C1: Champion Morgan Sauer (5 wins, 485 points.) A student from Peterborough, studying maths and business studies at Leicester University.
C2: Challenger Kurtis Lipman. An operations manager from Chelmsford, Essex. He has skydived from 8,000ft, along with his girlfriend.
DC: Susie Dent and Jenny Eclair.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: I O A G S N R E G
R02: D W B O A D E I R
R03: 100, 8, 7, 8, 6, 1. Target: 123.
TTT: TENMINORS - "The children were invited to share their deepest thoughts with the teacher."
R04: O A I E S P R Q T
R05: O A H R T C E O S
R06: 75, 7, 3, 3, 9, 7. Target: 317.
R07: P T K I A E N V U
R08: O S H M T I U E Z
R09: 50, 25, 9, 8, 9, 1. Target: 412.
TTT: PRUNEDCUT - "She pruned the roses and cut the grass, then suddenly felt very deflated."
R10: R S R A O M A O F
R11: P B I E A L N T O
R12: U E S T I N S A J
R13: E I C N L M E U L
R14: 50, 10, 6, 9, 8, 5. Target: 883.
R15: M A L E I N C A B (conundrum)
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Round 1: I O A G S N R E G
Morgan: GREASING (8)
Kurtis: REGAINS (7)
DC: NAGGERS (7) ORGANISE (8)
OT: GEORGINAS (18) REGGIANOS (18)
Score: 8–0 (max 18)
Round 2: D W B O A D E I R
Morgan: BOARDED (7)
Kurtis: BOARDED (7)
DC: BAWDIER (7) RADIOED (7)
OT: BRAIDED (7) DEBOARD (7) DOWDIER (7) RABDOID (7) RADIOBE (7) ROADBED (7) ROADIED (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 25)
Round 3: 100, 8, 7, 8, 6, 1. Target: 123.
Morgan: 123. 100 + 8 + 8 + 7 (10)
Kurtis: 123. 100 + 8 + 8 + 7 (10)
Score: 25–17 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: TENMINORS -> INNERMOST
Round 4: O A I E S P R Q T
Morgan: ROPIEST (7)
Kurtis: POSTER (6)
DC: PIRATES (7) sproat PARTIES (7) TRAIPSE (7)
OT: PASTORIE (8) SEPTORIA (8)
Score: 32–17 (max 43)
Round 5: O A H R T C E O S
Morgan: SHOOTER (7)
Kurtis: ORATES (6)
DC: EARSHOT (7) CAHOOTS (7) COHORTS (7)
OT: CHEROOTS (8) THORACES (8)
Score: 39–17 (max 51)
Round 6: 75, 7, 3, 3, 9, 7. Target: 317.
Morgan: 316. ((7 - 3) x 75) + 9 + 7 (7)
Kurtis: -
RR: 317. (7 x 7 x (9 - (3 / 3)) - 75 (10)
Score: 46–17 (max 61)
Round 7: P T K I A E N V U
Morgan: punative
Kurtis: putane
DC: PUTAIN (6) PEANUT (6) UPTAKE (6) INTAKE (6)
OT: PETUNIA (7)
Score: 46–17 (max 68)
Round 8: O S H M T I U E Z
Morgan: HOMIEST (7)
Kurtis: MOUTHS (6)
DC: OUTSIZE (7)
OT: MESTIZO (7) MOHSITE (7) TIMEOUS (7)
Score: 53–17 (max 75)
Round 9: 50, 25, 9, 8, 9, 1. Target: 412.
Morgan: 410. (8 x 50) + 9 + 1 (7)
Kurtis: 411. Mistake in working.
RR: 412. ((50 - (8 - 1)) x 9) + 25 (10)
Score: 60–17 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: PRUNEDCUT -> PUNCTURED
Round 10: R S R A O M A O F
Morgan: AROMAS (6)
Kurtis: ROOMS (5)
OT: ROAROAS (7)
Score: 66–17 (max 92)
Round 11: P B I E A L N T O
Morgan: ELATION (7)
Kurtis: PLIANT (6)
DC: POLENTA (7) NOTABLE (7) POINTABLE (18)
Score: 73–17 (max 110)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words that created other words.
Round 12: U E S T I N S A J
Morgan: NASTIES (7)
Kurtis: SUSTAIN (7)
DC: STAINS (6) SINUATE (7)
OT: AUNTIES (7) ENTASIS (7) ISSUANT (7) NASUTES (7) SATINES (7) SESTINA (7) TAJINES (7) TANSIES (7) TISANES (7) UNSEATS (7)
Score: 80–24 (max 117)
Round 13: E I C N L M E U L
Morgan: ICEMEN (6)
Kurtis: unlice
DC: micell MICELLE (7 - spelt as micell on the board originally, but in an overhead shot later on, you can just see that it had been corrected to MICELLE
)OT: LEUCINE (7) MULLEIN (7) NUCELLI (7)
Score: 86–24 (max 124)
Round 14: 50, 10, 6, 9, 8, 5. Target: 883.
Morgan: 882. (50 - (6 - 5)) x (10 + 8) (7)
Kurtis: 877.
RR: 883. (((9 x 10) + 50 + 8) x 6) - 5 (10)
Score: 93–24 (max 134)
Round 15: M A L E I N C A B
Morgan buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say MANICABLE which is incorrect.
Kurtis buzzes on 29.75 seconds to say "I just wanted to press the button", which is incorrect.
The answer was solved by the resident vicar was IMBALANCE.
Final Score: 93–24 (max 144)
Statistics Corner
Morgan:
Total score - 93
Raw score - 93
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 4
Kurtis:
Total score - 24
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 17
Raw % of max - 45
Total average score per round - 1.6
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81