C1: Champion Dave Lomax (4 wins, 350 points.) A baker from Halifax, West Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger Mike Fortune. A care assistant from Clevedon, Somerset. He went to Iceland to see the infamous volcano that famously grounded all flights in 2010, but he never saw it, as his vehicle got stuck in snow, but he saw the Northern Lights instead.
DC: Susie Dent and Chris Packham.
RR: Rachel Riley.
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R01: D N T A E U R K O
R02: P I S E F D A G E
R03: 50, 9, 4, 2, 4, 3. Target: 522.
TTT: LARRYWON - "Larry won, but only by the smallest of margins."
R04: N O H M I T E R A
R05: L Y S U O E W H I
R06: 100, 25, 10, 10, 2, 2. Target: 858.
R07: J B P A O E T N I
R08: S D A L O B C E U
R09: 25, 8, 7, 4, 9, 4. Target: 429.
TTT: ONESSINS - "It's about sticking in it where it's not wanted."
R10: P A V F E T I M A
R11: S N D E O A L W E
R12: C U I G S A R T E
R13: N L G O A E C M I
R14: 25, 75, 1, 9, 2, 3. Target: 765.
R15: N O T A V I G I L (conundrum)
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Round 1: D N T A E U R K O
Dave: OUTRANKED (18)
Mike: unrouted
Score: 18–0 (max 18)
Round 2: P I S E F D A G E
Dave: SPIED (5)
Mike: -
DC: GASPED (6) PEGASID (7)
Score: 23–0 (max 25)
Round 3: 50, 9, 4, 2, 4, 3. Target: 522.
Dave: 521. ((50 + 3) x (4 + 4 + 2)) - 9 (7)
Mike: 524.
RR: 522. ((2 x 4) + 50) x 9 (10)
Score: 30–0 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: LARRYWON -> NARROWLY
Round 4: N O H M I T E R A
Dave: MITRE (5)
Mike: MOTHER (6)
DC: HORNET (6) MOTHIER (7) THERMION (8)
OT: HOMARINE (8) ROMANITE (8)
Score: 30–6 (max 43)
Round 5: L Y S U O E W H I
Dave: WHOLE (5)
Mike: WHOLE (5)
DC: SHOWILY (7)
OT: WOYLIES (7)
Score: 35–11 (max 50)
Round 6: 100, 25, 10, 10, 2, 2. Target: 858.
Dave: 860. (100 - 10 - 2 - 2) x 10 (7)
Mike: 860. ((10 - 2) x 100) + (2 x 25) + 10 (7)
RR: 857. (7)
OT: 857. ((100 + 10) x (10 - 2)) - 25 + 2 (7)
Score: 42–18 (max 57)
Chris talks about some more of his favourite poos.
Round 7: J B P A O E T N I
Dave: PINTO (5)
Mike: OBTAIN (6)
DC: NIOBATE (7)
Score: 42–24 (max 64)
Round 8: S D A L O B C E U
Dave: cloudbase
Mike: BLOUSED (7)
DC: CABLES (6)
OT: BECLOUDS (8)
Score: 42–31 (max 72)
Round 9: 25, 8, 7, 4, 9, 4. Target: 429.
Dave: 429. ((9 + 8) x 25) + 4 (10)
Mike: 428.
Score: 52–31 (max 82)
Teatime teaser: ONESSINS -> NOSINESS
Round 10: P A V F E T I M A
Dave: FATE (4)
Mike: MATE (4)
DC: AVIATE (6) PATIA (5)
OT: MATAPIE (7)
Score: 56–35 (max 89)
Round 11: S N D E O A L W E
Dave: sandeel
Mike: LOANED (6)
DC: ENDOWS (6) WEANED (6) LOANEES (7)
OT: LOWENED (7) WALDOES (7)
Score: 56–41 (max 96)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "jinxed".
Round 12: C U I G S A R T E
Dave: RACIEST (7)
Mike: GUITARS (7)
DC: AGRESTIC (8) SURICATE (8)
Score: 63–48 (max 104)
Round 13: N L G O A E C M I
Dave: coalmine
Mike: MALICE (6)
DC: CONGEAL (7) GENOMIC (7) ANGELIC (7)
OT: COMELING (8) MECONIAL (8)
Score: 63–54 (max 112)
Round 14: 25, 75, 1, 9, 2, 3. Target: 765.
Dave: 767. ((75 + 2) x (9 + 1)) - 3 (7)
Mike: 756.
RR: 765. (75 - 25 + 1) x ((2 x 3) + 9) (10)
Score: 70–54 (max 122)
Round 15: N O T A V I G I L
Mike buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say VIOLATING which is correct.
Final Score: 70–64 (max 132)
Statistics Corner
Dave:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 3
Mike:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=83