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After a great Nottingham tournament, I think it's time to share some recaps. As usual, I have made notes for my own games (excluding the final). I normally make notes for games I host but I found that the new five to a table system made it a bit difficult, with so much going on.

So in round 1, I was drawn to face Graeme, Richard, Chris and Dave. Graeme bravely offered to host first and Richard was to be my first opponent. We had only played once previously; at Leicester in 2012, which happened to be the semi-final. Richard won to make it to the grand final, before losing against Robbo. Of course, revenge was not on my mind.


Round 1, table 1, game 1

C1: Richard Priest.
C2: Jack Worsley.
DC: Graeme Cole.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I U U Z Q P N I I
R02: M M C E E E F A G
R03: S X T T A A A G A
R04: 25, 100, 75, 50, 6, 3. Target: 421.
R05: B S S T I U O O T
R06: O A O L K H C E D
R07: F P J O E E R U L
R08: 50, 25, 4, 8, 6, 1. Target: 161.
R09: N H E K E D A A S (conundrum)


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Round 1: I U U Z Q P N I I

Richard: UNZIP (5)
Jack: UNZIP (5)
DC: QUIPU (5)
Score: 5–5 (max 5)

Round 2: M M C E E E F A G

Richard: CAGE (4)
Jack: GEMMAE (6)
DC: EMCEE (5)
Score: 5–11 (max 11)

Round 3: S X T T A A A G A

Richard: STAG (4)
Jack: STAG (4)
DC: tagas
OT: AGAS GATS SAAG SAGA STAT TAGS TATS TAXA
Score: 9–15 (max 15)

Some awfuls letters rounds to start with, surely the selections can only improve from here.

Round 4: 25, 100, 75, 50, 6, 3. Target: 421.

Richard: 422. 75 x 6 - 25 - 3 (7)
Jack: 422. 75 x 6 - 25 - 3 (7)
OT: 421. (75 + 100 / 25) x 6 - 50 - 3 (10)
Score: 16–22 (max 25)

A testing first numbers game and no one can see past the obvious one away.

Round 5: B S S T I U O O T

Richard: STOUTS (6)
Jack: OUTSITS (7)
OT: OBOISTS (7)
Score: 16–29 (max 32)

Richard unluckily chickens OUTSITS and I now find myself more than ten ahead.

Round 6: O A O L K H C E D

Richard: HEADLOCK (8)
Jack: HEADLOCK (8)
Score: 24–37 (max 40)

None of us were certain about HEADLOCK but it's fine.

Round 7: F P J O E E R U L

Richard: REFUEL (6)
Jack: ELOPER (6)
OT: FERULE (6) FOULER (6) PURFLE (6)
Score: 30–43 (max 46)

Round 8: 50, 25, 4, 8, 6, 1. Target: 161.

Richard: 161. 8 x 25 - 50 + 6 + 4 + 1 (10)
Jack: 161. 25 x 6 + 8 + 4 - 1 (10)
Score: 40–53 (max 56)

Round 9: N H E K E D A A S

Jack buzzes on 1 second to say HANDSHAKE which is incorrect.
Richard buzzes on 7 seconds to say SNAKEHEAD which is correct.
Score: 50–53 (max 66)

I had a feeling I was wrong as soon as I buzzed but I couldn't change my mind. Richard eventually gets it to leave him seriously regretting not going for OUTSITS. Now for a tough test against a familiar opponent in Graeme.


Round 1, table 1, game 2

C1: Jack Worsley.
C2: Graeme Cole.
DC: Dave Coulturst.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L K H D E O A C B
R02: T T S I O E S E G
R03: C B N A A U D I L
R04: 25, 9, 2, 1, 5, 5. Target: 809.
R05: D R X I I E T T G
R06: F C S E O O M U M
R07: Z N D A A U H K E
R08: 50, 100, 75, 25, 10, 8. Target: 587.
R09: A R E M A C A D S (conundrum)


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Round 1: L K H D E O A C B

Jack: BLOCKHEAD (18)
Graeme: BLOCKHEAD (18)
DC: HEADLOCK (8)
Score: 18–18 (max 18)

Some dubious shuffling sees HEADLOCK make a swift reappearance but this time there's a nine. I wasn't sure if it was BLOCKHEAD or HEADBLOCK but luckily I picked the right one, as did the other three players on the table.

Round 2: T T S I O E S E G

Jack: EGOTISTS (8)
Graeme: EGOTISTS (8)
Score: 26–26 (max 26)

A final N would have given us all a shot of the flake prize (see if you can spot it) but sadly it wasn't to be.

Round 3: C B N A A U D I L

Jack: DULCIANA (8)
Graeme: UNCIAL (6)
Score: 34–26 (max 34)

Round 4: 25, 9, 2, 1, 5, 5. Target: 809.

Jack: 809. ((5 + 1) x 5 + 2) x 25 + 9 (10)
Graeme: 809. ((5 + 1) x 5 + 2) x 25 + 9 (10)
Score: 44–36 (max 44)

Round 5: D R X I I E T T G

Jack: EDITRIX (7)
Graeme: GRITTED (7)
Score: 51–43 (max 51)

Round 6: F C S E O O M U M

Jack: FOCUS (5)
Graeme: FOCUS (5)
DC: COMES (5)
OT: COMMO (5) COMMS (5) FUMES (5) MEMOS (5) MOFOS (5) MOMOS (5) MOOSE (5) MOUES (5) MOUSE (5)
Score: 56–48 (max 56)

Round 7: Z N D A A U H K E

Jack: hunked
Graeme: HAZED (5)
DC: NAKED (5)
OT: KAHUNA (6) KHANDA (6)
Score: 56–53 (max 62)

I was right to be doubtful about HUNKED^ but I really wanted to seal the game before the conundrum. One more chance to do so with my choice of numbers.

Round 8: 50, 100, 75, 25, 10, 8. Target: 587.

Jack: 587. 75 x 8 - 25 + 10 + 100 / 50 (10)
Graeme: 587. (50 + 8) x 10 + (100 + 75) / 25 (10)
Score: 66–63 (max 72)

Not to be, with us both getting there via different routes. First crucial of the day for me.

Round 9: A R E M A C A D S

Jack buzzes on 2 seconds to say MASCARAED which is correct.
Score: 76–63 (max 82)

I used to always go for MASCARADE^ but thankfully not anymore. A high-scoring game boosts our scores and sees Graeme win the prize for the highest losing score of the first round. Up next for me was Dave.


Round 1, table 1, game 3

C1: Jack Worsley.
C2: Dave Coulturst.
DC: Susie Dent and Chris Marshall.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S C P U O U M M E
R02: C R Q E A I N U G
R03: L W V Y A A O S O
R04: 75, 4, 6, 3, 10, 8. Target: 335.
R05: A E I X R R Z I N
R06: D K T T E E A D B
R07: I I O G L B F O F
R08: 25, 10, 4, 2, 9, 1. Target: 346.
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Round 1: S C P U O U M M E

Jack: MUCOUS (6)
Dave: MOUSE (5)
OT: COUPES (6) MUSEUM (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)

MUCOUS is the adjective relating to mucus, rather than an alternative spelling, which is what I assumed it was.

