C1: Challenger Tom Cole. A retired radio control room dispatcher from Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.
C2: Challenger Harry Naulls. A college student from Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway. He's an amateur comedian mainly via livestreaming.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Arnold.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W R L E U I Y A T
R02: S G T O I E R B O
R03: 50, 8, 9, 5, 3, 3. Target: 416.
TTT: SOURBLOKE - "He was such a sour bloke, he threw these away and did whatever he wished."
R04: T N H T A U O C R
R05: M N S E A I S D E
R06: 50, 100, 7, 1, 10, 4. Target: 678.
R07: H J N R O A U T I
R08: G S M B A E O T M
R09: 25, 1, 7, 9, 6, 3. Target: 861.
TTT: DONEITTEN - "He's done it ten times already this term, he needs to start behaving"
R10: R D C A I O S V E
R11: P R T A O E F M I
R12: S D N D A O E F S
R13: N C P U I E L U R
R14: 50, 25, 8, 3, 6, 7. Target: 983.
R15: U B E R M I S E R (conundrum)
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Round 1: W R L E U I Y A T
Tom: WAITER (6)
Harry: RATE (4)
DC: WATER (5) WATERILY (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)
Round 2: S G T O I E R B O
Tom: GOITRES (7)
Harry: bostier
DC: BOOGIES (7) ROBOTISE (8)
Score: 13–0 (max 16)
Round 3: 50, 8, 9, 5, 3, 3. Target: 416.
Tom: 417. (8 x 50) + 9 + 5 + 3 (7)
Harry: 415. (50 x 8) + (5 x 3) (7)
RR: 416. (5 - 3 + 50) x 8 (10)
Score: 20–7 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: SOURBLOKE -> RULEBOOKS
Round 4: T N H T A U O C R
Tom: CARTON (6)
Harry: ROACH (5)
DC: TRUANT (6) COURANT (7)
OT: TURNCOAT (8)
Score: 26–7 (max 34)
Round 5: M N S E A I S D E
Tom: DEMEANS (7)
Harry: SEASIDE (7)
DC: ANISEED (7)
OT: NEMESIAS (8) SEEDSMAN (8) SIDESMAN (8) SIDESMEN (8)
Score: 33–14 (max 42)
Round 6: 50, 100, 7, 1, 10, 4. Target: 678.
Tom: -
Harry: 678. Mistake in working.
RR: 678. ((100 + 4) x 7) - 50 (10)
Score: 33–14 (max 52)
Richard talks about his trip to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
Round 7: H J N R O A U T I
Tom: JOINT (5)
Harry: JUNIOR (6)
DC: JANITOR (7) RAINOUT (7)
OT: ORTHIAN (7)
Score: 33–20 (max 59)
Round 8: G S M B A E O T M
Tom: GAMES (5)
Harry: MATES (5)
DC: MAMBOS (6) MAMBOES (7)
OT: MAEGBOTS (8)
Score: 38–25 (max 67)
Round 9: 25, 1, 7, 9, 6, 3. Target: 861.
Tom: 860. Mistake in working.
Harry: -
RR: 861. (9 + 6 + 1 + 25) x 3 x 7 (10)
Score: 38–25 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: DONEITTEN -> DETENTION
Round 10: R D C A I O S V E
Tom: cardios
Harry: VARIED (6)
DC: VARICOSED (18)
Score: 38–31 (max 95)
Round 11: P R T A O E F M I
Tom: IMPORT (6)
Harry: TAMER (5)
DC: PRIMATE (7) FIREPOT (7) FORMATE (7)
OT: EMPORIA (7) FOAMIER (7) POMFRET (7) PTEROMA (7)
Score: 44–31 (max 102)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some words of which the origin is unknown, such as "fiasco".
Round 12: S D N D A O E F S
Tom: SADDENS (7)
Harry: sanden
DC: ODDNESS (7)
OT: FEDDANS (7) FOSSANE (7) SODDENS (7)
Score: 51–31 (max 109)
Round 13: N C P U I E L U R
Tom: PINCER (6)
Harry: cupin
DC: PURLIEU (7) UNCLIP (6)
OT: PURLICUE (8)
Score: 57–31 (max 117)
Round 14: 50, 25, 8, 3, 6, 7. Target: 983.
Tom: 978. Mistake in working.
Harry: -
RR: 983. ((50 + 25) x (7 + 6)) + 8 (10 - it was actually Tom's method, but he misdeclared...
)Score: 57–31 (max 127)
Round 15: U B E R M I S E R
Tom buzzes on 8 seconds to say REIMBURSE which is correct.
Final Score: 67–31 (max 137)
Statistics Corner
Tom:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2
Harry:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 23
Raw % of max - 33
Total average score per round - 2.1
Raw average score per round - 3.0
Number of maxes - 0
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82