C1: Challenger Steve Middle. A DJ from Frome, Somerset. He was in his town's local pantomime production of "Jack & The Beanstalk".
C2: Challenger Funmi Adewale. A teacher from London. She took up cycling in the last 2 years, and managed to cycle straight into a canal early doors...
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S N P E A O S T A
R02: D R F I A Z N W E
R03: 100, 10, 5, 9, 2, 4. Target: 164.
TTT: LOCALSITE - "Does it do this near you because it's your biggest fan?"
R04: D P T L A I T E A
R05: H N G X I A E D Y
R06: 25, 50, 5, 8, 4, 5. Target: 747.
R07: M N R O A O Q N U
R08: O O I T W S A H O
R09: 75, 3, 9, 6, 10, 4. Target: 196.
TTT: PAIDLARGE - "I'd have to paid a large sum of money to do this, and even then, I probably wouldn't do it."
R10: T G M S I E D M I
R11: R F J A E U T S B
R12: S R T E O P M E V
R13: S D T K O E I C E
R14: 50, 8, 10, 2, 4, 8. Target: 656.
R15: G R O S S E V E N (conundrum)
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Round 1: S N P E A O S T A
Steve: PASTES (6)
Funmi: ASSENT (6)
DC: SONATAS (7) PEASANTS (8)
OT: ASSONATE (8) PAESANOS (8) PANTASES (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
Round 2: D R F I A Z N W E
Steve: FRIEND (6)
Funmi: WIZARD (6)
DC: ZANIER (6) REWIND (6) INWARD (6)
OT: FAIRED (6) FAWNED (6) FAWNER (6) FINDER (6) FRIAND (6) RAINED (6) REDAWN (6) REDFIN (6) REFIND (6) WANDER (6) WARDEN (6) WARNED (6) WINDER (6) ZANDER (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)
Round 3: 100, 10, 5, 9, 2, 4. Target: 164.
Steve: 164. ((9 + 5 + 2) x 10) + 4 (10)
Funmi: 164. ((4 + 2) x 10) + 9 - 5 + 100 (10)
Score: 22–22 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: LOCALSITE -> OSCILLATE
Round 4: D P T L A I T E A
Steve: PLAITED (7)
Funmi: PLAITED (7)
OT: ADIPATE (7) ALTAITE (7) APATITE (7) PALATED (7) PITTLED (7) PLATTED (7)
Score: 29–29 (max 31)
Round 5: H N G X I A E D Y
Steve: HEADING (7)
Funmi: HEADING (7)
DC: HEXING (6)
OT: IXNAYED (7)
Score: 36–36 (max 38)
Round 6: 25, 50, 5, 8, 4, 5. Target: 747.
Steve: 746. ((50 + 25) x (5 + 5)) - 4 (7)
Funmi: 733.
RR: 747. (((25 x 4) + 50) x 5) - (8 - 5) (10)
Score: 43–36 (max 48)
Dr. Linda talks about confidence in women in jobs.
Round 7: M N R O A O Q N U
Steve: MANOR (5)
Funmi: MANOR (5)
DC: MAROON (6) UNMOOR (6)
OT: RAMOON (6)
Score: 48–41 (max 54)
Round 8: O O I T W S A H O
Steve: SHOOT (5)
Funmi: SHOOT (5)
DC: TOWAIS (6) WAHOOS (6)
OT: WHATSO (6) WHOSIT (6)
Score: 53–46 (max 60)
Round 9: 75, 3, 9, 6, 10, 4. Target: 196.
Steve: 196. (75 x 3) - (6 + 4 + 10 + 9) (10)
Funmi: 189.
Score: 63–46 (max 70)
Teatime teaser: PAIDLARGE -> PARAGLIDE
Round 10: T G M S I E D M I
Steve: DIMMEST (7)
Funmi: stimmied
DC: MISTIMED (8) MIDGETS (7)
OT: MIDTIMES (8)
Score: 70–46 (max 78)
Round 11: R F J A E U T S B
Steve: FASTER (6)
Funmi: BASTER (6)
DC: BEAUTS (6) ABJURES (7)
Score: 76–52 (max 85)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "mathematics".
Round 12: S R T E O P M E V
Steve: STEREO (6)
Funmi: REMOTES (7)
DC: OVERSTEP (8)
OT: POSTREME (8) PREVOSTE (8) PREVOTES (8)
Score: 76–59 (max 93)
Round 13: S D T K O E I C E
Steve: STICKED (7)
Funmi: STOKED (6)
DC: SOCKETED (8)
OT: DIESTOCK (8) TICKSEED (8)
Score: 83–59 (max 101)
Round 14: 50, 8, 10, 2, 4, 8. Target: 656.
Steve: 654. (((8 / 8) + 10 + 2) x 50) + 4 (7)
Funmi: 657. Mistake in working.
RR: 656. ((50 + 4) x (10 + 2)) + 8 (10)
Score: 90–59 (max 111)
Round 15: G R O S S E V E N
Funmi buzzes on 24.75 seconds to say GOVERNESS which is correct.
Final Score: 90–69 (max 121)
Statistics Corner
Steve:
Total score - 90
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 5
Funmi:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=78