Round 2: C R Q E A I N U G

Jack: ACQUIRE (7)
Dave: CARING (6)
OT: ANERGIC (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 13)

Round 3: L W V Y A A O S O

Jack: AVOWALS (7)
Dave: AVOWALS (7)
Score: 20–7 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 4, 6, 3, 10, 8. Target: 335.

Jack: 335. (75 + 8) x 4 + 3 (10)
Dave: 335. (75 + 10) x 4 - 8 + 3 (10)
Score: 30–17 (max 30)

Round 5: A E I X R R Z I N

Jack: RAINIER (7)
Dave: RAIN (4)
DC: ZANIER (6)
Score: 37–17 (max 37)

You have to feel sorry for Dave here, as we've all done something like this before.

Round 6: D K T T E E A D B

Jack: DEBATED (7)
Dave: DEBATED (7)
OT: ABETTED (7)
Score: 44–24 (max 44)

Round 7: I I O G L B F O F

Jack: IGLOO (5)
Dave: GOLF (4)
DC: FOLIO (5) bogoff
OT: LOGOFF (6)
Score: 49–24 (max 50)

Graeme's amusing suggestion (inspired by what he thought of this selection) is actually close to the real max.

Round 8: 25, 10, 4, 2, 9, 1. Target: 346.

Jack: 346. (10 + 4) x 25 - (9 - 1) / 2 (10)
Dave: 346. ((9 - 1) / 2 + 10) x 25 - 4 (10)
Score: 59–34 (max 60)

Round 9: E N D U R E E R H

Jack buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say HEREUNDER which is correct.
Score: 69–34 (max 70)

Another conundrum where I have to think about the answer but again I choose the right one. Can I make it a perfect first round against Chris?


Round 1, table 1, game 4

C1: Chris Marshall.
C2: Jack Worsley.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Priest.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F B G A E E P E J
R02: N Z N R E U O E E
R03: I E A S X V D H O
R04: 5, 5, 8, 6, 8, 9. Target: 489.
R05: F D Q O A I Y P U
R06: U A A L N G C S O
R07: B D T T A U O O I
R08: 75, 50, 100, 10, 3, 2. Target: 693.
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Round 1: F B G A E E P E J

Chris: GAPE (4)
Jack: BEEF (4)
DC: JAPE
OT: BEEP EPEE FEEB JAPE JEEP JEFE PAGE
Score: 4–4 (max 4)

More classic board game crap.

Round 2: N Z N R E U O E E

Chris: ZONE (4)
Jack: NEURONE (7)
DC: NEURON (6)
Score: 4–11 (max 11)

I was hoping for EUROZONE (actually valid with a small E) but I still managed to take the lead anyway.

Round 3: I E A S X V D H O

Chris: SHAVED (6)
Jack: OXIDASE (7)
Score: 4–18 (max 18)

Lead doubled, just don't do anything stupid on the numbers...

Round 4: 5, 5, 8, 6, 8, 9. Target: 489.

Chris: 489. (5 + 5) x 8 x 6 + 9 (10)
Jack: 488.
Score: 14–18 (max 28)

My most embarrassing moment of the day (excluding the football). I got as far as 8x6x10+9 but somehow concluded that it was impossible to make a 10 from two 5's and an 8. The fact that Graeme also missed it was some sort of consolation but unfortunately, I wasn't playing him and Chris got it.



Round 5: F D Q O A I Y P U

Chris: PODIA (5)
Jack: AUDIO (5)
OT: POUFY (5)
Score: 19–23 (max 33)

Round 6: U A A L N G C S O

Chris: CONGAS (6)
Jack: GUANACOS (8)
Score: 19–31 (max 41)

Round 7: B D T T A U O O I

Chris: OUTBID (6)
Jack: OUTBID (6)
Score: 25–37 (max 47)

Round 8: 75, 50, 100, 10, 3, 2. Target: 693.

Chris: 694. 75 x 10 - 50 - 3 x 2 (7)
Jack: 694. 75 x 10 - 50 - 3 x 2 (7)
OT: 693. (75 + 2) x (10 + 100 / 50 - 3) (10)
Score: 32–44 (max 57)

Round 9: B W R G O N I T S

Jack buzzes on 1 second to say BOWSTRING which is correct.
Score: 32–54 (max 67)

Four wins out of four for me with a mixed set of scores. It was then my turn to host, before being placed on a table with Dylan, Zarte, Jen and Mike for round 2.

So, here are the recaps from my games at CoNot.

First up is the game I hosted, which in this tournament, meant you hosted 2 at the same time, so I'm fusing them together in this particular recap, then just doing the games I was personally involved with for the rest.

I was put on Table 3, along with Lee Fisher, Zubair Patel, John Vivian and Dylan Taylor.

CoNot IV Table 3, Game 1 Recap for Saturday 25 July 2015.

Game 1:
C1: John Vivian.
C2: Zubair Patel.

Game 2:
C3: Lee Fisher.
C4: Dylan Taylor.

Host: James Robinson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H W M S U U A O O
R02: R J R C I O A T E
R03: P H Y S O O E E S
R04: 10, 1, 9, 6, 3, 8. Target: 727.
R05: O A O D R V G A N
R06: R T R R A E I S I
R07: T S C D E O U E B
R08: 25, 100, 75, 50, 6, 1. Target: 839.
R09: O B M R O B O P F / U K T R A C O L D (conundrum)


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Round 1: H W M S U U A O O

Game 1: - John: WOOSH (5)
Zubair: WAHOOS (6)
Game 2: - Lee: WOOSH (5)
Dylan: WOOSH (5)
DC: HOUMOUS (7)
Scores: 0–6/5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: R J R C I O A T E

Game 1: - John: cortier
Zubair: REACTOR (7)
Game 2: - Lee: CRATER (6)
Dylan: EROTICA (7)
DC: CREATOR (7) ERRATIC (7)
Scores: 0–13/5–12 (max 14)

Round 3: P H Y S O O E E S

Game 1: - John: HOOPS (5)
Zubair: SHOPS (5)
Game 2: - Lee: HOOPS (5)
Dylan: POSHES (6)
DC: SHYPOOS (7)
Scores: 5–18/5–18 (max 21)

Round 4: 10, 1, 9, 6, 3, 8. Target: 727.

