81 Carryover Championship to commence... 
Countdown recap for Thursday 13 June 2019.
C1: Champion Iain Cadogan (1 win, 81 points.) A police constable from Livingston, West Lothian.
C2: Challenger Stephen Troop. A customer insight analyst from Bury. He plays for several local pool teams, and even represented England at international level.
This isn't his first appearance on the show either, as he appeared on Series 63 in 2010, where he lost to Steve Turvey.DC: Susie Dent and Adrian Chiles.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T S T R E I A P E
R02: C F I E M R O J S
R03: 75, 100, 10, 2, 4, 8. Target: 960.
TTT: MINTEDONE - "He had lots of money, it was something he referred to a lot."
R04: N D A E N D L A G
R05: S Q R N O E O A L
R06: 25, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10. Target: 376.
R07: P M W E A O T K A
R08: M S E A X H I D T
R09: 75, 25, 10, 8, 3, 6. Target: 507.
TTT: HINTEDPIE - "This isn't for conservative males, it's for the women in labour."
R10: S H E U R N E A C
R11: B P T D I E A G Y
R12: S R E E C R O F S
R13: D M V G I U A E R
R14: 50, 10, 5, 8, 1, 7. Target: 277.
R15: T H A T S E P I C (conundrum)
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Round 1: T S T R E I A P E
Iain: PEATIEST (8)
Stephen: ITERATES (8)
DC: PASTIER (7) PATTERS (7) TRAIPSE (7) PRETTIES (8)
OT: PEARTEST (8) PEATRIES (8) PETASITE (8) TEARIEST (8) TREATIES (8) TREATISE (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
Round 2: C F I E M R O J S
Iain: FORCES (6)
Stephen: COMFIER (7)
DC: EMOJIS (6)
OT: OCIFERS (7)
Score: 8–15 (max 15)
Round 3: 75, 100, 10, 2, 4, 8. Target: 960.
Iain: 960. (100 - 4) x 10 (10)
Stephen: 960. (100 - 4) x 10 (10)
Score: 18–25 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: MINTEDONE -> MENTIONED
Round 4: N D A E N D L A G
Iain: DANGLED (7)
Stephen: DANGLED (7)
DC: GLADDEN (7)
OT: ADANGLE (7) ANLAGEN (7)
Score: 25–32 (max 32)
Round 5: S Q R N O E O A L
Iain: LOANERS (7)
Stephen: AEROSOL (7)
OT: ARENOSOL (8)
Score: 32–39 (max 40)
Round 6: 25, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10. Target: 376.
Iain: 376. ((10 + 5) x 25) + ((6 + 3) / 9) (10)
Stephen: 376. ((10 + 5) x 25) + ((6 + 3) / 9) (10)
Score: 42–49 (max 50)
Adrian talks about a bizarre story involving the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Round 7: P M W E A O T K A
Iain: AWOKE (5)
Stephen: AWAKE (5)
DC: KEMPT (5)
OT: MATAPO (6) MATOKE (6) WAKAME (6)
Score: 47–54 (max 56)
Round 8: M S E A X H I D T
Iain: MASHIE (6)
Stephen: MASHED (6)
DC: ATHEISM (7) MISDATE (7)
OT: ADMIXES (7) ADMIXTS (7) MAXITES (7) MEATISH (7) METHAIS (7) SMITHED (7)
Score: 53–60 (max 63)
Round 9: 75, 25, 10, 8, 3, 6. Target: 507.
Iain: 506. ((75 + 25) x (8 - 3)) + 6 (7)
Stephen: 503.
RR: 507. ((75 + 10) x 6) - 3 (10)
Score: 60–60 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: HINTEDPIE -> PETHIDINE
Round 10: S H E U R N E A C
Iain: RANCHES (7)
Stephen: RANCHES (7)
DC: UNCREASE (8)
Score: 67–67 (max 81)
Round 11: B P T D I E A G Y
Iain: BAITED (6)
Stephen: PAGED (5)
DC: GAIETY (6)
OT: PEGITY (6)
Score: 73–67 (max 87)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some eponyms.
Round 12: S R E E C R O F S
Iain: reforces
Stephen: SCORERS (7)
DC: FORCER (6) RESCORES (8)
OT: FRESCOES (8)
Score: 73–74 (max 95)
Round 13: D M V G I U A E R
Iain: VAGUER (6)
Stephen: ADMIRE (6)
DC: MIRAGED (7)
OT: GAUDIER (7) MAUGRED (7)
Score: 79–80 (max 102)
Round 14: 50, 10, 5, 8, 1, 7. Target: 277.
Iain: 277. ((50 + 7) x 5) - 8 (10)
Stephen: 270.
Score: 89–80 (max 112)
Round 15: T H A T S E P I C
Iain buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say PATCHIEST which is correct.
Final Score: 99–80 (max 122)
Statistics Corner
Iain:
Total score - 99
Raw score - 105
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 7
Stephen:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80