C1: Champion Luke Johnson-Davies (2 wins, 261 points.) An Apterite and student at Durham University, but is originally from Cambridge.
C2: Challenger Jim Torpey. A semi-retired project manager from Weybridge, Surrey. He loves classic cars, including owning a 1961 MG A.
DC: Susie Dent and Suzannah Lipscomb.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M R B R U A O I Z
R02: R F L E O N A T E
R03: 25, 4, 8, 4, 10, 9. Target: 251.
TTT: CASHMELTS - "She was without equal and she was also without a light."
R04: D P C U E S H A K
R05: S R S Y U O I E V
R06: 75, 25, 10, 8, 5, 9. Target: 674.
R07: T B N S O A I E N
R08: S P N A O S E D I
R09: 75, 10, 5, 9, 3, 5. Target: 672.
TTT: REGGAEDIN - "It sounds like a benefit concert for Ed Sheeran, but it's all about pop."
R10: V G H A E N G U N
R11: C D Q R O I A E W
R12: N S T I A R E G R
R13: P L T M I A O U S
R14: 50, 75, 5, 4, 10, 2. Target: 622.
R15: F I L M B E G A N (conundrum)
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Round 1: M R B R U A O I Z
Luke: ORARIUM (7)
Jim: brain
DC: ARBOUR (6) BARIUM (6)
OT: BIZARRO (7) RAMBOUR (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2: R F L E O N A T E
Luke: ETERNAL (7)
Jim: FLOATER (7)
DC: REFLOAT (7)
OT: AERONEF (7) ALTERNE (7) ENTERAL (7) FLOREAT (7) FRONTAL (7) OFTENER (7) REFLATE (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)
Round 3: 25, 4, 8, 4, 10, 9. Target: 251.
Luke: 251. (25 x 10) + (4 / 4) (10)
Jim: 251. (25 x 10) + 9 - 8 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: CASHMELTS -> MATCHLESS
Round 4: D P C U E S H A K
Luke: cupheads
Jim: CAUSED (6)
DC: SHUCKED (7) SHACKED (7)
OT: UPCASED (7)
Score: 24–23 (max 31)
Round 5: S R S Y U O I E V
Luke: VIRUSES (7)
Jim: SERIOUS (7)
DC: VOYEURS (7) SURVEYS (7)
OT: ROUSIES (7)
Score: 31–30 (max 38)
Round 6: 75, 25, 10, 8, 5, 9. Target: 674.
Luke: 674. ((75 + 9) x 8) + (10 / 5) (10)
Jim: 675.
Score: 41–30 (max 48)
Suzannah carries on talking about historical motherhood, this time talking about the birth.
Round 7: T B N S O A I E N
Luke: OBEISANT (8)
Jim: NATIONS (7)
DC: BOTANISE (8) BONNIEST (8)
OT: ENATIONS (8) NASONITE (8) NIOBATES (8) SONATINE (8)
Score: 49–30 (max 56)
Round 8: S P N A O S E D I
Luke: ANODISES (8)
Jim: SPENDS (6)
DC: PASSIONED (18)
Score: 57–30 (max 74)
Round 9: 75, 10, 5, 9, 3, 5. Target: 672.
Luke: 672. (75 x 9) - 3 (10)
Jim: 672. (75 x 9) - 3 (10)
Score: 67–40 (max 84)
Teatime teaser: REGGAEDIN -> GINGERADE
Round 10: V G H A E N G U N
Luke: UNHANG (6)
Jim: GAUGE (5)
DC: HAVEN (5) VAGUE (5)
OT: GANGUE (6) NUGGAH (6)
Score: 73–40 (max 90)
Round 11: C D Q R O I A E W
Luke: CROWDIE (7)
Jim: ROADIE (6)
DC: COWARD (6) WEIRDO (6) COWRIE (6)
Score: 80–40 (max 97)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "shoestring".
Round 12: N S T I A R E G R
Luke: ARRESTING (18)
Jim: ARRESTING (18)
DC: GARNETS (7) GARRETS (7)
OT: RERATINGS (18)
Score: 98–58 (max 115)
Round 13: P L T M I A O U S
Luke: SOLATIUM (8)
Jim: PILOTS (6)
DC: MATIPOUS (8)
Score: 106–58 (max 123)
Round 14: 50, 75, 5, 4, 10, 2. Target: 622.
Luke: 623. ((5 + 4) x 75) - 50 - 2 (7)
Jim: 620.
RR: 622. ((75 + 50) x 5) - ((10 - 4) / 2) (10)
Score: 113–58 (max 133)
Round 15: F I L M B E G A N
Luke buzzes on 0.5 seconds to say BEFLAMING which is incorrect.
Jim does not buzz.
The answer, correctly answered in the audience by someone looking rather like Fiona Titcombe, was FLAMBEING.
Final Score: 113–58 (max 143)
Statistics Corner
Luke:
Total score - 113
Raw score - 113
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 7.5
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 11
Jim:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81