C1: Champion Michael Pfeffer (4 wins, 412 points.) A sports data analyst from Manchester.
C2: Challenger Emma Higginbotham. A freelance journalist from Cambridge. She likes singing in choirs and on stage, but her children have banned her from singing at home.
DC: Susie Dent and Kate Humble.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: A O S B D A F E G
R02: I U E Z P J L M I
R03: 75, 100, 25, 50, 6, 10. Target: 258.
TTT: FLEXATION - "It won't help you flex those muscles, but it'll help smoothen the skin"
R04: E I O T V S L R T
R05: E R U N T N E R T
R06: 25, 75, 7, 5, 4, 9. Target: 487.
R07: R L I A S O D S A
R08: I A E D R D R T L
R09: 50, 25, 100, 10, 9, 5. Target: 292.
TTT: ICALLDENT - "I call Susie and invite her to a very posh dinner"
R10: I E U W L T N H A
R11: R N O S I E N H A
R12: E A O P N C S R E
R13: P S O A V N Y E C
R14: 100, 25, 8, 10, 5, 9. Target: 340.
R15: R A I L B U T T Y (conundrum)
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Round 1: A O S B D A F E G
Michael: BADGES (6)
Emma: DEBAGS (6)
DC: ADAGES (6) BODEGAS (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: I U E Z P J L M I
Michael: PLUME (5)
Emma: PLUME (5)
DC: ILIUM (5)
OT: MILIEU (6) PILEUM (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 13)
Round 3: 75, 100, 25, 50, 6, 10. Target: 258.
Michael: 258. (25 x 10) + 6 + (100 / 50) (10)
Emma: 265.
Score: 21–11 (max 23)
Teatime teaser: FLEXATION -> EXFOLIANT
Round 4: E I O T V S L R T
Michael: REVOLTS (7)
Emma: LITTERS (7)
DC: TRIOLETS (8) OVERTILTS (18)
Score: 28–18 (max 41)
Round 5: E R U N T N E R T
Michael: NUTTER (6)
Emma: RETURN (6)
DC: TURNER (6)
OT: REUTTER (7) TURNTER (7) UTTERER (7)
Score: 34–24 (max 48)
Round 6: 25, 75, 7, 5, 4, 9. Target: 487.
Michael: 487. (75 x 7) - 25 - 9 - 4 (10)
Emma: 487. ((75 + 25) x 5) - 9 - 4 (10)
Score: 44–34 (max 58)
Kate talks about her Welsh Sheepdog, Teg.
Round 7: R L I A S O D S A
Michael: SAILORS (7)
Emma: RADIOS (6)
DC: RADIALS (7) DORSAL (6)
OT: ROSALIAS (8) ROSSALIA (8)
Score: 51–34 (max 66)
Round 8: I A E D R D R T L
Michael: TRAILED (7)
Emma: TRAILED (7)
DC: TRAILER (7) DILATED (7)
OT: LARDIER (7) RAIRDED (7) REDTAIL (7) RETIRAL (7) RETRIAL (7) RIDDLER (7) TARDIER (7) TARRIED (7) TIDDLER (7)
Score: 58–41 (max 73)
Round 9: 50, 25, 100, 10, 9, 5. Target: 292.
Michael: 291. (25 x 10) + 50 - 9 (7)
Emma: 291. (25 x 10) + 50 - 9 (7)
OT: 292. ((25 + 10 - (100 / 50)) x 9) - 5 (10)
Score: 65–48 (max 83)
Teatime teaser: ICALLDENT -> CANDLELIT
Round 10: I E U W L T N H A
Michael: ALIEN (5)
Emma: UNITE (5)
DC: WALNUT (6) unwilt WHITEN (6) HALITE (6)
OT: ALUNITE (7)
Score: 70–53 (max 90)
Round 11: R N O S I E N H A
Michael: SHINER (6)
Emma: SHINER (6)
DC: INSHORE (7) HOARSEN (7)
OT: HERNIAS (7) NEARISH (7) RANINES (7) RANNIES (7) RANNISH (7) SENHORA (7) SHORNIE (7)
Score: 76–59 (max 97)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "stark naked".
Round 12: E A O P N C S R E
Michael: PRANCES (7)
Emma: CAPERS (6)
DC: OPENERS (7)
OT: OPERANCES (18)
Score: 83–59 (max 115)
Round 13: P S O A V N Y E C
Michael: PONCES (6)
Emma: PONCES (6)
DC: CONVEYS (7)
OT: SYNCOPE (7)
Score: 89–65 (max 122)
Round 14: 100, 25, 8, 10, 5, 9. Target: 340.
Michael: 340. ((9 + 5) x 25) - 10 (10)
Emma: -
Score: 99–65 (max 132)
Round 15: R A I L B U T T Y
No one buzzes. The answer was BRUTALITY.
Final Score: 99–65 (max 142)
The lady who was picked to answer the conundrum from the audience happens to be Michael's sister...
Statistics Corner
Michael:
Total score - 99
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 4
Emma:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=77