C1: Champion Steven Turnbull (5 wins, 394 points.) A learning support assistant from Iver, Buckinghamshire.
C2: Challenger Alexander Stevenson. An entrepreneur from Hackney, Greater London. He currently runs a website that finds flexible work for the over-50's.
DC: Susie Dent and Jenny Eclair.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R T B I E I H N E
R02: I U E C W K O C N
R03: 100, 1, 8, 4, 3, 10. Target: 538.
TTT: TINDEREGG - "He had egg all over his face, so he was wiping it all clean."
R04: T A U A I F S P E
R05: T N R O I O S C A
R06: 75, 7, 5, 7, 2, 6. Target: 577.
R07: R T S E O E D S A
R08: E O E N A V L T Q
R09: 100, 4, 6, 1, 10, 5. Target: 294.
TTT: ALIENTIME - "Knock your opponent out of the contest, and of the inquiries."
R10: S X I E O U L G R
R11: D L N I E I R B O
R12: I O A G V I T N R
R13: J S Y E A C S E T
R14: 75, 50, 7, 10, 7, 3. Target: 595.
R15: O S U C H B L U E (conundrum)
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Round 1: R T B I E I H N E
Steven: NEITHER (7)
Alexander: hinter
DC: INHERIT (7) THEREIN (7)
OT: ETHERIN (7) NITERIE (7) RHENITE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2: I U E C W K O C N
Steven: OUNCE (5)
Alexander: WINCE (5)
DC: COCKIE (6)
Score: 12–5 (max 13)
Round 3: 100, 1, 8, 4, 3, 10. Target: 538.
Steven: 538. (100 x (4 + 1)) + (10 x 3) + 8 (10)
Alexander: 538. (100 x (4 + 1)) + (10 x 3) + 8 (10)
Score: 22–15 (max 23)
Teatime teaser: TINDEREGG -> DETERGING
Round 4: T A U A I F S P E
Steven: FEAST (5)
Alexander: SPITE (5)
DC: PASTIE (6) PATIAS (6)
OT: AFTIES (6) ESTAFA (6) ESTUFA (6) FASTIE (6) FIESTA (6) PATESI (6) PIETAS (6) TAFIAS (6)
Score: 27–20 (max 29)
Round 5: T N R O I O S C A
Steven: CARTOONS (8)
Alexander: ironcast
DC: SCOOT (5) RATIONS (7)
OT: CONSORTIA (18) OSTRACION (18) SONICATOR (18)
Score: 35–20 (max 47)
Round 6: 75, 7, 5, 7, 2, 6. Target: 577.
Steven: 581.
Alexander: 577. (7 x 75) + (6 x 7) + (5 x 2) (10)
Score: 35–30 (max 57)
Jenny talks about her upcoming 60th birthday in 2020, and thinking about getting a tattoo.
Round 7: R T S E O E D S A
Steven: toaders
Alexander: STEREOS (7)
DC: ROASTED (7) SEDATES (7) ASSORTED (8)
OT: ASSERTED (8) DEARESTS (8) DOSSERET (8) OERSTEDS (8) RETOSSED (8) TORSADES (8)
Score: 35–37 (max 65)
Round 8: E O E N A V L T Q
Steven: NOVATE (6)
Alexander: LEANT (5)
DC: NAVEL (5) NOVELET (7)
Score: 41–37 (max 72)
Round 9: 100, 4, 6, 1, 10, 5. Target: 294.
Steven: 294. (((6 x 5) - 1) x 10) + 4 (10)
Alexander: 294. ((4 - 1) x 100) - 6 (10)
Score: 51–47 (max 82)
Teatime teaser: ALIENTIME -> ELIMINATE
Round 10: S X I E O U L G R
Steven: LURGIES (7)
Alexander: ROUGES (6)
DC: LOUSIER (7)
OT: GLORIES (7) LOURIES (7) REGULOS (7) RELIGOS (7)
Score: 58–47 (max 89)
Round 11: D L N I E I R B O
Steven: bondier
Alexander: BROILED (7)
DC: BLINDER (7) BLONDIE (7)
OT: BLONDER (7) BRINDLE (7) OILBIRD (7)
Score: 58–54 (max 96)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some "animal diminutives".
Round 12: I O A G V I T N R
Steven: VOTING (6)
Alexander: ovating
DC: ORATING (7) ROVING (6)
OT: GRAVITINO (18)
Score: 64–54 (max 114)
Round 13: J S Y E A C S E T
Steven: CEASES (6)
Alexander: CASTES (6)
DC: CATSEYES (8)
Score: 70–60 (max 122)
Round 14: 75, 50, 7, 10, 7, 3. Target: 595.
Steven: 596.
Alexander: 595. (7 x 75) + (7 x 10) (10)
Score: 70–70 (max 132)
Round 15: O S U C H B L U E
No one buzzes. The answer was CLUBHOUSE.
Score: 70–70 (max 142)
Annoyingly for Alexander, he gets literally a second after time elapsed...., so it's time for that rarity of a TIE-BREAK CONUNDRUM
Tie-break conundrum: M I L D E R G E M
Steven buzzes on 10.5 seconds to say GLIMMERED which is correct.
Final Score: 80–70 (max 142)
Statistics Corner
Steven:
Total score - 70 (80)
Raw score - 84 (94)
Total % of max - 49 (56)
Raw % of max - 59 (66)
Total average score per round - 4.7 (5.0)
Raw average score per round - 5.6 (5.9)
Number of maxes - 4 (5)
Alexander:
Total score - 70 (70)
Raw score - 81 (81)
Total % of max - 49 (49)
Raw % of max - 57 (57)
Total average score per round - 4.7 (4.4)
Raw average score per round - 5.4 (5.1)
Number of maxes - 5 (5)
Further summaries are at:
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