C1: Champion Andy Hinds (1 win, 85 points.) An air and space operations manager in the RAF originally from Plymouth, but now lives near Whitby, North Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Daniel Krigers. A solicitor from Huddersfield, but has Latvian heritage.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Madeley.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: F D G E O R A I N
R02: L T O I G S R U A
R03: 25, 10, 3, 9, 7, 4. Target: 690.
TTT: RIVALTUNE - "Teatime Teaser pulled from transmission, but as I was there, here's the answer."
R04: T E L T P I A Z S
R05: T B R Y O U I S E
R06: 25, 5, 10, 3, 10, 1. Target: 264.
R07: D K D S O A E I C
R08: M V S A R O U P H
R09: 75, 4, 7, 8, 10, 5. Target: 373.
TTT: EACHTUNES - "Each tune's a hit with the audience, she's a class act."
R10: B D R I E N V O I
R11: P N F A U N D A E
R12: S I M R N A E G C
R13: W N S U I O X R E
R14: 50, 8, 10, 8, 6, 5. Target: 160.
R15: V I N Y L B A R T (conundrum)
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Round 1: F D G E O R A I N
Andy: READING (7)
Daniel: FORAGED (7)
DC: FOREIGN (7) ORGANDIE (8)
OT: FIRENADO (8) FRONDAGE (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: L T O I G S R U A
Andy: GLOATS (6)
Daniel: GROUTS (6)
DC: GRATIS (6)
OT: ALGORIST (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 16)
Round 3: 25, 10, 3, 9, 7, 4. Target: 690.
Andy: 690. (7 x 4 x 25) - 10 (10)
Daniel: 690. (7 x 4 x 25) - 10 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: RIVALTUNE -> AVIRULENT (This was pulled, presumably cos of AVIRULENT being the answer, but this is what the scramble was.)
Round 4: T E L T P I A Z S
Andy: PATTIES (7)
Daniel: pilates
DC: stazi PLATES (6) LAZIEST (7)
OT: PIZETTAS (8)
Score: 30–23 (max 34)
Round 5: T B R Y O U I S E
Andy: ROBUST (6)
Daniel: STROBE (6)
DC: BISTOURY (8)
OT: SOBRIETY (8)
Score: 36–29 (max 42)
Round 6: 25, 5, 10, 3, 10, 1. Target: 264.
Andy: 264. (25 x 10) + 10 + 5 - 1 (10)
Daniel: 264. (25 x 10) + 10 + 3 + 1 (10)
Score: 46–39 (max 52)
Richard talks about the time where he forgot his boss's name when he worked at Border Television.
Round 7: D K D S O A E I C
Andy: CADDIES (7)
Daniel: SOAKED (6)
DC: DOCKSIDE (8)
Score: 53–39 (max 60)
Round 8: M V S A R O U P H
Andy: ROAMS (5)
Daniel: MORPHS (6)
DC: SUMPH (5) VAPOURS (7)
Score: 53–45 (max 67)
Round 9: 75, 4, 7, 8, 10, 5. Target: 373.
Andy: 373. (75 x 5) - (8 / 4) (10)
Daniel: 373. (75 x 5) - (10 - 8) (10)
Score: 63–55 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: EACHTUNES -> CHANTEUSE
Round 10: B D R I E N V O I
Andy: DIVINER (7)
Daniel: bovined
DC: BOVINE (6) OVENBIRD (8)
Score: 70–55 (max 85)
Round 11: P N F A U N D A E
Andy: FANNED (6)
Daniel: FANNED (6)
DC: PUNNED (6) unpaned
OT: DUENNA (6) FUNANA (6) FUNNED (6) PANADE (6) PANDAN (6) PANFAN (6) PANNED (6)
Score: 76–61 (max 91)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words that end with "-ish".
Round 12: S I M R N A E G C
Andy: SMEARING (8)
Daniel: SCREAMING (18)
DC: GRIMACES (8)
Score: 76–79 (max 109)
Round 13: W N S U I O X R E
Andy: RUINS (5)
Daniel: INSURE (6)
DC: RISEN (5) URSINE (6) SNOWIER (7)
OT: OREXINS (7)
Score: 76–85 (max 116)
Round 14: 50, 8, 10, 8, 6, 5. Target: 160.
Andy: 160. ((8 - 5) x 50) + 10 (10)
Daniel: 160. (8 + 8) x 10 (10)
Score: 86–95 (max 126)
Round 15: V I N Y L B A R T
No one buzzes. The answer was VIBRANTLY.
Final Score: 86–95 (max 136)
Statistics Corner
Andy:
Total score - 86
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 5
Daniel:
Total score - 95
Raw score - 101
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 6
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82