C1: Champion David Law (6 wins, 546 points.) A retired bank official from Moreton, Merseyside.
C2: Challenger Anne Luxon. A woman from Exeter. She loves visiting Egypt, and has been plenty of times.
DC: Susie Dent and Raj Bisram.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D S T I E O N K A
R02: U R E S I B T A W
R03: 75, 7, 8, 2, 6, 1. Target: 858.
TTT: LEVIROOTS - "The entrepreneur was burning out, he was doing so much work."
R04: N T N E I U H I T
R05: Q R C O E A M Y U
R06: 100, 1, 3, 6, 7, 2. Target: 946.
R07: G T M E O I E D C
R08: A E O S L M Z A D
R09: 25, 1, 5, 10, 6, 9. Target: 834.
TTT: RISEWANES - "As soon as she rises, she starts to wane. It's that Monday morning feeling."
R10: G S H E I U R S O
R11: P L A E S L V O I
R12: A C O N E T C I P
R13: T N S U E O T F M
R14: 25, 3, 9, 6, 1, 2. Target: 622.
R15: D A R N P R I M E (conundrum)
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Round 1: D S T I E O N K A
David: SEDATION (8)
Anne: STINK (5)
DC: STONKED (7) INSTEAD (7)
OT: KENDOIST (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: U R E S I B T A W
David: BUSTIER (7)
Anne: STARE (5)
DC: WAITERS (7)
OT: RUBIATES (8)
Score: 15–0 (max 16)
Round 3: 75, 7, 8, 2, 6, 1. Target: 858.
David: -
Anne: -
RR: 858. ((75 x 2) - 7) x 6 (10)
Score: 15–0 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: LEVIROOTS -> OVERTOILS
Round 4: N T N E I U H I T
David: nintieth
Anne: nation
DC: NINTH (5) TENTH (5) THINE (5) UNITE (5)
OT: HINNIE (6) INTEIN (6) INTENT (6) INTUIT (6) NITENT (6) NUTHIN (6) NUTTIN (6) TENUTI (6) TINNIE (6)
Score: 15–0 (max 32)
Round 5: Q R C O E A M Y U
David: CREAMY (6)
Anne: CREAMY (6)
DC: MARQUE (6)
OT: MOQUECA (7) MORCEAU (7)
Score: 21–6 (max 39)
Round 6: 100, 1, 3, 6, 7, 2. Target: 946.
David: 950. Mistake in working.
Anne: -
RR: 946. ((7 - 2 + 100) x (6 + 3)) + 1 (10)
Score: 21–6 (max 49)
Raj talks about the rarest and most expensive stamp in the world, "The British Guyana 1 Cent Magenta Stamp".
Round 7: G T M E O I E D C
David: MIDGET (6)
Anne: COMET (5)
DC: DEMOTIC (7)
OT: GEODETIC (8)
Score: 27–6 (max 57)
Round 8: A E O S L M Z A D
David: MODELS (6)
Anne: daemon
DC: AMAZED (6) DAMSEL (6)
OT: ALMADES (7) MELADAS (7) MELADOS (7)
Score: 33–6 (max 64)
Round 9: 25, 1, 5, 10, 6, 9. Target: 834.
David: -
Anne: -
RR: 834. (((25 + 1) x 5) + 9) x 6 (10)
Score: 33–6 (max 74)
Teatime teaser: RISEWANES -> WEARINESS
Round 10: G S H E I U R S O
David: GUSHERS (7)
Anne: GUSHERS (7)
DC: SERIOUS (7)
OT: ROUGHIES (8)
Score: 40–13 (max 82)
Round 11: P L A E S L V O I
David: PLOSIVE (7)
Anne: VOILES (6)
DC: PAVIES (6)
OT: ALVEOLI (7) OPALISE (7) OVALISE (7) PALLIES (7) PASILLO (7) POLLIES (7) VILLOSE (7)
Score: 47–13 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some cricket terminology.
Round 12: A C O N E T C I P
David: CAPTION (7)
Anne: PACE (4)
DC: PACTION (7) ACONITE (7) ECTOPIC (7)
OT: PECCATION (18)
Score: 54–13 (max 107)
Round 13: T N S U E O T F M
David: UTMOST (6)
Anne: misdeclared 6
DC: OUTSENT (7) FOMENTS (7)
OT: MUTTONS (7) TENUTOS (7)
Score: 60–13 (max 114)
Round 14: 25, 3, 9, 6, 1, 2. Target: 622.
David: -
Anne: 609.
RR: 622. (((25 x 3) - 6) x 9) + 1 (10)
Score: 60–13 (max 124)
Amazingly, that's the first time in 15-round that no points were scored on any numbers round in a single match
Round 15: D A R N P R I M E
David buzzes on 4.25 seconds to say REPRIMAND which is correct.
Final Score: 70–13 (max 134)
Statistics Corner
David:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 3
Anne:
Total score - 13
Raw score - 38
Total % of max - 10
Raw % of max - 28
Total average score per round - 0.9
Raw average score per round - 2.5
Number of maxes - 0
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81