C1: #4 Seed Morgan "The Peterborough Pulveriser" Sauer (8 games, 8 wins, 775 points.) A student from Peterborough, studying maths and business studies at Leicester University.
C2: #5 Seed Andy "The Newbury Nitpicker" Evans (8 games, 8 wins, 750 (760) points.) A politics student at the University of Leeds, but is originally from Newbury, Berkshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Jon Culshaw.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: F R L E I O N K A
R02: C S P U E I O M R
R03: 25, 50, 8, 9, 10, 3. Target: 558.
TTT: IRATEARMS - "Forget about hot mince pies, think about a warm current."
R04: S T R E A I B C U
R05: A E R S Y Q O I R
R06: 100, 6, 5, 4, 7, 6. Target: 932.
R07: G S N A O U D F E
R08: V T S I A O U D L
R09: 100, 25, 50, 4, 1, 7. Target: 912.
TTT: FAIRCRIES - "This gardening tool sounds like a very frightening blaze."
R10: H T N I E I O D L
R11: E A U W R C G O T
R12: S M S E A O E L D
R13: S P A I O R B A P
R14: 50, 1, 3, 10, 7, 6. Target: 881.
R15: T H E F R I D G E (conundrum)
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Round 1: F R L E I O N K A
Morgan: LANKIER (7)
Andy: FLANKER (7)
DC: AILERON (7) KAOLIN (6)
OT: ALERION (7) ALIENOR (7) FANLIKE (7) FLAKIER (7) FOLKIER (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: C S P U E I O M R
Morgan: COMPRISE (8)
Andy: COMPRISE (8)
DC: PUMICES (7) SUPREMO (7)
OT: PEROSMIC (8) PRECIOUS (8)
Score: 15–15 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 50, 8, 9, 10, 3. Target: 558.
Morgan: 556.
Andy: 559. ((8 + 3) x 50) + 9 (7)
RR: 558. (50 + 25 - (10 + 3)) x 9 (10)
Score: 15–22 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: IRATEARMS -> AIRSTREAM
Round 4: S T R E A I B C U
Morgan: CURATES (7)
Andy: curbiest
DC: BUSTIER (7)
OT: RUBIATES (8) SURICATE (8)
Score: 22–22 (max 33)
Round 5: A E R S Y Q O I R
Morgan: RAISER (6)
Andy: SOARER (6)
DC: ROSARY (6) aersyqoir
OT: AIRERS (6) ARSIER (6) OARERS (6) ROARIE (6) ROSERY (6) ROSIER (6) SIERRA (6)
Score: 28–28 (max 39)
Round 6: 100, 6, 5, 4, 7, 6. Target: 932.
Morgan: 931. ((100 - 7) x (6 + 4)) + 6 - 5 (7)
Andy: 929.
RR: 932. (((6 x 5) + 4 + 100) x 7) - 6 (10)
Score: 35–28 (max 49)
Jon recites some Christmas poetry in the style of Alan Bennett.
Round 7: G S N A O U D F E
Morgan: FANGED (6)
Andy: foundages
DC: FONDUES (7) SNAFUED (7)
OT: ADENOUS (7) AUGENDS (7) DEFANGS (7) DOUANES (7) FUNGOES (7) FUNGOSE (7) GUANOED (7) SONDAGE (7)
Score: 41–28 (max 56)
Round 8: V T S I A O U D L
Morgan: OUTSAIL (7)
Andy: OUTSAIL (7)
DC: DUALIST (7) VITALS (6)
OT: OVULIST (7)
Score: 48–35 (max 63)
Round 9: 100, 25, 50, 4, 1, 7. Target: 912.
Morgan: 910. (100 + 50 - (25 - 4 - 1)) x 7 (7)
Andy: 910. (100 + 25 + 4 + 1) x 7 (7)
RR: 912. (50 + 7) x 4 x (100 / 25) (10)
Score: 55–42 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: FAIRCRIES -> SCARIFIER
Round 10: H T N I E I O D L
Morgan: IODINE (6)
Andy: HINTED (6)
DC: LENTOID (7) EDITION (7) HOTLINE (7) hotlined
OT: LITHOED (7) NEOLITH (7)
Score: 61–48 (max 80)
Round 11: E A U W R C G O T
Morgan: COURAGE (7)
Andy: COURAGE (7)
DC: OUTRAGE (7) OUTRACE (7)
OT: OUTGREW (7) OUTWEAR (7)
Score: 68–55 (max 87)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "on the lam".
Round 12: S M S E A O E L D
Morgan: LASSOED (7)
Andy: MOLASSED (8)
OT: MODELESS (8)
Score: 68–63 (max 95)
Round 13: S P A I O R B A P
Morgan: PROPS (5)
Andy: APORIAS (7)
DC: PARPS (5)
OT: PAPIROSA (8)
Score: 68–70 (max 103)
Round 14: 50, 1, 3, 10, 7, 6. Target: 881.
Morgan: 874.
Andy: 882. (50 - 1) x 6 x 3 (7)
RR: 881. (((50 x 3) - (10 - 7)) x 6) - 1 (10)
Score: 68–77 (max 113)
Round 15: T H E F R I D G E
Morgan buzzes on 15 seconds to say FREIGHTED which is correct.
Final Score: 78–77 (max 123)
WOAH!!! What a win there for Morgan... Just when it looked like he had thrown it all away THEFRIDGE saves him
Join us tomorrow as Morgan returns to take on #1 seed James Haughton.
Statistics Corner
Morgan:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 6
Andy:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 6
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