C1: Champion John Barlow (4 wins, 361 points.) A retired civil servant from Glasgow.
C2: Challenger Ian Volante. An Apteforumite and statistician from Musselburgh, East Lothian. He's a member of the Edinburgh Mavericks Korfball Club, and his team are the current Scottish champions. He previously appeared on the show in Series 56 in 2007, winning 3 shows (including defeating future semi-finalist Bradley Cates on his debut), before losing to octochamp Amey Deshpande.
DC: Susie Dent and Prue Leith.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G E N O L O S E C
R02: A N E T Q A S I P
R03: 100, 9, 4, 7, 6, 4. Target: 637.
TTT: ZEALQUIRE - "If anyone was going to make the game level, Edward Woodward"
R04: U R E T W I R E N
R05: H O D A L I G E W
R06: 50, 5, 7, 6, 4, 2. Target: 875.
R07: B I F E M A S T R
R08: E V O K D A T U C
R09: 5, 4, 2, 7, 9, 8. Target: 859.
TTT: IANTIPPLE - "Ian fancied a new tipple, so his wife ordered him this."
R10: A M I N Z O R E M
R11: O S U G M A P I J
R12: A R E S L I T A R
R13: R O F I S E V B D
R14: 25, 8, 5, 3, 9, 9. Target: 423.
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Round 1: G E N O L O S E C
John: ENCLOSE (7)
Ian: ENCLOSE (7)
DC: congolese
OT: COLOGNES (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: A N E T Q A S I P
John: PATINAS (7)
Ian: PANTIES (7)
DC: TAIPANS (7) SAPIENT (7)
OT: PASTINA (7) PATINES (7) PEASANT (7) PIANETS (7) PINATAS (7) PINATES (7) TAENIAS (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)
Round 3: 100, 9, 4, 7, 6, 4. Target: 637.
John: 636.
Ian: 637. ((100 + 4) x 6) + 9 + 4 (10)
Score: 14–24 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: ZEALQUIRE -> EQUALIZER
Round 4: U R E T W I R E N
John: WRITER (6)
Ian: REWRITE (7)
DC: RETINUE (7) UNRETIRE (8)
OT: WINTERER (8)
Score: 14–31 (max 33)
Round 5: H O D A L I G E W
John: WAILED (6)
Ian: WHALED (6)
DC: GOALIE (6) HIDALGO (7)
OT: GEOIDAL (7) OWLHEAD (7)
Score: 20–37 (max 40)
Round 6: 50, 5, 7, 6, 4, 2. Target: 875.
John: -
Ian: 875. 7 x 5 x (50 / 2) (10)
Score: 20–47 (max 50)
Prue talks about being a judge on The Great British Bake-Off, including telling Nick that he was the worst baker ever!
Round 7: B I F E M A S T R
John: FAIREST (7)
Ian: BARMIEST (8)
DC: MAESTRI (7)
Score: 20–55 (max 58)
Round 8: E V O K D A T U C
John: TACKED (6)
Ian: DOCKET (6)
DC: TUCKED (6)
OT: COUVADE (7)
Score: 26–61 (max 65)
Round 9: 5, 4, 2, 7, 9, 8. Target: 859.
John: -
Ian: 860. (9 x 8 x (7 + 5)) - 4 (7)
Score: 26–68 (max 72)
Teatime teaser: IANTIPPLE -> APPLETINI
Round 10: A M I N Z O R E M
John: MOANIER (7)
Ian: ROMANIZE (8)
OT: ARMOZINE (8)
Score: 26–76 (max 80)
Round 11: O S U G M A P I J
John: IMAGOS (6)
Ian: AMIGOS (6)
OT: GUIMPS (6) JOGISM (6) MAPOUS (6) PIUMAS (6)
Score: 32–82 (max 86)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "anagram".
Round 12: A R E S L I T A R
John: REALIST (7)
Ian: ARTERIAL (8)
DC: RETRIALS (8)
OT: RETIRALS (8) TRAILERS (8)
Score: 32–90 (max 94)
Round 13: R O F I S E V B D
John: OVERBIDS (8)
Ian: OVERBIDS (8)
Score: 40–98 (max 102)
Round 14: 25, 8, 5, 3, 9, 9. Target: 423.
John: 423. ((9 + 8) x 25) - 5 + 3 (10)
Ian: 423. ((9 + 8) x 25) - 5 + 3 (10)
Score: 50–108 (max 112)
Round 15: A L L R E V E R T
John buzzes on 17.75 seconds to say TRAVELLER which is correct.
Final Score: 60–108 (max 122)
Statistics Corner
John:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 5
Ian:
Total score - 108
Raw score - 108
Total % of max - 89
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.2
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 10
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82