C1: Challenger Callum Naylor. From Southport, Merseyside. He owns 500 editions of the board game, Monopoly!!
C2: Challenger Shahid Chandna. A doctor from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, but is originally from Pakistan.
DC: Susie Dent and Cally Beaton.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M E O H N S E D I
R02: T D P S A I A O G
R03: 50, 25, 75, 100, 7, 5. Target: 689.
TTT: MENDAHOLE - "He could mend a hole in the ground, but he couldn't do much else."
R04: R N K T U I E A M
R05: R O E G C T U A R
R06: 50, 7, 9, 6, 5, 7. Target: 569.
R07: V Y R E O E M Q W
R08: B T S G I A U E S
R09: 100, 75, 25, 50, 4, 7. Target: 993.
TTT: VERYCLEAN - "Keeping things very clean is very appropriate in the food industry."
R10: R N L S O A E A N
R11: Z N B I A I G T L
R12: T M P S E U E O G
R13: N T R A I I F E D
R14: 75, 3, 8, 10, 2, 9. Target: 907.
R15: F R E D A D U D E (conundrum)
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Round 1: M E O H N S E D I
Callum: SHINED (6)
Shahid: MEHENDIS (8)
DC: DEMONISE (8) HEDONISM (8)
OT: DEMONISH (8) DOMINEES (8) MONISHED (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)
Round 2: T D P S A I A O G
Callum: PATIOS (6)
Shahid: PATIOS (6)
DC: ADAGIOS (7)
OT: PAGATIS (7) PAGODAS (7)
Score: 6–14 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 25, 75, 100, 7, 5. Target: 689.
Callum: 690. (100 x 7) - ((50 / 25) x 5) (7)
Shahid: 690. Mistake in working.
RR: 689. ((100 - (75 / 25)) x 7) + (50 / 5) (10)
Score: 13–14 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: MENDAHOLE -> MELONHEAD
Round 4: R N K T U I E A M
Callum: TAKER (5)
Shahid: MANKIER (7)
DC: RUMINATE (8)
OT: RUMANITE (8)
Score: 13–21 (max 33)
Round 5: R O E G C T U A R
Callum: CRATER (6)
Shahid: COURAGE (7)
DC: CORRUGATE (18)
Score: 13–28 (max 51)
Round 6: 50, 7, 9, 6, 5, 7. Target: 569.
Callum: 566. ((6 + 5) x 50) + 9 + 7 (7)
Shahid: 566. Mistake in working.
RR: 569. (((9 x 5) + 50) x 6) - (7 / 7) (10)
Score: 20–28 (max 61)
Cally talks about how she learnt to speak fluent Dutch.
Round 7: V Y R E O E M Q W
Callum: MOVER (5)
Shahid: REMOVE (6)
OT: REWOVE (6)
Score: 20–34 (max 67)
Round 8: B T S G I A U E S
Callum: STABS (5)
Shahid: buggies
DC: AGEISTS (7)
OT: SUBSTAGE (8)
Score: 25–34 (max 75)
Round 9: 100, 75, 25, 50, 4, 7. Target: 993.
Callum: 993. ((100 + 75 + 25 + 50) x 4) - 7 (10)
Shahid: -
Score: 35–34 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: VERYCLEAN -> RELEVANCY
Round 10: R N L S O A E A N
Callum: LOANERS (7)
Shahid: LOANERS (7)
DC: ARSENAL (7)
OT: ANNEALS (7) ENSNARL (7) LANNERS (7) RELOANS (7)
Score: 42–41 (max 92)
Round 11: Z N B I A I G T L
Callum: BLAZING (7)
Shahid: BAITING (7)
DC: TAILING (7)
OT: BLITZING (8)
Score: 49–48 (max 100)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "bachelor".
Round 12: T M P S E U E O G
Callum: MOUSE (5)
Shahid: stump (declared as 6)
DC: TOUPEES (7)
OT: MEETUPS (7) METOPES (7) POEMETS (7)
Score: 54–48 (max 107)
Round 13: N T R A I I F E D
Callum: FAINTED (7)
Shahid: TRAINED (7)
DC: RATIFIED (8)
OT: ARTIFIED (8) DAINTIER (8)
Score: 61–55 (max 115)
Round 14: 75, 3, 8, 10, 2, 9. Target: 907.
Callum: 908. ((10 + 2) x 75) + 8 (7)
Shahid: 908. ((10 + 2) x 75) + 8 (7)
RR: 907. (((8 x 2) + 75) x 10) - 3 (10)
Score: 68–62 (max 125)
Round 15: F R E D A D U D E
Shahid buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say DEFRAUDED which is correct.
Final Score: 68–72 (max 135)
Statistics Corner
Callum:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 2
Shahid:
Total score - 72
Raw score - 72
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87