C1: Champion Steve Agace (2 wins, 164 points.) A recruitment company director from Brighton.
C2: Challenger Abbie Pritchard. A digital content and support executive from Surrey. She shaved her hair off to help raise money for an ME charity, and raised £1,000.
DC: Susie Dent and Jeremy Thompson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: Y D L E A E Q N S
R02: G S D E I M P A G
R03: 75, 100, 2, 7, 10, 6. Target: 385.
TTT: BIKELIMOS - "Forget about limos or a bike, you can't pretend to be James Bond without this."
R04: K N M I E O S B I
R05: T O L A R E S R I
R06: 50, 25, 7, 4, 2, 8. Target: 957.
R07: M T R I U E I F C
R08: E N P C A I R A W
R09: 25, 100, 6, 2, 10, 1. Target: 881.
TTT: SODASLING - "You're not in Florida, you're just going up and down on the keys."
R10: R T W C E E O M R
R11: L S A E A T F T V
R12: J N D G O I O Z T
R13: P S C A E O I R X
R14: 100, 75, 1, 4, 2, 6. Target: 207.
R15: P U T T B R U C E (conundrum)
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Round 1: Y D L E A E Q N S
Steve: delays (declared as 7)
Abbie: DEALS (5)
DC: DELAYS (6) LEANED (6)
OT: ADENYLS (7) DENSELY (7) LAYDEES (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)
Round 2: G S D E I M P A G
Steve: MAGPIES (7)
Abbie: PAGED (5)
DC: MIDGES (6) IMAGES (6) MIDGES (6) MAGGIES (7)
OT: MEDIGAPS (8)
Score: 7–5 (max 15)
Round 3: 75, 100, 2, 7, 10, 6. Target: 385.
Steve: 385. ((6 / 2) x 100) + 75 + 10 (10)
Abbie: -
Score: 17–5 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: BIKELIMOS -> SKIMOBILE
Round 4: K N M I E O S B I
Steve: BONKS (5)
Abbie: INKS (4)
DC: BOINKS (6) BINKIES (7)
OT: MOBIKES (7) NIMBIES (7) NIMBOSE (7)
Score: 22–5 (max 32)
How weird that this selection of letters was just one letter away from bringing out SKIMOBILE, the answer to the Teatime Teaser that just appeared
Round 5: T O L A R E S R I
Steve: REALIST (7)
Abbie: solair
DC: LORRIES (7) TAILORS (7) REALTORS (8)
OT: RELATORS (8) RESTORAL (8) RETIRALS (8) RETRIALS (8) ROTARIES (8) TRAILERS (8)
Score: 29–5 (max 40)
Round 6: 50, 25, 7, 4, 2, 8. Target: 957.
Steve: 952. ((8 + 7 + 4) x 50) + 2 (7)
Abbie: -
RR: 957. ((50 - 4 - 8) x 25) + 7 (10)
Score: 36–5 (max 50)
Jeremy talks about covering President Barack Obama's first inauguration when it was very cold, causing disruption all over the place.
Round 7: M T R I U E I F C
Steve: METRIC (6)
Abbie: METRIC (6)
DC: FUMIER (6)
OT: MICRITE (7)
Score: 42–11 (max 57)
Round 8: E N P C A I R A W
Steve: PANIC (5)
Abbie: RIPEN (5)
DC: CAPRINE (7)
OT: RAINCAPE (8)
Score: 47–16 (max 65)
Round 9: 25, 100, 6, 2, 10, 1. Target: 881.
Steve: 885. ((1 + 2 + 6) x 100) - 25 + 10 (7)
Abbie: 880. Mistake in working.
RR: 881. ((10 - 1) x 100) - 25 + 6 (10)
Score: 54–16 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: SODASLING -> GLISSANDO
Round 10: R T W C E E O M R
Steve: meteor (declared as 7)
Abbie: METEOR (6)
DC: RECTOR (6) ERECTOR (7)
OT: RECORTE (7) REMOTER (7) REWROTE (7)
Score: 54–22 (max 82)
Round 11: L S A E A T F T V
Steve: flatest
Abbie: VALETS (6)
DC: VALETAS (7)
OT: FAVELAS (7)
Score: 54–28 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about where adverbs are being removed and grammatically incorrect words in phrases are used instead.
Round 12: J N D G O I O Z T
Steve: OOZING (6)
Abbie: DOING (5)
DC: JINGO (5) DOTING (6) DOZING (6)
Score: 60–28 (max 95)
Round 13: P S C A E O I R X
Steve: SPACIER (7)
Abbie: SCRAPE (6)
DC: EXOCARPS (8)
Score: 67–28 (max 103)
Round 14: 100, 75, 1, 4, 2, 6. Target: 207.
Steve: 207. (100 x 2) + 6 + 1 (10)
Abbie: 207. (100 x 2) + 6 + 1 (10)
Score: 77–38 (max 113)
Round 15: P U T T B R U C E
Abbie buzzes on 15.5 seconds to say BUTTERCUP which is correct.
Final Score: 77–48 (max 123)
Statistics Corner
Steve:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3
Abbie:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82