C1: Champion Michael Pfeffer (3 wins, 293 points.) A sports data analyst from Manchester.
C2: Challenger Jack Anscomb. A retail assistant in a classical music shop from Balsall Common, West Midlands. He's a tournament Scrabble player, and has played many Countdown greats too.
DC: Susie Dent and Kate Humble.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: J L T O I Q E C P
R02: N M P I O E G W G
R03: 25, 5, 6, 8, 2, 9. Target: 248.
TTT: STOLEITEM - "He stole an item from the garden centre, and used it to steal a kiss"
R04: T C T A E U D L A
R05: N F U U E Y T O B
R06: 25, 4, 1, 8, 5, 9. Target: 357.
R07: M D E U I S R N T
R08: L Z W A E I R G N
R09: 100, 2, 7, 8, 10, 7. Target: 475.
TTT: RECORDBAN - "You can earn your money twice within the answer to this food item"
R10: D F H O A O T P N
R11: S S N E A R D I R
R12: L T R E A O X S I
R13: T D S O U O L A U
R14: 6, 8, 7, 5, 9, 6. Target: 282.
R15: G R A S P I D E A (conundrum)
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Round 1: J L T O I Q E C P
Michael: POLICE (6)
Jack: POLICE (6)
DC: POLITE (6)
OT: CITOLE (6) OCTILE (6) PICOTE (6) PIOLET (6) POETIC (6) POTJIE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)
Round 2: N M P I O E G W G
Michael: MOWING (6)
Jack: PIGEON (6)
DC: MEOWING (7) MOGGIE (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)
Round 3: 25, 5, 6, 8, 2, 9. Target: 248.
Michael: 248. ((6 - 5 + 9) x 25) - 2 (10)
Jack: 248. ((8 + 2) x 25) - (6 + 5 - 9) (10)
Score: 22–22 (max 23)
Teatime teaser: STOLEITEM -> MISTLETOE
Round 4: T C T A E U D L A
Michael: LACTATED (8)
Jack: LACTATED (8)
DC: ADULATE (7) DULCET (6)
OT: ACTUATED (8)
Score: 30–30 (max 31)
Round 5: N F U U E Y T O B
Michael: BOUNTY (6)
Jack: BOUNTY (6)
OT: BETONY (6) BUYOUT (6) NUTBOY (6) OUTBUY (6)
Score: 36–36 (max 37)
Round 6: 25, 4, 1, 8, 5, 9. Target: 357.
Michael: 357. ((9 + 5) x 25) + 8 - 1 (10)
Jack: 357. ((9 + 5) x 25) + 8 - 1 (10)
Score: 46–46 (max 47)
Kate talks about getting naked with some "nudey dancing".
Round 7: M D E U I S R N T
Michael: RUDIMENTS (18)
Jack: TERMINUS (8)
Score: 64–46 (max 65)
Round 8: L Z W A E I R G N
Michael: WEARING (7)
Jack: WEARING (7)
DC: LAZING (6) REALIGN (7)
OT: ALIGNER (7) GLAZIER (7) REGINAL (7) WANGLER (7) WEALING (7) WRANGLE (7)
Score: 71–53 (max 72)
Round 9: 100, 2, 7, 8, 10, 7. Target: 475.
Michael: 475. (8 + 7 - 10) x (100 - 7 + 2) (10)
Jack: 474.
Score: 81–53 (max 82)
Teatime teaser: RECORDBAN -> CORNBREAD
Round 10: D F H O A O T P N
Michael: PHOTON (6)
Jack: PHOTON (6)
DC: FOOTPAD (7)
OT: ANTHOOD (7) PADFOOT (7)
Score: 87–59 (max 89)
Round 11: S S N E A R D I R
Michael: DRAINERS (8)
Jack: SARDINES (8)
DC: SERRANIDS (18)
Score: 95–67 (max 107)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "pineapple".
Round 12: L T R E A O X S I
Michael: ISOLATE (7)
Jack: soterial
OT: AEOLIST (7) LOITERS (7) OESTRAL (7) OLESTRA (7) ORALIST (7) OSTERIA (7) OTARIES (7) OXTAILS (7) REALIST (7) RESITOL (7) RETAILS (7) SALTIER (7) SALTIRE (7) SLIOTAR (7) TAILORS (7) TOILERS (7)
Score: 102–67 (max 114)
Round 13: T D S O U O L A U
Michael: LOUTS (5)
Jack: OUTSOLD (7)
DC: DOULAS (6)
Score: 102–74 (max 121)
Round 14: 6, 8, 7, 5, 9, 6. Target: 282.
Michael: 281. (8 x 5 x 7) + (6 / 6) (7)
Jack: 281. (8 x 5 x 7) + (6 / 6) (7)
RR: 282. (((5 x 9) + 8 - 7) x 6) + 6 (10)
Score: 109–81 (max 131)
Round 15: G R A S P I D E A
Michael buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say DISPARAGE which is correct.
Final Score: 119–81 (max 141)
Statistics Corner
Michael:
Total score - 119
Raw score - 124
Total % of max - 84
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 7.9
Raw average score per round - 8.3
Number of maxes - 10
Jack:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=77