C1: Champion Luke Johnson-Davies (3 wins, 374 points.) An Apterite and student at Durham University, but is originally from Cambridge.
C2: Challenger John Lawlor. An excavator operator from Swanley, Kent. He is due to start a new job which will last 9 years in Tilbury!!
DC: Susie Dent and Suzannah Lipscomb.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: C R M T E A I O L
R02: D U T E W I L A D
R03: 75, 4, 2, 3, 7, 2. Target: 615.
TTT: GLUEDITON - "If you get stuck on this, try thinking along certain lines."
R04: T O S I R U P A J
R05: N R L R I E A O X
R06: 25, 9, 10, 4, 2, 8. Target: 897.
R07: D K G S U I A O B
R08: T E A R O M S E F
R09: 25, 10, 8, 2, 9, 7. Target: 220.
TTT: HIVEBORER - "It sounds like you've met the female previously, eating plants."
R10: N S R A U E T P D
R11: S C F G A U O A W
R12: D I R E G R N O T
R13: R S N T E I E I S
R14: 75, 8, 9, 8, 7, 4. Target: 930.
R15: L U M P Y S O O P (conundrum)
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Round 1: C R M T E A I O L
Luke: METRICAL (8)
John: termoil
DC: MALTIER (7)
OT: LORICATE (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: D U T E W I L A D
Luke: DILUTED (7)
John: WILTED (6)
DC: TWADDLE (7)
OT: ADULTED (7) AUDITED (7) DILATED (7) TWIDDLE (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)
Round 3: 75, 4, 2, 3, 7, 2. Target: 615.
Luke: 615. (((75 x 2) + 2) x 4) + 7 (10)
John: 619.
Score: 25–0 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: GLUEDITON -> LONGITUDE
Round 4: T O S I R U P A J
Luke: AIRPOTS (7)
John: SPROUT (6)
DC: UPSTAIR (7) SAUTOIR (7)
OT: PAROTIS (7) PORTUIS (7) PUJARIS (7) UTOPIAS (7)
Score: 32–0 (max 32)
Round 5: N R L R I E A O X
Luke: RELAXION (8)
John: area
DC: RELAXIN (7) AILERON (7)
Score: 40–0 (max 40)
Round 6: 25, 9, 10, 4, 2, 8. Target: 897.
Luke: 897. ((25 x 9 x 8) - (10 - 4)) / 2 (10)
John: 897. (4 x 25 x 9) - (8 - (10 / 2)) (10)
Score: 50–10 (max 50)
Suzannah carries on talking about historical motherhood, this time talking about post-birth rituals.
Round 7: D K G S U I A O B
Luke: DAIGOUS (7)
John: BAGS (4)
DC: BIOGAS (6)
Score: 57–10 (max 57)
Round 8: T E A R O M S E F
Luke: FEARSOME (8)
John: streamer
DC: MAESTRO (7) FOREMAST (8) FORMATES (8)
OT: FRAMESET (8)
Score: 65–10 (max 65)
Round 9: 25, 10, 8, 2, 9, 7. Target: 220.
Luke: 220. (25 x 8) + (10 x 2) (10)
John: 220. (25 - (9 - (8 - 2))) x 10 (10)
Score: 75–20 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: HIVEBORER -> HERBIVORE
Round 10: N S R A U E T P D
Luke: TRANSUDE (8)
John: DEPARTS (7)
OT: UPSTANDER (18)
Score: 83–20 (max 93)
Round 11: S C F G A U O A W
Luke: FOCUS (5)
John: COWS (4)
OT: GOAFS (5) GUACS (5)
Score: 88–20 (max 98)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some unusual weather words such as "petrichor" and "psithurism".
Round 12: D I R E G R N O T
Luke: ORDERING (8)
John: ORDERING (8)
DC: GRINDER (7)
Score: 96–28 (max 106)
Round 13: R S N T E I E I S
Luke: RESINITES (18)
John: RESIST (6)
DC: SINISTER (8)
Score: 114–28 (max 124)
Round 14: 75, 8, 9, 8, 7, 4. Target: 930.
Luke: 928. Mistake in working.
John: -
RR: 930. ((75 + 8) x (7 + 4)) + 8 + 9 (10)
Score: 114–28 (max 134)
Round 15: L U M P Y S O O P
Luke buzzes on 1 second to say POMPOUSLY which is correct.
Final Score: 124–28 (max 144)
Statistics Corner
Luke:
Total score - 124
Raw score - 124
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 8.3
Raw average score per round - 8.3
Number of maxes - 13
John:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 19
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 1.9
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81