C1: Champion Lawrie Collingwood (5 wins, 467 points.) A retired teacher from Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger Natasha Pratesi. A touring theatre student at the University of Worcester, originally from London. She is the 4th Pratesi to appear on the show. Her mum, Diane, won 2 shows in Series 18 back in 1989, whereas her father, Mauro (who we saw getting the conundrum in yesterday's show) in Series 65 and her elder sister, Jessica, in Series 67, didn't win a show, so they're still teapot-less, since the teapot wasn't around in Diane's day. Will she break the Pratesi teapot duck today
DC: Susie Dent and Hugh Dennis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: O A O C N R P A R
R02: T S P R E O E O E
R03: 50, 8, 10, 6, 5, 10. Target: 634.
TTT: CITYORRED - "It might come in handy for helping you with your enquiries."
R04: T M H A I E O F I
R05: E O A U S L W L N
R06: 75, 50, 25, 100, 8, 9. Target: 494.
R07: E I A U T N D S T
R08: C X D S E A E A U
R09: 100, 5, 9, 6, 1, 7. Target: 153.
TTT: RUBSHINED - "It was shined to perfection after all that rubbing."
R10: M D B A O E V I U
R11: E I E A M S L T L
R12: R T B D I E A I A
R13: E I E O N R D W G
R14: 75, 50, 100, 25, 9, 5. Target: 269.
R15: I N T T O N A T E (conundrum)
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Round 1: O A O C N R P A R
Lawrie: CAPON (5)
Natasha: POOR (4)
DC: CORONA (6)
OT: CORPORA (7) PARROCO (7)
Score: 5–0 (max 7)
Round 2: T S P R E O E O E
Lawrie: STEEPER (7)
Natasha: POOREST (7)
OT: PROTEOSE (8)
Score: 12–7 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 8, 10, 6, 5, 10. Target: 634.
Lawrie: 636.
Natasha: 634. ((8 + 5) x 50) - 10 - 6 (10)
Score: 12–17 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: CITYORRED -> DIRECTORY
Round 4: T M H A I E O F I
Lawrie: FAITH (5)
Natasha: HOMIE (5)
DC: FATHOM (6)
OT: METHAI (6) MITHAI (6)
Score: 17–22 (max 31)
Round 5: E O A U S L W L N
Lawrie: SWOLLEN (7)
Natasha: WALLS (5)
DC: ALLOWS (6)
Score: 24–22 (max 38)
Round 6: 75, 50, 25, 100, 8, 9. Target: 494.
Lawrie: 492.
Natasha: 493. (75 x 8) - 100 - 9 + (50 / 25) (7)
RR: 494. (8 x 50) + 100 - 9 + (75 / 25) (10)
Score: 24–29 (max 48)
Hugh talks about "killing" a man in a sketch set in a simulator at Gatwick Airport.
Round 7: E I A U T N D S T
Lawrie: UNSTATED (8)
Natasha: TAINTED (7)
DC: UNTASTED (8)
OT: AUDIENTS (8) INSTATED (8) SITUATED (8)
Score: 32–29 (max 56)
Round 8: C X D S E A E A U
Lawrie: EXCUSED (7)
Natasha: CAUSED (6)
DC: CAUDEX (6)
OT: AUDAXES (7)
Score: 39–29 (max 63)
Round 9: 100, 5, 9, 6, 1, 7. Target: 153.
Lawrie: 153. (9 x 6) - 1 + 100 (10)
Natasha: 153. (9 x 6) - 1 + 100 (10)
Score: 49–39 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: RUBSHINED -> BURNISHED
Round 10: M D B A O E V I U
Lawrie: MAUVE (5)
Natasha: MOVIE (5)
OT: IMBUED (6) MOVIDA (6)
Score: 54–44 (max 79)
Round 11: E I E A M S L T L
Lawrie: TALLIES (7)
Natasha: MEALIEST (8)
DC: METALLISE (18)
Score: 54–52 (max 97)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of more months of the year.
Round 12: R T B D I E A I A
Lawrie: DIATRIBE (8)
Natasha: BAITED (6)
Score: 62–52 (max 105)
Round 13: E I E O N R D W G
Lawrie: WEEDING (7)
Natasha: WORDING (7)
DC: REDOING (7) IGNORED (7)
OT: DOWERING (8) IRONWEED (8) REGIONED (8)
Score: 69–59 (max 113)
Round 14: 75, 50, 100, 25, 9, 5. Target: 269.
Lawrie: 270. (25 x 9) + 50 - 5 (7)
Natasha: 270. (25 x 9) + 50 - 5 (7)
RR: 269. ((75 + 5) x (50 / 25)) + 100 + 9 (10)
Score: 76–66 (max 123)
Round 15: I N T T O N A T E
Natasha buzzes on 21.75 seconds to say TENTATION which is incorrect.
Lawrie does not buzz.
The answer was ATTENTION.
Final Score: 76–66 (max 133)
Even though Natasha didn't win the show, Nick, Rachel and Susie decided to club together and send Natasha back home with a teapot for the endeavours that the Pratesis have done between them.
Statistics Corner
Lawrie:
Total score - 76
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 5
Natasha:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76