C1: Champion Dan Byrom (3 wins, 380 points.) An Apterite and Cambridge graduate from Sheffield.
C2: Challenger Heather Marsh. A ticketer at the Royal Albert Hall from Buckinghamshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T R N S E A E A I
R02: D L O A G N O U R
R03: 25, 100, 2, 3, 2, 6. Target: 794.
TTT: POOLSITE - "360 degrees, but not a full shilling."
R04: Y T I E H S L A D
R05: N G P T E U A I W
R06: 100, 50, 25, 7, 5, 2. Target: 134.
R07: R B S T E I U A L
R08: I R D G O I N T O
R09: 50, 75, 5, 6, 9, 1. Target: 265.
TTT: IMANGLED - "I mangled this person's character in a spiteful way."
R10: F S L E E M P T I
R11: J S P D U E A A N
R12: B O U S H N A T E
R13: K C R G E O I A T
R14: 100, 25, 2, 7, 6, 5. Target: 254.
R15: P R O D N O S E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: T R N S E A E A I
Dan: TRAINEES (8)
Heather: RETAINS (7)
DC: SEA (3) SERENATA (8)
OT: ANTISERA (8) ARSENATE (8) ARTESIAN (8) RESINATE (8) STEARINE (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: D L O A G N O U R
Dan: GONDOLA (7)
Heather: LAGOON (6)
DC: gulag LANGUOR (7) DRAGOON (7)
OT: AGROUND (7) GADROON (7) GOLDARN (7) LARDOON (7) NODULAR (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 100, 2, 3, 2, 6. Target: 794.
Dan: 794. ((6 + 2) x 100) - (3 x 2) (10)
Heather: 794. ((6 + 2) x 100) - (3 x 2) (10)
Score: 25–10 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: POOLSITE -> LOOPIEST
Round 4: Y T I E H S L A D
Dan: HASTILY (7)
Heather: SHIELD (6)
DC: LADIES (6) DILATES (7) HALIDES (7) SHADILY (7)
OT: STEADILY (8)
Score: 32–10 (max 33)
Round 5: N G P T E U A I W
Dan: PETUNIA (7)
Heather: PETUNIA (7)
DC: PAGE (4)
OT: GENIPAT (7) PAITUNG (7) UNITAGE (7)
Score: 39–17 (max 40)
Round 6: 100, 50, 25, 7, 5, 2. Target: 134.
Dan: 134. 7 + 2 + 100 + 25 (10)
Heather: 134. 7 + 2 + 100 + 25 (10)
Score: 49–27 (max 50)
Tim does some quick-fire jokes about things that happened on 1 February.
Round 7: R B S T E I U A L
Dan: BRUTALISE (18)
Heather: BUSTIER (7)
DC: BESTIAL (7) BALUSTER (8)
Score: 67–27 (max 68)
Round 8: I R D G O I N T O
Dan: ROOTING (7)
Heather: dooring
OT: IGNITOR (7) RIOTING (7)
Score: 74–27 (max 75)
Round 9: 50, 75, 5, 6, 9, 1. Target: 265.
Dan: 265. (9 - 6 + 50) x 5 (10)
Heather: 265. (50 x 5) + 9 + 6 (10)
Score: 84–37 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: IMANGLED -> MALIGNED
Round 10: F S L E E M P T I
Dan: TEMPLES (7)
Heather: EMPTIES (7)
DC: LIMPEST (7) PELMETS (7)
OT: EPISTLE (7) FILMSET (7) LEFTIES (7) LEFTISM (7) LIMPETS (7) PELITES (7) PIELETS (7) SEPTILE (7) SEPTIME (7) STEMPLE (7)
Score: 91–44 (max 92)
Round 11: J S P D U E A A N
Dan: PAUSED (6)
Heather: PANDAS (6)
DC: JAPAN (5) SUNDAE (6) PAEANS (6)
OT: PANADES (7)
Score: 97–50 (max 99)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "sleaze" and "tawdry".
Round 12: B O U S H N A T E
Dan: SOUTANE (7)
Heather: HASTEN (6)
DC: SUNBATHE (8)
Score: 104–50 (max 107)
Round 13: K C R G E O I A T
Dan: TACKIER (7)
Heather: TICKER (6)
DC: CORGI (5) EROTICA (7) CORKAGE (7)
OT: GOATIER (7) TRACKIE (7)
Score: 111–50 (max 114)
Round 14: 100, 25, 2, 7, 6, 5. Target: 254.
Dan: 254. (100 + 25 + 7 - 5) x 2 (10)
Heather: 256.
Score: 121–50 (max 124)
Round 15: P R O D N O S E S
Dan buzzes on 29.75 seconds to say DROOPNESS which is incorrect.
Heather does not buzz.
The answer was SPONSORED.
Final Score: 121–50 (max 134)
Dan is halfway to being an octochamp, and already has 501 points, if he continues this rate, he might join a super elite list of players to pass 4 figures
Statistics Corner
Dan:
Total score - 121
Raw score - 121
Total % of max - 90
Raw % of max - 90
Total average score per round - 8.1
Raw average score per round - 8.1
Number of maxes - 11
Heather:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
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