C1: Champion Andrew Pearson (1 win, 89 points.)
C2: Challenger Shane Roberts.
DC: Susie Dent and Jonathan Ansell.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S T U M G O E N A
R02: P E N O Z E H O L
R03: T R L E O A N M O
R04: D U R E J I T O S
R05: 100, 50, 2, 10, 4, 8. Target: 312.
TTT: DATEDICE - "Devote something; almost the voice of the balls"
R06: D E N I N U X I T
R07: D G O E O S T R A
R08: C E S A F U N O F
R09: P P R A O A Q R E
R10: 3, 5, 1, 8, 3, 7. Target: 802.
TTT: GREYNINE - "This could be described as a lot of heavy metal"
R11: M R L I E O C K E
R12: D I R E L I S S O
R13: D B R A E I T Y A
R14: 100, 10, 4, 8, 7, 3. Target: 473.
R15: S U E D N E R D S (conundrum)
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Sitting in the champion's chair for the first time is Andrew Pearson - he's a student from London who enjoys ten-pin bowling, going to gigs and collecting clocks and watches. His ambitions are to set up a political party promoting individualism, and also to meet JK Rowling so he can show her his "controversial" alternate ending to her Harry Potter series of little children's books about wizards. Facing him is Shane Roberts, a paediatric staff nurse from Bristol. He enjoys backgammon, reading Sci-Fi, watching Hereford United FC and not eating meat.
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: S T U M G O E N A
C1: MONTAGES (8)
C2: TONGUES (7)
DC: AUGMENTS (8)
OT: MUTAGENS (8) MAGNETOS (8) MEGATONS (8) SEAMOUNT (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Andrew's off to a flyer.
Round 2: P E N O Z E H O L
C1: penhole
C2: PHENOL (6)
Score: 8–6 (max 14)
Great spot by Shane brings him right back into it, as Andrew's offensive sounding penhole is rejected. Might it be something a penwoman has?
Round 3: T R L E O A N M O
C1: OMENTAL (7)
C2: MOONLET (7)
DC: TREMOLO (7) MOONRAT (7)
OT: MONOLATER (18)
Score: 15–13 (max 32)
A monolater is one who worships a god without denying the existence of other gods.
Round 4: D U R E J I T O S
C1: OUTSIDER (8)
C2: OUTRIDES (8)
Score: 23–21 (max 40)
The contestants cover the two maxes here.
Round 5: 100, 50, 2, 10, 4, 8. Target: 312.
C1: 312. (50+2)*(10-4) (10)
C2: 310.
Score: 33–21 (max 50)
Andrew finally gets a bit of breathing space - there seemed to be stacks of ways to get to 312, Shane will surely be kicking himself if this costs him.
Jonathan leads us into the ad break with an anecdote about driving some relative's Bentley around London, and being pulled over because Bentley had put the wrong tax or license plates on it or something. Jeff interrupts before he reaches the punchline though...
Teatime teaser: DATEDICE -> DEDICATE
Round 6: D E N I N U X I T
C1: UNITED (6)
C2: UNITED (6)
DC: NIXIE (5)
OT: DUNITE (6) UNTIED (6) INDENT (6) INTEND (6) TINNED (6) INDITE (6) INTEIN (6) TINNIE (6) TUNNED (6) UNDINE (6)
Score: 39–27 (max 56)
Round 7: D G O E O S T R A
C1: ROOSTED (7)
C2: STORAGE (7)
DC: STOOGED (7)
OT: DASTOOR (7) DOTAGES (7) ROASTED (7) TORSADE (7) TOERAGS (7) TADGERS (7) TODGERS (7)
Score: 46–34 (max 63)
Round 8: C E S A F U N O F
C1: unfaces
C2: FACES (5)
DC: CONFUSE (7)
Score: 46–39 (max 70)
An unnecessary risk from Andrew puts Shane back in striking distance...
Round 9: P P R A O A Q R E
C1: PROPER (6)
C2: RAPPER (6)
DC: APPEAR (6)
Score: 52–45 (max 76)
Round 10: 3, 5, 1, 8, 3, 7. Target: 802.
C1: 800. (7+3)*(3-1)*5*8 (7)
C2: 808.
RR: 800. (7)
OT: 802. (8*3-1)*7*5-3 (10)
Score: 59–45 (max 86)
After missing the routine 312 in the first round my jaw nearly hit the floor when Shane picked 6 small, and perhaps a little unsurprisingly it's cost him as Andrew once again moves out into a more comfortable lead.
Teatime teaser: GREYNINE -> ENGINERY
Round 11: M R L I E O C K E
C1: RECOIL (6)
C2: COMELIER (8)
Score: 59–53 (max 94)
Great spot by Shane pulls him right back into it.
Round 12: D I R E L I S S O
C1: SOLDIERS (8)
C2: SOLDIERS (8)
DC: RISSOLE (7)
OT: IDOLISERS (18)
Score: 67–61 (max 112)
Round 13: D B R A E I T Y A
C1: BAITED (6)
C2: BAITED (6)
DC: RADIATE (7) TRIBADE (7)
OT: AIRDATE (7) BRAAIED (7) DIETARY (7)
Score: 73–67 (max 119)
Susie casually mentions that a tribade is a lesbian, without bothering to then devote further time to discussing lesbian issues, such as civil partnerships and homophobic slurs. Shocking.
Round 14: 100, 10, 4, 8, 7, 3. Target: 473.
C1: 473. 100*4+8*10-7 (10)
C2: 473. 4*100+7*10+3 (10)
Score: 83–77 (max 129)
Round 15: S U E D N E R D S
C2 buzzes on 0.5 seconds to say UNDRESSED which is correct.
Score: 83–87 (max 139)
Incredibly quick spot by Shane (my instant thought was UNDERUSED on the turn) gives him the victory! Andrew explains in his closing speech how his political ideal is a mixture of Communism and Marxism, Jeff looks bemused, the audience piss themselves, and Andrew looks distinctly uncomfortable. Awesome stuff. Can Shane hold on for one more game, and face c4cer Clare Sudbery on Easter Monday....? Tune in (or maybe you have one of those new TV sets where it automatically locks the channel in for you) tomorrow to find out!
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=60