Game 1: - John: 727. (9 x 8 x 10) + 6 + 1 (10)
Zubair: 727. (9 x 8 x 10) + 6 + 1 (10)
Game 2: - Lee: -
Dylan: 727. (9 x 8 x 10) + 6 + 1 (10)
Scores: 15–28/5–28 (max 31)

Round 5: O A O D R V G A N

Game 1: - John: NARDOO (6)
Zubair: DRAGOON (7)
Game 2: - Lee: DRONGO (6)
Dylan: DRAGOON (7)
OT: GADROON (7)
Scores: 15–35/5–35 (max 38)

Round 6: R T R R A E I S I

Game 1: - John: STARRIER (8)
Zubair: STARRIER (8)
Game 2: - Lee: STARRIER (8)
Dylan: TARRIERS (8)
OT: RARITIES (8)
Scores: 23–43/13–43 (max 46)

Round 7: T S C D E O U E B

Game 1: - John: BUSTED (6)
Zubair: SCOUTED (7)
Game 2: - Lee: BUSTED (6)
Dylan: SCOUTED (7)
OT: CESTODE (7) OBDUCTS (7)
Scores: 23–50/13–50 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 100, 75, 50, 6, 1. Target: 839.

Game 1: - John: 849.
Zubair: 831. ((100 + 50 - 1) x 6) - 75 (5)
Game 2: - Lee: -
Dylan: 844. ((75 + 50 - 1) x 6) + 100 (7)
OT: 840. (50 + 6) x 75 / ((100 / 25) + 1) (7)
Scores: 23–55/13–57 (max 60)

The games had different conundrums, so I've split the games up for this bit.

Game 1: - Round 9: O B M R O B O P F

John buzzes on 3 seconds to say BOMBPROOF which is correct.
Final Score: 33–55 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

Zubair:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5

Game 2: - Round 9: U K T R A C O L D

Dylan buzzes on 9 seconds to say TRUCKLOAD which is correct.
Final Score: 13–67 (max 70)

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Lee:
Total score - 13
Raw score - 36
Total % of max - 19
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 1.4
Raw average score per round - 4.0
Number of maxes - 1

Dylan:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 67
Total % of max - 96
Raw % of max - 96
Total average score per round - 7.4
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 8

CoNot IV Table 3, Game 2 Recap for Saturday 25 July 2015.

C1: Dylan Taylor (1 game, 1 win, 67 points.)
C2: James Robinson.
Host: John Vivian.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E I E A S D R P Z
R02: T L S O A E R O N
R03: G M D S E I I T A
R04: 75, 7, 8, 4, 1, 3. Target: 213.
R05: S S C R A E A O R
R06: S W H W A E I L R
R07: A E I O L N T R C
R08: 3, 4, 8, 2, 7, 10. Target: 391.
R09: G E T U N M A D E (conundrum)


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Round 1: E I E A S D R P Z

Dylan: AIRSPEED (8)
James: DIAPERS (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: T L S O A E R O N

Dylan: ARENOSOL (8)
James: AEROSOL (7)
OT: ORTOLANS (8)
Score: 16–0 (max 16)

Round 3: G M D S E I I T A

Dylan: AGISTED (7)
James: MIDGETS (7)
OT: GAMIEST (7) IMAGIST (7) MISDATE (7) SIGMATE (7)
Score: 23–7 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 7, 8, 4, 1, 3. Target: 213.

Dylan: 213. (75 - 4) x 3 (10)
James: 213. (75 - 4) x 3 (10)
Score: 33–17 (max 33)

Round 5: S S C R A E A O R

Dylan: CROSSER (7)
James: CROSSER (7)
DC: COARSER (7)
OT: ARRASES (7) CRASSER (7) RECROSS (7) ROSACEA (7) ROSACES (7) SCARERS (7) SCORERS (7) SOARERS (7)
Score: 40–24 (max 40)

Round 6: S W H W A E I L R

Dylan: SHAWLIE (7)
James: SHAWLIE (7)
DC: WHALERS (7) WASHIER (7)
OT: HAILERS (7) HALIERS (7) SHALIER (7) WAILERS (7)
Score: 47–31 (max 47)

Round 7: A E I O L N T R C

Dylan: REACTION (8)
James: LONICERA (8)
DC: CREATION (8) RELATION (8) ORIENTAL (8)
OT: ACTIONER (8) CILANTRO (8) CLARINET (8) CONTRAIL (8) LORICATE (8)
Score: 55–39 (max 55)

Round 8: 3, 4, 8, 2, 7, 10. Target: 391.

Dylan: 391. (((8 x 4) + 7) x 10) + 3 - 2 (10)
James: 391. (((8 x 4) + 7) x 10) + 3 - 2 (10)
Score: 65–49 (max 65)

Round 9: G E T U N M A D E

Dylan buzzes on 1 second to say AUGMENTED which is correct.
Final Score: 75–49 (max 75)

MAX GAME FOR DYLAN!!!

Statistics Corner

Dylan:
Total score - 75
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 100
Raw % of max - 100
Total average score per round - 8.3
Raw average score per round - 8.3
Number of maxes - 9

James:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 6

CoNot IV Table 3, Game 3 Recap for Saturday 25 July 2015.

C1: Lee Fisher (2 games, 0 wins, 45 points.)
C2: James Robinson (1 game, 0 wins, 49 points.)
Host: Zubair Patel.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E E E T T D B Q C
R02: B T N R I E U I L
R03: C H S W E E E E U
R04: 100, 25, 9, 3, 8, 4. Target: 542.
R05: W R L R O I A O O
R06: O O E R C F J M A
R07: T L X F I A I A I
R08: 4, 3, 5, 9, 8, 4. Target: 602.
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Round 1: E E E T T D B Q C

Lee: BETTED (6)
James: DETECT (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: B T N R I E U I L

Lee: TURBINE (7)
James: TRIBUNE (7)
OT: BLUNTER (7) INBUILT (7) INUTILE (7) NITRILE (7) REBUILT (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

Round 3: C H S W E E E E U

Lee: CHEESE (6)
James: CHEESE (6)
DC: ESCHEW (6)
Score: 19–19 (max 19)

Round 4: 100, 25, 9, 3, 8, 4. Target: 542.

Lee: 542. (4 x 100) + ((9 - 3) x 25) - 8 (10)
James: 541.
Score: 29–19 (max 29)

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Round 5: W R L R O I A O O

Lee: ARROW (5)
James: ARROW (5)
OT: WIRRA (5)
Score: 34–24 (max 34)

Round 6: O O E R C F J M A

Lee: FORCE (5)
James: FORCE (5)
DC: FORMAE (6)
OT: FEMORA (6)
Score: 39–29 (max 40)

Round 7: T L X F I A I A I

Lee: AXIAL (5)
James: TAFIA (5)
DC: FATAL (5)
OT: FIXIT (5)
Score: 44–34 (max 45)

Round 8: 4, 3, 5, 9, 8, 4. Target: 602.

Lee: -
James: 600. (9 - 4) x 3 x 5 x 8 (7)
RR: 603. (((4 + 4) x 8) + 3) x 9 (7)
Score: 44–41 (max 52)

Round 9: N E U R O S I S U

James buzzes on 2 seconds to say UNSERIOUS which is correct.
Final Score: 44–51 (max 62)

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Lee:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 6

James:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 94
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 7

CoNot IV Table 3, Game 4 Recap for Saturday 25 July 2015.

