C1: Champion Steve Hyde (2 wins, 205 points.) A product manager for a credit card company from Nottingham.
C2: Challenger Robbie Pender. An estimator in a civil engineering company from Scunthorpe.
DC: Susie Dent and Janet Ellis.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon, making her last appearance today...
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: B P G A I E L P S
R02: W R L O E O T F U
R03: 100, 4, 2, 7, 1, 6. Target: 735.
TTT: RATTYONE - "In American law dramas, he's always the ratty one."
R04: S G I M R E O S D
R05: T N L A I O T R I
R06: 25, 6, 3, 4, 5, 8. Target: 141.
R07: M N S E E A L R P
R08: N T G E U E N C I
R09: 100, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8. Target: 112.
TTT: TOPSERVE - "It won't be a top serve if you put your foot over the white line."
R10: K S F O A I T R U
R11: B G P I E A N H A
R12: D T D E O N A R A
R13: D T M U E U N C E
R14: 75, 6, 5, 4, 10, 2. Target: 308.
R15: V E G A N S I D E (conundrum)
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Round 1: B P G A I E L P S
Steve: BAGPIPES (8)
Robbie: BAGPIPES (8)
DC: SLIPPAGE (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
Round 2: W R L O E O T F U
Steve: OUTFLOW (7)
Robbie: flouter
DC: FOOTLE (6)
OT: FELWORT (7) FOOTLER (7) OUTFLEW (7) OUTWORE (7) ROOFLET (7) WOOFTER (7)
Score: 15–8 (max 15)
Round 3: 100, 4, 2, 7, 1, 6. Target: 735.
Steve: 735. (100 + 4 + 1) x 7 (10)
Robbie: 735. (100 + 4 + 1) x 7 (10)
Score: 25–18 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: RATTYONE -> ATTORNEY
Round 4: S G I M R E O S D
Steve: DOSSIER (7)
Robbie: MOSSIER (7)
OT: MISDOERS (8) OGREISMS (8)
Score: 32–25 (max 33)
Round 5: T N L A I O T R I
Steve: RATION (6)
Robbie: TALON (5)
DC: TAILOR (6)
OT: INTROIT (7) NOTITIA (7)
Score: 38–25 (max 40)
Round 6: 25, 6, 3, 4, 5, 8. Target: 141.
Steve: 141. (25 x 6) - 5 - 4 (10)
Robbie: 141. (25 x 6) - 5 - 4 (10)
Score: 48–35 (max 50)
Janet talks about how she has coped since the passing of her husband a couple of years ago.
Round 7: M N S E E A L R P
Steve: ENAMELS (7)
Robbie: LAMPERS (7)
DC: RESAMPLE (8)
OT: EMPANELS (8) EMPLANES (8) LAMPERNS (8) SPEARMEN (8)
Score: 55–42 (max 58)
Round 8: N T G E U E N C I
Steve: ENGINE (6)
Robbie: GENUINE (7)
DC: GENETIC (7)
OT: CUNTING (7) EUGENIC (7) EUGENIN (7) INGENUE (7)
Score: 55–49 (max 65)
Round 9: 100, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8. Target: 112.
Steve: 112. 7 + 7 + 6 - 8 + 100 (10)
Robbie: 112. 100 + 7 + 6 - (8 / 8) (10)
Score: 65–59 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: TOPSERVE -> OVERSTEP
Round 10: K S F O A I T R U
Steve: FRUITS (6)
Robbie: FROST (5)
DC: TROIKAS (7)
OT: SAUTOIR (7)
Score: 71–59 (max 82)
Round 11: B G P I E A N H A
Steve: HEAPING (7)
Robbie: beaping
OT: NAGAPIE (7)
Score: 78–59 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "threshold".
Round 12: D T D E O N A R A
Steve: DONATED (7)
Robbie: RODENT (6)
DC: AERONAT (7)
OT: ADORNATED (18)
Score: 85–59 (max 107)
Round 13: D T M U E U N C E
Steve: UNMUTED (7)
Robbie: DUNCE (5)
OT: UNMETED (7)
Score: 92–59 (max 114)
Round 14: 75, 6, 5, 4, 10, 2. Target: 308.
Steve: 308. (75 x 4) + 10 - 2 (10)
Robbie: 308. (75 x 4) + 6 + 2 (10)
Score: 102–69 (max 124)
Round 15: V E G A N S I D E
No one buzzes. The answer was ENVISAGED.
Final Score: 102–69 (max 134)
And Anne-Marie has the last word by solving the conundrum, which makes up her last contribution in her 60 episode spell as caretaker arithmetician/co-host. Rachel will be back with us from tomorrow, until she becomes pregnant again possibly...
Statistics Corner
Steve:
Total score - 102
Raw score - 108
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 8
Robbie:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 6
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85