C1: Champion David O'Donnell (4 wins, 410 points.) A recruitment consultant from Bushey, Hertfordshire.
C2: Challenger Lazloe Boden. A self-employed handyman from Rothwell, Northamptonshire. He is Hungarian by birth, and his dad was a boxer and named him after a famous Hungarian boxer called Laszlo Papp, but his dad spelt his name incorrectly...
DC: Susie Dent and Jon Culshaw.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R T N E O I A S C
R02: D P J U O E N S A
R03: 25, 100, 8, 7, 1, 2. Target: 736.
TTT: LITTLENAP - "Not exactly flat, but not too bubbly either."
R04: L D G T I E U R O
R05: N P S D I E A O E
R06: 2, 4, 1, 7, 4, 3. Target: 567.
R07: H L R G I A E O N
R08: W X C I E T U F M
R09: 75, 25, 8, 10, 8, 1. Target: 247.
TTT: MARINEARK - "There's certainly no need for this person to do his work in Manchester."
R10: N A S T E R V I M
R11: D T S Q O E A I B
R12: R T D E U O S M B
R13: D N G I E A I R O
R14: 1, 4, 3, 8, 10, 5. Target: 699.
R15: B O Y S M I L E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: R T N E O I A S C
David: REACTIONS (18)
Lazloe: CRONIES (7)
DC: CREATIONS (18) ACTIONERS (18)
OT: ACTORINES (18) NARCOTISE (18)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)
Round 2: D P J U O E N S A
David: DOUANES (7)
Lazloe: UNPOSED (7)
OT: ADENOUS (7) DAPSONE (7) POSAUNE (7)
Score: 25–7 (max 25)
Round 3: 25, 100, 8, 7, 1, 2. Target: 736.
David: 736. (7 x 100) + 25 + 8 + 2 + 1 (10)
Lazloe: 736. (7 x 100) + 25 + 8 + 2 + 1 (10)
Score: 35–17 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: LITTLENAP -> PETILLANT
Round 4: L D G T I E U R O
David: OUTRIDE (7)
Lazloe: GROUTED (7)
DC: TRILOGUE (8)
Score: 42–24 (max 43)
Round 5: N P S D I E A O E
David: EPISODE (7)
Lazloe: ADIPOSE (7)
DC: ANISEED (7)
OT: PENAEOIDS (18)
Score: 49–31 (max 61)
Round 6: 2, 4, 1, 7, 4, 3. Target: 567.
David: -
Lazloe: 561. (7 x 4 x (3 + 2) x 4) + 1 (5)
RR: 567. (((3 + 2) x 4 x 4) + 1) x 7 (10)
Score: 49–36 (max 71)
Jon talks about his love of astronomy and the Carl Sagan show, Cosmos.
Round 7: H L R G I A E O N
David: HEALING (7)
Lazloe: harling
DC: REGIONAL (8) NARGHILE (8)
OT: GERANIOL (8) LONGHAIR (8) NARGILEH (8)
Score: 56–36 (max 79)
Round 8: W X C I E T U F M
David: TWICE (5)
Lazloe: CUTIE (5)
OT: FEMIC (5) FUMET (5) METIC (5) MIXTE (5) MUFTI (5) MUTIC (5)
Score: 61–41 (max 84)
Round 9: 75, 25, 8, 10, 8, 1. Target: 247.
David: 248. (25 x 10) - 1 - (8 / 8) (7)
Lazloe: 243.
RR: 247. (25 x 10) - (75 - ((8 + 1) x 8)) (10)
Score: 68–41 (max 94)
Teatime teaser: MARINEARK -> RAINMAKER
Round 10: N A S T E R V I M
David: RETAINS (7)
Lazloe: MINSTER (7)
DC: VINE (4) STAR (4) TAVERN (6) MINARET (7) MINARETS (8) RAIMENTS (8)
OT: MINESTRA (8) MISANTER (8) TIERSMAN (8) VARMINTS (8)
Score: 75–48 (max 102)
Round 11: D T S Q O E A I B
David: BOASTED (7)
Lazloe: BOASTED (7)
DC: BOATIES (7)
OT: BASTIDE (7) DOATIES (7) IODATES (7) SABOTED (7) TOADIES (7)
Score: 82–55 (max 109)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "essential".
Round 12: R T D E U O S M B
David: DUMBEST (7)
Lazloe: DUMBEST (7)
DC: OBTRUDES (8)
OT: DOUBTERS (8) REDOUBTS (8)
Score: 89–62 (max 117)
Round 13: D N G I E A I R O
David: ORGANDIE (8)
Lazloe: ORGANDIE (8)
DC: RADIOING (8)
OT: ANGEIOID (8)
Score: 97–70 (max 125)
Round 14: 1, 4, 3, 8, 10, 5. Target: 699.
David: 700. (8 + 4 + 3 - 1) x 5 x 10 (7)
Lazloe: 700. Mistake in working.
RR: 699. ((((10 x 5) + 8) x 4) + 1) x 3 (10)
Score: 104–70 (max 135)
Round 15: B O Y S M I L E S
David buzzes on 20.25 seconds to say SYMBOLISE which is correct.
Final Score: 114–70 (max 145)
Statistics Corner
David:
Total score - 114
Raw score - 114
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 7.6
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 7
Lazloe:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82