C1: Champion Andy Evans (2 wins, 182 points.) A church youth worker from Worthing, West Sussex.
C2: Challenger Sean Coltman. A "man in a van" from Leicester.
DC: Susie Dent and Stephen Fry, christened by Anne as "The 3rd Contestant".
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L R M O A S G E P
R02: D H P A E S N E U
R03: 100, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2. Target: 232.
TTT: LIGHTRUN - "The light run turned into something much faster."
R04: C T G O I L R A E
R05: V R E A N T R U E
R06: 25, 100, 10, 2, 2, 1. Target: 135.
R07: P S K O I A N R O
R08: G N A U T V W I E
R09: 25, 1, 2, 8, 5, 4. Target: 580.
TTT: FREESLUR - "These rings help marry the rubber to the pencil."
R10: R L S E I P N A S
R11: F T U O W L H E S
R12: R Z D C O I D T I
R13: S M D A A E R G R
R14: 75, 100, 4, 9, 5, 10. Target: 309.
R15: E P I C P R I C E (conundrum)
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Round 1: L R M O A S G E P
Andy: MOLARS (6)
Sean: GAMERS (6)
DC: SAMPLER (7) PERGOLAS (8)
OT: GLAMPERS (8) LEPROMAS (8) MEGALOPS (8) PLEROMAS (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
Round 2: D H P A E S N E U
Andy: SHAPED (6)
Sean: SHADE (5)
DC: PHASED (6) unphased UNSHAPED (8)
OT: UNHASPED (8)
Score: 12–6 (max 16)
Round 3: 100, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2. Target: 232.
Andy: 232. (((3 + 1) x 4) + 100) x 2 (10)
Sean: -
Score: 22–6 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: LIGHTRUN -> HURTLING
Round 4: C T G O I L R A E
Andy: GLOATER (7)
Sean: LOITER (6)
DC: LOGIC (5) COALITE (7) EROTICA (7)
OT: LORICATE (8)
Score: 29–6 (max 34)
Round 5: V R E A N T R U E
Andy: VENTURE (7)
Sean: VENTURER (8)
DC: VAUNTER (7)
OT: RENATURE (8)
Score: 29–14 (max 42)
Round 6: 25, 100, 10, 2, 2, 1. Target: 135.
Andy: 135. 100 + 25 + 10 (10)
Sean: 135. 100 + 25 + 10 (10)
Score: 39–24 (max 52)
Stephen talks about his tie collection, of which he believes he has over 1,000 of, and talks about his greatest moment, portraying Oscar Wilde in the 90's film, Wilde.
Round 7: P S K O I A N R O
Andy: PIANOS (6)
Sean: PIANOS (6)
DC: PORNOS (6) ORISON (6) SOPRANO (7) PARISON (7)
OT: PRONOIAS (8)
Score: 45–30 (max 60)
Round 8: G N A U T V W I E
Andy: WEAVING (7)
Sean: WAVING (6)
DC: VINTAGE (7)
OT: UNITAGE (7)
Score: 52–30 (max 67)
Round 9: 25, 1, 2, 8, 5, 4. Target: 580.
Andy: 580. ((2 + 1) x 8 x 25) - (4 x 5) (10)
Sean: 578.
Score: 62–30 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: FREESLUR -> FERRULES
Round 10: R L S E I P N A S
Andy: PAINLESS (8)
Sean: PANSIES (7)
DC: SPANIELS (8) PRALINES (8)
OT: PRASINES (8) RAINLESS (8)
Score: 70–30 (max 85)
Round 11: F T U O W L H E S
Andy: WHOLES (6)
Sean: HOTELS (6)
DC: FLOUTS (6) OUTFLEW (7) SHOWFUL (7)
OT: FOULEST (7) HOWLETS (7) WHOLEST (7)
Score: 76–36 (max 92)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some cooking terms.
Round 12: R Z D C O I D T I
Andy: IDIOT (5)
Sean: CORD (4)
DC: zircoid
OT: DIOTIC (6)
Score: 81–36 (max 98)
Round 13: S M D A A E R G R
Andy: damagers
Sean: DAMAGES (7)
OT: MARDARSE (8)
Score: 81–43 (max 106)
Round 14: 75, 100, 4, 9, 5, 10. Target: 309.
Andy: 309. (75 x 4) + 9 (10)
Sean: -
Score: 91–43 (max 116)
Round 15: E P I C P R I C E
No one buzzes. The answer (correctly guessed by Rachel) was PRECIPICE.
Final Score: 91–43 (max 126)
Statistics Corner
Andy:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 6
Sean:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 79
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85