C1: Champion Ryan Taylor (4 wins, 372 points.) From Coniston, East Yorkshire (or Humberside, if you prefer). Currently studying at Hull University. He likes quizzes, The Beatles, chocolate hobnobs and Stephen Fry. He says he is very competitive. (He's proven it so far!)
C2: Challenger David Woodward. From Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. He works as an information services manager. He is married with 2 children. His hobbies are walking and wine. Like Ryan, he'd like to meet Stephen Fry as well.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim "King Of The One Liner" Vine, sporting a football headcap.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E C I E S L R A L
R02: R D T I A O W S E
R03: I R A U G S E T N
R04: M E O I L S G F E
R05: 50, 1, 1, 6, 4, 8. Target: 275.
TTT: ISOTASTE - "I so taste these with ham, cheese and tomato"
R06: L A O I P T S T E
R07: A W U E S M D A R
R08: O E O T N P E H G
R09: A M I E R D N I R
R10: 75, 1, 5, 4, 9, 3. Target: 740.
TTT: PERMHEAD - "Obstructed by the box of Christmas food, perhaps"
R11: A B E O T J E C Z
R12: N U E O D P S D A
R13: E Q O A S N E D O
R14: 50, 1, 6, 3, 1, 10. Target: 370.
R15: P U R E E D R A T (conundrum)
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Round 1: E C I E S L R A L
C1: SCALIER (7)
C2: CALLERS (7)
DC: CELLARS (7)
OT: ALERCES (7) CEREALS (7) RESCALE (7) RECALLS (7) SCLERAL (7) EARLIES (7) REALISE (7) ECLAIRS (7) RALLIES (7) RELLIES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Nice flat round to start the day's proceedings.
ALERCE is the wood of the sandarac tree.
Round 2: R D T I A O W S E
C1: WORDIEST (8)
C2: WORDIEST (8)
OT: ASTEROID (8) ROWDIEST (8)
Score: 15–15 (max 15)
Round 3: I R A U G S E T N
C1: RATINGS (7)
C2: RESTING (7)
DC: SIGNATURE (18)
Score: 22–22 (max 33)
The max game is ended dramatically as both miss the available 9.
Round 4: M E O I L S G F E
C1: FOGIES (6)
C2: MOLES (5)
DC: EGO (3), SELF (4), ME (2), I (1) (Tim) MESELF (6)
OT: SOLFEGE (7)
Score: 28–22 (max 40)
Round 5: 50, 1, 1, 6, 4, 8. Target: 275.
C1: 275. ((50 - 4) x 6) - 1 (10)
C2: 274.
Score: 38–22 (max 50)
Tim talks about diaries and his friend who left his diary blank, apart from one day which he put "No Canoeing".
Teatime teaser: ISOTASTE -> TOASTIES
Round 6: L A O I P T S T E
C1: APOSTLE (7)
C2: PETALS (6)
DC: POLITEST (8) TALIPOTS (8)
OT: TOTALISE (8)
Score: 45–22 (max 58)
Round 7: A W U E S M D A R
C1: SWARMED (7)
C2: AMUSED (6)
DC: MEDUSA (6) MARAUDS (7)
OT: REMUDAS (7) SEAWARD (7)
Score: 52–22 (max 65)
A REMUDA is a South-Western US term referring to a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
Round 8: O E O T N P E H G
C1: POTHEEN (7)
C2: THONG (5)
DC: GENTOO (6)
Score: 59–22 (max 72)
Ryan spots the darren, risking the traditional POTEEN, with its variant spelling.
Round 9: A M I E R D N I R
C1: MARRIED (7)
C2: MARINER (7)
DC: MERIDIAN (8)
Score: 66–29 (max 80)
David scores for the first time since Round 3.
Susie's Origin Of Words continues with the alcohol theme with the origin of "jippy tummy".
Round 10: 75, 1, 5, 4, 9, 3. Target: 740.
C1: 740. (75 - 1) x (9 + 4 - 3) (10)
C2: 741.
Score: 76–29 (max 90)
Teatime teaser: PERMHEAD -> HAMPERED
Round 11: A B E O T J E C Z
C1: OBJECT (6)
C2: boatee
DC: EJECTA (6)
OT: ABJECT (6) COATEE (6)
Score: 82–29 (max 96)
Interestingly, David suggests he should have gone with another 6, BECOAT, but that isn't in either.
Round 12: N U E O D P S D A
C1: DAPSONE (7)
C2: POUNDED (7)
OT: DESPOND (7) DUODENA (7) PUDENDA (7) SOUNDED (7) UNPOSED (7)
Score: 89–36 (max 103)
Another flat round gives Ryan win No.5.
The PUDENDA, if anyone didn't know, are the external genital organs, especially those of the female.
Round 13: E Q O A S N E D O
C1: ANODES (6)
C2: NODES (5)
OT: DONEES (6) DOONAS (6) NODOSE (6) NOOSED (6) NOSODE (6) ODEONS (6)
Score: 95–36 (max 109)
Slightly unfortuante for David as NODOSE means having NODES.
Round 14: 50, 1, 6, 3, 1, 10. Target: 370.
C1: 370. (50 - ((3 - 1) x 6) - 1) x 10 (10)
C2: 362.
Score: 105–36 (max 119)
Ryan completes a numbers whitewash.
Round 15: P U R E E D R A T
C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say PREDATURE which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 20 seconds to say APERTURED which is incorrect.
The answer was DEPARTURE.
Score: 105–36 (max 129)
Ryan wins with a lot of ease, it has to be said. Although, he still has yet to register a correct conundrum. Can he do it tomorrow? Apterite & forumite Martyn Simpson stands in his way.
Until next week, bye bye!
Statistics Corner
Ryan:
Total score - 105
Raw score - 105
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 10
David:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 2.4
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61
