C1: Champion Fiona King (1 win, 98 points.) An engineering student at Edinburgh University from Dunning, Perthshire.
C2: Challenger Liam Bastick. A management consultant from Derby. He previously lived in Australia, and participated on the Australian version of the show, known as Letters And Numbers, and even became the equivalent of an octochamp
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Lewis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M S B E O A C N E
R02: M F R O I N U Z D
R03: 25, 50, 1, 9, 5, 6. Target: 862.
TTT: ALIASCOUP - "Her home was vast and she lived like a crystal queen."
R04: S T Y E O A F M I
R05: S T U I D N W A D
R06: 75, 3, 6, 8, 9, 1. Target: 611.
R07: T V S E U O P S C
R08: M T G Q A I E S O
R09: 50, 25, 2, 4, 8, 9. Target: 786.
TTT: RINGCLUES - "It sounds like the man has no partner, but to fit this, he has to have a stable relationship."
R10: B S R I A E C N R
R11: N C N I O A L R E
R12: D G P O I U S T A
R13: H R T I E V R E N
R14: 50, 2, 3, 6, 4, 7. Target: 299.
R15: M E G A M A I N S (conundrum)
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Round 1: M S B E O A C N E
Fiona: BECOMES (7)
Liam: BEMOANS (7)
DC: BEACONS (7)
OT: ABSENCE (7) AMBONES (7) BASEMEN (7) MEACONS (7) MENACES (7) OBSCENE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: M F R O I N U Z D
Fiona: FIND (4)
Liam: UNIFORM (7)
DC: INFORM (6) FORM (4)
Score: 7–14 (max 14)
Round 3: 25, 50, 1, 9, 5, 6. Target: 862.
Fiona: -
Liam: -
RR: 862. (((25 x 5) - 9) x (6 + 1)) + 50 (10)
Score: 7–14 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: ALIASCOUP -> PALACIOUS
Round 4: S T Y E O A F M I
Fiona: FOAMIEST (8)
Liam: MOIST (5)
DC: FOAMY (5)
Score: 15–14 (max 32)
Round 5: S T U I D N W A D
Fiona: STAIN (5)
Liam: TWINS (5)
DC: AUDITS (6) NUDIST (6)
OT: ADITUS (6) DAUNTS (6) DIWANS (6) IDANTS (6) IDDATS (6) IDDUTS (6) TUINAS (6) TWAINS (6) UNSAID (6) WITANS (6)
Score: 20–19 (max 38)
Round 6: 75, 3, 6, 8, 9, 1. Target: 611.
Fiona: 611. (75 x 8) + (6 / 3) + 9 (10)
Liam: 611. (75 x 8) + (6 / 3) + 9 (10)
Score: 30–29 (max 48)
Martin talks about about consumer rights, specifically his acronym SAD FART.
Round 7: T V S E U O P S C
Fiona: SCOPES (6)
Liam: UPSETS (6)
DC: SUSPECT (7)
OT: UPVOTES (7)
Score: 36–35 (max 55)
Round 8: M T G Q A I E S O
Fiona: STOMA (5)
Liam: GAMIEST (7)
DC: ATOMISE (7) EGOTISM (7)
OT: AMOSITE (7) ATOMIES (7) OSMIATE (7) SIGMATE (7)
Score: 36–42 (max 62)
Round 9: 50, 25, 2, 4, 8, 9. Target: 786.
Fiona: 783.
Liam: 786. ((50 + 25) x (8 + 2)) + (9 x 4) (10)
Score: 36–52 (max 72)
Teatime teaser: RINGCLUES -> SURCINGLE
Round 10: B S R I A E C N R
Fiona: CARRIES (7)
Liam: carbines (declared as 7)
DC: CARBINES (8) brainer
Score: 43–52 (max 80)
Round 11: N C N I O A L R E
Fiona: CLEAR (5)
Liam: CANNIER (7)
DC: LONICERA (8)
OT: CORNELIAN (18)
Score: 43–59 (max 98)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some words relating to "dog".
Round 12: D G P O I U S T A
Fiona: TOGAS (5)
Liam: AGOUTIS (7)
DC: pigouts
OT: ADIPOUS (7) DAIGOUS (7) UTOPIAS (7)
Score: 43–66 (max 105)
Round 13: H R T I E V R E N
Fiona: thriver
Liam: INVERTER (8)
OT: REINVERT (8)
Score: 43–74 (max 113)
Round 14: 50, 2, 3, 6, 4, 7. Target: 299.
Fiona: 299. (6 x 50) - (3 - 2) (10)
Liam: 299. (6 x 50) - (3 - 2) (10)
Score: 53–84 (max 123)
Round 15: M E G A M A I N S
No one buzzes. The answer was MISMANAGE.
Final Score: 53–84 (max 133)
Statistics Corner
Fiona:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 79
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 4
Liam:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 8
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81