C1: Champion John Osmond (3 wins, 227 points.) A retired civil servant from London.
C2: Challenger Ben Pooley. A teaching assistant from Witney, Oxfordshire. He has played Quidditch for 6 years (yes, it does exist in real life!!
)DC: A now bespectacled Susie Dent
and making his DC debut, Levi Roots.RR: Rachel Riley.
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R01: N A P E R T O S I
R02: A R E O G C E E N
R03: 75, 50, 2, 1, 7, 1. Target: 846.
TTT: SEWTHREAD - "Lots of parents get the needle if they hear inappropriate language on TV before this."
R04: T A O R S C I A D
R05: T O X E V S I O G
R06: 75, 50, 4, 5, 9, 2. Target: 288.
R07: R A K I S N E M B
R08: G O T A P M E W T
R09: 75, 7, 5, 2, 10, 4. Target: 660.
TTT: NOSELIFTS - "He was known for being tall and for having plenty of room upstairs."
R10: A N J I L S U E N
R11: F A Y E R V A R N
R12: I L P D A O M U S
R13: N E D I W H E R L
R14: 50, 100, 9, 7, 1, 2. Target: 403.
R15: G O A D B E A S T (conundrum)
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Round 1: N A P E R T O S I
John: PIRATES (7)
Ben: PANTS (5)
DC: PATRONISE (18) PRONATES (8)
OT: ISOPTERAN (18)
Score: 7–0 (max 18)
Round 2: A R E O G C E E N
John: RENEGE (6)
Ben: GRACE (5)
DC: CONGER (6) ENRAGE (6) ORANGE (6)
OT: CANOER (6) CAREEN (6) CONGEE (6) CORNEA (6) ENCAGE (6) ENCORE (6) GARCON (6) GENERA (6) NEGOCE (6) OCREAE (6) ONAGER (6)
Score: 13–0 (max 24)
Round 3: 75, 50, 2, 1, 7, 1. Target: 846.
John: 850. (((7 x 2) - 1 - 1) x 75) - 50 (7)
Ben: -
RR: 846. (((50 + 1) x 7) - 75) x (2 + 1) (10)
Score: 20–0 (max 34)
Teatime teaser: SEWTHREAD -> WATERSHED
Round 4: T A O R S C I A D
John: ACTORS (6)
Ben: DRAT (4)
DC: CAROTIDS (8) RADIOCAST (18)
Score: 26–0 (max 52)
Round 5: T O X E V S I O G
John: OGIVES (6)
Ben: STOVE (5)
DC: SOVIET (6)
OT: GOOIEST (7)
Score: 32–0 (max 59)
Round 6: 75, 50, 4, 5, 9, 2. Target: 288.
John: 288. (50 x 5) + (9 x 4) + 2 (10)
Ben: 286.
Score: 42–0 (max 69)
Levi talks about playing football with Bob Marley & The Wailers in Battersea Park.
Round 7: R A K I S N E M B
John: BANKERS (7)
Ben: BANKER (6)
DC: RAMEKINS (8) EMABRKS (7)
OT: BEARSKIN (8) MIRBANES (8)
Score: 49–0 (max 77)
Round 8: G O T A P M E W T
John: POTTAGE (7)
Ben: WEPT (4)
Score: 56–0 (max 84)
Round 9: 75, 7, 5, 2, 10, 4. Target: 660.
John: 660. (75 - 5 - 4) x 10 (10)
Ben: 660. ((7 + 2) x 75) - 10 - 5 (10)
Score: 66–10 (max 94)
Teatime teaser: NOSELIFTS -> LOFTINESS
Round 10: A N J I L S U E N
John: SALINE (6)
Ben: LANES (5)
DC: UNNAILS (7)
OT: INSULAE (7) UNJAILS (7) UNLINES (7)
Score: 72–10 (max 101)
Round 11: F A Y E R V A R N
John: RAVEN (5)
Ben: FEAR (4)
DC: YEARN (5) FAERY (5)
OT: RAVENRY (7)
Score: 77–10 (max 108)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "bacon" and "pork".
Round 12: I L P D A O M U S
John: DIPLOMAS (8)
Ben: SPOIL (5)
DC: LIPOMAS (7) UPLOADS (7)
OT: PALUDISM (8) PLASMOID (8)
Score: 85–10 (max 116)
Round 13: N E D I W H E R L
John: WHIRLED (7)
Ben: WHIRLED (7)
DC: RELINED (7) REDLINE (7)
OT: INHERED (7) WHEREIN (7) WIDENER (7) WIELDER (7)
Score: 92–17 (max 123)
Round 14: 50, 100, 9, 7, 1, 2. Target: 403.
John: 402. ((9 - 1) x 50) + 2 (7)
Ben: 402. ((7 + 1) x 50) + 2 (7)
RR: 403. (((100 + 7) x (9 - 1)) - 50) / 2 (10)
Score: 99–24 (max 133)
Round 15: G O A D B E A S T
John buzzes on 27.75 seconds to say SABOTAGED which is correct.
Final Score: 109–24 (max 143)
Statistics Corner
John:
Total score - 109
Raw score - 109
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 7
Ben:
Total score - 24
Raw score - 74
Total % of max - 17
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 1.6
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81