C1: John Vivian (2 games, 0 wins, 50 points.)
C2: James Robinson (2 games, 1 win, 100 points.)
Host: Lee Fisher.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R M T A O A E U
R02: O O U P R C B N F
R03: N Y S H O U A I X
R04: 100, 25, 50, 4, 8, 5. Target: 306.
R05: I O O E L G T S J
R06: C F S T E I E E B
R07: D T S E E U D A D
R08: 50, 75, 100, 25, 7, 9. Target: 831.
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Round 1: T R M T A O A E U

John: TERATOMA (8)
James: TERATOMA (8)
DC: TAUTOMER (8) AUTOMATE (8)
OT: AMARETTO (8) MATURATE (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: O O U P R C B N F

John: PROOF (5)
James: UNROOF (6)
DC: COUPON (6)
OT: BRONCO (6)
Score: 8–14 (max 14)

Round 3: N Y S H O U A I X

John: ANXIOUS (7)
James: ANXIOUS (7)
Score: 15–21 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 25, 50, 4, 8, 5. Target: 306.

John: 305.
James: 306. (25 x 8) + 100 + (50 / 5) - 4 (10)
Score: 15–31 (max 31)

Round 5: I O O E L G T S J

John: GOOIEST (7)
James: OOLITES (7)
DC: OLOGIES (7) OLOGIST (7) OSTIOLE (7) STOOLIE (7)
OT: GOOLIES (7) LOGIEST (7) TOOLIES (7)
Score: 22–38 (max 38)

Round 6: C F S T E I E E B

John: BISECT (6)
James: BEEFIEST (8)
Score: 22–46 (max 46)

Round 7: D T S E E U D A D

John: STUDDED (7)
James: STUDDED (7)
DC: SEDATED (7)
OT: DEADEST (7) SAUTEED (7)
Score: 29–53 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 75, 100, 25, 7, 9. Target: 831.

John: 832. (9 x 100) - 75 + 7 (7)
James: 832. (9 x 100) - 75 + 7 (7)
Score: 36–60 (max 60)

Round 9: P R O T E P D E S

John buzzes on 2 seconds to say RESTOPPED which is incorrect.
James buzzes on 30 seconds to say DESTOPPER which is incorrect.
The answer was STOPPERED.
Final Score: 36–60 (max 70)

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John:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 5

James:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 8

CoNot IV Table 3, Game 5 for Saturday 25 July 2015.

C1: James Robinson (3 games, 2 wins, 160 points.)
C2: Zubair Patel (3 games, 2 wins, 162 points.)
Host: Dylan Taylor.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T H T L E U A N A
R02: O E A M T R T O U
R03: O O I A B P C R U
R04: 100, 75, 50, 25, 10, 5. Target: 389.
R05: F N X W O E O V N
R06: S V H Y I E I R T
R07: I A U F R G R I A
R08: 75, 4, 9, 2, 4, 6. Target: 708.
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Round 1: T H T L E U A N A

James: TALENT (6)
Zubair: HAUNT (5)
DC: ATTUNE (6) TAUTEN (6)
OT: ETHANAL (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: O E A M T R T O U

James: AMORETTO (8)
Zubair: TAUTOMER (8)
Score: 14–8 (max 15)

Round 3: O O I A B P C R U

James: CARIBOU (7)
Zubair: CARIBOU (7)
Score: 21–15 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 75, 50, 25, 10, 5. Target: 389.

James: 390. (5 x 100) - 75 - 25 - 10 (7)
Zubair: 390. (75 x 5) + 25 - 10 (7)
RR: 389. (75 x 5) + 10 + (100 / 25) (10)
Score: 28–22 (max 32)

Round 5: F N X W O E O V N

James: XENON (5)
Zubair: WOVEN (5)
Score: 33–27 (max 37)

Round 6: S V H Y I E I R T

James: REVISIT (7)
Zubair: THRIVES (7)
DC: SHIVERY (7)
Score: 40–34 (max 44)

Round 7: I A U F R G R I A

James: FIGURA (6)
Zubair: faria
Score: 46–34 (max 50)

Round 8: 75, 4, 9, 2, 4, 6. Target: 708.

James: 708. ((75 + 4) x 9) - (6 / 2) (10)
Zubair: 708. ((75 + 4) x 9) - (6 / 2) (10)
Score: 56–44 (max 60)

Round 9: S N I B S E A R L

James buzzes on 2 seconds to say BRAINLESS which is correct.
Final Score: 66–44 (max 70)

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James:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 94
Raw % of max - 94
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 7

Zubair:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 5

So, apart from being MAXED out by Dylan, it wasn't a bad start to the day for me. It put me onto the "2nd seeds" table for part 2, which you'll see the recaps for later.

So, onto part 2, and onto Table 2 along with Tracey Mills, Andy Platt, Graeme Cole and Callum Todd.

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First up, me against Tracey.

CoNot IV Table 2, Game 6 Recap for Saturday 25 July 2015.

C1: James Robinson (4 games, 3 wins, 226 points.)
C2: Tracey Mills (4 games, 2 wins, 225 points.)
Host: Callum Todd.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G G N E E O L S I
R02: L M H R E E E A R
R03: S X T E E I Y L T
R04: 25, 75, 100, 6, 7, 1. Target: 254.
R05: E A A A T N F S O
R06: P P R O A U D V E
R07: T M R S E U V U B
R08: 6, 2, 7, 3, 1, 2. Target: 950.
R09: C A T U R N I N E (conundrum)


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Round 1: G G N E E O L S I

James: NIGGLES (7)
Tracey: NIGGLES (7)
DC: LEGIONS (7) SOIGNEE (7)
OT: GOSLING (7) LINGOES (7) SEELING (7) SNIGGLE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: L M H R E E E A R

James: REHEAR (6)
Tracey: HEALER (6)
DC: HEARER (6) REHEEL (6)
OT: HELMER (6) REALER (6) REAMER (6) REELER (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

Round 3: S X T E E I Y L T

James: TEXTILES (8)
Tracey: EXILES (6)
Score: 21–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 75, 100, 6, 7, 1. Target: 254.

James: 255. ((100 - 1) x (75 / 25)) - (7 x 6) (7)
Tracey: 256.
RR: 254. ((75 - 1) x (100 / 25)) - (7 x 6) (10)
Score: 28–13 (max 31)

Round 5: E A A A T N F S O

James: SOFTEN (6)
Tracey: SONATA (6)
DC: ATONES (6) FASTEN (6)
Score: 34–19 (max 37)

Round 6: P P R O A U D V E

James: APPROVED (8)
Tracey: APPROVED (8)
DC: VAPOURED (8)
Score: 42–27 (max 45)

Round 7: T M R S E U V U B

James: MUSTER (6)
Tracey: BUSTER (6)
DC: SUBVERT (7)
Score: 48–33 (max 52)

Round 8: 6, 2, 7, 3, 1, 2. Target: 950.

