tricky numbers game and Michael does well to get close. Rachel manages to solve it with an insane solution but she didn't get it within the 30 seconds.
Round 15: P H O N E Y Z I T
No one buzzes. The answer was HYPNOTIZE.
Final Score: 88–49 (max 115)
A conundrum which seemed easy enough went unsolved but Michael won't mind as he has won 7 games now. Alan didn't ever pose much of a threat as he started very sluggishly. With that win Michael remains as the number 6 seed but will have the chance to leapfrog the People's Champ Peter Godwin if he scores 44 points or wins his 8th tomorrow. Or will he in fact do a Peter Godwin and bow out with 7 wins?
Byeeee.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63