C1: Champion Zach Hart (1 win, 70 points.) An IT support analyst from Birmingham.
C2: Challenger Luke Johnson-Davies. An Apterite and student at Durham University, but is originally from Cambridge. He took part in a re-enactment of the World War I battle of Verdun.
DC: Susie Dent and Suzannah Lipscomb.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G E T A M U P O S
R02: P R T D A I O A N
R03: 75, 2, 3, 6, 2, 10. Target: 298.
TTT: CANPETCAT - "You can pet the cat, it's more than happy to let you stroke it."
R04: F L N Z E U E A R
R05: T O S I L E H A N
R06: 75, 8, 5, 9, 3, 6. Target: 760.
R07: V E T I R O S U D
R08: G R B W I O E D A
R09: 25, 7, 4, 3, 5, 3. Target: 165.
TTT: SOMELIMBS - "Some limbs can be affected by blood clots, leading to these."
R10: C R Y R I O E R I
R11: F E K O S U P A R
R12: G T M N O E I E D
R13: H U T O C A N I A
R14: 25, 6, 7, 8, 6, 1. Target: 353.
R15: H D N E C K T I E (conundrum)
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Round 1: G E T A M U P O S
Zach: getups
Luke: POSTGAME (8)
DC: UPSTAGE (7) POSTAGE (7)
OT: STUMPAGE (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)
Round 2: P R T D A I O A N
Zach: PAINT (5)
Luke: ADAPTION (8)
DC: PARANOID (8)
Score: 0–16 (max 16)
Round 3: 75, 2, 3, 6, 2, 10. Target: 298.
Zach: 298. (75 x (2 + 2)) - (6 / 3) (10)
Luke: 298. ((10 - 6) x 75) - 2 (10)
Score: 10–26 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: CANPETCAT -> ACCEPTANT
Round 4: F L N Z E U E A R
Zach: REFUEL (6)
Luke: UNREAL (6)
DC: fluenza FLANEUR (7)
OT: FUNEREAL (8)
Score: 16–32 (max 34)
Round 5: T O S I L E H A N
Zach: ENTAILS (7)
Luke: HAILSTONE (18)
DC: HOSTILE (7) TOENAILS (8)
Score: 16–50 (max 52)
Round 6: 75, 8, 5, 9, 3, 6. Target: 760.
Zach: 750.
Luke: 760. ((6 / 3) x ((75 x 5) + 9)) - 8 (10)
Score: 16–60 (max 62)
Suzannah starts talking about historical motherhood, with contraception.
Round 7: V E T I R O S U D
Zach: DETOURS (7)
Luke: OUTDRIVES (18)
DC: ROUSTED (7)
Score: 16–78 (max 80)
Round 8: G R B W I O E D A
Zach: ABIDER (6)
Luke: BRIGADE (7)
DC: DOWAGER (7)
OT: ABRIDGE (7) BAWDIER (7) RADIOBE (7) WORDAGE (7)
Score: 16–85 (max 87)
Round 9: 25, 7, 4, 3, 5, 3. Target: 165.
Zach: 165. ((7 - 4 + 3) x 25) + (5 x 3) (10)
Luke: 165. ((25 - (5 - 4)) x 7) - 3 (10)
Score: 26–95 (max 97)
Teatime teaser: SOMELIMBS -> EMBOLISMS
Round 10: C R Y R I O E R I
Zach: icier (declared as 6)
Luke: CRIER (5)
DC: ORRERY (6)
OT: CORRIE (6)
Score: 26–100 (max 103)
Round 11: F E K O S U P A R
Zach: SPARE (5)
Luke: PROFUSE (7)
DC: FREAKS (6)
OT: FORSAKE (7) PRESOAK (7)
Score: 26–107 (max 110)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "skew-whiff".
Round 12: G T M N O E I E D
Zach: EMOTED (6)
Luke: DEMOTING (8)
Score: 26–115 (max 118)
Round 13: H U T O C A N I A
Zach: CHANT (5)
Luke: AUCTION (7)
DC: CAUTION (7) ACUATION (8)
Score: 26–122 (max 126)
Round 14: 25, 6, 7, 8, 6, 1. Target: 353.
Zach: 355.
Luke: 352. ((8 + 6) x 25) + 1 + 7 - 6 (7)
RR: 353. (((7 x 6) - 1) x 8) + 25 (10)
Score: 26–129 (max 136)
Round 15: H D N E C K T I E
Luke buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say THICKENED which is correct.
Final Score: 26–139 (max 146)
Well, that's a debut and a half by CoNuT 2019 runner-up Luke Johnson-Davies, as his score of 139 beats the record by a debutante set by Elliot Mellor in the last series with his 131, as well as the highest score by a challenger set by Hamish Williamson, just a week after I was last on back in Series 60, when he scored 134 against Julie Russell.
I think he might be here to stay for a while...
Statistics Corner
Zach:
Total score - 26
Raw score - 79
Total % of max - 18
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 1.7
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 2
Luke:
Total score - 139
Raw score - 139
Total % of max - 95
Raw % of max - 95
Total average score per round - 9.3
Raw average score per round - 9.3
Number of maxes - 11
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81