C1: Champion Greg Pearce (5 wins, 507 points.) A big TV addict.
C2: Challenger Max Plaice. From Weybridge, Surrey. He's a big daredevil, and went to Switzerland to do the famous bungee jump in the pre-credit sequence to the James Bond film, GoldenEye.
DC: Susie Dent and Grace Dent.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T L G N U E R I S
R02: N F R O I E H I P
R03: 50, 10, 6, 2, 3, 1. Target: 899.
TTT: VICECALL - "You'll know it's there when you get your collar felt."
R04: C L B A E I N O S
R05: T G R U A I T U R
R06: 100, 75, 7, 8, 5, 10. Target: 148.
R07: W I S R A E T N A
R08: X M G E A O R M E
R09: 75, 6, 3, 10, 3, 7. Target: 610.
TTT: LEOFREAK - "This is all about perpetuating the myth."
R10: L D S O E A N E A
R11: R O H P E S O R S
R12: D M K E I U P E S
R13: L B T A E W S T O
R14: 50, 100, 75, 25, 9, 3. Target: 321.
R15: B O N E Y J E L A (conundrum)
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Round 1: T L G N U E R I S
Greg: RESULTING (18)
Max: RESULTING (18)
Score: 18–18 (max 18)
Round 2: N F R O I E H I P
Greg: PHONIER (7)
Max: PHONIER (7)
OT: PINFIRE (7) RIPIENO (7)
Score: 25–25 (max 25)
Round 3: 50, 10, 6, 2, 3, 1. Target: 899.
Greg: 899. ((10 + 6 + 2) x 50) - 1 (10)
Max: 899. (6 x 3 x 50) - 1 (10)
Score: 35–35 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: VICECALL -> CLAVICLE
Round 4: C L B A E I N O S
Greg: ALBINOS (7)
Max: CLONES (6)
DC: BALCONIES (18)
Score: 42–35 (max 53)
Round 5: T G R U A I T U R
Greg: TRAIT (5)
Max: GUITAR (6)
OT: RITTAG (6)
Score: 42–41 (max 59)
Round 6: 100, 75, 7, 8, 5, 10. Target: 148.
Greg: 148. (75 x (10 - 8)) - (7 - 5) (10)
Max: 149.
Score: 52–41 (max 69)
Grace talks about being an "ambassador" for Cumbria, her birth county.
Round 7: W I S R A E T N A
Greg: WARIEST (7)
Max: TAWNIER (7)
DC: ARTISAN (7) RETAINS (7) WINTERS (7)
OT: ANTISERA (8) ARTESIAN (8) WITARNAS (8)
Score: 59–48 (max 77)
Round 8: X M G E A O R M E
Greg: MEAGRE (6)
Max: GAMER (5)
DC: GRAMME (6)
OT: GAMMER (6) GEMMAE (6)
Score: 65–48 (max 83)
Round 9: 75, 6, 3, 10, 3, 7. Target: 610.
Greg: 610. (((3 / 3) + 7) x 75) + 10 (10)
Max: 610. (75 - ((6 / 3) x 7)) x 10 (10)
Score: 75–58 (max 93)
Teatime teaser: LEOFREAK -> FAKELORE
Round 10: L D S O E A N E A
Greg: LOANEES (7)
Max: LOANEES (7)
Score: 82–65 (max 100)
Round 11: R O H P E S O R S
Greg: HORSES (6)
Max: HOOPERS (7)
DC: horsers
OT: SPOORERS (8)
Score: 82–72 (max 108)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "strike".
Round 12: D M K E I U P E S
Greg: SKIMPED (7)
Max: SPIKED (6)
OT: DUMPEES (7) IMPEDES (7) SMEIKED (7)
Score: 89–72 (max 115)
Round 13: L B T A E W S T O
Greg: TABLETS (7)
Max: BATTLES (7)
DC: BOTTLES (7)
OT: BESTOWAL (8)
Score: 96–79 (max 123)
Round 14: 50, 100, 75, 25, 9, 3. Target: 321.
Greg: 318. (9 - (75 / 25) + 100) x 3 (7)
Max: 325.
RR: 321. (((100 x 75) + (9 x 50)) / 25) + 3 (10)
Score: 103–79 (max 133)
Round 15: B O N E Y J E L A
Max buzzes on 8.75 seconds to say ENJOYABLE which is correct.
Final Score: 103–89 (max 143)
Statistics Corner
Greg:
Total score - 103
Raw score - 114
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 8
Max:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 120
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 8.0
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
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