C1: Champion Barbara Topping (1 win, 55 points.) A retired local authority manager from Stockport.
C2: Challenger Fiona King. An engineering student at Edinburgh University from Dunning, Perthshire. She likes running, but once got lost and had to run alongside an embankment on a motorway!!
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Lewis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: C W R U I A L S E
R02: R D O U N R T A N
R03: 25, 100, 10, 9, 9, 3. Target: 662.
TTT: OTHERNAIL - "Richard was determined, strong and brave, and he wouldn't be beaten."
R04: G V H O I S N E L
R05: R X F S I A O I D
R06: 100, 50, 8, 9, 6, 3. Target: 940.
R07: T M B H E U I D A
R08: V M R O I C G S A
R09: 75, 50, 8, 3, 10, 7. Target: 896.
TTT: FATRAGOUT - "It sounds like he put his signature to a skin operation."
R10: D T C E O S T S I
R11: R P N K E A U I R
R12: S R P O E L T N A
R13: L T P O E A M O W
R14: 75, 25, 5, 1, 9, 3. Target: 111.
R15: D E F T A L E N T (conundrum)
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Round 1: C W R U I A L S E
Barbara: SCARE (5)
Fiona: CLEARS (6)
DC: WAILERS (7) crawlies
OT: AURICLES (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)
Round 2: R D O U N R T A N
Barbara: AROUND (6)
Fiona: tarot
DC: OUTRAN (6) ROTUND (6)
OT: DUNNART (7) ROTUNDA (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 100, 10, 9, 9, 3. Target: 662.
Barbara: -
Fiona: 665. ((9 - 3) x 100) + (9 x 10) - 25 (7)
RR: 662. ((100 - 25) x 9) - 10 - 3 (10)
Score: 6–13 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: OTHERNAIL -> LIONHEART
Round 4: G V H O I S N E L
Barbara: shoveling
Fiona: SHELVING (8)
DC: NOVELISH (8)
Score: 6–21 (max 33)
Round 5: R X F S I A O I D
Barbara: FAIRS (5)
Fiona: FORDS (5)
DC: FIORDS (6)
OT: RAIOIDS (7)
Score: 11–26 (max 40)
Round 6: 100, 50, 8, 9, 6, 3. Target: 940.
Barbara: 940. (9 x 100) + 50 - 8 - (6 / 3) (10)
Fiona: 940. (9 x 100) + 50 - 8 - (6 / 3) (10)
Score: 21–36 (max 50)
Martin talks about the perils of "redundant acronym syndrome".
Round 7: T M B H E U I D A
Barbara: BATHED (6)
Fiona: BAITED (6)
DC: HABITUDE (8)
Score: 27–42 (max 58)
Round 8: V M R O I C G S A
Barbara: CRAGS (5)
Fiona: CIGARS (6)
DC: ORGASMIC (8)
Score: 27–48 (max 66)
Round 9: 75, 50, 8, 3, 10, 7. Target: 896.
Barbara: -
Fiona: 896. ((10 + 8) x 50) - (7 - 3) (10)
Score: 27–58 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: FATRAGOUT -> AUTOGRAFT
Round 10: D T C E O S T S I
Barbara: scotties
Fiona: COSIEST (7)
DC: COTTISES (8)
OT: COTTISED (8)
Score: 27–65 (max 84)
Round 11: R P N K E A U I R
Barbara: PUNKIER (7)
Fiona: PINKER (6)
DC: PRANKER (7)
OT: UNREPAIR (8)
Score: 34–65 (max 92)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "devil".
Round 12: S R P O E L T N A
Barbara: POLENTAS (8)
Fiona: PLANTERS (8)
DC: PERSONAL (8) POSTRENAL (18)
Score: 42–73 (max 110)
Round 13: L T P O E A M O W
Barbara: matelow
Fiona: MAPLE (5)
DC: POOTLE (6)
OT: APLOME (6) PELOTA (6) POMATO (6) POMELO (6) WAMPOO (6)
Score: 42–78 (max 116)
Round 14: 75, 25, 5, 1, 9, 3. Target: 111.
Barbara: 111. 25 + 75 + 9 + 3 - 1 (10)
Fiona: 111. 75 + 25 + 9 + 5 - 3 (10)
Score: 52–88 (max 126)
Round 15: D E F T A L E N T
Fiona buzzes on 25.25 seconds to say FLATTENED which is correct.
Final Score: 52–98 (max 136)
Statistics Corner
Barbara:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 46
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 2
Fiona:
Total score - 98
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81