C1: Champion Adam Collett (1 win, 111 points.) An actuary from Churchill, Winscombe, Somerset.
C2: Challenger Trudy Garbett. A receptionist from Dudley, West Midlands. She has 2 boys who are football mad.
DC: Susie Dent and Jay Rayner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L N T A E D G O C
R02: M K R I E U T D H
R03: 50, 2, 10, 4, 7, 5. Target: 409.
TTT: SCALDLEE - "You can find these in some shops, but they're not for sales."
R04: F L N O I E A G D
R05: N T B R O E U D O
R06: 50, 100, 1, 5, 2, 10. Target: 617.
R07: G P S I E A C T N
R08: H D S I E O G R N
R09: 5, 10, 7, 8, 1, 2. Target: 234.
TTT: TUNASALT - "The spirits here spend most of their time in lockdown."
R10: D B S U A E L P T
R11: M O F I T A N S O
R12: L C E U E T J I M
R13: Z S P A U O E N T
R14: 25, 6, 5, 7, 8, 10. Target: 166.
R15: T W I N S P E W D (conundrum)
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Round 1: L N T A E D G O C
Adam: GLOATED (7)
Trudy: TANGLED (7)
DC: CONGEAL (7) DECAGON (7) TALONED (7)
OT: OCTANGLE (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: M K R I E U T D H
Adam: triked
Trudy: rithed
DC: THUD (4) DITHER (6) MITHER (6)
OT: DUIKER (6) HERMIT (6) HUMERI (6) KUMITE (6) MITRED (6) REDUIT (6) RUDITE (6) TEDIUM (6) THUMRI (6)
Score: 7–7 (max 14)
Round 3: 50, 2, 10, 4, 7, 5. Target: 409.
Adam: 410.
Trudy: 409. ((10 - 2) x 50) + 5 + 4 (10)
Score: 7–17 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: SCALDLEE -> CADELLES
Round 4: F L N O I E A G D
Adam: DEALING (7)
Trudy: FOLDING (7)
DC: FINAGLED (8)
Score: 14–24 (max 32)
Round 5: N T B R O E U D O
Adam: BOUNDER (7)
Trudy: REBOUND (7)
DC: UNROOTED (8)
Score: 21–31 (max 40)
Round 6: 50, 100, 1, 5, 2, 10. Target: 617.
Adam: 617. ((50 + 1) x (10 + 2)) + 5 (10)
Trudy: 612.
Score: 31–31 (max 50)
Jay talks about finding new and innovative ways of sharing recipes and ingredients with his neighbours.
Round 7: G P S I E A C T N
Adam: SPACING (7)
Trudy: ESCAPING (8)
DC: INSPECT (7)
OT: ASPECTING (18)
Score: 31–39 (max 68)
Round 8: H D S I E O G R N
Adam: SHORING (7)
Trudy: HINDERS (7)
DC: IGNORED (7) REGIONS (7) DINGERS (7) INSHORE (7) REDOING (7)
OT: RHODINGS (8)
Score: 38–46 (max 76)
Round 9: 5, 10, 7, 8, 1, 2. Target: 234.
Adam: 234. Mistake in working.
Trudy: -
RR: 234. (5 + 8) x (10 + 7 + 1) (10)
Score: 38–46 (max 86)
Teatime teaser: TUNASALT -> TANTALUS
Round 10: D B S U A E L P T
Adam: BASTED (6)
Trudy: PAUSED (6)
DC: BLASTED (7) ABLUTES (7) PULSATED (8)
OT: DUBPLATES (18)
Score: 44–52 (max 104)
Round 11: M O F I T A N S O
Adam: MOTIONS (7)
Trudy: MOTIONS (7)
DC: FOOTMAN (7)
OT: AMOTIONS (8)
Score: 51–59 (max 112)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "gumshoe" and "myriad".
Round 12: L C E U E T J I M
Adam: EJECT (5)
Trudy: JUICE (5)
DC: EMETIC (6)
OT: LEUCITE (7)
Score: 56–64 (max 119)
Round 13: Z S P A U O E N T
Adam: PAUSE (5)
Trudy: taupes
DC: TAUPE (5) AUTOPENS (8)
Score: 61–64 (max 127)
Round 14: 25, 6, 5, 7, 8, 10. Target: 166.
Adam: 166. (6 x 25) + ((7 - 5) x 8) (10)
Trudy: 166. (25 x 6) + 10 + 8 - 7 + 5 (10)
Score: 71–74 (max 137)
Round 15: T W I N S P E W D
Trudy buzzes on 1.25 seconds to say WINDSWEPT which is correct.
Final Score: 71–84 (max 147)
At the end of the show, a little memorial slide was shown in memory of Marcel Stellman, the man who brought this show to the UK, who died aged 96 over the weekend.
Statistics Corner
Adam:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2
Trudy:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=83