C1: Champion Jill Bright (1 win, 56 points.)
C2: Challenger Wilma Anscombe.
DC: Mark Nyman and Merrill Thomas.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R L T R I O E S E
R02: C L S I A E N M U
R03: O A E G R H S Q A
R04: 50, 2, 10, 2, 3, 9. Target: 527.
R05: B X B I O A N G E
R06: D O T E M G I P D
R07: M V R U A E S T E
R08: 50, 8, 7, 4, 4, 1. Target: 367.
R09: A R I D G I A N T (conundrum)
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Round 1: R L T R I O E S E
C1: LOITERERS (18)
C2: RIOTERS (7)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)
Round 2: C L S I A E N M U
C1: CALUMNIES (18)
C2: MENIALS (7)
DC: MASCULINE (18)
Score: 36–0 (max 36)
Possibly the first and only time that a person has successfully scored 36 points in the first 2 rounds of any show.
Round 3: O A E G R H S Q A
C1: ASHORE (6)
C2: ASHORE (6)
DC: GHERAOS (7)
OT: AGAROSE (7)
Score: 42–6 (max 43)
Round 4: 50, 2, 10, 2, 3, 9. Target: 527.
C1: 527. ((50 + 2) x 10) + 9 - 2 (10)
C2: 527. (50 x 10) + (9 x 3) (10)
Score: 52–16 (max 53)
Round 5: B X B I O A N G E
C1: EBBING (6)
C2: BOXING (6)
DC: BEGONIA (7)
OT: BOGBEAN (7)
Score: 58–22 (max 60)
Round 6: D O T E M G I P D
C1: MIDGET (6)
C2: MIDGET (6)
DC: DEMIGOD (7)
Score: 64–28 (max 67)
Round 7: M V R U A E S T E
C1: MATURES (7)
C2: MUSTER (6)
DC: STEAMER (7) MEASURE (7) mauver mauvest
OT: AUSTERE (7) STRUMAE (7) VESTURE (7)
Score: 71–28 (max 74)
Round 8: 50, 8, 7, 4, 4, 1. Target: 367.
C1: 367. (7 x 50) + 8 + 4 + 4 + 1 (10)
C2: -
Score: 81–28 (max 84)
Round 9: A R I D G I A N T
C2 buzzes on 4.25 seconds to say RADIATING which is correct.
Score: 81–38 (max 94)
Wilma apologises to Jill for getting the conundrum, as if Jill had got it, she'd have broken the all-time record for the highest score on the show in its 9-round format.
Statistics Corner
Jill:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 9.0
Raw average score per round - 9.0
Number of maxes - 5
Wilma:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=38