C1: Challenger Tomack Gilmore. A data scientist from Lancaster. His name came about as a mistake by his dad on his birth certificate by fusing the Polish "Tomasz" and "Tomek", even though no-one in his family has any Polish connections!!
C2: Challenger Adam Davidson. An executive search consultant from Gillingham, Kent. He has 2 children, and he likes to play 5-a-side football and golf.
DC: Susie Dent and Suzannah Lipscomb.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S I F A R E V O S
R02: D M T E U A R M T
R03: 100, 75, 4, 8, 9, 2. Target: 206.
TTT: LADMYSELF - "Was this creature blue and distressed by the riverside?"
R04: L G C L I O I U N
R05: P A J O L U B E D
R06: 50, 25, 2, 6, 4, 5. Target: 821.
R07: R I S A N I Q U K
R08: T L N S O E U H I
R09: 9, 7, 6, 8, 2, 10. Target: 863.
TTT: ITSBETTER - "It's better to accept things and move on, rather than become this sort of person."
R10: R P H S O A E D T
R11: G I R A C I R E A
R12: T L P T E O A N E
R13: T F P U O E M U S
R14: 50, 25, 4, 2, 3, 6. Target: 684.
R15: W E A R Y K A B A (conundrum)
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Round 1: S I F A R E V O S
Tomack: SAVERS (6)
Adam: FAIRS (5)
DC: OVARIES (7)
OT: FRAISES (7) OSSIFER (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)
Round 2: D M T E U A R M T
Tomack: misdeclared 8
Adam: MATTER (6)
DC: MATURED (7)
OT: MUTATED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 14)
Round 3: 100, 75, 4, 8, 9, 2. Target: 206.
Tomack: 206. ((100 + 9 - 8) x 2) + 4 (10)
Adam: 207.
Score: 16–6 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: LADMYSELF -> DAMSELFLY
Round 4: L G C L I O I U N
Tomack: CULLING (7)
Adam: CULLING (7)
DC: ILLOGIC (7) UNCOIL (6) COILING (7)
OT: GLUONIC (7) UNLOGIC (7)
Score: 23–13 (max 31)
Round 5: P A J O L U B E D
Tomack: DOUBLE (6)
Adam: DOABLE (6)
DC: DUPABLE (7)
Score: 29–19 (max 38)
Round 6: 50, 25, 2, 6, 4, 5. Target: 821.
Tomack: 820.
Adam: 821. ((6 + 5) x (50 + 25)) - 4 (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 48)
Suzannah carries on with her talks about Henry VIII's six wives, concluding with his sixth wife, Catherine Parr.
Round 7: R I S A N I Q U K
Tomack: QUARKS (6)
Adam: RAISIN (6)
DC: QUIRKS (6)
OT: ARIKIS (6) KAURIS (6) NIKAUS (6) QUANKS (6) QUINAS (6) QUINKS (6) SQUARK (6)
Score: 35–35 (max 54)
Round 8: T L N S O E U H I
Tomack: OUTLINES (8)
Adam: UNHOLIEST (18)
DC: UTENSIL (7)
Score: 35–53 (max 72)
Round 9: 9, 7, 6, 8, 2, 10. Target: 863.
Tomack: 866. Mistake in working.
Adam: -
RR: 863. (9 x 8 x (10 + 2)) - (7 - 6) (10)
Score: 35–53 (max 82)
Teatime teaser: ITSBETTER -> BITTEREST
Round 10: R P H S O A E D T
Tomack: TRASHED (7)
Adam: PHRASED (7)
DC: RHAPSODE (8)
OT: ADOPTERS (8) HARDSTEP (8) HARDTOPS (8) HEADPOST (8) PASTORED (8) PHORATES (8) POTHEADS (8) POTSHERD (8) PROTEADS (8) READOPTS (8) RHODATES (8) ROSEPATH (8)
Score: 42–60 (max 90)
Round 11: G I R A C I R E A
Tomack: CARRIAGE (8)
Adam: CARRIAGE (8)
DC: AGARIC (6)
Score: 50–68 (max 98)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "scullery".
Round 12: T L P T E O A N E
Tomack: POLENTA (7)
Adam: POLENTA (7)
DC: ANTELOPE (8)
Score: 57–75 (max 106)
Round 13: T F P U O E M U S
Tomack: POUTS (5)
Adam: FOETUS (6)
DC: TEMPOS (6) UPMOST (6) SPUTUM (6)
OT: FOUEST (6) FUMETS (6) SEPTUM (6)
Score: 57–81 (max 112)
Round 14: 50, 25, 4, 2, 3, 6. Target: 684.
Tomack: 688.
Adam: 681. ((50 + 25) x (6 + 3)) + 4 + 2 (7)
RR: 684. (((4 + 3 + 25) x 2) + 50) x 6 (10)
Score: 57–88 (max 122)
Round 15: W E A R Y K A B A
Adam buzzes on 4 seconds to say BREAKAWAY which is correct.
Final Score: 57–98 (max 132)
Statistics Corner
Tomack:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4
Adam:
Total score - 98
Raw score - 110
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80