TRIVIA: The last two Grand Finals have been Episode 5078 and 5178!
PK: Champion Paul Keane (2 wins, 192 points.)
JP: Challenger Jack Presswell. (Let's hope he gets the conundrum then
)DC: Susie Dent and John Parrott.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
DOM: Darren-o-meter.
DC Max: [In-need-of-good-definition]
R01: G N T A O U H N G
R02: M D S E I B C E U
R03: N T S L O A U X A
R04: P S P E O E R S I
R05: 25, 75, 1, 3, 9, 10. Target: 243.
TTT: GIANTPAD - "It's all about getting used to change."
R06: R C N D E A E L A
R07: L T P T I A U W N
R08: G H L V E I E S A
R09: M S Q N E I E R A
R10: 50, 5, 6, 4, 2, 9. Target: 890.
TTT: CRABLIDS - "These belts don't belong to Blackadder."
R11: D S D Y O E O R M
R12: V R M T A A E R O
R13: N T D I O I F T U
R14: 75, 3, 5, 4, 10, 9. Target: 964.
R15: C H E E R O N C E (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: G N T A O U H N G
PK: NOUGHT (6)
JP: TOUGH (5)
OT: HOUNGAN (7)
DOM: 1
Score: 6–0 (max 7, DC Max 6)
It's Jack whose on NOUGHT at the moment, - he's finding it TOUGH!
Round 2: M D S E I B C E U
PK: CUBISM (6)
JP: BEMUSED (7)
DC: MISCUED (7)
OT: EMBUSED (7)
DOM: 1
Score: 6–7 (max 14, DC Max 13)
Now, now, now. Let's sort this out. Despite his word, Jack isn't BEMUSED.
Round 3: N T S L O A U X A
PK: TALONS (6)
JP: SLANT (5)
DC: ATONAL (6)
OT: SULTANA (7)
DOM: 2
Score: 12–7 (max 21, DC Max 19)
Now Jack is slanting his brain and SULTANAs go astray. Clean them up!
Round 4: P S P E O E R S I
PK: REPOSES (7)
JR: perspires (declared as 8 when it was a nine and you need 2 R's.)
DC: PREPOSES (8)
DOM: 3
Score: 19–7 (max 29, DC Max 27)
Eight, Jack? No! No! Amateur-ish. Amazing spot from DC though.
Round 5: 25, 75, 1, 3, 9, 10. Target: 243.
PK: 243. (3 x 75) + 10 + 9 - 1 (10)
JP: 243. (25 - 1) x 10 + 3 (10)
Score: 29–17 (max 39, DC Max 37)
Simples.
John Parrott says that tech can go wrong. A US citizen (can we keep away from the US please?) emailed his wife but he missed out one letter in the email address and ended up emailing a woman whose husband has passed away the day before. Now let me remind you, it was his wife he was emailing...
Teatime teaser: GIANTPAD -> It's all about getting used to change.
Answer: ADAPTING
Round 6: R C N D E A E L A
PK: CLEANED (7)
JP: CLEANED (7)
DC: CALENDAR (8)
OT: CALENDER (8) LANDRACE (8)
DOM: 3
Score: 36–24 (max 47, DC Max 45)
Finally the SULTANAS are CLEANED up whilst DC are looking at the CALENDAR.
Round 7: L T P T I A U W N
PK: PLIANT (6)
JP: NUPTIAL (7)
DOM: 4
Score: 36–31 (max 54, DC Max 52)
Can't resist:
Amazing spot by Jack! He might not need to Presswell at this rate...
Round 8: G H L V E I E S A
PK: GLAIVES (7)
JP: LEAVES (6)
DC: HEAVIES (7)
OT: HAVELIS (7) SELVAGE (7)
DOM: 4
Score: 43–31 (max 61, DC Max 59)
F.L.A.T.
Round 9: M S Q N E I E R A
PK: SEMINAR (7)
JP: REMAINS (7)
DC: MARINES (7) MEANIES (7)
OT: ERMINES (7) NEMESIA (7) RENAMES (7) SEAMIER (7) SERIEMA (7)
DOM: 4
Score: 50–38 (max 68, DC Max 66)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 7's! NINE!
Susie talks about the origin of the surname Parrott.
Round 10: 50, 5, 6, 4, 2, 9. Target: 890.
PK: 890. (9 x 2) x 50 - (6 + 4) (10)
JP: 890. (9 x 2) x 50 - (6 + 4) (10)
Score: 60–48 (max 78, DC Max 76)
Teatime teaser: CRABLIDS -> These belts don't belong to Blackadder.
Answer: BALDRICS
There's a Blackadder line for this:
Round 11: D S D Y O E O R MBaldrick, when was the last time you changed your trousers?
I have never changed my trousers.
Baldrick, I ask you now, never look down your trousers; nothing of interest lies there.
PK: MOORED (6)
JP: MOROSE (6)
DC: MODDERS (7)
OT: SMOORED (7)
DOM: 4
Score: 66–54 (max 85, DC Max 83)
It's OK. 13 points required for Jack to win.
Round 12: V R M T A A E R O
PK: ROAMER (6)
JR: MOVER (5)
DC: OVERARM (7)
OT: AERATOR (7) ROTAMER (7)
DOM: 4
Score: 72–54 (max 92, DC Max 90)
The ROAMER can't gain an unassailable lead and it will go down to the last three.
Round 13: N T D I O I F T U
PK: FOUND (5)
JP: FOUND (5)
DC: OUTFIT (6) TUITION (7)
DOM: 5
Score: 77–59 (max 99, DC Max 97)
A bit of TUITION won't go amiss but Jack has FOUND something to keep the lead at 18 points. Press(ing)well will be required after all...
Round 14: 75, 3, 5, 4, 10, 9. Target: 964.
PK: 962. (10 + 3) x 75 - (9 + 4) (7)
JR: 962. (10 + 3) x 75 - (9 + 4) (7)
RR: 964. (10 + 3) x 75 - (4 x 5 - 9) (10)
Score: 84–66 (max 109, DC Max 107)
No! No! No! Jack has lost and there will be no usurping of a champion today. Now he's under huge pressure to live up to his name.... literally.
Round 15:
C H E E R O N C E
Yay!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
No one buzzes.
Anyone in the audience? Gentleman (more like a teenager) in the front row?
COHERENCE, Jeff?
Let's take a look.
[APPLAUSE]
Final Score: 84–66 (max 119)
So Jack didn't Presswell but Paul is through. See you next week, bye bye.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65