C1: Champion Paul Nixon (7 wins, 790 points.) An actuary from Surbiton, Surrey.
C2: Challenger Lorraine Davis. An insurance broker from Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. She likes taking loads of holidays, mainly cruises, of which she has done 26 of them!!
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Phil Hammond.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: U E A W T S P R M
R02: O I U T V R D R A
R03: 7, 8, 2, 9, 3, 8. Target: 672.
TTT: SONMILLET - "I asked my son to grind some millet, but he couldn't lift this off the ground."
R04: E O E S C B T D I
R05: A E I H S Q N R M
R06: 100, 75, 25, 8, 6, 6. Target: 941.
R07: O U E L R N L X D
R08: I A E C L S C T O
R09: 75, 3, 5, 9, 1, 10. Target: 297.
TTT: JOBNOTICE - "Part of his job was to notice when the prosecution's questioning crossed the line, and raised this."
R10: I A U S D Y P N E
R11: O E A P K N G N S
R12: I O E W N M R S U
R13: G S R G A I A O N
R14: 100, 75, 25, 50, 1, 6. Target: 277.
R15: D U N G P E R I L (conundrum)
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Round 1: U E A W T S P R M
Paul: WARMEST (7)
Lorraine: PASTURE (7)
DC: TAMPERS (7) STAMPER (7) TEMPURA (7)
OT: TEMPURAS (8) UPSTREAM (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: O I U T V R D R A
Paul: AUDITOR (7)
Lorraine: outroad
Score: 14–7 (max 15)
Round 3: 7, 8, 2, 9, 3, 8. Target: 672.
Paul: -
Lorraine: -
RR: 672. 7 x 8 x (9 + 3) (10)
Score: 14–7 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: SONMILLET -> MILLSTONE
Round 4: E O E S C B T D I
Paul: DECEITS (7)
Lorraine: DIETS (5)
DC: BODICES (7) BISECTED (8)
Score: 21–7 (max 33)
Round 5: A E I H S Q N R M
Paul: REMAINS (7)
Lorraine: SHARE (5)
DC: SEMINAR (7) MARINES (7)
OT: HERNIAS (7) MEANISH (7) MEHARIS (7) MENHIRS (7) MINERAS (7) MISHEAR (7) NEARISH (7)
Score: 28–7 (max 40)
Round 6: 100, 75, 25, 8, 6, 6. Target: 941.
Paul: 942. ((100 + 6) x 8) + 75 + 25 - 6 (7)
Lorraine: 936.
RR: 941. ((75 - 6) x (8 + 6)) - 25 (10)
Score: 35–7 (max 50)
Dr. Phil talks about the problems coping with mental health.
Round 7: O U E L R N L X D
Paul: UNROLLED (8)
Lorraine: UNROLL (6)
Score: 43–7 (max 58)
Round 8: I A E C L S C T O
Paul: ISOLATE (7)
Lorraine: CLOSET (6)
DC: LACTOSE (7) SOCIAL (6)
OT: CALICOES (8) COALITES (8) COELIACS (8) SOCIETAL (8)
Score: 50–7 (max 66)
Round 9: 75, 3, 5, 9, 1, 10. Target: 297.
Paul: 297. (10 + 1) x 9 x 3 (10)
Lorraine: 297. ((5 - 1) x 75) - 3 (10)
Score: 60–17 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: JOBNOTICE -> OBJECTION
Round 10: I A U S D Y P N E
Paul: PANDIES (7)
Lorraine: UNSAID (6)
OT: PANSIED (7) UNIPEDS (7) YANDIES (7)
Score: 67–17 (max 83)
Round 11: O E A P K N G N S
Paul: SPONGE (6)
Lorraine: SPONGE (6)
DC: SPANK (5)
OT: NONAGES (7) PANGENS (7) PANNOSE (7)
Score: 73–23 (max 90)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words used to describe people suffering from mental health-related illnesses.
Round 12: I O E W N M R S U
Paul: SERMON (6)
Lorraine: moisten
DC: WINSOME (7) MOUSIER (7)
OT: MERINOS (7) MORINES (7) NERIUMS (7) NORMIES (7) NUMORIS (7) ROUEISM (7) SNOWIER (7)
Score: 79–23 (max 97)
Round 13: G S R G A I A O N
Paul: SANGRIA (7)
Lorraine: SOARING (7)
OT: AGNOSIA (7) AGRIONS (7) ANGORAS (7) ARONIAS (7) GRINGOS (7) GROGANS (7) ORIGANS (7) RIGGONS (7) SARANGI (7)
Score: 86–30 (max 104)
Round 14: 100, 75, 25, 50, 1, 6. Target: 277.
Paul: 276. (6 x 50) - 25 + 1 (7)
Lorraine: -
RR: 277. ((100 / 25) x (75 - 6)) + 1 (10)
Score: 93–30 (max 114)
Round 15: D U N G P E R I L
Paul buzzes on 3.25 seconds to say PRELUDING which is correct.
Final Score: 103–30 (max 124)
Well, that was a very impressive performance from Paul, 7 centuries and some ridiculously impressive spots make him a tough contender for the finals, I'm sure!! His 893 points put him at #2 on the leaderboard, and his spot in the finals is guaranteed.
Intriguingly though, we already have SIX octochamps, and still loads of episodes in this series to go. It has to be said that Corinna Attwood (the lowest ranked octochamp) is in danger of missing the cut....
Statistics Corner
Paul:
Total score - 103
Raw score - 103
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 7
Lorraine:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 24
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 2.0
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81