James: 756. 7 x 6 x 2 x 3 x (2 + 1) (0)
Tracey: -
OT: 756. 7 x 6 x 2 x 3 x (2 + 1) (0)
Score: 48–33 (max 52)

Round 9: C A T U R N I N E

Tracey buzzes on 3 seconds to say UNCERTAIN which is correct.
Final Score: 48–43 (max 62)

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James:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 6

Tracey:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 90
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 6

CoNot IV Table 2, Game 7 Recap for Saturday 25 July 2015.

C1: James Robinson (5 games, 4 wins, 274 points.)
C2: Callum Todd (4 games, 3 wins, 237 points.)
Host: Graeme Cole.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A A E I T S G G S
R02: D M F T A I A N O
R03: T D R P I E O P V
R04: 50, 3, 6, 4, 3, 10. Target: 910.
R05: S D N I E O C D A
R06: T N W L A E E B E
R07: S N T M I O O U A
R08: 75, 9, 4, 8, 8, 5. Target: 730.
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Round 1: A A E I T S G G S

James: SAGGIEST (8)
Callum: SAGGIEST (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: D M F T A I A N O

James: ANIMATO (7)
Callum: ANIMATO (7)
Score: 15–15 (max 15)

Round 3: T D R P I E O P V

James: PERIDOT (7)
Callum: PROVIDE (7)
DC: DIOPTRE (7) OVERTIP (7) PIVOTED (7)
OT: TRIPPED (7)
Score: 22–22 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 3, 6, 4, 3, 10. Target: 910.

James: 910. (6 x 3 x 50) + 10 (10)
Callum: 910. (6 x 3 x 50) + 10 (10)
Score: 32–32 (max 32)

Round 5: S D N I E O C D A

James: DIOCESAN (8)
Callum: ANODISED (8)
OT: ADENOIDS (8)
Score: 40–40 (max 40)

Round 6: T N W L A E E B E

James: BETWEEN (7)
Callum: TENABLE (7)
Score: 47–47 (max 47)

Round 7: S N T M I O O U A

James: MANITOUS (8)
Callum: TINAMOUS (8)
Score: 55–55 (max 55)

Round 8: 75, 9, 4, 8, 8, 5. Target: 730.

James: 730. Mistake in working.
Callum: 730. ((75 + 5) x 9) + 8 + (8 / 4) (10)
Score: 55–65 (max 65)

Round 9: N E T T S I R I E

Callum buzzes on 2 seconds to say INTERSITE which is incorrect.
James buzzes on 20 seconds to say ENTERITIS which is correct.
Score: 65–65 (max 75)

Tiebreak conundrum: I C I C L E Y P C

Callum buzzes on 3 seconds to say EPICYCLIC which is correct.
Final Score: 65–75 (max 75)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 65 (65)
Raw score - 65 (65)
Total % of max - 87 (87)
Raw % of max - 87 (87)
Total average score per round - 7.2 (6.5)
Raw average score per round - 7.2 (6.5)
Number of maxes - 8 (8)

Callum:
Total score - 65 (75)
Raw score - 65 (75)
Total % of max - 87 (100)
Raw % of max - 87 (100)
Total average score per round - 7.2 (7.5)
Raw average score per round - 7.2 (7.5)
Number of maxes - 8 (9)

CoNot IV Table 2, Game 8 Recap for Saturday 25 July 2015.

C1: Graeme Cole (5 games, 3 wins, 283 points.)
C2: James Robinson (6 games, 4 wins, 339 points.)
Host: Andy Platt.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M S C T I E O A G
R02: D N L U O I Y E E
R03: A O U E T P H W N
R04: 50, 75, 25, 100, 4, 10. Target: 511.
R05: T C L O A E F S N
R06: I U A O D S G S A
R07: R N Z M I E A L E
R08: 100, 6, 3, 7, 3, 2. Target: 854.
R09: S A M U R A I Q D (conundrum)


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Round 1: M S C T I E O A G

Graeme: GEOMATICS (18)
James: GEOMATICS (18)
Score: 18–18 (max 18)

Round 2: D N L U O I Y E E

Graeme: UNOILED (7)
James: DYELINE (7)
Score: 25–25 (max 25)

Round 3: A O U E T P H W N

Graeme: PHONATE (7)
James: PHONATE (7)
DC: AUTOPEN (7) PHAETON (7)
Score: 32–32 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 75, 25, 100, 4, 10. Target: 511.

Graeme: 511. (50 x 10) + 4 + ((100 + 75) / 25) (10)
James: 511. (50 x 10) + 4 + ((100 + 75) / 25) (10)
Score: 42–42 (max 42)

Round 5: T C L O A E F S N

Graeme: CONFLATES (18)
James: FALCONETS (18)
Score: 60–60 (max 60)

Round 6: I U A O D S G S A

Graeme: ADAGIOS (7)
James: ADAGIOS (7)
OT: ASIAGOS (7)
Score: 67–67 (max 67)

Round 7: R N Z M I E A L E

Graeme: MINERAL (7)
James: MARLINE (7)
DC: EMAILER (7) MANLIER (7) MEALIER (7) REALIZE (7)
OT: RAILMEN (7) REELMAN (7)
Score: 74–74 (max 74)

Round 8: 100, 6, 3, 7, 3, 2. Target: 854.

Graeme: 855. ((100 + 7) x (6 + 2)) - (3 / 3) (7)
James: 855. (100 - (7 - 2)) x (6 + 3) (7)
OT: 854. ((100 + (7 x 6)) x (3 + 3)) + 2 (10)
Score: 81–81 (max 84)

Round 9: S A M U R A I Q D

Graeme buzzes on 2 seconds to say MAQUISARD which is correct.
Final Score: 91–81 (max 94)

Statistics Corner

Graeme:
Total score - 91
Raw score - 91
Total % of max - 97
Raw % of max - 97
Total average score per round - 10.1
Raw average score per round - 10.1
Number of maxes - 8

James:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 9.0
Raw average score per round - 9.0
Number of maxes - 7

CoNot IV Table 2, Game 9 Recap for Saturday 25 July 2015.

C1: Andy Platt (6 games, 5 wins, 462 points.)
C2: James Robinson (7 games, 4 wins, 420 points.)
DC: Tracey Mills.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B L T P A E O T N
R02: I E I A S D S N N
R03: L K R V U I E T T
R04: 3, 4, 6, 2, 3, 1. Target: 780.
R05: H M R I A U W N O
R06: D C G O A A P R A
R07: E A E E S D P S F
R08: 75, 50, 25, 100, 9, 10. Target: 890.
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Round 1: B L T P A E O T N

Andy: POTABLE (7)
James: TABLETOP (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: I E I A S D S N N

Andy: ASININE (7)
James: DAISIES (7)
OT: SANIDINE (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 16)

Round 3: L K R V U I E T T

Andy: RIVULET (7)
James: TURTLE (6)
Score: 14–15 (max 23)

Round 4: 3, 4, 6, 2, 3, 1. Target: 780.

