C1: Champion Ray Greenall (1 win, 86 points.) A retired management consultant from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
C2: Challenger Iain Cadogan. A police constable from Livingston, West Lothian. He has attempted to the Everest Stair Climb (where you run up a staircase for 24 hours, which would be the equivalent of going up and down Mount Everest) in Dresden twice, and he's heading off to Switzerland soon to climb up a staircase on the side of a hill for 2 hours
He has also previously appeared on the show back in Series 41 in 1999, when he lost on a tie-break conundrum to Barrie Debbage. DC: Susie Dent and Adrian Chiles.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M O R U V I T E N
R02: Z T R A U K V I S
R03: 25, 3, 2, 2, 8, 5. Target: 673.
TTT: NIGELSCAN - "Nigel scanned his skin and spent all morning dabbing it with lotions."
R04: N T N G E O E R S
R05: N I C A S E L I X
R06: 100, 75, 9, 8, 4, 6. Target: 900.
R07: D O T E W A Y P O
R08: C R G T E I E B I
R09: 50, 2, 7, 7, 6, 3. Target: 606.
TTT: RUINGAMES - "If they can get 6 hours of sun a day, they'll be blooming marvellous."
R10: D R R M O E I S L
R11: W E H O S T A N U
R12: C L F M I E O B I
R13: S A H R U P D I O
R14: 50, 75, 7, 2, 1, 3. Target: 455.
R15: M E G A S I G N S (conundrum)
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Round 1: M O R U V I T E N
Ray: -
Iain: UNITE (5)
DC: VENTURI (7)
OT: MINUTER (7) MORIENT (7) MOUNTER (7) REMOUNT (7) REVOMIT (7) ROUTINE (7) RUNTIME (7) UNMERIT (7) UNRIVET (7) VOMITER (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)
Round 2: Z T R A U K V I S
Ray: SAKI (4)
Iain: VAST (4)
DC: VISTA (5) TZARS (5)
OT: KAURIS (6) KRAITS (6) KRAUTS (6) KURTAS (6) TRAIKS (6)
Score: 4–9 (max 13)
Round 3: 25, 3, 2, 2, 8, 5. Target: 673.
Ray: -
Iain: -
RR: 673. (((3 x 8) + 5 - 2) x 25) - 2 (10)
Score: 4–9 (max 23)
Teatime teaser: NIGELSCAN -> CLEANSING
Round 4: N T N G E O E R S
Ray: GREENS (6)
Iain: REGENTS (7)
DC: TENNERS (7) ROENTGENS (18)
Score: 4–16 (max 41)
Round 5: N I C A S E L I X
Ray: SLAIN (5)
Iain: CLEANS (6)
DC: SANICLE (7)
OT: CALIXES (7) CELSIAN (7) EXILIAN (7) LAICISE (7) SALICIN (7) SCALENI (7)
Score: 4–22 (max 48)
Round 6: 100, 75, 9, 8, 4, 6. Target: 900.
Ray: 900. 100 x 9 (10)
Iain: 900. 100 x 9 (10)
Score: 14–32 (max 58)
Adrian talks about experiencing random acts of curiosity during his later years.
Round 7: D O T E W A Y P O
Ray: TOWED (5)
Iain: POOTED (6)
DC: TEAPOY (6)
OT: OOTYPE (6) PEDWAY (6) PTOOEY (6) YAWPED (6)
Score: 14–38 (max 64)
Round 8: C R G T E I E B I
Ray: BEET (4)
Iain: BITER (5)
DC: ICEBERG (7)
OT: REBETIC (7)
Score: 14–43 (max 71)
Round 9: 50, 2, 7, 7, 6, 3. Target: 606.
Ray: 607.
Iain: 606. ((7 + 7 - 2) x 50) + 6 (10)
Score: 14–53 (max 81)
Teatime teaser: RUINGAMES -> GERANIUMS
Round 10: D R R M O E I S L
Ray: LORRIES (7)
Iain: moldier
DC: LORIMERS (8)
OT: MISORDER (8)
Score: 21–53 (max 89)
Round 11: W E H O S T A N U
Ray: unwaste
Iain: WHEATS (6)
DC: HASTEN (6) OUTWASH (7)
OT: UNSWATHE (8)
Score: 21–59 (max 97)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some body parts.
Round 12: C L F M I E O B I
Ray: CLIMB (5)
Iain: CLIMB (5)
DC: MOBILE (6) FOIBLE (6) EMBOLIC (7)
OT: BIOFILM (7)
Score: 26–64 (max 104)
Round 13: S A H R U P D I O
Ray: PRUDISH (7)
Iain: HAIRDOS (7)
OT: OPHISAUR (8) OPHIURAS (8) PROUDISH (8)
Score: 33–71 (max 112)
Round 14: 50, 75, 7, 2, 1, 3. Target: 455.
Ray: 455. ((7 - 1) x 75) + 3 + 2 (10)
Iain: 455. ((7 - 1) x 75) + 3 + 2 (10)
Score: 43–81 (max 122)
Round 15: M E G A S I G N S
Ray buzzes on 6.25 seconds to say MESSAGING which is correct.
Final Score: 53–81 (max 132)
And with Ray falling, the quarter-final line-up for the Series 80 final is now complete, with the first quarter-final between the #1 seed Elliott Mellor and the #8 seed Mark Decouto taking place a week tomorrow, leading up to the final on Friday 28th June.
Statistics Corner
Ray:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 3
Iain:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80