C1: Champion Mark Goodliffe (6 wins, 606 points.)
C2: Challenger Julie Acheson.
DC: Susie Dent and Babatunde Aléshé.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E A U L N B T K N
R02: O E I V G P L T M
R03: 4, 9, 5, 3, 10, 8, . Target: 590.
TTT: RODCALLS - "They're not cruel, just heartless."
R04: A E I F T S D Z T
R05: O E A N S G T C E
R06: 100, 25, 50, 75, 3, 10. Target: 350.
R07: O U E R N M S P R
R08: O I A W T R D S E
R09: 25, 5, 7, 3, 9, 6, . Target: 878.
TTT: POSTURED - "He postured and posed and was full of himself"
R10: O U E P T D R M A
R11: U I O L D W T Y E
R12: A E O G D S N S H
R13: E A E B T S R N S
R14: 100, 75, 25, 50, 7, 3, . Target: 209.
R15: Y A W A W L D R Y (conundrum)
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Round 1: E A U L N B T K N
Mark: NEBULA (6)
Julie: BLANKET (7)
DC: UNTAKEN (7) BLANKET (7)
OT: ABLUENT (7) ANNULET (7) TUNABLE (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Good 7 from our Challenger Julie that gives her an early lead........right from the off our champ Mark is playing catch up
Round 2: O E I V G P L T M
Mark: PIGLET (6)
Julie: PILOT (5)
DC: PIGLET (6) MOTIVE (6) VIOLET (6)
OT: GIMLET (6) LIMPET (6) MEGILP (6) MOTILE (6) OLIVET (6) OPTIME (6) PIOLET (6) POLITE (6)
Score: 6–7 (max 13)
He is back in it with his 6 Piglet...........but there were a fair few 6s hidden away......again nothing to squabble over
Round 3: 4, 9, 5, 3, 10, 8. Target: 590.
C1: 590. (5 × 4 × 3 − (9 − 8)) × 10 (10)
C2: -
Score: 16–7 (max 23)
Top marks from our champion as he has no trouble solving this bad boy
Teatime teaser: RODCALLS -> COLLARDS
Round 4: A E I F T S D Z T
Mark: FATTIES (7)
Julie: FASTED (6)
DC: DAFTEST (7)
OT: STATIZED (8)
Score: 23–7 (max 31)
Another good round from our champion Mark with his 7 Fatties...........one rather interesting 8 hidden away with Statized
Round 5: O E A N S G T C E
Mark: COGNATES (8)
Julie: ENCAGES (7)
DC: NOTECASE (8)
OT: ACETOGENS (18)
Score: 31–7 (max 49)
Another superb round from our champ with his 8 Cognates..........DC managed to spot the other 8 Notecase..........but one intetresting 9 hidden away Acetogens that nobody spotted.........not even me
Round 6: 100, 25, 50, 75, 3, 10. Target: 350.
C1: 350. (10 − 3) × 50 (10)
C2: 350. 3 × 100 + 50 (10)
Score: 41–17 (max 59)
Piss EZ this one.............do you honestly think that our Champion and Challenger wouldn't solve this ?
Round 7: O U E R N M S P R
Mark: MOURNERS (8)
Julie: ROMPERS (7)
OT: PRONEURS (8) PROSUMER (8)
Score: 49–17 (max 67)
Another solid round from our Champion with the darkest of words Mourners as his 8
Round 8: O I A W T R D S E
Mark: TOWARDS (7)
Julie: WORDIEST (8)
DC: ROWDIEST (8) ASTEROID (8)
Score: 49–25 (max 75)
Now there is something you don't see often our champion being beat on a letters round by our challenger..............then again there were a couple more 8s that were spotted by DC
Round 9: 25, 5, 7, 3, 9, 6. Target: 878.
C1: 878. 25 × 7 × 5 + 3 (10)
C2: 878. 25 × 7 × 5 + 3 (10)
Score: 59–35 (max 85)
Piss EZ..........Nice and Straightforward this solve not too taxing
Teatime teaser: POSTURED -> PROUDEST
Round 10: O U E P T D R M A
Mark: OUTARMED (8)
Julie: outramped
DC: OUTARMED (8)
Score: 67–35 (max 93)
A rather unfortunate risk from our challenger Julie as Susie disallows her 9 Outramped.........8 seems to be the max in this round
Round 11: U I O L D W T Y E
Mark: WIDELY (6)
Julie: DILUTE (6)
DC: OUTYIELD (8)
Score: 73–41 (max 101)
6s all round from our Champion and Challenger.........DC get to show off with their 8 Outyield
Round 12: A E O G D S N S H
Mark: DOSAGES (7)
Julie: GNASHED (7)
DC: SONDAGES (8) NOGHEADS (8)
OT: SANDHOGS (8) SANDSHOE (8)
Score: 80–48 (max 109)
7s all round from our Contestants............quite a few 8s hidden away two of those were spotted by DC.......Sondages was my spot
Round 13: E A E B T S R N S
Mark: ABSENTERS (18)
Julie: BANTERS (7)
DC: ABSENTERS (18)
OT: STEENBRAS (18)
Score: 98–48 (max 127)
Another good round from our champion with his 9 Absenters.....you guessed it I spotted this one as did DC..........but there was another 9 available with Steenbras
Round 14: 100, 75, 25, 50, 7, 3. Target: 209.
C1: 210. 100 + 75 + 25 + 7 + 3 (7)
C2: 207.
RR: 209. (100 × 50 + 3 × 75) ÷ 25 (10)
Score: 105–48 (max 137)
Another quality solve from Mark that bags him 7 points sadly Julie doesn't even get close.........but Ms Riley show us all how it is done and produces a perfect 10
Round 15: Y A W A W L D R Y
C2 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say WAYWARDLY which is correct.
Final Score: 105–58 (max 147)
Another solid performance from Mark whos is taking towards becomiong the first octo-champ of this series, take nothing away from Julie who had some good spots but they were not enough to match the brilliance of Mark...........join me again to see if Mark can get his 8th win........in the meantime it is bye for now
