C1: Champion Sam Blanning (3 wins, 266 points.) A financial advisor from Bristol.
C2: Challenger James Town. A wine merchant from Pewsey, Wiltshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Shappi Khorsandi.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E M D O S G A R V
R02: S I E M T U C L A
R03: 75, 50, 7, 4, 1, 5. Target: 183.
TTT: AGNESWENT - "Agnes went out to get something to read."
R04: W I E H O D N K I
R05: E R F A L U P S E
R06: 75, 100, 6, 1, 10, 2. Target: 125.
R07: O N T A E D X P D
R08: B I O T C E W R A
R09: 25, 75, 5, 2, 5, 8. Target: 815.
TTT: MILESTOGO - "The runner still had 20 miles to go, no wonder he looked this."
R10: E M N U E G Y I S
R11: O N M A C B E D G
R12: T O I R F H A E S
R13: I P V A J S E C L
R14: 100, 10, 6, 1, 8, 5. Target: 351.
R15: G E T W I N S O B (conundrum)
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Round 1: E M D O S G A R V
Sam: GRADES (6)
James: GAMERS (6)
DC: ORGASMED (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
Round 2: S I E M T U C L A
Sam: LACIEST (7)
James: CLEMATIS (8)
DC: MUSICAL (7) MUSICALE (8)
OT: ALUMITES (8) CALUMETS (8) CLIMATES (8) MUSCATEL (8) SIMULATE (8)
Score: 6–14 (max 16)
Round 3: 75, 50, 7, 4, 1, 5. Target: 183.
Sam: -
James: -
RR: 183. ((50 + 4) x (7 - 5)) + 75 (10)
Score: 6–14 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: AGNESWENT -> NEWSAGENT
Round 4: W I E H O D N K I
Sam: WINKED (6)
James: WINKED (6)
DC: HONKED (6) OINKED (6) WHINED (6)
OT: DOWNIE (6) HINOKI (6) HONIED (6) HOWKED (6) IODINE (6) WINKIE (6)
Score: 12–20 (max 32)
Round 5: E R F A L U P S E
Sam: RELAPSE (7)
James: PURSE (5)
DC: REFUSAL (7) PERUSAL (7)
OT: PLAEFERS (8) PLEASURE (8)
Score: 19–20 (max 40)
Round 6: 75, 100, 6, 1, 10, 2. Target: 125.
Sam: 125. (2 x 100) - 75 (10)
James: 125. 100 + (2 x 10) + 6 - 1 (10)
Score: 29–30 (max 50)
Shappi talks about her dad pretending to be a taxi driver and scaring Shappi's friend from Portsmouth away.
Round 7: O N T A E D X P D
Sam: PANTED (6)
James: ATONED (6)
DC: ADOPTED (7) NOTEPAD (7) DONATED (7)
OT: TONEPAD (7)
Score: 35–36 (max 57)
Round 8: B I O T C E W R A
Sam: WAITER (6)
James: WROTE (5)
DC: EROTICA (7) CROWBAIT (8)
Score: 41–36 (max 65)
Round 9: 25, 75, 5, 2, 5, 8. Target: 815.
Sam: 815. ((25 + 75) x 8) + (2 x 5) + 5 (10)
James: -
Score: 51–36 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: MILESTOGO -> GLOOMIEST
Round 10: E M N U E G Y I S
Sam: SEEMING (7)
James: GENIES (6)
DC: MUSING (6)
Score: 58–36 (max 82)
Round 11: O N M A C B E D G
Sam: baconed
James: BEMOAN (6)
DC: ABDOMEN (7) BONDAGE (7)
OT: CONGAED (7) DECAGON (7) DOGBANE (7) GOADMEN (7)
Score: 58–42 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "limerick".
Round 12: T O I R F H A E S
Sam: FATHERS (7)
James: FATHERS (7)
DC: HOARIEST (8)
OT: THEORIAS (8)
Score: 65–49 (max 97)
Round 13: I P V A J S E C L
Sam: VALISE (6)
James: PAVIES (6)
DC: SPECIAL (7)
OT: VESICAL (7)
Score: 71–55 (max 104)
Round 14: 100, 10, 6, 1, 8, 5. Target: 351.
Sam: -
James: 350. ((8 - 5) x 100) + ((6 - 1) x 10) (7)
RR: 351. (100 + 10 + 6 + 1) x (8 - 5) (10)
Score: 71–62 (max 114)
Round 15: G E T W I N S O B
Sam buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say "No, sorry, I've lost it", which is incorrect.
James buzzes on 17.25 seconds to say BESTOWING which is correct.
Final Score: 71–72 (max 124)
Statistics Corner
Sam:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 78
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 4
James:
Total score - 72
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82