C1: Champion Karl Bates (3 wins, 227 points.) A freelance football commentator from Soham, Cambridgeshire.
C2: Challenger Neel Popat. A physics student originally from London, but studying in Leicester. He finished a 10k run in the Olympic Stadium, but as he finished the race an elderly gentleman went past him whilst wheelbarrowing his wife, and Neel's brother happened to film it too.
DC: Susie Dent and Pasha Kovalev.
RR: Rachel Riley.
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R01: T E G L A S I J S
R02: B G L O A E C N I
R03: 25, 4, 7, 8, 9, 1. Target: 572.
TTT: LESTADIUM - "Everyone in the stadium knew it wasn't a foul, it was a dive."
R04: T C R U A E T N A
R05: S O R S E B U S A
R06: 75, 4, 6, 2, 7, 9. Target: 164.
R07: P E F M O P G I T
R08: Z F A D R E I D E
R09: 25, 7, 1, 10, 6, 9. Target: 608.
TTT: ROBSQUITE - "Rob's quite keen on using a nickname."
R10: T M N U E O R S U
R11: N I P S N E O D E
R12: N D W S O E O P T
R13: H I T A D O W L I
R14: 75, 4, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 563.
R15: E N G L I S H F A (conundrum)
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Round 1: T E G L A S I J S
Karl: SALTIES (7)
Neel: GILETS (6)
DC: LIGATES (7) SILAGES (7)
OT: AGEISTS (7) GLASSIE (7) LEGISTS (7) LIGASES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2: B G L O A E C N I
Karl: global
Neel: CABLING (7)
DC: ANGELIC (7) COINAGE (7)
OT: ANGLICE (7) BEALING (7) BEGONIA (7) CENOBIA (7) COALING (7) CONGEAL (7) GALENIC (7) IGNOBLE (7) OBELIAC (7) OLIBANE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 14)
Round 3: 25, 4, 7, 8, 9, 1. Target: 572.
Karl: -
Neel: 571. ((9 + 8 + 7 - 1) x 25) - 4 (7)
RR: 572. ((9 + 8 + 7) x (25 - 1)) - 4 (10)
Score: 7–14 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: LESTADIUM -> SIMULATED
Round 4: T C R U A E T N A
Karl: untreat
Neel: CURATE (6)
DC: TRUNCATE (8)
OT: REACTANT (8)
Score: 7–20 (max 32)
Round 5: S O R S E B U S A
Karl: basser
Neel: BRASSES (7)
DC: AROUSES (7) ABUSERS (7) BUSSERS (7)
OT: SUBSEROSA (18)
Score: 7–27 (max 50)
Round 6: 75, 4, 6, 2, 7, 9. Target: 164.
Karl: 164. (75 + 7) x 2 (10)
Neel: 164. (75 + 7) x 2 (10)
Score: 17–37 (max 60)
Pasha talks about the most interesting place he has danced, which was when he danced underwater with Chelsee Healey for Sport Relief.
Round 7: P E F M O P G I T
Karl: -
Neel: PIPE (4)
DC: MOPPET (6)
OT: MOPPIE (6) OPTIME (6) PEGTOP (6) TOPPIE (6)
Score: 17–41 (max 66)
Round 8: Z F A D R E I D E
Karl: FEARED (6)
Neel: FEARED (6)
DC: FADDIER (7)
OT: FEARDIE (7) READIED (7)
Score: 23–47 (max 73)
Round 9: 25, 7, 1, 10, 6, 9. Target: 608.
Karl: -
Neel: 607. ((10 + 9 + 6 - 1) x 25) + 7 (7)
RR: 608. ((9 x 7) - 25) x (10 + 6) (10)
Score: 23–54 (max 83)
Teatime teaser: ROBSQUITE -> SOBRIQUET
Round 10: T M N U E O R S U
Karl: NUMEROUS (8)
Neel: MOUNTERS (8)
DC: REMOUNTS (8)
OT: SURMOUNT (8)
Score: 31–62 (max 91)
Round 11: N I P S N E O D E
Karl: poisoned
Neel: ponies (declared as 7)
DC: PONIES (6) PENSIONED (18)
Score: 31–62 (max 109)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "bar".
Round 12: N D W S O E O P T
Karl: SWOOPED (7)
Neel: SPOONED (7)
DC: SWOONED (7)
OT: POSEDOWN (8)
Score: 38–69 (max 117)
Round 13: H I T A D O W L I
Karl: TIDAL (5)
Neel: TOAD (4)
DC: LOATH (5) WALDO (5)
OT: IDIOTA (6) LITHIA (6) WITHAL (6)
Score: 43–69 (max 123)
Round 14: 75, 4, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 563.
Karl: 566.
Neel: 563. ((75 - 4) x 8) - 5 (10)
Score: 43–79 (max 133)
Round 15: E N G L I S H F A
Neel buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say ANGELFISH which is correct.
Final Score: 43–89 (max 143)
Statistics Corner
Karl:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 30
Raw % of max - 35
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 3.3
Number of maxes - 3
Neel:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76