C1: Champion Joe McGonigle (6 wins, 528 points.) A croupier from Stockport. Like the Des’s, Nick doesn’t seem to give recurring contestants much of an introduction. I miss Jeff.
C2: Challenger Greg Pearce. Won some things on Popmaster, and is also on apterous.
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R E H O S E D A N
R02: O E F T Z G M A S
R03: 75, 100, 1, 3, 5, 1. Target: 464.
TTT: POUNDSET - "Set to get rid of more pounds than the next person."
R04: O E R Q S V L N U
R05: B I N E R O N A L
R06: 100, 10, 3, 1, 4, 5. Target: 736.
R07: D E S U P I D E R
R08: A I T S R S N P O
R09: 75, 25, 3, 8, 1, 6. Target: 226.
TTT: SEEMDIRE - "If your health seems dire, you might need these"
R10: E A G S R F S E G
R11: K P N I A O R E L
R12: A O V T G C S E D
R13: X I T O M A R U E
R14: 75, 5, 9, 6, 4, 8. Target: 590.
R15: O A F V I R T U E (conundrum)
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Nick and the gang talk about age and that 9 and 68 are supposed to be your happiest years, which they think is complete bollocks.
Round 1: R E H O S E D A N
C1: HEADERS (7)
C2: handers
DC: SOREHEAD (8)
OT: REASONED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
HOARSENED^ used to be in the dictionary, but now it isn’t. Greg picks the wrong body part to add –ERS to, so Joe goes infront.
Round 2: O E F T Z G M A S
C1: FEAST (5)
C2: STEAM (5)
DC: FATSO (5) TOGAS (5)
OT: GAMEST (6) MATZOS (6) MOTZAS (6) OMEGAS (6)
Score: 12–5 (max 14)
Jo’s first DC offering of the what-would-be-a-week-if-those-bloody-horses-didn’t-exist is actually valid, surprisingly.
Round 3: 75, 100, 1, 3, 5, 1. Target: 464.
C1: 461.
C2: 462. (75+3-1)*(5+1) (7)
RR: 464. (5-1)*(100-3)+75+1 (10)
Score: 12–12 (max 24)
Two away makes Greg equalise.
Teatime teaser: POUNDSET -> OUTSPEND (Set to get rid of more pounds than the next person)
Round 4: O E R Q S V L N U
C1: LOVERS (6)
C2: VELOURS (7)
DC: luv
OT: LOUVRES (7) NERVOUS (7)
Score: 12–19 (max 31)
Greg goes ahead with VELOURS.
Round 5: B I N E R O N A L
C1: BANNER (6)
C2: BONNIER (7)
DC: ronnielab
OT: AILERON (7)
Score: 12–26 (max 38)
And now he’s 14 ahead.
Round 6: 100, 10, 3, 1, 4, 5. Target: 736.
C1: 736. (100+5)*(4+3)+1 (10)
C2: 736. (100+5)*(4+3)+1 (10)
Score: 22–36 (max 48)
Jo – the one without an E – talks about strangely named dishes.
Round 7: D E S U P I D E R
C1: SPIDERED (8)
C2: spuddier
DC: spudride
OT: DUPERIES (8) PRESIDED (8)
Score: 30–36 (max 56)
SPUDDIER^ should be a word but isn’t, so Joe takes some points.
Round 8: A I T S R S N P O
C1: SPRAINS (7)
C2: STRAINS (7)
DC: sirpants
OT: ARSONIST (8) PARISONS (8) PROSAIST (8) PROTASIS (8) SPIRANTS (8) SPRAINTS (8)
Score: 37–43 (max 64)
Standard.
Round 9: 75, 25, 3, 8, 1, 6. Target: 226.
C1: 226. 75*3+1 (10)
C2: 226. 75*3+1 (10)
Score: 47–53 (max 74)
Yerp.
Teatime teaser: SEEMDIRE -> REMEDIES (If your health seems dire, you might need these)
Round 10: E A G S R F S E G
C1: GREASES (7)
C2: GREASE (6)
DC: SAGGERS (7)
OT: SERFAGES (8)
Score: 54–53 (max 82)
Unfortunately for Greg, he does not put the other S on his word. Joe has overtaken. Jo makes her second accidental valid word.
Round 11: K P N I A O R E L
C1: AILERON (7)
C2: PLONKER (7)
DC: plankier
OT: LANKIER (7) OPALINE (7) PLAINER (7) PRALINE (7) PROLINE (7)
Score: 61–60 (max 89)
AILERON, a word he missed earlier, gets Joe seven points. Jo describes her husband as ‘the plankiest plank in Plankton’. Susie talks about common English surnames and where they came from.
Round 12: A O V T G C S E D
C1: COASTED (7)
C2: COVETS (6)
DC: OCTAVES (7) sagvote
OT: ADVECTS (7) AVOCETS (7) DOTAGES (7)
Score: 68–60 (max 96)
Greg’s weird VVCCCCCXX pick fails him, leaving Joe 8 ahead.
Round 13: X I T O M A R U E
C1: MATRIX (6)
C2: MATURE (6)
DC: retox
OT: MIXTURE (7) MURIATE (7)
Score: 74–66 (max 103)
All five vowels here but nothing bigger than six found by the contestants or DC.
Round 14: 75, 5, 9, 6, 4, 8. Target: 590.
C1: 590. 75*8-6-4 (10)
C2: 590. 75*8-6-4 (10)
Score: 84–76 (max 113)
Easy. Crucial conundrum time...
Round 15: O A F V I R T U E
C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say FAVOURITE which is correct.
Final Score: 94–76 (max 123)
Joe takes his seventh win. Join somebody on Monday to see his final prelim.
Score: 94-76
Raw: 106-88
RAUNSWC: 113-88
Maxes: 7-6
Further summaries are at:
Series summary
Link to the spoiler thread
Wikicap
Mystery link
Thanks to Andy Platt for aptomailing me the bare recap.
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