C1: Champion Stephen Mellor (1 win, 81 points.) An A-Level student from York.
C2: Challenger Julie Didlick. A retired midwife from Urmston, Greater Manchester.
DC: Susie Dent and Charlie Higson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L E S D U M G O T
R02: L E W A R O V E H
R03: 8, 3, 9, 4, 5, 10. Target: 672.
TTT: MANISICON - "The man is an icon to many, but it can't help him sleep."
R04: N U D E R I A X N
R05: Y I R F O A C M U
R06: 100, 8, 2, 3, 2, 8. Target: 196.
R07: T O D B E C T A M
R08: R U E T N A I D F
R09: 5, 2, 10, 7, 3, 2. Target: 744.
TTT: PARTYDIVE - "The party was held in a real dive and before long, it plummeted into this."
R10: R E G O S A K I S
R11: N O S G A C I S D
R12: N O R I H U A E T
R13: P I S R O S A N I
R14: 25, 75, 4, 1, 10, 5. Target: 388.
R15: R E R U N R E D S (conundrum)
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Round 1: L E S D U M G O T
Stephen: mustled
Julie: GLUM (4)
DC: doglets MODULES (7) TOUSLED (7)
OT: GLUMOSE (7) GODLETS (7) LOUDEST (7) MOGULED (7) MOULTED (7)
Score: 0–4 (max 7)
Round 2: L E W A R O V E H
Stephen: WHOEVER (7)
Julie: VOWEL (5)
DC: OVERAWE (7)
OT: LOVEWARE (8)
Score: 7–4 (max 15)
Round 3: 8, 3, 9, 4, 5, 10. Target: 672.
Stephen: 672. (((5 + 3) x 10) + 4) x 8 (10)
Julie: 675.
Score: 17–4 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: MANISICON -> INSOMNIAC
Round 4: N U D E R I A X N
Stephen: DINNER (6)
Julie: exude
DC: NUDER (5) UNAIRED (7)
OT: ADRENIN (7) INURNED (7)
Score: 23–4 (max 32)
Round 5: Y I R F O A C M U
Stephen: formic
Julie: FOAMY (5)
DC: MACRO (5) FORUM (5)
OT: ACIFORM (7)
Score: 23–9 (max 39)
Round 6: 100, 8, 2, 3, 2, 8. Target: 196.
Stephen: 196. ((8 + 2 + 2) x 8) + 100 (10)
Julie: 196. Mistake in working.
Score: 33–9 (max 49)
Charlie talks about going to literary festivals to talk about writing, and even getting invited to Buckingham Palace for a garden party with the Queen.
Round 7: T O D B E C T A M
Stephen: BATTED (6)
Julie: COMBATED (8)
DC: COMBATTED (18)
Score: 33–17 (max 67)
Round 8: R U E T N A I D F
Stephen: URINATED (8)
Julie: FAINTED (7)
DC: TRAINED (7) DEFIANT (7)
OT: DATURINE (8) INDURATE (8) RUINATED (8)
Score: 41–17 (max 75)
Round 9: 5, 2, 10, 7, 3, 2. Target: 744.
Stephen: 742. ((10 x 2 x 5) + (3 x 2)) x 7 (7)
Julie: -
RR: 744. (((5 x 10) + 3) x 7 x 2) + 2 (10)
Score: 48–17 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: PARTYDIVE -> DEPRAVITY
Round 10: R E G O S A K I S
Stephen: KISSER (6)
Julie: GASES (5)
DC: SOAKERS (7) ARGOSIES (8)
OT: KAIROSES (8)
Score: 54–17 (max 93)
Round 11: N O S G A C I S D
Stephen: CASINGS (7)
Julie: -
DC: DOSSING (7) CASINOS (7)
OT: AGNOSICS (8)
Score: 61–17 (max 101)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "elite", "riff-raff" and "idiot".
Round 12: N O R I H U A E T
Stephen: HUNTER (6)
Julie: OUTER (5)
DC: ANT (3) THIOUREA (8)
OT: ANTIHERO (8) HAURIENT (8)
Score: 67–17 (max 109)
Round 13: P I S R O S A N I
Stephen: SPRAINS (7)
Julie: PRISONS (7)
DC: PARSONS (7) PARISONS (8)
OT: ASPIRINS (8)
Score: 74–24 (max 117)
Round 14: 25, 75, 4, 1, 10, 5. Target: 388.
Stephen: 388. (75 + 25 - ((10 / 5) + 1)) x 4 (10)
Julie: 385.
Score: 84–24 (max 127)
Round 15: R E R U N R E D S
Stephen buzzes on 8.25 seconds to say SURRENDER which is correct.
Final Score: 94–24 (max 137)
Statistics Corner
Stephen:
Total score - 94
Raw score - 100
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5
Julie:
Total score - 24
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 18
Raw % of max - 44
Total average score per round - 1.6
Raw average score per round - 4.0
Number of maxes - 0
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81