C1: Champion Shaun Hunt (1 win, 92 points.) A kitchen fitter from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
C2: Challenger John Lillis. A retired financial administrator from Ennis, County Clare, Republic of Ireland. He once visited his son in Shanghai, and had many Chinese locals take a picture of him, as they had never seen a Western face before.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: C N D A E G I S U
R02: N W T E A O E S R
R03: 25, 9, 10, 1, 10, 4. Target: 728.
TTT: ATIESTAIN - "No matter how much she ate, she was just never satisfied."
R04: M J R N I O A U S
R05: K I B S E D S A C
R06: 100, 7, 9, 5, 10, 2. Target: 367.
R07: R D W I O G U S M
R08: C D P Z E O A R U
R09: 50, 10, 2, 5, 4, 4. Target: 526.
TTT: INFOMAGIC - "When it comes to magic, Mr. Zenon is most eminent."
R10: T V S A E O I M R
R11: N D A U M A T I N
R12: P Y T R E I O S E
R13: H P G O I H T E N
R14: 25, 5, 7, 10, 6, 1. Target: 675.
R15: G R I M S I N U S (conundrum)
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Round 1: C N D A E G I S U
Shaun: CAUSING (7)
John: CAUSING (7)
DC: CANDIES (7) GUIDANCE (8) SEDUCING (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: N W T E A O E S R
Shaun: WANTERS (7)
John: TREASON (7)
DC: STONEWARE (18)
Score: 14–14 (max 26)
Round 3: 25, 9, 10, 1, 10, 4. Target: 728.
Shaun: 728. ((10 + 10 + 9) x 25) + 4 - 1 (10)
John: 728. ((10 + 10 + 9) x 25) + 4 - 1 (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 36)
Teatime teaser: ATIESTAIN -> INSATIATE
Round 4: M J R N I O A U S
Shaun: MOURNS (6)
John: MINORS (6)
DC: MAINOURS (8)
OT: ARSONIUM (8) OMURAJIS (8)
Score: 30–30 (max 44)
Round 5: K I B S E D S A C
Shaun: SICKBED (7)
John: SACKED (6)
DC: BACKSIDES (18)
Score: 37–30 (max 62)
Round 6: 100, 7, 9, 5, 10, 2. Target: 367.
Shaun: 370. ((5 - 2) x 100) + (7 x 10) (7)
John: 363.
RR: 367. (((100 + 5) x 7) - (10 - 9)) / 2 (10)
Score: 44–30 (max 72)
Paul performs a trick involving giving Rachel a crash course in cheating at cards in Las Vegas.
Round 7: R D W I O G U S M
Shaun: WORDS (5)
John: WISDOM (6)
DC: MISWORD (7)
Score: 44–36 (max 79)
Round 8: C D P Z E O A R U
Shaun: croupe
John: POURED (6)
DC: CROUP (5) CROUPADE (8)
Score: 44–42 (max 87)
Round 9: 50, 10, 2, 5, 4, 4. Target: 526.
Shaun: 526. ((50 + 2) x 10) + (4 / 4) + 5 (10)
John: 526. ((50 + 2) x 10) + (4 / 4) + 5 (10)
Score: 54–52 (max 97)
Teatime teaser: INFOMAGIC -> MAGNIFICO
Round 10: T V S A E O I M R
Shaun: MOISTER (7)
John: moister (declared as 6)
DC: OVERMAST (8) AMORTISE (8) ATOMISER (8)
OT: REVOMITS (8) VOMITERS (8) VOTARIES (8)
Score: 61–52 (max 105)
Round 11: N D A U M A T I N
Shaun: MAIN (4)
John: DAUNT (5)
OT: ADIANTUM (8)
Score: 61–57 (max 113)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some animals.
Round 12: P Y T R E I O S E
Shaun: POETRY (6)
John: POETRY (6)
DC: poetries POETRISE (8) POETISER (8)
OT: PERSEITY (8) PROSEITY (8) SEROTYPE (8) YPERITES (8)
Score: 67–63 (max 121)
Round 13: H P G O I H T E N
Shaun: INGOT (5)
John: HEIGHT (6)
DC: HOPING (6)
OT: EIGHTH (6) HOEING (6) OPHITE (6) OPTING (6) PHOTIE (6) PIGEON (6) POINTE (6) POTING (6) THINGO (6) TOEING (6) TOPING (6)
Score: 67–69 (max 127)
Round 14: 25, 5, 7, 10, 6, 1. Target: 675.
Shaun: 675. Mistake in working.
John: -
RR: 675. (((10 - 6) x 5) + 7) x 25 (10)
Score: 67–69 (max 137)
Round 15: G R I M S I N U S
John buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say SURMISING which is correct.
Final Score: 67–79 (max 147)
Statistics Corner
Shaun:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 2
John:
Total score - 79
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
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