C1: Champion Oliver (aka "Ollie") (aka "Oli") Garner (4 wins, 416 points.) Possibly the coolest apterite I have ever met at a UKMT Team Maths Challenge National Final.
C2: Challenger Keith Bush.
DC: Susie Dent and John Stapleton.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W S D E I U T T P
R02: V E O J M E S R H
R03: P I E A L G R D Q
R04: E U N Y P T A G O
R05: 25, 10, 4, 6, 3, 5. Target: 279.
TTT: GIANTBED - "Arguing about taking the worm off the hook."
R06: T N L D E I O M D
R07: X S K F E O E R C
R08: L I R D R A E O N
R09: I A R S P N E O D
R10: 5, 2, 9, 4, 1, 7. Target: 472.
TTT: PALSURGE - "Deposit these if you want to withdraw."
R11: S T E A I S N T E
R12: A E Y B M A N B F
R13: C V T I A E R N A
R14: 5, 9, 3, 7, 4, 2. Target: 646.
R15: C R E T I N P I E (conundrum)
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Round 1: W S D E I U T T P
C1: DISPUTE (7)
C2: DISPUTE (7)
DC: PUTTIES (7) PUTTIED (7)
OT: SPITTED (7) TWISTED (7) WETSUIT (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
SPITTED? What a horrible word.
Round 2: V E O J M E S R H
C1: REMOVES (7)
C2: REMOVES (7)
DC: REHOMES (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)
Both contestants are off to a good start.
Round 3: P I E A L G R D Q
C1: PAIRED (6)
C2: pilaged
DC: PREDIAL (7)
Score: 20–14 (max 21)
I thought PREDIAL would be like REDIAL, but apparently not.
Round 4: E U N Y P T A G O
C1: PEANUT (6)
C2: POTAGE (6)
OT: NOUGAT (6) OUTAGE (6) PAEONY (6) PAYOUT (6) TEAPOY (6) TONGUE (6) YAUPON (6)
Score: 26–20 (max 27)
A flat round keeps Ollie's lead up.
Round 5: 25, 10, 4, 6, 3, 5. Target: 279.
C1: 279. (25 + 3) x 10 - (6 - 5) (10)
C2: 279. (25 + 3) x 10 - (6 - 5) (10)
Score: 36–30 (max 37)
John talk about the dangers of using an autocue. (Did I say that right?)
Teatime teaser: GIANTBED -> DEBATING
Round 6: T N L D E I O M D
C1: DELTOID (7)
C2: TOILED (6)
DC: LENTOID (7)
OT: ODDMENT (7)
Score: 43–30 (max 44)
A good spot from Ollie. DELTOID means triangular.
Round 7: X S K F E O E R C
C1: FORCES (6)
C2: FROCKS (6)
OT: FEROXES (7)
Score: 49–36 (max 51)
What an awesome word!
Round 8: L I R D R A E O N
C1: LARDIER (7)
C2: LARDIER (7)
DC: ORDAINER (8)
Score: 56–43 (max 59)
Round 9: I A R S P N E O D
C1: PADRONES (8)
C2: DESPAIR (7)
DC: PARODIES (8) OPERANDS (8)
OT: ANEROIDS (8) ANODISER (8) DIASPORE (8) PADRINOS (8) PONIARDS (8) PRISONED (8) SPRAINED (8)
Score: 64–43 (max 67)
Loads of 8s, but all Keith can do is despair.
OoW: Susie plays a round of Call My Bluff with Jeff, and he correctly guesses the definition of a camelopard.
Round 10: 5, 2, 9, 4, 1, 7. Target: 472.
C1: 472. (9 x 7 - 5 + 1) x 2 x 4 (10)
C2: -
Score: 74–43 (max 77)
And another opponent of Ollie's picks an awkward selection and doesn't get it.
Teatime teaser: PALSURGE -> EARPLUGS
Round 11: S T E A I S N T E
C1: NEATEST (7)
C2: intestate
DC: TETANISES (18)
OT: ANISETTES (18)
Score: 81–43 (max 95)
Lovely duo of nines missed by both there. Ollie's lead seems untouchable now.
Round 12: A E Y B M A N B F
C1: MAYBE (5)
C2: MEANY (5)
DC: ABBEY (5)
OT: BYNAME (6)
Score: 86–48 (max 101)
Round 13: C V T I A E R N A
C1: CRANIATE (8)
C2: vacater
OT: CARINATE (8) CAVATINE (8) VARIANCE (8)
Score: 94–48 (max 109)
Ollie looks set to get another century...
Round 14: 5, 9, 3, 7, 4, 2. Target: 646.
C1: 639. (5 x 2 x 7 + 4 - 3) x 9 (5)
C2: -
OT: 646. ((9 + 7) x 5 x 4 + 3) x 2 (10)
Score: 99–48 (max 119)
But Keith does the best he can to stop it by picking an awkward selection again, and Ollie is left on 99. Will he get the century?
Round 15: C R E T I N P I E
C2 buzzes on 24 second to say EPICENTRE which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was RECIPIENT.
Score: 99–48 (max 129)
A great performance by Ollie unfortunately not ending in a century, but a good game nevertheless.
Now for the first ever automatically generated:
Statistics Corner
Oliver:
Total score - 99
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 8
Keith:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 4
[Sorry for the lame and late recap.]
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61
