C1: Champion John Payne (4 wins, 397 points.)
C2: Challenger Richard Cook.
DC: Susie Dent and Charlene White .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S C G E A E T B N
R02: I E S L O Y S D E
R03: 25, 50, 75, 100, 2, 9, . Target: 897.
TTT: MISSNOISE - "I don't miss the noise of those diesel buses, and I don't miss these either"
R04: S R D I E M T O A
R05: G L R E A E P M H
R06: 50, 25, 1, 1, 9, 6, . Target: 949.
R07: F R T A R E U X D
R08: I C G T E U N K D
R09: 50, 25, 100, 75, 9, 5. Target: 344.
TTT: PAUSETIN - "Hands up — fewer than nine of them got the classic starter"
R10: W F B A O N R T I
R11: R N G A E A V C T
R12: O I L D S O L S A
R13: W R P O U E N T S
R14: 1, 5, 9, 3, 7, 3, . Target: 320.
R15: C R A B S W E L L (conundrum)
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Round 1: S C G E A E T B N
John: SEANCE (6)
Richard: BEATEN (6)
DC: ENCAGES (7) ABSENCE (7)
OT: NEGATES (7) SANGEET (7) TENACES (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: I E S L O Y S D E
John: SEEDILY (7)
Richard: SOLD (4)
DC: OILSEED (7) EYELIDS (7)
OT: DIESELS (7) SEIDELS (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)
Round 3: 25, 50, 75, 100, 2, 9. Target: 897.
C1: 897. 9 × 100 − 75 ÷ 25 (10)
C2: 897. 9 × 100 − 75 ÷ 25 (10)
Score: 23–16 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: MISSNOISE -> EMISSIONS
Round 4: S R D I E M T O A
John: MEDIATORS (18)
Richard: ATOMISED (8)
DC: AMORTISED (18)
Score: 41–16 (max 42)
Round 5: G L R E A E P M H
John: GRAPHEME (8)
Richard: PHLEGM (6)
DC: GRAPHEME (8)
Score: 49–16 (max 50)
Round 6: 50, 25, 1, 1, 9, 6. Target: 949.
C1: 949. Mistake in working.*NOTE: In Round 6, Payne declined to answer after admitting he hadn’t written down his intended first line of his solution of 25 − 6 = 19, so was therefore not awarded the points.
C2: 949. (25 − 6) × 50 − 1 (10)
Score: 49–26 (max 60)
Round 7: F R T A R E U X D
John: FAUXER (6)
Richard: DRAFTER (7)
DC: DRAFTER (7)
OT: REDRAFT (7)
Score: 49–33 (max 67)
Round 8: I C G T E U N K D
John: TUCKING (7)
Richard: DUCTING (7)
DC: UNTICKED (8)
Score: 56–40 (max 75)
Round 9: 50, 25, 100, 75, 9, 5. Target: 344.
C1: 344. 5 × 50 + 100 − (9 − 75 ÷ 25) (10)
C2: 345.
Score: 66–40 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: PAUSETIN -> SUPINATE
Round 10: W F B A O N R T I
John: RATION (6)
Richard: OBTAIN (6)
DC: RAINBOW (7)
OT: INFOWAR (7) WAITRON (7)
Score: 72–46 (max 92)
Round 11: R N G A E A V C T
John: VANTAGE (7)
Richard: CARNAGE (7)
DC: VANTAGE (7)
OT: CARTAGE (7) CATERAN (7) CRANAGE (7) TANAGER (7) TAVERNA (7) VAGRANT (7)
Score: 79–53 (max 99)
Round 12: O I L D S O L S A
John: SOLIDS (6)
Richard: SOLIDS (6)
OT: ALLODS (6) DOSSAL (6) LADOOS (6)
Score: 85–59 (max 105)
Round 13: W R P O U E N T S
John: PUNTERS (7)
Richard: ensprout
DC: POUTERS (7)
OT: UPTOWNERS (18)
Score: 92–59 (max 123)
Round 14: 1, 5, 9, 3, 7, 3. Target: 320.
C1: 320. 5 × 7 × 9 + 3 + 3 − 1 (10)
C2: 320. (9 + 1) × (7 × 5 − 3) (10)
Score: 102–69 (max 133)
Round 15: C R A B S W E L L
C1 buzzes on 19 seconds to say SCREWBALL which is correct.
Final Score: 112–69 (max 143)