C1: Champion Tony McCooey (1 win, 74 points.) From Stourbridge, West Midlands.
C2: Challenger Sarah Bibby. From Weymouth, Dorset. She's a member of her local a cappella choir.
DC: Susie Dent and Marcus Brigstocke.
RR: Rachel Riley.
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R01: S R D E I A N I D
R02: T R N T E A U N V
R03: 100, 50, 25, 8, 5, 8. Target: 507.
TTT: RENTSEMIS - "The woman walks in, but uses the wrong key."
R04: P T N R I U E M N
R05: B L P O A E N I V
R06: 75, 6, 10, 5, 6, 1. Target: 839.
R07: G M F A O I L C E
R08: M G S T I E A N R
R09: 25, 100, 75, 8, 6, 9. Target: 877.
TTT: HOPEDVERY - "They hoped the movie was very good, but alas, it wasn't."
R10: B S K S E O U J S
R11: P D G E O E S D O
R12: S F R L A I E R C
R13: H L Z I E A G W S
R14: 2, 8, 10, 3, 6, 1. Target: 583.
R15: G O D I N P R A Y (conundrum)
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Round 1: S R D E I A N I D
Tony: INSIDER (7)
Sarah: SANDIER (7)
DC: DRAINED (7) SARDINED (8)
OT: DIARISED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: T R N T E A U N V
Tony: TAUNTER (7)
Sarah: TRUANT (6)
DC: VAUNTER (7) ENTRANT (7)
OT: VETTURA (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)
Round 3: 100, 50, 25, 8, 5, 8. Target: 507.
C1: 508. (5 x 100) + 8 (7)
C2: 508. (5 x 100) + 8 (7)
RR: 507. ((100 + 8) x 5) - (8 + 25) (10)
Score: 21–14 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: RENTSEMIS -> MISENTERS
Round 4: P T N R I U E M N
Tony: PUNTER (6)
Sarah: PINNER (6)
DC: PUNIER (6) PUNNIER (7)
OT: PRUNETIN (8)
Score: 27–20 (max 33)
Round 5: B L P O A E N I V
Tony: BIPLANE (7)
Sarah: PLANE (5)
OT: OPINABLE (8)
Score: 34–20 (max 41)
Round 6: 75, 6, 10, 5, 6, 1. Target: 839.
C1: 836. ((10 + 1) x 75) + 6 + 5 (7)
C2: 836. ((10 + 1) x 75) + 6 + 5 (7)
RR: 839. (((10 x 6) + 5 + 75) x 6) - 1 (10)
Score: 41–27 (max 51)
Marcus talks about how he got a Number 11 hit thanks to one of his old sketch shows.
Round 7: G M F A O I L C E
Tony: FOLIAGE (7)
Sarah: MALICE (6)
DC: FACILE (6) CAMOGIE (7)
OT: MALEFIC (7)
Score: 48–27 (max 58)
Round 8: M G S T I E A N R
Tony: MASTERING (18)
Sarah: MANGIEST (8)
DC: STREAMING (18)
OT: EMIGRANTS (18) REMASTING (18)
Score: 66–27 (max 76)
Round 9: 25, 100, 75, 8, 6, 9. Target: 877.
C1: 878.
C2: 877. (9 x 100) - 25 + 8 - 6 (10)
Score: 66–37 (max 86)
Teatime teaser: HOPEDVERY -> OVERHYPED
Round 10: B S K S E O U J S
Tony: BUSKS (5)
Sarah: BOSSES (6)
DC: JOKES (5) BUSSES (6)
OT: JOSSES (6) KOUSES (6) OBSESS (6) SKOBES (6) SOUSES (6)
Score: 66–43 (max 92)
Round 11: P D G E O E S D O
Tony: godspeed
Sarah: GEODES (6)
OT: DEPOSED (7) SEEDPOD (7) SPOOGED (7)
Score: 66–49 (max 99)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "a cappella".
Round 12: S F R L A I E R C
Tony: CARRIES (7)
Sarah: FRAILER (7)
DC: FIACRES (7)
OT: CARRELS (7) ECLAIRS (7) RAILERS (7) RIFLERS (7) SCALIER (7) SCARFIE (7) SCARIER (7)
Score: 73–56 (max 106)
Round 13: H L Z I E A G W S
Tony: WHALES (6)
Sarah: GLAZES (6)
DC: SHAWLIE (7)
Score: 79–62 (max 113)
Round 14: 2, 8, 10, 3, 6, 1. Target: 583.
C1: 587.
C2: 583. ((((6 + 1) x 8) + 2) x 10) + 3 (10)
Score: 79–72 (max 123)
Round 15: G O D I N P R A Y
Sarah buzzes on 4.25 seconds to say PARODYING which is correct.
Final Score: 79–82 (max 133)
CRIKEY, WHAT A COMEBACK!! From 39 points behind, Sarah causes one of the greatest comebacks EVER!! (In fact, only Richard Pay in Series 51, who was 40 points behind to win, did it from further behind.)
Statistics Corner
Tony:
Total score - 79
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 4
Sarah:
Total score - 82
Raw score - 107
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87