C1: Champion Lawrie Collingwood (4 wins, 397 points.) A retired teacher from Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Mike Dittner. A retired househusband from Ely, Cambridgeshire. He had a yacht in the Western Isles and found a lot of basking sharks on one particular occasion.
DC: Susie Dent and Hugh Dennis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E O A E L S L F K
R02: L T R A E L A R I
R03: 100, 8, 6, 5, 6, 10. Target: 379.
TTT: NICERGIVE - "They say it's much nicer to give, but some people would rather be this."
R04: V B N O I A H M J
R05: E O U T N T L Y R
R06: 50, 7, 2, 5, 7, 1. Target: 889.
R07: I O E O N P M D Z
R08: F N P E I H E M I
R09: 100, 2, 3, 8, 8, 9. Target: 386.
TTT: NINEVOLTS - "Currently, he's unable to pay his electricity bill."
R10: D S N E I A T S E
R11: I E O A C R T S T
R12: S D X I A O G S E
R13: A U E A V G S W L
R14: 25, 100, 1, 2, 1, 9. Target: 197.
R15: O R B I T F E S T (conundrum)
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Round 1: E O A E L S L F K
Lawrie: FLAKES (6)
Mike: FLAKES (6)
DC: FELLAS (6)
OT: FELLOES (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: L T R A E L A R I
Lawrie: TRAILER (7)
Mike: TRAILER (7)
DC: LITERAL (7) LATERAL (7) ARILLATE (8)
OT: ARTERIAL (8) ARTILLER (8) TIARELLA (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)
Round 3: 100, 8, 6, 5, 6, 10. Target: 379.
Lawrie: 388.
Mike: 381. ((10 - 6) x 100) - (8 + 6 + 5) (7)
RR: 379. (((100 - 6) x 8) + 6) / (10 / 5) (10)
Score: 13–20 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: NICERGIVE -> RECEIVING
Round 4: V B N O I A H M J
Lawrie: AMINO (5)
Mike: MAIN (4)
DC: BONHAM (6)
Score: 18–20 (max 31)
Round 5: E O U T N T L Y R
Lawrie: UTTERLY (7)
Mike: TURTLE (6)
DC: ROTTENLY (8) LOTTERY (7)
Score: 25–20 (max 39)
Round 6: 50, 7, 2, 5, 7, 1. Target: 889.
Lawrie: -
Mike: 898. ((7 + 7 + 5 - 1) x 50) - 2 (5)
RR: 889. ((((50 / 2) x 5) + 1) x 7) + 7 (10)
Score: 25–25 (max 49)
Hugh talks about doing a stage of the Tour de France, and being overtaken by a man with one leg!!
Round 7: I O E O N P M D Z
Lawrie: MOONED (6)
Mike: ZONED (5)
DC: MONOPED (7)
OT: EPIZOON (7) MENDOPO (7) MIDZONE (7) OZONIDE (7)
Score: 31–25 (max 56)
Round 8: F N P E I H E M I
Lawrie: FINE (4)
Mike: PIEMEN (6)
DC: hemi
OT: FEMINIE (7)
Score: 31–31 (max 63)
Round 9: 100, 2, 3, 8, 8, 9. Target: 386.
Lawrie: 388.
Mike: 386. ((8 / 2) x 100) - (9 + 8 - 3) (10)
Score: 31–41 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: NINEVOLTS -> INSOLVENT
Round 10: D S N E I A T S E
Lawrie: DETAINS (7)
Mike: neadiest
DC: SANDIEST (8) ANDESITE (8)
OT: ASSENTED (8) DESTAINS (8) DESTINES (8) STANDEES (8) STEADIES (8)
Score: 38–41 (max 81)
Round 11: I E O A C R T S T
Lawrie: SCATTIER (8)
Mike: TOASTER (7)
DC: TOASTIER (8) COTTIERS (8)
OT: ASTROITE (8) CITATORS (8) CITRATES (8) CRISTATE (8) RICOTTAS (8)
Score: 46–41 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of more months of the year.
Round 12: S D X I A O G S E
Lawrie: OXIDASE (7)
Mike: dioxase
DC: OXIDASES (8)
Score: 53–41 (max 97)
Round 13: A U E A V G S W L
Lawrie: SALVAGE (7)
Mike: glaves (not mentioned as invalid by DC)
DC: sauvage SAVAGE (6)
OT: LAVAGES (7)
Score: 60–41 (max 104)
Round 14: 25, 100, 1, 2, 1, 9. Target: 197.
Lawrie: 197. ((100 - 1) x 2) - 1 (10)
Mike: 197. ((9 - 1) x 25) - 1 - 2 (10)
Score: 70–51 (max 114)
Round 15: O R B I T F E S T
No one buzzes. The answer, correctly answered in the audience by Mauro Pratesi (I wonder why he's there...
) was FROSTBITE.Final Score: 70–51 (max 124)
Statistics Corner
Lawrie:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3
Mike:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 73
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76