C1: Champion Pouvanen Pillay (2 wins, 172 points.) Originally from Mauritius.
C2: Challenger Mandy Morgan. She's wearing a pair of earrings saying VOWEL and CONSONANT on them (and brought along a pair for Rachel, which say RACHEL and RILEY on them).
DC: Susie Dent and Justin Moorhouse.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M A R I H S U L I
R02: M C E O S R A M S
R03: 50, 9, 1, 10, 4, 5. Target: 696.
TTT: FEARICON - "Your liking for this sort of person will decrease over time."
R04: N T E I B D O I S
R05: R O W E R A D I S
R06: 75, 50, 1, 8, 4, 1. Target: 375.
R07: M E R U T E I G E
R08: N R A E T N U A F
R09: 75, 25, 50, 1, 3, 5. Target: 649.
TTT: PINGLUNG - "Don't start working in a blocked sink with this sort of neckline."
R10: S G E H U E W P I
R11: T A V I S E D O J
R12: F G E O N L A O T
R13: P E Y A Z E R L A
R14: 100, 75, 8, 10, 1, 6. Target: 210.
R15: P H O N E E B O X (conundrum)
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Round 1: M A R I H S U L I
Pouvanen: LAIRS (5)
Mandy: MARISH (6)
DC: SIMILAR (7)
OT: SHIURIM (7) URAMILS (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)
Round 2: M C E O S R A M S
Pouvanen: SCREAMS (7)
Mandy: COMMAS (6)
DC: SCAMMERS (8)
OT: MARMOSES (8)
Score: 7–6 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 9, 1, 10, 4, 5. Target: 696.
Pouvanen: 696. ((5 - 1 + 10) x 50) - 4 (10)
Mandy: -
Score: 17–6 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: FEARICON -> IRONFACE
Round 4: N T E I B D O I S
Pouvanen: EDITION (7)
Mandy: BODIES (6)
DC: EDITIONS (8) BONIEST (7) IONISED (7)
OT: BONITIES (8) SEDITION (8)
Score: 24–6 (max 33)
Round 5: R O W E R A D I S
Pouvanen: WORRIES (7)
Mandy: DRAWERS (7)
DC: WEIRDOS (7) DROWSIER (8)
OT: ROSARIED (8)
Score: 31–13 (max 41)
Round 6: 75, 50, 1, 8, 4, 1. Target: 375.
Pouvanen: 375. (4 + 1) x 75 (10)
Mandy: 375. ((8 - 1 - 1) x 50) + 75 (10)
Score: 41–23 (max 51)
Justin talks about how he met Paloma Faith at a radio award ceremony, where she mistook him for someone who ironically for when this was written, actually passed away today...
Round 7: M E R U T E I G E
Pouvanen: MEETER (6)
Mandy: MEETER (6)
DC: GREET (5) REGIME (6) METIER (6)
OT: EREMITE (7)
Score: 47–29 (max 58)
Round 8: N R A E T N U A F
Pouvanen: TANNER (6)
Mandy: TANNER (6)
DC: NATURE (6)
OT: URANATE (7)
Score: 53–35 (max 65)
Round 9: 75, 25, 50, 1, 3, 5. Target: 649.
Pouvanen: 649. ((5 + 3) x 75) + 50 - 1 (10)
Mandy: 650.
Score: 63–35 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: PINGLUNG -> PLUNGING
Round 10: S G E H U E W P I
Pouvanen: WIPES (5)
Mandy: SWEEP (5)
DC: WEIGHS (6)
OT: EEPHUS (6)
Score: 68–40 (max 81)
Round 11: T A V I S E D O J
Pouvanen: DOVES (5)
Mandy: OVATES (6)
DC: JOISTED (7)
OT: DATIVES (7) DOATIES (7) IODATES (7) TOADIES (7) VISTAED (7) VOIDEST (7)
Score: 68–46 (max 88)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "anecdote".
Round 12: F G E O N L A O T
Pouvanen: FOOTAGE (7)
Mandy: TANGLE (6)
DC: LAGOON (6) TANGELO (7)
OT: ANGELOT (7) FOOLAGE (7)
Score: 75–46 (max 95)
Round 13: P E Y A Z E R L A
Pouvanen: PLAYER (6)
Mandy: REPLAY (6)
DC: paralyze
(THAT'S A US SPELLING, THAT WON'T DO HERE!!!) 
OT: REPAYAL (7)
Score: 81–52 (max 102)
Round 14: 100, 75, 8, 10, 1, 6. Target: 210.
Pouvanen: 210. ((8 - 6) x 100) + 10 (10)
Mandy: 210. ((8 - 6) x 100) + 10 (10)
Score: 91–62 (max 112)
Round 15: P H O N E E B O X
No one buzzes. The answer, correctly guessed by Justin, was XENOPHOBE.
Final Score: 91–62 (max 122)
Statistics Corner
Pouvanen:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 101
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5
Mandy:
Total score - 62
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87