C1: Challenger Danny Hearn. A roofing product seller originally from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, but now living in Cambridge.
C2: Challenger Joel Pitt. An airline cabin crew member from Manchester.
DC: Susie Dent and Kate Humble.
RR: Rachel Riley.
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R01: F E E N R D I S A
R02: P I N T L O H O R
R03: 75, 100, 4, 3, 2, 7. Target: 910.
TTT: CRUSHEGG - "They're always trying to get you to shell out."
R04: F U E C N D E O S
R05: A U H P S A R N E
R06: 100, 25, 75, 8, 8, 3. Target: 335.
R07: S L S A O W L O T
R08: N I P M E U C S E
R09: 100, 25, 5, 8, 2, 8. Target: 456.
TTT: LIMPHURT - "Behind every moustache, you'll find this."
R10: D U J N I A S B O
R11: K T M I E O E L R
R12: T G O N G I B E T
R13: R C A A I T Y E V
R14: 2, 5, 4, 6, 9, 8. Target: 598.
R15: C L E A N R E E F (conundrum)
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Round 1: F E E N R D I S A
Danny: REFINES (7)
Joel: FENDERS (7)
DC: NEARSIDE (8)
OT: ARSENIDE (8) DEFINERS (8) FEARDIES (8) SIDEREAN (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: P I N T L O H O R
Danny: POINT (5)
Joel: POINT (5)
DC: PILOT (5) PORTION (7)
OT: PLIOTRON (8)
Score: 12–12 (max 16)
Round 3: 75, 100, 4, 3, 2, 7. Target: 910.
Danny: 908.
Joel: 909. (4 x 3 x 75) + 7 + 2 (7)
RR: 910. (((100 + 4) / 2) + 75 + 3) x 7 (10)
Score: 12–19 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: CRUSHEGG -> CHUGGERS
Round 4: F U E C N D E O S
Danny: fundees
Joel: FOUNDS (6)
DC: FECUND (6) CONFUSED (8)
Score: 12–25 (max 34)
Round 5: A U H P S A R N E
Danny: PUSHER (6)
Joel: SUPER (5)
DC: SHARPEN (7) PRUNES (6)
OT: RAPHANUS (8)
Score: 18–25 (max 42)
Round 6: 100, 25, 75, 8, 8, 3. Target: 335.
Danny: 333.
Joel: 334. (100 x 3) + 75 - 25 - (8 + 8) (7)
RR: 335. (8 - 3) x (75 - 8) (10)
Score: 18–32 (max 52)
Kate talks about her walking trips around Britain, and her new cookbook.
Round 7: S L S A O W L O T
Danny: LOOTS (5)
Joel: WALLS (5)
DC: SALLOW (6) SALLOWS (7)
OT: TALLOWS (7)
Score: 23–37 (max 59)
Round 8: N I P M E U C S E
Danny: PIECES (6)
Joel: PIEMEN (6)
DC: CUMIN (5) SPECIMEN (8)
Score: 29–43 (max 67)
Round 9: 100, 25, 5, 8, 2, 8. Target: 456.
Danny: 459. (5 x 100) - ((8 x 2) + 25) (7)
Joel: 452.
RR: 456. ((100 - 8) x 5) - (8 / 2) (10)
Score: 36–43 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: LIMPHURT -> PHILTRUM
Round 10: D U J N I A S B O
Danny: BOUNDS (6)
Joel: bousin
DC: ABOUNDS (7) AUDIONS (7)
OT: ADJOINS (7) BOUDINS (7) SUBJOIN (7)
Score: 42–43 (max 84)
Round 11: K T M I E O E L R
Danny: METEOR (6)
Joel: roletime
DC: KILOMETRE (18)
Score: 48–43 (max 102)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the changing pronunciations of words like "specifically", "nuclear" and "February".
Round 12: T G O N G I B E T
Danny: BETTING (7)
Joel: BETTING (7)
DC: GETTING (7)
OT: BETTONG (7) BOTTINE (7) BOTTING (7)
Score: 55–50 (max 109)
Round 13: R C A A I T Y E V
Danny: CAVITY (6)
Joel: carvery (declared as 6, only 1 R anyway...
)DC: VARIETY (7) VERACITY (8)
OT: CAVITARY (8)
Score: 61–50 (max 117)
Round 14: 2, 5, 4, 6, 9, 8. Target: 598.
Danny: -
Joel: 590. ((9 x 6) + 5) x (8 + 2) (5)
RR: 598. ((6 + 9) x 5 x 8) - 2 (10)
Score: 61–55 (max 127)
Round 15: C L E A N R E E F
Danny buzzes on 6.75 seconds to say FREELANCER which is incorrect.
Joel buzzes on 14.25 seconds to say FREELANCE which is correct.
Final Score: 61–65 (max 137)
Statistics Corner
Danny:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 1
Joel:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85