C1: Champion Jeremy Ankers (2 wins, 185 points.) A civil servant from Iver, Buckinghamshire.
C2: Challenger Simon Totten. A financial paraplanner from Halesowen, West Midlands. He's a keen bowls player and has been playing for 30 years.
DC: Susie Dent and Michelle Ackerley.
RR: Rachel Riley.
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R01: N F C R E A U E G
R02: B I O L C A B P I
R03: 100, 6, 1, 3, 4, 10. Target: 730.
TTT: DARKERCAB - "Gave accommodation to the soldiers, then jeered the former President."
R04: F E O Q H A R J T
R05: M L S E M O I T A
R06: 25, 50, 2, 6, 4, 3. Target: 517.
R07: S R D Z O E R S A
R08: D I N T Y E D R A
R09: 75, 100, 50, 25, 3, 7. Target: 147.
TTT: SCALESIGN - "Your hi-fi would've found this acceptable in the 80's."
R10: M C T O E O W E K
R11: U D S T I O R N A
R12: D E I G T E R V I
R13: S L T O E G C X A
R14: 50, 3, 8, 10, 1, 5. Target: 748.
R15: F L U S S T E R S (conundrum)
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Round 1: N F C R E A U E G
Jeremy: FACER (5)
Simon: FENCER (6)
DC: FURNACE (7) FREEGAN (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)
Round 2: B I O L C A B P I
Jeremy: BIOPIC (6)
Simon: BOIL (4)
Score: 6–6 (max 13)
Round 3: 100, 6, 1, 3, 4, 10. Target: 730.
Jeremy: 730. ((6 + 1) x 100) + (3 x 10) (10)
Simon: 730. ((6 + 1) x 100) + (3 x 10) (10)
Score: 16–16 (max 23)
Teatime teaser: DARKERCAB -> BARRACKED
Round 4: F E O Q H A R J T
Jeremy: FATHER (6)
Simon: HATER (5)
DC: HEART (5)
Score: 22–16 (max 29)
Round 5: M L S E M O I T A
Jeremy: IMMOLATES (18)
Simon: MALTS (5)
DC: ISOLATE (7) LOAMIEST (8)
Score: 40–16 (max 47)
Round 6: 25, 50, 2, 6, 4, 3. Target: 517.
Jeremy: 517. ((50 + 2) x (6 + 4)) - 3 (10)
Simon: 519.
Score: 50–16 (max 57)
Michelle talks about all the travelling she does for her many shows such as Crimewatch Roadshow.
Round 7: S R D Z O E R S A
Jeremy: RAZORED (7)
Simon: ROARED (6)
DC: DOZERS (6) ADORERS (7)
OT: DROSERAS (8)
Score: 57–16 (max 65)
Round 8: D I N T Y E D R A
Jeremy: TRAINED (7)
Simon: RANTED (6)
DC: DAINTY (6) DETRAIN (7) DANDIER (7)
OT: DENTARY (7) DIETARY (7) DRAINED (7) TINDERY (7) YANDIED (7)
Score: 64–16 (max 72)
Round 9: 75, 100, 50, 25, 3, 7. Target: 147.
Jeremy: 147. 100 + 50 - 3 (10)
Simon: 147. 100 + 50 - 3 (10)
Score: 74–26 (max 82)
Teatime teaser: SCALESIGN -> CASSINGLE
Round 10: M C T O E O W E K
Jeremy: COMET (5)
Simon: COMET (5)
OT: COOEE (5) EMOTE (5) OCOTE (5)
Score: 79–31 (max 87)
Round 11: U D S T I O R N A
Jeremy: DURATION (8)
Simon: roundist
DC: DURATIONS (18)
Score: 87–31 (max 105)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "spare".
Round 12: D E I G T E R V I
Jeremy: RIVETED (7)
Simon: GRIEVED (7)
DC: DIVERGE (7)
Score: 94–38 (max 112)
Round 13: S L T O E G C X A
Jeremy: CASTLE (6)
Simon: LOCATES (7)
DC: GELCOATS (8)
Score: 94–45 (max 120)
Round 14: 50, 3, 8, 10, 1, 5. Target: 748.
Jeremy: 748. ((10 + 5) x 50) - 3 + 1 (10)
Simon: 748. (50 x 5 x 3) - (10 - 8) (10)
Score: 104–55 (max 130)
Round 15: F L U S S T E R S
Jeremy buzzes on 3 seconds to say STRESSFUL which is correct.
Final Score: 114–55 (max 140)
Statistics Corner
Jeremy:
Total score - 114
Raw score - 125
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.6
Raw average score per round - 8.3
Number of maxes - 11
Simon:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82