C1: Champion Luke Boynton (3 wins, 415 points.) A senior finance manager from Birmingham.
C2: Challenger Bobby Casey. A cinema host from London. He's wearing a shirt which has the dictionary entry for Jiu-jitsu on it.
DC: Susie Dent and making her DC debut, Konnie Huq.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W T L E I A N U R
R02: G S D O I E B H P
R03: 25, 75, 50, 100, 5, 4. Target: 807.
TTT: ABIGNOSE - "With his big nose, he could smell these from miles away."
R04: N L T O A E M D U
R05: R H S A I O C A P
R06: 100, 3, 4, 10, 9, 4. Target: 771.
R07: M L D E O I E R G
R08: S V T O U A F N I
R09: 100, 8, 3, 7, 3, 10. Target: 885.
TTT: LEGALCON - "It's not aggressive, but it can give you a fat lip."
R10: D R G E A O P T I
R11: S B N E U A L I R
R12: C S N E O K T A U
R13: G P D O I E M A R
R14: 100, 10, 9, 10, 4, 4. Target: 794.
R15: M Y R E D W I F I (conundrum)
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Round 1: W T L E I A N U R
Luke: RETINULA (8)
Bobby: RETAIL (6)
DC: URINATE (7) LATRINE (7)
OT: TENURIAL (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: G S D O I E B H P
Luke: GODISE (6)
Bobby: BISHOP (6)
DC: BODIES (6) POSHED (6) BODGIES (7)
OT: DOGESHIP (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 16)
Round 3: 25, 75, 50, 100, 5, 4. Target: 807.
Luke: 808. (((100 x 4 x 50) + 75) / 25) + 5 (7)
Bobby: 800.
RR: 807. ((5 + 4) x (100 - (50 / 25))) - 75 (10)
Score: 21–6 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: ABIGNOSE -> BEGONIAS
Round 4: N L T O A E M D U
Luke: MODULATE (8)
Bobby: MOUNTED (7)
DC: UNMALTED (8) AMOUNTED (8)
OT: MODULANT (8) MOUNDLET (8) NODULATE (8)
Score: 29–6 (max 34)
Round 5: R H S A I O C A P
Luke: PROSAIC (7)
Bobby: CHAIRS (6)
DC: riocas
OT: CHAPRASI (8)
Score: 36–6 (max 42)
Round 6: 100, 3, 4, 10, 9, 4. Target: 771.
Luke: 770. (100 + 10) x (4 + 3) (7)
Bobby: -
RR: 771. ((((100 x 10) / 4) + 4) x 3) + 9 (10)
Score: 43–6 (max 52)
Konnie talks about her latest children's book, Cookie and the Most Annoying Girl in the World.
Round 7: M L D E O I E R G
Luke: GLORIED (7)
Bobby: MILDER (6)
DC: RELODGE (7) MILORD (6) GOLDIE (6)
OT: GIRLDOM (7) GODLIER (7) MOIREED (7) ORIELED (7) REMODEL (7)
Score: 50–6 (max 59)
Round 8: S V T O U A F N I
Luke: VAUNTS (6)
Bobby: fanouts
DC: FUSTIAN (7)
Score: 56–6 (max 66)
Round 9: 100, 8, 3, 7, 3, 10. Target: 885.
Luke: 885. (100 x 3 x 3) - 8 - 7 (10)
Bobby: 880.
Score: 66–6 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: LEGALCON -> COLLAGEN
Round 10: D R G E A O P T I
Luke: RIDGETOP (8)
Bobby: PODGIER (7)
DC: PORTAGED (8) PAGETOID (8)
OT: PAGODITE (8)
Score: 74–6 (max 84)
Round 11: S B N E U A L I R
Luke: INSURABLE (18)
Bobby: BAILERS (7)
DC: URBANISE (8) SUBLINEAR (18)
Score: 92–6 (max 102)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "playing it close to the chest/vest".
Round 12: C S N E O K T A U
Luke: aketons
Bobby: outsnack
DC: UNTACKS (7) NUTCASE (7) NUTCAKES (8)
Score: 92–6 (max 110)
Round 13: G P D O I E M A R
Luke: IDEOGRAM (8)
Bobby: PODGIER (7)
OT: PEGAMOID (8)
Score: 100–6 (max 118)
Round 14: 100, 10, 9, 10, 4, 4. Target: 794.
Luke: 794. ((100 - 10) x 9) - (4 x 4) (10)
Bobby: 790.
Score: 110–6 (max 128)
Round 15: M Y R E D W I F I
Luke buzzes on 1 second to say MIDWIFERY which is correct.
Final Score: 120–6 (max 138)
Statistics Corner
Luke:
Total score - 120
Raw score - 120
Total % of max - 87
Raw % of max - 87
Total average score per round - 8.0
Raw average score per round - 8.0
Number of maxes - 9
Bobby:
Total score - 6
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 4
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 0.4
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 0
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=83