C1: Champion Tony Lister (1 win, 58 points.) A security officer from Middlesbrough.
C2: Challenger Ray Greenall. A retired management consultant from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. He likes his golf and plays at Woburn, where he will be their Seniors captain next year. He has also hit 5 holes-in-one.
DC: Susie Dent and Adrian Chiles.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: Q E C U D N S O I
R02: R A W E C O R E S
R03: 50, 10, 9, 9, 5, 7. Target: 575.
TTT: BRAGRHINO - "The hunter bragged about shooting a rhino, whilst everyone else was detesting him."
R04: J A D O T R I P E
R05: N U L A M B I S E
R06: 75, 5, 9, 7, 10, 3. Target: 543.
R07: Y O H L H A E G I
R08: S O R A T E M E F
R09: 100, 7, 2, 2, 4, 4. Target: 143.
TTT: BLEEDFLOW - "When it's time to turn out the lights, he says "Goodnight" to the person next to him."
R10: T A P E M I T A S
R11: D E R I S F A L O
R12: D U C A W E T A E
R13: B E R P I N G A D
R14: 25, 10, 6, 5, 6, 4. Target: 609.
R15: H E R O A W A R D (conundrum)
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Round 1: Q E C U D N S O I
Tony: SQUID (5)
Ray: QUINCES (7)
DC: COUSIN (6) INDUCES (7) QUOINED (7)
OT: CINQUES (7) INCUDES (7) INCUSED (7) SECONDI (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Round 2: R A W E C O R E S
Tony: crowers
Ray: CORERS (6)
DC: COWERS (6) COARSER (7)
OT: ACEROSE (7) CAREERS (7) REAROSE (7) RECREWS (7) RESCORE (7) RESWEAR (7) RESWORE (7) ROSACRE (7) SCREWER (7) SWEARER (7) WEARERS (7)
Score: 0–13 (max 14)
Round 3: 50, 10, 9, 9, 5, 7. Target: 575.
Tony: 572.
Ray: 575. ((50 + 7) x 10) + 5 (10)
Score: 0–23 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: BRAGRHINO -> ABHORRING
Round 4: J A D O T R I P E
Tony: triped
Ray: DIAPER (6)
DC: PAROTID (7) PERIDOT (7)
OT: ADOPTER (7) DIOPTRE (7) DIPTERA (7) OPIATED (7) PARTIED (7) PIRATED (7) PROTEAD (7) PROTEID (7) PROTIDE (7) PTEROID (7) RATIOED (7) READOPT (7)
Score: 0–29 (max 31)
Round 5: N U L A M B I S E
Tony: BLAMES (6)
Ray: BLAMES (6)
DC: ALBUMEN (7)
OT: ALBUMINS (8) BLUESMAN (8)
Score: 6–35 (max 39)
Round 6: 75, 5, 9, 7, 10, 3. Target: 543.
Tony: 544. (7 x 75) + 10 + 9 (7)
Ray: 544. (7 x 75) + 10 + 9 (7)
RR: 543. (7 x 75) + ((10 / 5) x 9) (10)
Score: 13–42 (max 49)
Adrian talks about asking a family's children what they wanted to be when they grow up.
Round 7: Y O H L H A E G I
Tony: GOALIE (6)
Ray: GOALIE (6)
DC: HOAGIE (6)
OT: HIGHLY (6)
Score: 19–48 (max 55)
Round 8: S O R A T E M E F
Tony: STREAM (6)
Ray: misdeclared 7
DC: FOREMAST (8) FEARSOME (8) FORMATES (8)
OT: FRAMESET (8)
Score: 25–48 (max 63)
Round 9: 100, 7, 2, 2, 4, 4. Target: 143.
Tony: 144. (7 x 4) + (2 x 4 x 2) + 100 (7)
Ray: 142. ((4 + 2) x 7) + 100 (7)
RR: 143. (((2 + 4) x 100) / 4) - 7 (10)
Score: 32–55 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: BLEEDFLOW -> BEDFELLOW
Round 10: T A P E M I T A S
Tony: PATTIES (7)
Ray: PATTIES (7)
DC: PASTIME (7) MATIEST (7)
OT: MATAPIES (8)
Score: 39–62 (max 81)
Round 11: D E R I S F A L O
Tony: DERAILS (7)
Ray: FAILED (6)
DC: FOLDERS (7) FORESAIL (8)
OT: DARIOLES (8) RADIOLES (8)
Score: 46–62 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "desultory".
Round 12: D U C A W E T A E
Tony: CAWED (5)
Ray: EDUCATE (7)
OT: ACUATED (7) CAUDATE (7)
Score: 46–69 (max 96)
Round 13: B E R P I N G A D
Tony: DRAPING (7)
Ray: REAPING (7)
DC: BEARDING (8)
OT: BRAINGED (8) BREADING (8)
Score: 53–76 (max 104)
Round 14: 25, 10, 6, 5, 6, 4. Target: 609.
Tony: 609. Mistake in working.
Ray: 609. (6 x 4 x 25) + 10 - (6 - 5) (10)
Score: 53–86 (max 114)
Round 15: H E R O A W A R D
No one buzzes. The answer was ARROWHEAD.
Final Score: 53–86 (max 124)
Statistics Corner
Tony:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 1
Ray:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5
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