C1: Champion Sarah Delap (4 wins, 296 points.) A marketing officer at Newcastle University from Gateshead, Tyne & Wear.
C2: Challenger Stuart Kilpatrick. A retired police chief superintendent from Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire. He plays for the police ten bowling team, as well as his local team.
DC: Susie Dent and Len Goodman.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L N S R U I E D O
R02: S M A I E X T N S
R03: 25, 1, 4, 3, 10, 4. Target: 428.
TTT: TURBOCAKE - "The student headed off to Australia on a gap year and became this."
R04: N G O A U W T O R
R05: I C H T S A U E P
R06: 75, 100, 10, 6, 9, 9. Target: 534.
R07: I O L B S T E A S
R08: F T I U A K D E L
R09: 50, 10, 1, 2, 4, 3. Target: 591.
TTT: BROWNSODA - "He doesn't need soda, he gets plenty of fizz using this."
R10: P T I A I M R O A
R11: I N G P O U N L E
R12: R D O I A F C O I
R13: E A I T Y M H R E
R14: 50, 7, 8, 5, 4, 7. Target: 378.
R15: T I M B O O K E R (conundrum)
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Round 1: L N S R U I E D O
Sarah: INSURED (7)
Stuart: INSURED (7)
DC: len LENS (4) UNDERSOIL (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)
Round 2: S M A I E X T N S
Sarah: EXAMS (5)
Stuart: TAXIES (6)
DC: INMATES (7) STAMENS (7) MATINESS (8)
OT: MANTISES (8) METAXINS (8) SEXTAINS (8)
Score: 7–13 (max 26)
Round 3: 25, 1, 4, 3, 10, 4. Target: 428.
Sarah: -
Stuart: 428. ((10 + 3 + 4) x 25) + 4 - 1 (10)
Score: 7–23 (max 36)
Teatime teaser: TURBOCAKE -> OUTBACKER
Round 4: N G O A U W T O R
Sarah: WAGON (5)
Stuart: GAUNT (5)
DC: TANGO (5) OUTGROWN (8)
Score: 12–28 (max 44)
Round 5: I C H T S A U E P
Sarah: CHEATS (6)
Stuart: CHEATS (6)
DC: HEPATICS (8)
OT: CHITUPAS (8) PASTICHE (8)
Score: 18–34 (max 52)
Round 6: 75, 100, 10, 6, 9, 9. Target: 534.
Sarah: 531. (75 x 6) + 100 - 10 - 9 (7)
Stuart: 531. (9 x 6 x 10) - 9 (7)
RR: 534. (100 - 10 - (9 / 9)) x 6 (10)
Score: 25–41 (max 62)
Len talks about the birth of his immortal line from Strictly..., "Sevennnnnnnnn".
Round 7: I O L B S T E A S
Sarah: SALTIES (7)
Stuart: STABLES (7)
DC: BOATLESS (8)
OT: AEOLISTS (8) ASTILBES (8) ISOLATES (8) STABILES (8)
Score: 32–48 (max 70)
Round 8: F T I U A K D E L
Sarah: DILUTE (6)
Stuart: FUTILE (6)
DC: DEFAULT (7)
OT: FAULTED (7)
Score: 38–54 (max 77)
Round 9: 50, 10, 1, 2, 4, 3. Target: 591.
Sarah: 592. ((10 + 2) x 50) - 4 - 3 - 1 (7)
Stuart: 591. Mistake in working.
RR: 591. ((10 + 2) x 50) - ((4 - 1) x 3) (10)
Score: 45–54 (max 87)
Teatime teaser: BROWNSODA -> SNOWBOARD
Round 10: P T I A I M R O A
Sarah: ARMPIT (6)
Stuart: IMPORT (6)
DC: IMPART (6)
OT: AIRPOT (6) APORIA (6) IMPAIR (6) MATAPI (6) MATAPO (6) MATIPO (6) MORITA (6) OPTIMA (6) PARAMO (6) PATRIA (6) PITARA (6) TAMARI (6)
Score: 51–60 (max 93)
Round 11: I N G P O U N L E
Sarah: OPENING (7)
Stuart: PLUNGE (6)
DC: PENGUIN (7) ELOPING (7)
OT: PLUNGEON (8)
Score: 58–60 (max 101)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of things to do with "breakfast".
Round 12: R D O I A F C O I
Sarah: RADIO (5)
Stuart: RADIO (5)
DC: ACRID (5) CARDIO (6)
OT: ODORIFIC (8)
Score: 63–65 (max 109)
Round 13: E A I T Y M H R E
Sarah: HEARTY (6)
Stuart: MEATIER (7)
DC: rhythm HERMIT (6)
OT: ERYTHEMA (8)
Score: 63–72 (max 117)
Round 14: 50, 7, 8, 5, 4, 7. Target: 378.
Sarah: 378. (50 x 7) + (7 x 4) (10)
Stuart: 377.
Score: 73–72 (max 127)
Round 15: T I M B O O K E R
No one buzzes. The answer was MOTORBIKE.
Final Score: 73–72 (max 137)
Statistics Corner
Sarah:
Total score - 73
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 2
Stuart:
Total score - 72
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81