C1: Champion John Aziz (1 win, 103 points.) He was a Data Science Student, and is also an Apterite.
C2: Challenger Jite Ighorodje:He was an Accountant and an Actor. Notably, in 2017, he appeared as an extra in the Star Wars film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
DC: Susie Dent and Carl Frampton .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L R G T R E I O I
R02: S P R A E O B N D
R03: 25, 100, 75, 50, 1, 2. Target: 660.
TTT: SOURCODE - "Polite, restrained and maintaining good taste."
R04: L T M O E A P S O
R05: N T N C U E E A D
R06: 50, 8, 4, 10, 4, 6. Target: 697.
R07: Z R K S E A U D W
R08: H S R I O I E G T
R09: 75, 10, 2, 7, 4, 4. Target: 741.
TTT: DOGSTRAP - "She's done some learning, but there's more still to come. "
R10: T B T I A A O M Q
R11: N G M L D O A I U
R12: E I S N P R E W O
R13: S R D T M E E U I
R14: 8, 6, 7, 5, 10, 1. Target: 105.
R15: C R U D E P O R T (conundrum)
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Round 1: L R G T R E I O I
John: GOITRE (6)
Jite: LOITER (6)
OT: RIGOLET
Score: 6–6 (max 6)
Round 2: S P R A E O B N D
John: OPERANDS (8)
Jite: BROADENS (8)
DC: PADRONES (8)
OT: ADPERSON (8) BANDORES (8) PANDEROS (8) PANDOERS (8) PANDORES (8) PARSONED (8) PROBANDS (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)
8s all round........not a lot to argue over !!!!
Round 3: 25, 100, 75, 50, 1, 2. Target: 660.
John: 650. (2 + 1) × (100 + 75 + 25) + 50 (5)
Jite: -
OT: 658. (75 + 1) × 100 ÷ 25 × 2 + 50 (7)
RR: 658/662 is as good as it gets
Score: 19–14 (max 21)
Teatime teaser: SOURCODE -> DECOROUS
Round 4: L T M O E A P S O
John: POOTLES (7)
Jite: APOSTLE (7)
DC: POOTLES (7)
OT: PLASTOME (8) POMATOES (8)
Score: 26–21 (max 29)
7s all round..........a couple of 8s missed by all
Round 5: N T N C U E E A D
John: EDUCATE (7)
Jite: CANNED (6)
DC: NUANCED (7)
OT: TENDANCE (8)
Score: 33–21 (max 37)
Round 6: 50, 8, 4, 10, 4, 6. Target: 697.
John: 697. (10 + 4) × 50 − 6 ÷ (8 ÷ 4) (10)
Jite: 696.
Score: 43–21 (max 47)
Round 7: Z R K S E A U D W
John: WADERS (6)
Jite: dusker ☓**
DC: DRAKES (6)
OT: AZURES (6) DEWARS (6) DUSKER (6) WAKERS (6) WAURED (6) WREAKS (6)
Score: 49–21 (max 53)
Round 8: H S R I O I E G T
John: GORIEST (7)
Jite: GORIEST (7)
DC: RIGHTIES (8)
OT: GITHERIS (8) TIGERISH (8)
Score: 56–28 (max 61)
Round 9: 75, 10, 2, 7, 4, 4. Target: 741.
John: 741. 75 × 10 − 7 − 2 (10)
Jite: 741. 75 × 10 − 7 − 2 (10)
Score: 66–38 (max 71)
Nice and Easy...........Moving on !!!
Teatime teaser: DOGSTRAP -> POSTGRAD
Round 10: T B T I A A O M Q
John: ATOM (4)
Jite: MOAT (4)
DC: AMBIT (5)
OT : MABATI TATAMI
Score: 70–42 (max 76)
Round 11: N G M L D O A I U
John: LOADING (7)
Jite: MOULDING (8)
DC: MOULDING (8)
OT: MAUDLING (8) UNIMODAL (8)
Score: 70–50 (max 84)
A great 8 from Jite......that puts him right back in the contest.........however there is still everything to play for
Round 12: E I S N P R E W O
John: powerise
Jite: enpowers
DC: PIONEERS (8)
OT: ISOPRENE (8) PENSIERO (8) PEREIONS (8)
Score: 70–50 (max 92)
Both contestants draw a blank in this round......but the gap still remains at 20 points !
Round 13: S R D T M E E U I
John: MUSTERED (8)
Jite: MUSTERED (8)
DC: EMERITUS (8) MUSTERED (8)
OT: DEMERITS (8) DEMISTER (8) DEMUREST (8) DIMETERS (8) METRISED (8) REMEDIST (8)
Score: 78–58 (max 100)
Quite a few 8s......not a lot to argue over !!!!!
Round 14: 8, 6, 7, 5, 10, 1. Target: 105.
John: 105. (7 − 6 + 1 + 8) × 10 + 5 (10)
Jite: 105. (10 + 5) × 7 (10)
Not the numbers game Jite Wanted........both of our contestants have no trouble in solving this bad boy !!!
Score: 88–68 (max 110)
Round 15: C R U D E P O R T
John buzzes on 2 seconds to say CORRUPTED which is correct.
Final Score: 98–68 (max 120)
* NOTE: Ighorodje's Round 7 word DUSKER should have been allowed, since DUSK is a monosyllabic adjective listed in Oxford Dictionaries Premium, which by default means it takes -ER and -EST endings. Therefore, the match should have finished 98 – 74.
Great game all round by both contestants, very entertaining !!! If John can keep up the consistency we could have a potential octochamp, in the meantime bye for now !!
