C1: Champion Dan Byrom (6 wins, 749 points.) An Apterite and Cambridge graduate from Sheffield.
C2: Challenger David Moseby. A retired man from Brixham, Devon, but originally from Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: K D M T A I E U L
R02: V A P A G E T I H
R03: 25, 100, 7, 4, 5, 3. Target: 663.
TTT: OFTENRUE - "Parents often rue the behaviour of someone this young."
R04: L U R O S I W O C
R05: P T G M O A I A D
R06: 5, 7, 2, 4, 1, 3. Target: 609.
R07: F Y L N O I A U T
R08: S O I E R V M S I
R09: 50, 100, 9, 1, 1, 6. Target: 829.
TTT: ENDCRAZE - "Was crazy about the new piece of furniture."
R10: N E P E B A R U E
R11: S N G T A I E E M
R12: R O Q I O S D T E
R13: C L F C A A U I S
R14: 50, 6, 8, 1, 9, 2. Target: 892.
R15: F O R L O R N U C (conundrum)
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Round 1: K D M T A I E U L
Dan: MIAULED (7)
David: MILKED (6)
OT: ALUMITE (7) IDEATUM (7) MALKIED (7) METALIK (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2: V A P A G E T I H
Dan: AVIATE (6)
David: PAGE (4)
DC: EIGHT (5)
OT: GIVETH (6) HAVAGE (6) PAGATI (6) PATHIA (6) PAVAGE (6)
Score: 13–0 (max 13)
Round 3: 25, 100, 7, 4, 5, 3. Target: 663.
Dan: 663. (100 x 7) - 25 - (4 x 3) (10)
David: 663. (7 x 100) - 25 - 4 - 5 - 3 (10)
Score: 23–10 (max 23)
Teatime teaser: OFTENRUE -> FOURTEEN
Round 4: L U R O S I W O C
Dan: COLOURS (7)
David: COLOURS (7)
DC: CURIOS (6)
OT: COULOIRS (8)
Score: 30–17 (max 31)
Round 5: P T G M O A I A D
Dan: AGAMOID (7)
David: PATIO (5)
DC: PAGODA (6)
Score: 37–17 (max 38)
Round 6: 5, 7, 2, 4, 1, 3. Target: 609.
Dan: 600. 4 x 3 x 5 x (7 + 2 + 1) (5)
David: -
AMI: 609. 7 x 3 x (((4 + 2) x 5) - 1) (10)
Score: 42–17 (max 48)
Tim does some quick-fire jokes about things that happened on 4 February.
Round 7: F Y L N O I A U T
Dan: outlain
David: UNLIT (5)
DC: FLAUNTY (7)
OT: FAINTLY (7) OLIFANT (7) UNFITLY (7) UNLOFTY (7)
Score: 42–22 (max 55)
Round 8: S O I E R V M S I
Dan: MOSSIER (7)
David: MOVERS (6)
DC: VERISMO (7)
OT: OMISSIVE (8)
Score: 49–22 (max 63)
Round 9: 50, 100, 9, 1, 1, 6. Target: 829.
Dan: 828. (100 - 6 - 1 - 1) x 9 (7)
David: 828. Mistake in working.
Score: 56–22 (max 70)
Teatime teaser: ENDCRAZE -> CREDENZA
Round 10: N E P E B A R U E
Dan: BEEPER (6)
David: BARN (4)
DC: BEER (4) BURPEE (6)
OT: BEANER (6) PANEER (6) URBANE (6)
Score: 62–22 (max 76)
Round 11: S N G T A I E E M
Dan: MAGNETISE (18)
David: MEETINGS (8)
DC: MANGIEST (8) GEMINATES (18)
OT: MAGNESITE (18)
Score: 80–22 (max 94)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "crap".
Round 12: R O Q I O S D T E
Dan: ROOSTED (7)
David: roodies
DC: STORIED (7) STEROID (7) EDITORS (7)
OT: DOITERS (7) ODORISE (7) OROIDES (7) OSTEOID (7) ROSITED (7) SOOTIER (7) SORTIED (7) TOROIDS (7) TRIODES (7)
Score: 87–22 (max 101)
Round 13: C L F C A A U I S
Dan: FACIALS (7)
David: CALF (4)
DC: faccias
OT: ACICULAS (8)
Score: 94–22 (max 109)
Round 14: 50, 6, 8, 1, 9, 2. Target: 892.
Dan: 892. (50 x 2 x 9) - 8 (10)
David: 892. ((9 + 8 + 1) x 50) - 6 - 2 (10)
Score: 104–32 (max 119)
Round 15: F O R L O R N U C
David buzzes on 13 seconds to say COLOURFUL which is incorrect.
Dan buzzes on 19.75 seconds to say CORNFLOUR which is correct.
Final Score: 114–32 (max 129)
Well, Dan is already on 863 points, so as long as he doesn't lose on Monday, he'll be the #1 seed..., can he get over the 1,000 point mark....?? He's already scored 140 twice, so it's not impossible...
Statistics Corner
Dan:
Total score - 114
Raw score - 114
Total % of max - 88
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 7.6
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 10
David:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 25
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 2.1
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 2
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