C1: Champion Scott Vickers (4 wins, 345 points.) A quality assurance advisor from Middlesbrough.
C2: Challenger Damien Doughty. From Bristol, but originally from Spalding, Lincolnshire. He once hitchhiked in Australia from Darwin to Perth and had his leftovers eaten by an emu
DC: Susie Dent and Jay Rayner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D A C H E P R O G
R02: T S M I E U S L I
R03: 75, 9, 5, 10, 1, 8. Target: 550.
TTT: NORAOFTEN - "Nora would often grab 40 winks at this time of day."
R04: N V C W R O E A M
R05: T O B N E S I T E
R06: 8, 7, 10, 7, 9, 9. Target: 944.
R07: Y A P F O N I X T
R08: S G Y D U O E B N
R09: 50, 7, 10, 3, 6, 10. Target: 673.
TTT: CIRCAFOIL - "She was on a diet, so had some fruit instead of one of these desserts."
R10: C L J R A I E O T
R11: D E W S A H M U R
R12: V C G D E I O P S
R13: Z R A T I E F N M
R14: 75, 1, 5, 6, 10, 3. Target: 540.
R15: C A N N E D H U G (conundrum)
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Round 1: D A C H E P R O G
Scott: CHARGED (7)
Damien: PARCHED (7)
DC: PREACH (6) PEACH (5) POACHED (7) POCHARD (7)
OT: PROACHED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: T S M I E U S L I
Scott: SLIMIEST (8)
Damien: MISSILE (7)
DC: EMU (3) LIMES (5) MUESLI (6) UTILISES (8)
OT: SMILIEST (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 16)
Round 3: 75, 9, 5, 10, 1, 8. Target: 550.
Scott: 549.
Damien: 550. (75 x 8) - (5 x 10) (10)
Score: 15–17 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: NORAOFTEN -> AFTERNOON
Round 4: N V C W R O E A M
Scott: CREWMAN (7)
Damien: MOANER (6)
DC: CREAM (5) OVERMAN (7) ROMANCE (7)
Score: 22–17 (max 33)
Round 5: T O B N E S I T E
Scott: BONIEST (7)
Damien: BONIEST (7)
DC: BONES (5) BOTTIES (7)
OT: BETONIES (8) BINETTES (8) BOTTINES (8) NOISETTE (8) TEOSINTE (8)
Score: 29–24 (max 41)
Round 6: 8, 7, 10, 7, 9, 9. Target: 944.
Scott: 942.
Damien: 945. ((9 x 10) + 8 + 7) x 9 (7)
RR: 944. (((10 + 7) x 7) - (9 / 9)) x 8 (10)
Score: 29–31 (max 51)
Jay talks about performing at a drive-in in a shipping container.
Round 7: Y A P F O N I X T
Scott: POINTY (6)
Damien: POINTY (6)
DC: paxo NOTIFY (6) TOXIFY (6)
OT: PONTIFY (7)
Score: 35–37 (max 58)
Round 8: S G Y D U O E B N
Scott: BUDGES (6)
Damien: BOUNDS (6)
DC: BUNS (4) bueno BODGES (6)
RR: BYGONES (7)
OT: BEDUNGS (7)
Score: 41–43 (max 65)
Round 9: 50, 7, 10, 3, 6, 10. Target: 673.
Scott: -
Damien: 673. ((50 + 7 + 10) x 10) + 3 (10)
Score: 41–53 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: CIRCAFOIL -> CALORIFIC
Round 10: C L J R A I E O T
Scott: CLARET (6)
Damien: ARTICLE (7)
DC: CALORIE (7) LORICATE (8)
Score: 41–60 (max 83)
Round 11: D E W S A H M U R
Scott: SWARMED (7)
Damien: SWARMED (7)
DC: RUM (3) HAMS (4) MASHED (6) SHAMED (6)
OT: MAHEWUS (7) REMUDAS (7)
Score: 48–67 (max 90)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "putting the wind up".
Round 12: V C G D E I O P S
Scott: pigeons
Damien: codges
DC: PODGES (6) VEG (3) PODS (4) PIES (4) SPICED (6) POSIED (6)
OT: COPIED (6) COPIES (6) COSIED (6) DOGIES (6) GEODIC (6) GODISE (6) OGIVES (6) POGIES (6) POISED (6) PSOCID (6) SCOPED (6) SPODIC (6) VESPID (6) VIDEOS (6) VOICED (6) VOICES (6)
Score: 48–67 (max 96)
Round 13: Z R A T I E F N M
Scott: FAINTER (7)
Damien: FAINTER (7)
DC: FIREMAN (7) RAT (3)
OT: MERANTI (7) MINARET (7) RAIMENT (7) RETZIAN (7)
Score: 55–74 (max 103)
Round 14: 75, 1, 5, 6, 10, 3. Target: 540.
Scott: 540. (75 - ((6 + 1) x 3)) x 10 (10)
Damien: 540. ((6 + 1) x 75) + 10 + 5 (10)
Score: 65–84 (max 113)
Round 15: C A N N E D H U G
Scott buzzes on 13.5 seconds to say UNCHANGED which is correct.
Final Score: 75–84 (max 123)
Statistics Corner
Scott:
Total score - 75
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 6
Damien:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82