C1: Champion Allan Saldanha (7 wins, 436 points.)
C2: Challenger Danny Morris.
DC: Julia Swannell and Clement Freud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N K M E I A Y S T
R02: N S T F I E D T G
R03: N S T A E U L I F
R04: 50, 3, 9, 10, 8, 6. Target: 849.
R05: B W S T E U E C R
R06: Z G H A I E T R X
R07: B T G S A O N F E
R08: 25, 7, 1, 10, 6, 2. Target: 301.
R09: S L A P A P A I R (conundrum)
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Round 1: N K M E I A Y S T
C1: MISTAKEN (8)
C2: NASTY (5)
OT: MANKIEST (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: N S T F I E D T G
C1: SETTING (7)
C2: SETTING (7)
DC: FIDGETS (7) TESTING (7)
OT: DENTIST (7) STINTED (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)
Round 3: N S T A E U L I F
C1: unstale
C2: FLAUNTS (7)
DC: INSULATE (8) INFLATES (8)
OT: FISTULAE (8)
Score: 15–14 (max 23)
Round 4: 50, 3, 9, 10, 8, 6. Target: 849.
C1: 849. ((8 + 9) x 50) - (10 - 6 - 3) (10)
C2: 849. Mistake in working.
Score: 25–14 (max 33)
Round 5: B W S T E U E C R
C1: SECURE (6)
C2: CRUETS (6)
DC: SECRET (6)
OT: BESTREW (7)
Score: 31–20 (max 40)
Round 6: Z G H A I E T R X
C1: HAZIER (6)
C2: EIGHT (5)
DC: ZITHER (6) GATHER (6)
OT: ARIGHT (6) GAITER (6) HEGIRA (6) TRIAGE (6)
Score: 37–20 (max 46)
Round 7: B T G S A O N F E
C1: TANGOES (7)
C2: FASTEN (6)
OT: GABFEST (7) NOSEBAG (7) ONSTAGE (7)
Score: 44–20 (max 53)
Round 8: 25, 7, 1, 10, 6, 2. Target: 301.
C1: 301. ((10 + 2) x 25) + 7 - 6 (10)
C2: 301. ((25 + 6) x 10) - (7 + 2) (10)
Score: 54–30 (max 63)
Round 9: S L A P A P A I R
C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say APPRAISAL which is correct.
Score: 54–40 (max 73)
So, that made Allan Saldanha, at 10 years old, the show's youngest ever octochamp, a record he still holds to this day.
Statistics Corner
Allan:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 6
Danny:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=15