C1: Champion John Aziz (5 wins, 507 points.)
C2: Challenger Shad Chokdar.
DC: Susie Dent and Russell Kane .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N L D L S A O E A
R02: R D N L I E A C E
R03: 7, 9, 1, 4, 1, 4, . Target: 365.
TTT: BOOMRENT - "You'll need good lungs if you're going to take this up."
R04: R K P I A E N S G
R05: F T S B P O E A E
R06: 75, 50, 25, 100, 1, 2, . Target: 625.
R07: H B S Q I U A E T
R08: I E O D T N G L M
R09: 9, 5, 10, 8, 1, 7. Target: 300.
TTT: GRITSKIN - "A strong resemblance of those refusing to work."
R10: T S E A U Z C N R
R11: D S T C N E O I E
R12: O E O T W D T R G
R13: R T N R J I A O I
R14: 100, 8, 10, 2, 9, 10. Target: 107.
R15: G O B Z I L L A E (conundrum)
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Round 1: N L D L S A O E A
John: LOANED (6)
Shad: SANDAL (6)
DC: SANDAL (6) SALAD (5)
OT: ALDOLASE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
6s all round......but there is an interesting 8 ignored by all !!!
Aldolase :A crystalline enzyme that occurs widely in living systems and catalyzes reversibly the cleavage of a phosphorylated fructose into triose sugars
Round 2: R D N L I E A C E
John: RECLINED (8)
Shad: CLEANER (7)
DC: RECLINED (8) CARELINE (8)
OT: CALENDER (8) DECLINER (8) DERACINE (8) RELIANCE (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 16)
Round 3: 7, 9, 1, 4, 1, 4. Target: 365.
John: 364. Mistake in working.
Shad: 370. ((9 + 1) × 7 + 4) × (4 + 1) (7)
RR: 365. (9 + 4) × 7 × 4 + 1 (10)
Score: 14–13 (max 26)
A good 5 away solve from challenger Shad which bags him another 7 points.............but Rachel gets to shine and produce the perfect solution !!
Teatime teaser: BOOMRENT -> TROMBONE
Round 4: R K P I A E N S G
John: SPEAKING (8)
Shad: SPEAKING (8)
DC: SPARKING (8)
OT: GARPIKES (8) SPEARING (8)
Score: 22–21 (max 34)
Plenty of 8s all round..........moving on !!!
Round 5: F T S B P O E A E
John: FEAST (5)
Shad: PASTE (5)
DC: BOATS (5) POSTEA (6)
Score: 27–26 (max 40)
Round 6: 75, 50, 25, 100, 1, 2. Target: 625.
John: 625. (100 − 75) × 25 (10)
Shad: 625. (100 ÷ 25 + 1) × (75 + 50) (10)
Score: 37–36 (max 50)
Not too taxing this solve.......moving on !!!
Round 7: H B S Q I U A E T
John: BATHES (6)
Shad: BEAUTS (6)
DC: HABITUES (8)
Score: 43–42 (max 58)
6s all round....but Susie spots the only 8 Habitues
Round 8: I E O D T N G L M
John: DEMOTING (8)
Shad: DEMOTING (8)
Score: 51–50 (max 66)
It is Darren central in this round....as our contestants spot the only 8 !!!
Round 9: 9, 5, 10, 8, 1, 7. Target: 300.
John: 300. 5 × 10 × (7 − 1) (10)
Shad: 300. (9 + 5 + 8 + 1 + 7) × 10 (10)
Score: 61–60 (max 76)
Nice and Easy..........next !!! Our Challenger Shad using the Omelette method
Teatime teaser: GRITSKIN -> SKIRTING
Round 10: T S E A U Z C N R
John: CENTAURS (8)
Shad: CANTERS (7)
DC: NUTCASE (7)
OT: RECUSANT (8) UNCRATES (8)
Score: 69–60 (max 84)
Round 11: D S T C N E O I E
John: SECTIONED (18)
Shad: SECTIONED (18)
OT: CENTOISED (18)
Score: 87–78 (max 102)
A couple of great 9s in this round........I managed to spot them both !!!
Round 12: O E O T W D T R G
John: ROOTED (6)
Shad: ROOTED (6)
DC: GROTTOED (8)
Score: 93–84 (max 110)
6s all round from our contestants...........but Susie gets to shine and spots the only 8 available Grottoed
Round 13: R T N R J I A O I
John: JANITOR (7)
Shad: JANITOR (7)
DC: JANITOR (7)
Score: 100–91 (max 117)
Our conestants and Susie are cleaning up with this 7 Janitor
Round 14: 100, 8, 10, 2, 9, 10. Target: 107.
John: 107. 100 + 9 − 2 (10)
Shad: 107. 9 − 2 + 100 (10)
Score: 110–101 (max 127)
Not too taxing this solve as our contestants have no trouble in solving this bad boy.................that sets us up nicely for a crucial conundrum
Round 15: G O B Z I L L A E
Now the burning question is who will buzz first..........will it be John for his 6th win or Shad to secure the teapot !!
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3.75...........Shad Buzzes !!!!
That was an absolute cracker of a contest that could of gone either way !!!! But will it be enough for John to get into the series 86 finals......in the meantime bye for now !!
Shad buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say GLOBALIZE which is correct.
Final Score: 110–111 (max 137)
