C1: Champion Mark Cooper (1 win, 48 points.)
C2: Challenger Robin Robinson.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
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R01: G Y T I E E C Q A
R02: Z B Y R E A E W F
R03: P R S D A I A M U
R04: 100, 7, 8, 7, 5, 5. Target: 813.
R05: S P R A I E D P N
R06: L R X A E I N S R
R07: T S L C A U O S E
R08: 100, 8, 10, 3, 3, 9. Target: 734.
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Round 1: G Y T I E E C Q A
C1: CAGEY (5)
C2: GAIETY (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)
Round 2: Z B Y R E A E W F
C1: WEARY (5)
C2: WAFER (5)
DC: BREEZY (6) FREEWAY (7)
Score: 5–11 (max 13)
Round 3: P R S D A I A M U
C1: PAIRS (5)
C2: PRAMS (5)
DC: RADIUS (6) RADIUM (6) MARAUDS (7)
OT: MARSUPIA (8)
Score: 10–16 (max 21)
Round 4: 100, 7, 8, 7, 5, 5. Target: 813.
C1: 813. (8 x 100) + 7 + 7 - (5 / 5) (10)
C2: 813. (8 x 100) + 7 + 7 - (5 / 5) (10)
Score: 20–26 (max 31)
Round 5: S P R A I E D P N
C1: SPRAINED (8)
C2: PRAISED (7)
DC: APPRISED (8)
OT: SANDPIPER (18)
Score: 28–26 (max 49)
Round 6: L R X A E I N S R
C1: LINERS (6)
C2: RAINS (5)
DC: NAILERS (7) SNARLIER (8)
Score: 34–26 (max 57)
Round 7: T S L C A U O S E
C1: SALUTES (7)
C2: CLOSET (6)
DC: CLAUSE (6) OSCULATES (18)
OT: CASSOULET (18)
Score: 41–26 (max 75)
Round 8: 100, 8, 10, 3, 3, 9. Target: 734.
C1: 737.
C2: 733. ((10 - 3) x 100) + (3 x 8) + 9 (7)
CV: 734. ((100 - 9) x 8) + 3 + 3 (10)
Score: 41–33 (max 85)
Round 9: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
No one buzzes. The answer was ?????????. (Mike says it sounded like RESPONDING, but that has 10 letters, so, obviously it's not that
)Score: 41–33 (max 95)
Statistics Corner
Mark:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 1
Robin:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=18