C1: Champion Jeff Clayton (2 wins, 221 points.) A transport planner and FOCAL mastermind from Bournemouth, Dorset.
C2: Challenger Louise McDonald. A project manager from Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire. She likes doing amateur dramatics, and her most recent performance was as the prince in Sleeping Beauty.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Phil Hammond.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L Y I O W E T N D
R02: P M N G U A E N O
R03: 5, 5, 8, 6, 9, 8. Target: 971.
TTT: CATNIPEMU - "You've got to spot the nine-letter word here; you know the drill."
R04: C P R V I A E L A
R05: R D I E R A N R V
R06: 50, 100, 8, 4, 9, 10. Target: 200.
R07: P T E I L E E A H
R08: R S M D U O E A S
R09: 25, 100, 75, 3, 7, 4. Target: 554.
TTT: FREEFLUSH - "She's free to flush out unwanted items in the Cabinet and do this."
R10: T K S Z O I E L S
R11: G L A E T U B N G
R12: F C D S O E U Q N
R13: J P E U D E R T M
R14: 25, 50, 7, 3, 3, 4. Target: 773.
R15: Y A N G T I L E I (conundrum)
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Round 1: L Y I O W E T N D
Jeff: TOWNIE (6)
Louise: YODEL (5)
DC: LENTOID (7)
OT: INDWELT (7) NOTEDLY (7) TOWLINE (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)
Round 2: P M N G U A E N O
Jeff: MANGO (5)
Louise: MANGE (5)
DC: GUNMAN (6)
OT: AGNOMEN (7) NOUMENA (7)
Score: 11–5 (max 14)
Round 3: 5, 5, 8, 6, 9, 8. Target: 971.
Jeff: 975. ((((8 + 5) x 8) + 5) x 9) - 6 (7)
Louise: -
RR: 972. (7)
OT: 970. ((9 + 6) x 8 x 8) + 5 + 5 (7)
Score: 18–5 (max 21)
Teatime teaser: CATNIPEMU -> PNEUMATIC
Round 4: C P R V I A E L A
Jeff: CAVALIER (8)
Louise: PREVAIL (7)
DC: VARICEAL (8)
OT: PRECAVAL (8)
Score: 26–5 (max 29)
Round 5: R D I E R A N R V
Jeff: RANDIER (7)
Louise: RANDIER (7)
DC: DRAINER (7)
OT: ARRIVED (7) INVADER (7) RAVINED (7)
Score: 33–12 (max 36)
Round 6: 50, 100, 8, 4, 9, 10. Target: 200.
Jeff: 200. 4 x 50 (10)
Louise: 200. 4 x 50 (10)
Score: 43–22 (max 46)
Dr. Phil talks about how "not to die yet".
Round 7: P T E I L E E A H
Jeff: EPILATE (7)
Louise: laithe
DC: LATHE (5) HEELTAP (7)
OT: HAPLITE (7) PEALITE (7)
Score: 50–22 (max 53)
Round 8: R S M D U O E A S
Jeff: AROUSED (7)
Louise: MEDUSAS (7)
DC: REMUDAS (7)
OT: MESOSAUR (8)
Score: 57–29 (max 61)
Round 9: 25, 100, 75, 3, 7, 4. Target: 554.
Jeff: 554. (75 x 7) + 25 + 4 (10)
Louise: 554. (75 x 7) + 25 + 4 (10)
Score: 67–39 (max 71)
Teatime teaser: FREEFLUSH -> RESHUFFLE
Round 10: T K S Z O I E L S
Jeff: STOKES (6)
Louise: STOKES (6)
DC: ZLOTIES (7)
OT: EOLISTS (7) KETOSIS (7) OEKISTS (7)
Score: 73–45 (max 78)
Round 11: G L A E T U B N G
Jeff: BUNGLE (6)
Louise: BUNGLE (6)
DC: BELUGA (6) BUTANE (6)
OT: ABLUENT (7) LANGUET (7) TUNABLE (7)
Score: 79–51 (max 85)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "palliative".
Round 12: F C D S O E U Q N
Jeff: CONFUSED (8)
Louise: FOCUSED (7)
DC: DEFOCUS (7)
Score: 87–51 (max 93)
Round 13: J P E U D E R T M
Jeff: TRUMPED (7)
Louise: JUMPER (6)
DC: REPUTED (7) PERMUTED (8)
Score: 94–51 (max 101)
Round 14: 25, 50, 7, 3, 3, 4. Target: 773.
Jeff: 775. (50 - ((7 x 4) - (3 x 3))) x 25 (7)
Louise: -
OT: 773. ((50 - (4 x 3)) x 7 x 3) - 25 (10)
Score: 101–51 (max 111)
Round 15: Y A N G T I L E I
Jeff buzzes on 10.75 seconds to say GENIALITY which is correct.
Final Score: 111–51 (max 121)
Statistics Corner
Jeff:
Total score - 111
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 92
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 7.4
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 8
Louise:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 76
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76