Andy: 648.
James: 648.
OT: 648. (2 + 1) x 3 x 3 x 4 x 6 (0)
Score: 14–15 (max 23)

Round 5: H M R I A U W N O

Andy: MOHAIR (6)
James: MANOIR (6)
OT: AINHUM (6) RUMINA (6)
Score: 20–21 (max 29)

Round 6: D C G O A A P R A

Andy: CRAP (4)
James: PAGODA (6)
DC: PODAGRA (7)
Score: 20–27 (max 36)

Round 7: E A E E S D P S F

Andy: PASSED (6)
James: SPEEDS (6)
DC: SEEPED (6) SPADES (6)
OT: FESSED (6)
Score: 26–33 (max 42)

Round 8: 75, 50, 25, 100, 9, 10. Target: 890.

Andy: 890. (9 x 100) - 10 (10)
James: 890. (9 x 100) - 10 (10)
Score: 36–43 (max 52)

Round 9: A C T I V E L Y O

Andy buzzes on 3 seconds to say EVOCALITY which is incorrect.
James buzzes on 8 seconds to say AVELOCITY which is incorrect.
The answer was COEVALITY.
Final Score: 36–43 (max 62)

Statistics Corner

Andy:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 5

James:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 5

And finally, my 2nd hosting of the day.

CoNot IV Table 2, Game 10 Recap for Saturday 25 July 2015.

Game 1:
C1: Tracey Mills (7 games, 2 wins, 382 points.)
C2: Graeme Cole (7 games, 5 wins, 435 points.)

Game 2:
C3: Callum Todd (7 games, 5 wins, 434 points.)
C4: Andy Platt (7 games, 5 wins, 398 points.)

Host: James Robinson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N T S A E A P D A
R02: R L K A O I S M I
R03: H W N T I E A U T
R04: 100, 25, 75, 50, 1, 3. Target: 236.
R05: V R D T O A I O E
R06: L G C P E E O O Q
R07: D G V E A I M D E
R08: 75, 1, 8, 9, 10, 3. Target: 674.
R09: R O G G E R A S S / H O L D E R S Y Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: N T S A E A P D A

Game 1: - Tracey: PEASANT (7)
Graeme: ANAPAEST (8)
Game 2: - Callum: ANAPAEST (8)
Andy: PASTE (5)
Score: 0–8/8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R L K A O I S M I

Game 1: - Tracey: SAILOR (6)
Graeme: ORALISM (7)
Game 2: - Callum: SIMILAR (7)
Andy: ORALISM (7)
DC: SIMILAR (7)
Score: 0–15/15–7 (max 15)

Round 3: H W N T I E A U T

Game 1: - Tracey: THWAITE (7)
Graeme: WHITEN (6)
Game 2: - Callum: WHITEN (6)
Andy: THWAITE (7)
Score: 7–15/15–14 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 25, 75, 50, 1, 3. Target: 236.

Game 1: - Tracey: -
Graeme: 234. ((100 + 3) x ((50 / 25) + 1)) - 75 (7)
Game 2: - Callum: 236. ((75 + (100 / 25)) x 3) - 1 (10)
Andy: 236. ((75 + (100 / 25)) x 3) - 1 (10)
Score: 7–22/25–24 (max 32)

Round 5: V R D T O A I O E

Game 1: - Tracey: DEVIATOR (8)
Graeme: DEVIATOR (8)
Game 2: - Callum: DEVIATOR (8)
Andy: DEVIATOR (8)
Score: 15–30/33–32 (max 40)

Round 6: L G C P E E O O Q

Game 1: - Tracey: GLOOP (5)
Graeme: ELOPE (5)
Game 2: - Callum: GLOOP (5)
Andy: GLOOP (5)
OT: CLEPE (5) COOEE (5)
Score: 20–35/38–37 (max 45)

Round 7: D G V E A I M D E

Game 1: - Tracey: IMAGED (6)
Graeme: IMAGED (6)
Game 2: - Callum: EVADED (6)
Andy: DIADEM (6)
DC: MEDIAE (6)
Score: 26–41/44–43 (max 51)

Round 8: 75, 1, 8, 9, 10, 3. Target: 674.

Game 1: - Tracey: 674. (75 x 9) - 1 (10)
Graeme: 674. (75 x 9) - 1 (10)
Game 2: - Callum: 674. (75 x 9) - 1 (10)
Andy: 674. (75 x 9) - 1 (10)
Score: 36–51/54–53 (max 61)

The games had different conundrums, so I've split the games up for this bit.

Game 1: - Round 9: R O G G E R A S S

Graeme buzzes on 2 seconds to say AGGRESSOR which is correct.
Final Score: 36–61 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Tracey:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 5

Graeme:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 67
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 94
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 7

Game 2: - Round 9: H O L D E R S Y Y

Callum buzzes on 5 seconds to say HYDROLYSE which is correct.
Final Score: 64–53 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Callum:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 90
Raw % of max - 99
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.8
Number of maxes - 8

Andy:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 7

So, here's the grand final recap. Interestingly, the 2 finalists met earlier in the day, with Dylan being the victor.

Would the same outcome happen

CoNot IV Grand Final Recap for Saturday 25 July 2015.

C1: #2 Seed Jack Worsley (8 games, 7 wins, 501 points.)
C2: #1 Seed Dylan Taylor (8 games, 7 wins, 502 points.)
Host: James Robinson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D C T G E U O A L
R02: U I I R N B M E E
R03: 50, 5, 6, 1, 7, 7. Target: 270.
R04: E A L Y V T A O O
R05: T D R M O A A M E
R06: 1, 1, 8, 2, 5, 9. Target: 735.
R07: S B P D E U O S T
R08: E E F C N N I U N
R09: 75, 2, 5, 2, 6, 7. Target: 896.
R10: T R Q P R U A O L
R11: T N H T I O I R L
R12: A E S N R S U A X
R13: M S G G E E I A A
R14: 100, 25, 50, 75, 8, 3. Target: 151.
R15: Y M I X C O N O T (conundrum)


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Round 1: D C T G E U O A L

Jack: GELCOAT (7)
Dylan: outgaled
OT: CAGOULE (7) CLOUTED (7) GLOATED (7) LOCATED (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

First blood to Jack, as Dylan's 8 was just blown away......

Round 2: U I I R N B M E E

Jack: ERMINE (6)
Dylan: NUMBER (6)
OT: BEMIRE (6) BIREME (6) ERBIUM (6) IMBRUE (6) MURINE (6)
Score: 13–6 (max 13)

Round 3: 50, 5, 6, 1, 7, 7. Target: 270.

Jack: 270. (50 - 5) x 6 (10)
Dylan: 270. (50 + 6 - 1 - 1) x 5 (10)
Score: 23–16 (max 23)

Round 4: E A L Y V T A O O

Jack: VALETA (6)
Dylan: VALETA (6)
Score: 29–22 (max 29)

Round 5: T D R M O A A M E

Jack: MATADOR (7)
Dylan: MATADOR (7)
Score: 36–29 (max 36)

Round 6: 1, 1, 8, 2, 5, 9. Target: 735.

