C1: #2 Seed Jamie "The Godalming Gunslinger" Wing (8 games, 8 wins, 899 (909) points.) A 6th Form student from Godalming, Surrey.
C2: #7 Seed Tom "The Camden Claw" Silverlock (8 games, 8 wins, 704 points.) An electrical engineer from Camden, Greater London.
DC: Susie Dent and Jon Culshaw.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: H L P O E A T D I
R02: C S M P U A E C O
R03: 50, 2, 3, 8, 9, 3. Target: 860.
TTT: RAINSHARD - "It maybe lashing down, but these people can give you a lashing down of the verbal kind."
R04: D Q L S R I U E K
R05: S H F A O E L I T
R06: 1, 3, 4, 10, 5, 8. Target: 547.
R07: N T Y O A R T C E
R08: L M T P O I A U R
R09: 25, 1, 5, 8, 3, 6. Target: 454.
TTT: TAZMANIAN - "This shrub sounds like it's describing a chap who can shift his food."
R10: M G S R O E I D A
R11: E I N F E B N O V
R12: D S A T C R U O A
R13: N T I O U R E S I
R14: 4, 2, 6, 10, 3, 9. Target: 726.
R15: R U B L A P D O G (conundrum)
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Round 1: H L P O E A T D I
Jamie: PETALOID (8)
Tom: PLOATED (7)
DC: LOATHED (7) TADPOLE (7) HOPLITE (7) POTHEAD (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: C S M P U A E C O
Jamie: CAMPUS (6)
Tom: ACCUSE (6)
DC: POMACE (6) CAMEOS (6)
OT: MUCOSAE (7)
Score: 14–6 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 2, 3, 8, 9, 3. Target: 860.
Jamie: 860. ((50 x 8) + (9 x 3) + 3) x 2 (10)
Tom: 859.
Score: 24–6 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: RAINSHARD -> HARRIDANS
Round 4: D Q L S R I U E K
Jamie: SQUIRED (7)
Tom: SQUIRED (7)
DC: QUIRKED (7) squirled SQUIRL (6)
OT: DUIKERS (7) DUSKIER (7) QUDLIKS (7) QUIRLED (7) QUISLED (7) QUISLER (7) SKIRLED (7) SULKIER (7)
Score: 31–13 (max 32)
Round 5: S H F A O E L I T
Jamie: FOLIATES (8)
Tom: FOLIATES (8)
OT: FLOATIES (8)
Score: 39–21 (max 40)
Round 6: 1, 3, 4, 10, 5, 8. Target: 547.
Jamie: 547. ((((3 + 4) x 10) - 1) x 8) - 5 (10)
Tom: 550.
Score: 49–21 (max 50)
Jon talks about the overuse of the word "like".
Round 7: N T Y O A R T C E
Jamie: ENACTOR (7)
Tom: CATTERY (7)
DC: NATTERY (7)
OT: ATTORNEY (8)
Score: 56–28 (max 58)
Round 8: L M T P O I A U R
Jamie: IMPORT (6)
Tom: MORTAL (6)
DC: TROUPIAL (8)
Score: 62–34 (max 66)
Round 9: 25, 1, 5, 8, 3, 6. Target: 454.
Jamie: 454. (6 x 3 x 25) + 5 - 1 (10)
Tom: 454. (6 x 3 x 25) + 5 - 1 (10)
Score: 72–44 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: TAZMANIAN -> MANZANITA
Round 10: M G S R O E I D A
Jamie: ROADIES (7)
Tom: misgrade
DC: ORGASMED (8) IDEOGRAMS (18)
Score: 79–44 (max 94)
Round 11: E I N F E B N O V
Jamie: BOVINE (6)
Tom: BOVINE (6)
DC: BONNIE (6)
OT: IONENE (6)
Score: 85–50 (max 100)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of the various makes of car over time.
Round 12: D S A T C R U O A
Jamie: AUTORADS (8)
Tom: AUTOCARS (8)
Score: 93–58 (max 108)
Round 13: N T I O U R E S I
Jamie: ROUTINISE (18)
Tom: ROUTINES (8)
Score: 111–58 (max 126)
Round 14: 4, 2, 6, 10, 3, 9. Target: 726.
Jamie: 726. (9 x 2 x 4 x 10) + 6 (10)
Tom: 726. (9 x 2 x 4 x 10) + 6 (10)
Score: 121–68 (max 136)
Round 15: R U B L A P D O G
Tom buzzes on 22.75 seconds to say PLUGBOARD which is correct.
Final Score: 121–78 (max 146)
A great spot by the electrical engineer on the conundrum, but it's a great performance by Jamie, and he's back continuing where he left off just a couple of weeks ago.
Join us on Monday as #3 seed Paul Nixon takes on #6 seed John Osmond, where the winner takes on Jamie on Thursday in the semi-final.
Statistics Corner
Jamie:
Total score - 121
Raw score - 121
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 8.1
Raw average score per round - 8.1
Number of maxes - 10
Tom:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 107
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81