C1: Champion Lawrie Collingwood (2 wins, 193 points.) A retired teacher from Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Sam Northing. A parcel planner from Edgbaston, West Midlands. He went to the Philippines last year with his friend, who is half-Filipino.
DC: Susie Dent and Hugh Dennis, making his DC debut.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E O I D R W N E P
R02: G R A H I N M A R
R03: 50, 5, 8, 9, 4, 8. Target: 745.
TTT: BLACKDOOR - "You want to look at the black door at 10 Downing Street, but this prevents you."
R04: L G E U S O T A Y
R05: O E A I R S T D R
R06: 25, 1, 10, 4, 9, 7. Target: 143.
R07: E A O D N Z F E M
R08: T A D M S E O D T
R09: 100, 9, 7, 3, 4, 2. Target: 221.
TTT: TOMWALKER - "Tom didn't do that well at school, but he excelled at this."
R10: K T R L U E I J A
R11: E O E A T H V N S
R12: W R S I E N T O I
R13: U E A O L X T L P
R14: 100, 25, 75, 50, 2, 8. Target: 972.
R15: S O U R T R O U T (conundrum)
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Round 1: E O I D R W N E P
Lawrie: REPINED (7)
Sam: powderer (and declared as 7 too...
)DC: IRONWEED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Round 2: G R A H I N M A R
Lawrie: HARMING (7)
Sam: HARMING (7)
DC: harring MARRING (7)
OT: ARRAIGN (7) MANGHIR (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 5, 8, 9, 4, 8. Target: 745.
Lawrie: 750.
Sam: 746. ((9 + 5 + (8 / 8)) x 50) - 4 (7)
RR: 745. ((50 - 4) x (8 + 8)) + 9 (10)
Score: 14–14 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: BLACKDOOR -> ROADBLOCK
Round 4: L G E U S O T A Y
Lawrie: OUTAGES (7)
Sam: OUTAGES (7)
DC: OUTLAYS (7) GUSTO (5)
OT: AUTOLYSE (8)
Score: 21–21 (max 33)
Round 5: O E A I R S T D R
Lawrie: ROADSTER (8)
Sam: ROADIES (7)
DC: ASTEROID (8)
OT: ROSARIED (8) ROTARIES (8)
Score: 29–21 (max 41)
Round 6: 25, 1, 10, 4, 9, 7. Target: 143.
Lawrie: 143. ((10 - 4) x 25) - 7 (10)
Sam: 143. ((10 - 4) x 25) - 7 (10)
Score: 39–31 (max 51)
Hugh talks about going on safari to see wildebeest, and happened to see Andre Agassi.
Round 7: E A O D N Z F E M
Lawrie: DEMEAN (6)
Sam: MOANED (6)
DC: DEAFEN (6) fezed
OT: DAEMON (6) DEFAME (6) FANDOM (6) FOAMED (6) FOEMAN (6) FOEMEN (6) MEDANO (6) OEDEMA (6) OMENED (6)
Score: 45–37 (max 57)
Round 8: T A D M S E O D T
Lawrie: MADDEST (7)
Sam: TOASTED (7)
OT: STOMATE (7)
Score: 52–44 (max 64)
Round 9: 100, 9, 7, 3, 4, 2. Target: 221.
Lawrie: 221. (100 x 2) + (7 x 3) (10)
Sam: 221. ((100 + 7) x 2) + 4 + 3 (10)
Score: 62–54 (max 74)
Teatime teaser: TOMWALKER -> METALWORK
Round 10: K T R L U E I J A
Lawrie: TALKER (6)
Sam: JAILER (6)
DC: TALKIER (7)
OT: AKILTER (7)
Score: 68–60 (max 81)
Round 11: E O E A T H V N S
Lawrie: HEAVENS (7)
Sam: heaten
DC: NOVATES (7)
OT: SEVENTH (7)
Score: 75–60 (max 88)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of the months of the year.
Round 12: W R S I E N T O I
Lawrie: WINTERS (7)
Sam: WINTERS (7)
DC: STONIER (7)
OT: IONISER (7) IRONIES (7) IRONISE (7) IRONIST (7) NOISIER (7) NOWTERS (7) OESTRIN (7) ORIENTS (7) ROTINIS (7) SNOWIER (7) TOWNIES (7) TWINERS (7) WINIEST (7) WIRIEST (7)
Score: 82–67 (max 95)
Round 13: U E A O L X T L P
Lawrie: POLLUTE (7)
Sam: pollate
DC: OUTLEAP (7)
OT: PLUTEAL (7)
Score: 89–67 (max 102)
Round 14: 100, 25, 75, 50, 2, 8. Target: 972.
Lawrie: 975. ((8 + 2) x 100) - 25 (7)
Sam: 975. ((8 + 2) x 100) - 25 (7)
RR: 973. (7)
OT: 973. ((75 + 50) x 8) - 25 - 2 (7)
Score: 96–74 (max 109)
Round 15: S O U R T R O U T
Lawrie buzzes on 5 seconds to say TORTUROUS (although it sounded like he said TORTUOUS, rather than TORTUROUS to me....) which is correct.
Final Score: 106–74 (max 119)
Statistics Corner
Lawrie:
Total score - 106
Raw score - 113
Total % of max - 89
Raw % of max - 95
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 11
Sam:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76