C1: Champion Adrian McDermott (2 wins, 160 points.) A data scientist from Ainsworth, Greater Manchester.
C2: Challenger Tony Lister. A security officer from Middlesbrough. He loves the month of January, as long as he's not in the UK, when it's usually a bit on the white side...
DC: Susie Dent and Gethin Jones.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W O E N S L A L T
R02: G O N I H D E R O
R03: 25, 5, 1, 9, 8, 2. Target: 782.
TTT: LOOPYCRAG - "You're not studying a type of fish, it's all about fruits and seeds."
R04: I T E S N M U N O
R05: I A O R P S M E H
R06: 100, 8, 7, 4, 1, 2. Target: 121.
R07: O A G J S P I I C
R08: M A T E C T E B U
R09: 75, 10, 9, 4, 6, 1. Target: 113.
TTT: ONESCOPED - "One's coped very well with having this inserted into them."
R10: L I Y F O E C A L
R11: E O U V S R D E P
R12: D O V A Z K U R I
R13: E O N W R G A I R
R14: 25, 1, 4, 9, 8, 9. Target: 894.
R15: O T H E R L I K Z (conundrum)
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Round 1: W O E N S L A L T
Adrian: swallow
Tony: SLANT (5)
DC: STONE (5) STONEWALL (18)
Score: 0–5 (max 18)
Round 2: G O N I H D E R O
Adrian: REDOING (7)
Tony: HERDING (7)
DC: HINDER (6) IGNORED (7)
OT: RODEOING (8)
Score: 7–12 (max 26)
Round 3: 25, 5, 1, 9, 8, 2. Target: 782.
Adrian: -
Tony: 775. ((8 x 5) - 9) x 25 (5)
RR: 782. ((5 - 1) x 25 x 8) - (2 x 9) (10)
Score: 7–17 (max 36)
Teatime teaser: LOOPYCRAG -> CARPOLOGY
Round 4: I T E S N M U N O
Adrian: minutest
Tony: MINUTES (7)
DC: MENTIONS (8)
Score: 7–24 (max 44)
Round 5: I A O R P S M E H
Adrian: HARPIES (7)
Tony: SHAMER (6)
DC: PROMISE (7) APHORISM (8)
OT: APHORISE (8) MORPHEAS (8) SAMPHIRE (8) SERAPHIM (8)
Score: 14–24 (max 52)
Round 6: 100, 8, 7, 4, 1, 2. Target: 121.
Adrian: 121. 100 + 8 + 7 + 4 + 2 (10)
Tony: 121. 100 + 8 + 7 + 4 + 2 (10)
Score: 24–34 (max 62)
Gethin talks about a mishap involving a python on live TV.
Round 7: O A G J S P I I C
Adrian: ASPIC (5)
Tony: ASPIC (5)
OT: AGIOS (5) CAPOS (5) PACOS (5) PIAIS (5) PICAS (5) PISCO (5) POAGS (5) POSCA (5) SCOPA (5) SOCIA (5) SPICA (5)
Score: 29–39 (max 67)
Round 8: M A T E C T E B U
Adrian: TEAM (4)
Tony: misdeclared 5
DC: BEAUT (5) MUTATE (6)
OT: ACETUM (6) ACTEME (6) BATTUE (6) BECAME (6) MECATE (6) METATE (6) MUCATE (6) TECTUM (6)
Score: 33–39 (max 73)
Round 9: 75, 10, 9, 4, 6, 1. Target: 113.
Adrian: 112. Mistake in working.
Tony: 113. Mistake in working.
RR: 113. 75 + (10 x 4) - (9 - 6 - 1) (10)
Score: 33–39 (max 83)
Teatime teaser: ONESCOPED -> ENDOSCOPE
Round 10: L I Y F O E C A L
Adrian: leafily
Tony: FOCALLY (7)
DC: COALIFY (7)
OT: FACILELY (8)
Score: 33–46 (max 91)
Round 11: E O U V S R D E P
Adrian: PROVES (6)
Tony: DROVE (5)
DC: OVERUSED (8)
OT: OVERSPED (8)
Score: 39–46 (max 99)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "brass-neck".
Round 12: D O V A Z K U R I
Adrian: VODKA (5)
Tony: RADIO (5)
DC: ADZUKI (6)
OT: VIZARD (6)
Score: 44–51 (max 105)
Round 13: E O N W R G A I R
Adrian: WARRING (7)
Tony: WEARING (7)
DC: WRONGER (7) ARROWING (8)
OT: IRONWARE (8)
Score: 51–58 (max 113)
Round 14: 25, 1, 4, 9, 8, 9. Target: 894.
Adrian: -
Tony: 895. Mistake in working.
RR: 893/895. (7)
OT: 894. (((25 + 9) x 9) - 8) x (4 - 1) (10)
Score: 51–58 (max 123)
Round 15: O T H E R L I K Z
No one buzzes. The answer was KILOHERTZ.
Final Score: 51–58 (max 133)
Statistics Corner
Adrian:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 38
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 3.4
Number of maxes - 2
Tony:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80