C1: Champion Laura Gurden (1 win, 59 points.) An account manager for a telecoms firm from Colchester, Essex.
C2: Challenger Paul Pemble. A primary school teacher from Birmingham.
DC: Susie Dent and Stephen Fry, back for the first time in over 20 years!!
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R C Y A E O T G E
R02: N A K S U A R I G
R03: 75, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5. Target: 251.
TTT: ISCLEVER - "She is clever, she knows the exact response to this."
R04: D N L E I O T W E
R05: T R S O I U H T E
R06: 75, 9, 10, 1, 3, 6. Target: 217.
R07: D S F E A A D S U
R08: N P C I O I L R O
R09: 50, 1, 4, 9, 8, 6. Target: 363.
TTT: FRYAWARE - "Stephen took great steps to become this."
R10: N M B O E V P I L
R11: M R T A U E C T H
R12: R G N I A E D S P
R13: F T R E O O S L N
R14: 50, 25, 100, 10, 2, 4. Target: 546.
R15: S I D S C R O W N (conundrum)
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Round 1: R C Y A E O T G E
Laura: CATEGORY (8)
Paul: YEAR (4)
DC: CREATE (6) CORTEGE (7)
OT: GREYCOAT (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: N A K S U A R I G
Laura: ASKING (6)
Paul: RINGS (5)
DC: RAKING (6) IGUANAS (7) GUARANIS (8)
Score: 14–0 (max 16)
Round 3: 75, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5. Target: 251.
Laura: 252. ((9 - 5) x 75) - (8 x 6) (7)
Paul: 246.
RR: 251. ((9 - 6) x (75 + 8)) + 7 - 5 (10)
Score: 21–0 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: ISCLEVER -> VERSICLE
Round 4: D N L E I O T W E
Laura: TOILED (6)
Paul: loaned
DC: DELETION (8) LENTOID (7)
Score: 27–0 (max 34)
Round 5: T R S O I U H T E
Laura: THRUST (6)
Paul: hutters
DC: SHUTTER (7) shoutier SHOUTER (7) HIRSUTE (7) THEORIST (8)
OT: HURTIEST (8) ORTHITES (8)
Score: 33–0 (max 42)
Round 6: 75, 9, 10, 1, 3, 6. Target: 217.
Laura: 214.
Paul: 217. (75 x 3) - 10 + 9 - 6 - 1 (10)
Score: 33–10 (max 52)
Stephen talks about following Andy Warhol in New York in the 1980's, and being forced to buy a Versace tie.
Round 7: D S F E A A D S U
Laura: FUSSED (6)
Paul: FUSSED (6)
OT: SAUDADES (8)
Score: 39–16 (max 60)
Round 8: N P C I O I L R O
Laura: LION (4)
Paul: picolor
DC: IRONIC (6)
OT: CIPOLIN (7) ORCINOL (7) PICOLIN (7) PILCORN (7) PORCINI (7)
Score: 43–16 (max 67)
Round 9: 50, 1, 4, 9, 8, 6. Target: 363.
Laura: 363. ((6 + 1) x 50) + 9 + 4 (10)
Paul: 363. ((8 - 1) x 50) + 9 + 4 (10)
Score: 53–26 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: FRYAWARE -> WAYFARER
Round 10: N M B O E V P I L
Laura: BOVINE (6)
Paul: MOBILE (6)
OT: EMBOLI (6) MOLINE (6) NIMBLE (6) OILMEN (6) PILONE (6) PINOLE (6) PLOMBE (6)
Score: 59–32 (max 83)
Round 11: M R T A U E C T H
Laura: CHATTER (7)
Paul: MUTTER (6)
DC: REMATCH (7) MATCHER (7)
OT: CHETRUM (7) MATCHET (7) RATCHET (7)
Score: 66–32 (max 90)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "oestrogen".
Round 12: R G N I A E D S P
Laura: SPEARING (8)
Paul: SPARING (7)
DC: SPREADING (18)
Score: 74–32 (max 108)
Round 13: F T R E O O S L N
Laura: FOREST (6)
Paul: LOOTERS (7)
DC: FOOTLES (7) FOOTLERS (8)
OT: ROOFLETS (8)
Score: 74–39 (max 116)
Round 14: 50, 25, 100, 10, 2, 4. Target: 546.
Laura: 540.
Paul: 546. ((50 + 4) x 10) + (100 / 25) + 2 (10)
Score: 74–49 (max 126)
Round 15: S I D S C R O W N
Paul buzzes on 10.75 seconds to say CROSSWIND which is correct (although DISCROWNS is also there for a 9, albeit as a verb.
)Final Score: 74–59 (max 136)
Statistics Corner
Laura:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4
Paul:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85