Jack: 735. ((((9 x 8) + 1) x 2) + 1) x 5 (10)
Dylan: 735. ((((9 x 8) + 1) x 2) + 1) x 5 (10)
Score: 46–39 (max 46)

Round 7: S B P D E U O S T

Jack: BEDPOSTS (8)
Dylan: dubsteps
Score: 54–39 (max 54)

Another great darren for Jack, but bad luck for Dylan as DUBSTEP can't be pluralised...

Round 8: E E F C N N I U N

Jack: FENCE (5)
Dylan: FENCE (5)
DC: FENNEC (6)
Score: 59–44 (max 60)

Jack's MAX GAME goes.....

Round 9: 75, 2, 5, 2, 6, 7. Target: 896.

Jack: 896. ((75 x 6) - 2) x 2 (10)
Dylan: 896. ((75 x 6) - 2) x 2 (10)
Score: 69–54 (max 70)

Round 10: T R Q P R U A O L

Jack: PORTAL (6)
Dylan: PARLOUR (7)
OT: RORQUAL (7)
Score: 69–61 (max 77)

Is Dylan making a comeback

Round 11: T N H T I O I R L

Jack: INTROIT (7)
Dylan: THORN (5)
OT: TRILITHON (18)
Score: 76–61 (max 95)

Maybe not, but a NINE has gone missing from everyone

Round 12: A E S N R S U A X

Jack: ANUSES (6)
Dylan: ASSURE (6)
DC: ARENAS (6) NURSES (6) SAUNAS (6)
OT: ASURAS (6) NAUSEA (6) SARSEN (6) SNARES (6)
Score: 82–67 (max 101)

Round 13: M S G G E E I A A

Jack: MAGGIES (7)
Dylan: eggies
Score: 89–67 (max 108)

And that final darren wraps the game up early for Jack.

Round 14: 100, 25, 50, 75, 8, 3. Target: 151.

Jack: 151. (((75 x 50) + 100) / 25) - 3 (10)
Dylan: 151. ((75 - 8) x 3) - 50 (10)
Score: 99–77 (max 118)

Round 15: Y M I X C O N O T

Dylan buzzes on 8 seconds to say TOXICONMY which is incorrect.
Jack buzzes on 28 seconds to say MONYTOXIC which is incorrect.
The answer was MYCOTOXIN.
Final Score: 99–77 (max 128)

Neither player gets the conundrum, but Jack is the happier player, as not only is that his first CONOT title, it's his 7th CO-event title, equalling him with Innis Carson at the top

Maybe he'll overtake him at .co.mk in 3 and a half weeks time.........

We'll see, but for now, bye bye.

Statistics Corner

Jack:
Total score - 99
Raw score - 105
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 11

Dylan:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 9

Round 2, table 1, game 1

C1: Dylan Taylor.
C2: Jack Worsley.
DC: Mike Brown.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: U E I E X D T C L
R02: C T T J A E E A M
R03: I G R E D A D M P
R04: 75, 8, 10, 9, 3, 7. Target: 805.
R05: S N L R E U U R O
R06: E R G U F E S I O
R07: B N F N A E I V L
R08: 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 9. Target: 931.
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Round 1: U E I E X D T C L

Dylan: DUCTILE (7)
Jack: EXCLUDE (7)
DC: EXCITED (7) LEUCITE (7) ULEXITE (7)
OT: EXULTED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: C T T J A E E A M

Dylan: ACETATE (7)
Jack: METATE (6)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

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Round 3: I G R E D A D M P

Dylan: grampie
Jack: ADMIRED (7)
DC: EPIGRAM (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 21)

An unexpected gift for me here, as Dylan amazingly misses both maxes and has his word disallowed instead.

Round 4: 75, 8, 10, 9, 3, 7. Target: 805.

Dylan: 805. 75 x 10 + 9 x 7 - 8 (10)
Jack: 805. 75 x 10 + 9 x 7 - 8 (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 31)

Round 5: S N L R E U U R O

Dylan: lorners
Jack: SOURER (6)
DC: LORNER (6) UNSURE (6) unsurer unrules
OT: ENROLS (6) ENSOUL (6) LONERS (6) LOUSER (6) RERUNS (6) ROUSER (6) RULERS (6) SNORER (6) SORREL (6) USURER (6)
Score: 24–30 (max 37)

I take the lead for the first time as Dylan has another word disallowed. LORNER is fine but it's the comparative relating to the adjective LORN, so you can't put the S on.

Round 6: E R G U F E S I O

Dylan: FIGURES (7)
Jack: EGOSURF (7)
OT: REFUGES (7)
Score: 31–37 (max 44)

Round 7: B N F N A E I V L

Dylan: finable
Jack: finable
OT: ALEVIN (6) FINALE (6) FLAVIN (6) VALINE (6) VENIAL (6) VIABLE (6)
Score: 31–37 (max 50)

FINEABLE needs both E's, so the scores remain at a stand still here. Only Zarte was wise enough not to go for it.

Round 8: 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 9. Target: 931.

Dylan: 931. ((10 + 6) x 8 - 9 + 4) x 7 (10)
Jack: 931. ((7 + 4) x 8 + 6) x 10 - 9 (10)
Score: 41–47 (max 60)

Not the easiest of six smalls but we get there via differing routes. Now to face Dylan on a crucial conundrum, the joy!

Round 9: S H A M P O O T K

Dylan buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say PHOTOMASK which is correct.
Score: 51–47 (max 70)

My worst fears are realised as Dylan rapidly turns defeat into victory. He admitted that he nearly went for HOOKSTAMP^ but he made the right choice. Not the start to the second phase I wanted and I would now realistically need to win my next three to keep my final dreams alive. Next up was Zarte, which was our first long overdue encounter at a co-event.


Round 2, table 1, game 2

C1: Jack Worsley.
C2: Zarte Siempre.
DC: Dylan Taylor.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L C Q E U I T A B
R02: C K R O E A Z R L
R03: N T T T U O A P N
R04: 75, 50, 9, 6, 4, 7. Target: 139.
R05: A G D E S O L D D
R06: B P R N O A I S N
R07: M N H I A O B O N
R08: 75, 9, 6, 5, 7, 1. Target: 624.
R09: T A M E L R E S T (conundrum)


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Round 1: L C Q E U I T A B

Jack: TEQUILA (7)
Zarte: LIQUATE (7)
DC: CITABLE (7)
OT: CUBITAL (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

A late spot sees me match Zarte and the others.

Round 2: C K R O E A Z R L

Jack: EARLOCK (7)
Zarte: CROAKER (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)

Round 3: N T T T U O A P N

Jack: OPTANT (6)
Zarte: OPTANT (6)
DC: PUTTO (5)
OT: PANTUN (6)
Score: 20–20 (max 20)

A good risk, as I was not certain but Zarte got it too to keep up the perfect start.

