C1: Champion Jamie Wing (4 wins, 441 (451) points.) A 6th Form student from Godalming, Surrey.
C2: Challenger Alan Jones. A retired teacher from St. Asaph, Clwyd. He once rode for 14 days on a train from Moscow to Beijing, including a stop-off in a yurt in Mongolia.
DC: Susie Dent and making her DC debut, Hannah Fry.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N S I A H T F E O
R02: B C R A I U N R E
R03: 50, 3, 1, 5, 3, 4. Target: 679.
TTT: LILACYARN - "When it comes to work, lots of organisations need this support."
R04: D M N A O I C Y L
R05: D N A E S K U A D
R06: 50, 8, 6, 5, 1, 7. Target: 959.
R07: E I U T L R O L E
R08: S A Z I P F U S N
R09: 50, 7, 4, 7, 8, 10. Target: 142.
TTT: VISITDINE - "You arrange for a friend to visit and have dinner, then you withdraw the offer."
R10: T R S A I O P R E
R11: A O H V S E I N R
R12: S G T E I M C T O
R13: G U A L D N E I P
R14: 100, 75, 25, 50, 1, 8. Target: 499.
R15: I N D O O R V E G (conundrum)
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Round 1: N S I A H T F E O
Jamie: ATONIES (7)
Alan: FAINTS (6)
DC: FISHNET (7) FASHION (7)
OT: HISTONE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2: B C R A I U N R E
Jamie: CARBINE (7)
Alan: CARBINE (7)
DC: RUBICAN (7)
OT: BRUCINE (7) CARNIER (7) REINCUR (7) RINCEAU (7) UNBRACE (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)
Round 3: 50, 3, 1, 5, 3, 4. Target: 679.
Jamie: 672.
Alan: 676. (50 + 5 - 3) x ((4 x 3) + 1) (7)
RR: 680. (7)
OT: 678. ((50 - 4 - 1) x 5 x 3) + 3 (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 21)
Teatime teaser: LILACYARN -> ANCILLARY
Round 4: D M N A O I C Y L
Jamie: DOMICAL (7)
Alan: DAILY (5)
DC: NOMADIC (7) DYNAMIC (7)
OT: ACYLOIN (7) ALIMONY (7) ALMONDY (7) AMYLOID (7) MONADIC (7) MONDIAL (7) NODICAL (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 28)
Round 5: D N A E S K U A D
Jamie: UNASKED (7)
Alan: DEAD (4)
OT: SAUDADE (7)
Score: 28–14 (max 35)
Round 6: 50, 8, 6, 5, 1, 7. Target: 959.
Jamie: 958. ((7 + 5 + 6 + 1) x 50) + 8 (7)
Alan: 958. ((7 + 5 + 6 + 1) x 50) + 8 (7)
RR: 959. (((6 + 5) x 8) + 50 - 1) x 7 (10)
Score: 35–21 (max 45)
Hannah talks about finding interesting stuff from mathematical data, particularly the ratio of baby boy and girl births in England and Wales.
Round 7: E I U T L R O L E
Jamie: ROUILLE (7)
Alan: OUTLIER (7)
DC: ROLL (4)
OT: LORILET (7) ROTELLE (7) ROTELLI (7)
Score: 42–28 (max 52)
Round 8: S A Z I P F U S N
Jamie: UNZIPS (6)
Alan: UNZIPS (6)
DC: PAINS (5)
OT: FUSAIN (6) SNAFUS (6)
Score: 48–34 (max 58)
Round 9: 50, 7, 4, 7, 8, 10. Target: 142.
Jamie: 142. ((7 - 4) x 50) - 8 (10)
Alan: 142. ((7 - 4) x 50) - 8 (10)
Score: 58–44 (max 68)
Teatime teaser: VISITDINE -> DISINVITE
Round 10: T R S A I O P R E
Jamie: PRIORATES (18)
Alan: AIRPORTS (8)
DC: PARROTISE (18)
OT: TROPARIES (18)
Score: 76–44 (max 86)
Round 11: A O H V S E I N R
Jamie: EVASION (7)
Alan: RAVINES (7)
DC: AVERSION (8) OVARIES (7) VARNISH (7)
OT: HAVENORS (8) HAVERSIN (8) RAVENISH (8)
Score: 83–51 (max 94)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of people's names and words which have animal origins.
Round 12: S G T E I M C T O
Jamie: COTTISE (7)
Alan: MOTTIES (7)
DC: EGOTISM (7) TOTEMIC (7)
OT: EGOTIST (7) SCOTTIE (7)
Score: 90–58 (max 101)
Round 13: G U A L D N E I P
Jamie: PLEADING (8)
Alan: upleading
DC: PINGLED (7) UNPAGED (7)
OT: PALUDINE (8) PLAUDING (8)
Score: 98–58 (max 109)
Round 14: 100, 75, 25, 50, 1, 8. Target: 499.
Jamie: 499. ((8 - (75 / 25)) x 100) - 1 (10)
Alan: 499. (75 x 8) - 100 - 1 (10)
Score: 108–68 (max 119)
Round 15: I N D O O R V E G
Jamie buzzes on 4.25 seconds to say OVERDOING which is correct.
Final Score: 118–68 (max 129)
Statistics Corner
Jamie:
Total score - 118
Raw score - 123
Total % of max - 91
Raw % of max - 95
Total average score per round - 7.9
Raw average score per round - 8.2
Number of maxes - 12
Alan:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
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