C1: No.7 Seed Mick Keeble (3 wins, 1 draw, 206 points.)
C2: No.1 Seed David Trace (10 wins, 524 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke, Gyles Brandreth and Bill Tidy.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: Y C I L H F A N T
R02: S D O I R T A T E
R03: 75, 25, 3, 10, 5, 8. Target: 710.
R04: N A L H O M Y E S
R05: R N T A E K P U T
R06: 75, 2, 7, 9, 1, 6. Target: 214.
R07: M O R E S H A P E (conundrum)
R08: S C R E I G V A L
R09: T U G W P O A T L
R10: 50, 8, 7, 1, 6, 2. Target: 105.
R11: R N B E A S G I R
R12: D U C A N R O P I
R13: 100, 75, 4, 5, 5, 8. Target: 664.
R14: C A B A N A R C H (conundrum)
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Round 1: Y C I L H F A N T
C1: FAINTLY (7)
C2: FANCILY (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: S D O I R T A T E
C1: TOASTER (7)
C2: DISTORT (7)
DC: ASTEROID (8) TARDIEST (8)
OT: ADROITEST (18) STORIATED (18)
Score: 14–14 (max 25)
Round 3: 75, 25, 3, 10, 5, 8. Target: 710.
C1: 710. (75 x 10) - (8 x 5) (10)
C2: 710. Mistake in working.
Score: 24–14 (max 35)
Round 4: N A L H O M Y E S
C1: MANHOLES (8)
C2: HOMELY (6)
Score: 32–14 (max 43)
Round 5: R N T A E K P U T
C1: PATTERN (7)
C2: TANKER (6)
OT: TAUNTER (7)
Score: 39–14 (max 50)
Round 6: 75, 2, 7, 9, 1, 6. Target: 214.
C1: 214. (75 x 2) + (9 x 7) + 1 (10)
C2: 212.
Score: 49–14 (max 60)
Round 7: M O R E S H A P E
C2 buzzes on 3.67 seconds to say SEMAPHORE which is correct.
Score: 49–24 (max 70)
Round 8: S C R E I G V A L
C1: GRAVES (6)
C2: CLAVIERS (8)
OT: GLACIERS (8) VISCERAL (8)
Score: 49–32 (max 78)
Round 9: T U G W P O A T L
C1: GLOAT (5)
C2: OUTLAW (6)
OT: PUTLOG (6) TAUTOG (6)
Score: 49–38 (max 84)
Round 10: 50, 8, 7, 1, 6, 2. Target: 105.
C1: 105. (50 x 2) + 6 - 1 (10)
C2: 105. (50 x 2) + 6 - 1 (10)
Score: 59–48 (max 94)
Round 11: R N B E A S G I R
C1: BEARINGS (8)
C2: BEARINGS (8)
OT: BRINGERS (8) GRAINERS (8) REBASING (8)
Score: 67–56 (max 102)
Round 12: D U C A N R O P I
C1: CANDOUR (7)
C2: CANDOUR (7)
OT: CANDIRU (7) PADRINO (7) PARODIC (7) PICADOR (7) PONIARD (7)
Score: 74–63 (max 109)
Round 13: 100, 75, 4, 5, 5, 8. Target: 664.
C1: 662.
C2: 663. ((5 + 4) x 75) - ((100 / 5) - 8) (7)
CM: 664. (100 + 75 - ((5 / 5) + 8)) x 4 (10)
Score: 74–70 (max 119)
Round 14: C A B A N A R C H
C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say CHARABANC which is correct.
Score: 74–80 (max 129)
Quite an impressive turnaround by David, considering he was 35 points behind after round 6
Statistics Corner
Mick:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 8
David:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 8
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=9