Round 4: 75, 50, 9, 6, 4, 7. Target: 139.

Jack: 139. (6 - 4) x 7 + 75 + 50 (10)
Zarte: 139. (6 - 4) x 7 + 75 + 50 (10)
Score: 30–30 (max 30)

Round 5: A G D E S O L D D

Jack: DODDLES (7)
Zarte: DODDLES (7)
DC: SADDLED (7)
OT: GLADDED (7)
Score: 37–37 (max 37)

Round 6: B P R N O A I S N

Jack: SAPONIN (7)
Zarte: PARISON (7)
Score: 44–44 (max 44)

Round 7: M N H I A O B O N

Jack: BOOHAI (6)
Zarte: BOOHAI (6)
DC: BHOONA (6)
OT: AMNION (6) BINMAN (6) BONHAM (6)
Score: 50–50 (max 50)

Round 8: 75, 9, 6, 5, 7, 1. Target: 624.

Jack: 624. (75 + 9 - 6) x (7 + 1) (10)
Zarte: 624. (75 - 5) x 9 - 6 (10)
Score: 60–60 (max 60)

Round 9: T A M E L R E S T

Jack buzzes on 1.6 seconds to say STREAMLET which is correct.
Score: 70–60 (max 70)

A double max game and an important victory for me and hard-fought as anticipated. My turn to host followed, before having to face some girl power in the form of Jen.


Round 2, table 1, game 4

C1: Jack Worsley.
C2: Jen Steadman.
DC: Zarte Siempre.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D M M R I A I G I
R02: L R N S E A E N R
R03: I E A E B P B M H
R04: 50, 25, 6, 9, 2, 4. Target: 895.
R05: N N T I U A E N P
R06: E A E S R T S V D
R07: D L S N U U I I E
R08: 25, 100, 75, 50, 7, 9. Target: 783.
R09: P A S O P L I E L (conundrum)


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Round 1: D M M R I A I G I

Jack: GRID (4)
Jen: MAID (4)
DC: RIGID (5)
OT: DIRAM (5) MIRID (5) RADII (5)
Score: 4–4 (max 5)

A disappointing start by both of us as we miss a couple of gettable fives.

Round 2: L R N S E A E N R

Jack: LEARNERS (8)
Jen: LEARNERS (8)
DC: RELEARNS (8) ensnarler ensnarer
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: I E A E B P B M H

Jack: BEAM (4)
Jen: BEAM (4)
OT: BIMAH (5)
Score: 16–16 (max 18)

Another poor selection and all four players declare the same four. Kudos to anyone who gets the max without looking at the answer.

Round 4: 50, 25, 6, 9, 2, 4. Target: 895.

Jack: 895. (50 + 25) x 6 x 2 - (9 - 4) (10)
Jen: 895. (50 + 25) x 6 x 2 - (9 - 4) (10)
Score: 26–26 (max 28)

Round 5: N N T I U A E N P

Jack: PENNANT (7)
Jen: PINNATE (7)
DC: PETUNIA (7)
Score: 33–33 (max 35)

Mike offered PENNANT from a very similar selection in the previous game, so I thought I'd mention it again here.

Round 6: E A E S R T S V D

Jack: ASSERTED (8)
Jen: STARVES (7)
DC: STARVED (7) destarves
OT: DEARESTS (8)
Score: 41–33 (max 43)

Jen surprisingly fails to spot either eight, so I give myself a slight advantage.

Round 7: D L S N U U I I E

Jack: UNDIES (6)
Jen: UNDIES (6)
DC: INSIDE (6)
OT: INDIES (6) INDUES (6) NUDIES (6) SILENI (6) UNUSED (6)
Score: 47–39 (max 49)

This round was pants!

Round 8: 25, 100, 75, 50, 7, 9. Target: 783.

Jack: 784. 100 x 7 + 75 + 9 (7)
Jen: 784. 100 x 7 + 75 + 9 (7)
OT: 783. ((100 - 7) x 50 / 75 + 25) x 9 (10)
Score: 54–46 (max 59)

A very nasty four large (99% difficulty rating on crosswordtools) appears and everyone gets the obvious one away. Crucial conundrum time again.

Round 9: P A S O P L I E L

Jack buzzes on 2 seconds to say PAPILLOSE which is correct.
Score: 64–46 (max 69)

A vital win for me which keeps my final dreams very much alive.


Round 2, table 1, game 5

C1: Mike Brown.
C2: Jack Worsley.
DC: Susie Dent and Jen Steadman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O V Y O L E T U A
R02: O I A F W G D A H
R03: R L R E E E Q J P
R04: 100, 75, 50, 25, 5, 2. Target: 544.
R05: S R P N I U I U E
R06: M S S U E O E W X
R07: A E P T R G F U K
R08: 50, 25, 7, 10, 4, 3. Target: 191.
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Round 1: O V Y O L E T U A

Mike: OVULATE (7)
Jack: OVULATE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: O I A F W G D A H

Mike: ADAGIO (6)
Jack: ADAGIO (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

Round 3: R L R E E E Q J P

Mike: PEELER (6)
Jack: PEELER (6)
DC: REELER (6)
Score: 19–19 (max 19)

Round 4: 100, 75, 50, 25, 5, 2. Target: 544.

Mike: 544. 100 x 5 + 50 - 2 x 75 / 25 (10)
Jack: 544. 100 x 5 + 50 - 2 x 75 / 25 (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 29)

A perfect first half for everyone, with us all having the same answers in every round.

Round 5: S R P N I U I U E

Mike: INSPIRE (7)
Jack: UPRISEN (7)
DC: SPINIER (7)
OT: PURINES (7)
Score: 36–36 (max 36)

Round 6: M S S U E O E W X

Mike: MOUSES (6)
Jack: MOUSSE (6)
Score: 42–42 (max 42)

Round 7: A E P T R G F U K

Mike: UPRATE (6)
Jack: UPRATE (6)
DC: UPTAKE (6) uptaker
OT: ARGUTE (6) PARGET (6)
Score: 48–48 (max 48)

Round 8: 50, 25, 7, 10, 4, 3. Target: 191.

Mike: 190.
Jack: 191. (50 - 3) x 4 + 10 - 7 (10)
Score: 48–58 (max 58)

I have an unexpected lead to take into the conundrum as Mike surprisingly only manages one away. If I win the game, I make it to the final and a few people crowd round the table, before eerie silence follows.

Round 9: A K T U A T I O N

Jack buzzes on 9 seconds to say TAIKONAUT which is correct.
Score: 48–68 (max 68)

A tense nine seconds pass and eventually I get there. That's it for my recaps and I can't not mention how great the day was. Winning the tournament was a nice bonus but thanks to Ben for another top drawer event, as well as all of my opponents on the day!

I thought the five to a table idea was interesting to say the least. It gave people more games which was certainly a good thing but there was a lot to do. I prefer Lincoln style but this was certainly worth testing.

Mills v Mills in Round 1 was a classic to a crucial...