C1: No.1 Seed Clive Spate (8 wins, 488 points.)
C2: No.3 Seed Anthony Butcher (5 wins, 284 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell, Bill Tidy and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: O A E L G D S I N
R02: S C R A T U S N X
R03: 50, 75, 4, 10, 7, 7. Target: 365.
R04: E A O R H L T E S
R05: P D S A W I S P E
R06: 100, 50, 3, 10, 4, 1. Target: 475.
R07: T R A G I C I E R (conundrum)
R08: S T N A T E Y W I
R09: O I E D M T N A R
R10: 25, 75, 3, 7, 5, 8. Target: 698.
R11: B D E N V R O V A
R12: O U L G V E O M W
R13: 50, 100, 4, 3, 10, 8. Target: 548.
R14: A L B U M H I N T (conundrum)
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Round 1: O A E L G D S I N
C1: DEALINGS (8)
C2: DEALINGS (8)
DC: ALONGSIDE (18)
Score: 8–8 (max 18)
Round 2: S C R A T U S N X
C1: CARTS (5)
C2: CARTS (5)
DC: CRUSTS (6)
OT: SUNSTAR (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 25)
Round 3: 50, 75, 4, 10, 7, 7. Target: 365.
C1: 367.
C2: 365. ((50 + 75) x (7 - 4)) - 10 (10)
Score: 13–23 (max 35)
Round 4: E A O R H L T E S
C1: earholes
C2: LEATHERS (8)
DC: LOATHERS (8) stealth RELATES (7)
OT: TREHALOSE (18)
Score: 13–31 (max 53)
Round 5: P D S A W I S P E
C1: SWAPPED (7)
C2: SWAPPED (7)
OT: APSIDES (7) WASPIES (7)
Score: 20–38 (max 60)
Round 6: 100, 50, 3, 10, 4, 1. Target: 475.
C1: 475. ((100 + 50 + 10) x 3) - 4 - 1 (10)
C2: -
Score: 30–38 (max 70)
Round 7: T R A G I C I E R
C1 buzzes on 6 seconds to say GERIATRIC which is correct.
Score: 40–38 (max 80)
Round 8: S T N A T E Y W I
C1: SATINET (7)
C2: TWINES (6)
DC: TAWNIEST (8)
Score: 47–38 (max 88)
Round 9: O I E D M T N A R
C1: DOMINATER (18) - allowed because of the COD7 rules on the validity of agent nouns.
C2: DOMINATE (8)
OT: DERATION (8) MEDIATOR (8) ORDINATE (8) RATIONED (8)
Score: 65–38 (max 106)
Round 10: 25, 75, 3, 7, 5, 8. Target: 698.
C1: 698. ((25 + 75) x 7) - (5 - 3) (10)
C2: 698. ((25 + 75) x 7) - (5 - 3) (10)
Score: 75–48 (max 116)
Round 11: B D E N V R O V A
C1: BROADEN (7)
C2: BRAVED (6)
DC: bovver
OT: BANDORE (7)
Score: 82–48 (max 123)
Round 12: O U L G V E O M W
C1: GLOVE (5)
C2: GLOVE (5)
OT: VOLUME (6)
Score: 87–53 (max 129)
Round 13: 50, 100, 4, 3, 10, 8. Target: 548.
C1: 548. ((50 + 4) x 10) + 8 (10)
C2: 546.
Score: 97–53 (max 139)
Round 14: A L B U M H I N T
C1 buzzes on 17.5 seconds to say THUMBNAIL which is correct.
Score: 107–53 (max 149)
So, Clive scores the first century in the history of the show, and is also the first #1 seed to win a series.
Statistics Corner
Clive:
Total score - 107
Raw score - 114
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 7.6
Raw average score per round - 8.1
Number of maxes - 8
Anthony:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 36
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=8