C1: Champion Luke Boynton (1 win, 138 points.) A senior finance manager from Birmingham.
C2: Challenger Alex Davidson. A teacher from Beverley, East Yorkshire. He was in China in November 2019 to learn how to improve his skills as a teacher.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L T D O I E A G R
R02: N U S M I O L W E
R03: 25, 100, 50, 75, 9, 6. Target: 156.
TTT: STEVERAN - "Steve ran the race in the over 50's class."
R04: R A P I U S A N F
R05: V T D E O U A E C
R06: 25, 5, 6, 8, 1, 10. Target: 673.
R07: P T L O I A E N O
R08: R U G I E Y S D N
R09: 100, 25, 75, 50, 10, 1. Target: 550.
TTT: DIMFLIES - "The Lancastrian beauty queen was put in the wrong place."
R10: B O T A S I F E H
R11: R N L O A U E D S
R12: N I P O T E G M C
R13: T D R A U A I T N
R14: 25, 10, 10, 5, 7, 1. Target: 261.
R15: L O V E C O U N T (conundrum)
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Round 1: L T D O I E A G R
Luke: TAILORED (8)
Alex: GLOATED (7)
DC: IDOLATER (8) DOTAGE (6)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: N U S M I O L W E
Luke: EMULSION (8)
Alex: EMULSION (8)
DC: MOULINS (7)
Score: 16–8 (max 16)
Round 3: 25, 100, 50, 75, 9, 6. Target: 156.
Luke: 156. 100 + 50 + 6 (10)
Alex: 156. 100 + 50 + 6 (10)
Score: 26–18 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: STEVERAN -> VETERANS
Round 4: R A P I U S A N F
Luke: FUSARIA (7)
Alex: PAINS (5)
DC: SAURIAN (7)
OT: FARINAS (7) UNPAIRS (7)
Score: 33–18 (max 33)
Round 5: V T D E O U A E C
Luke: COUVADE (7)
Alex: COVETED (7)
DC: EDUCATE (7)
Score: 40–25 (max 40)
Round 6: 25, 5, 6, 8, 1, 10. Target: 673.
Luke: 675. (8 - 5) x (10 - 1) x 25 (7)
Alex: -
OT: 673. ((((10 + 6) x 5) + 1) x 8) + 25 (10)
Score: 47–25 (max 50)
Paul does a magic trick involving a reverse letters game.
Round 7: P T L O I A E N O
Luke: TOENAIL (7)
Alex: POLITE (6)
DC: OPTIONAL (8) ELATION (7)
Score: 54–25 (max 58)
Round 8: R U G I E Y S D N
Luke: INSURED (7)
Alex: REUSING (7)
DC: GRUNDIES (8)
OT: SYNERGID (8) SYRINGED (8)
Score: 61–32 (max 66)
Round 9: 100, 25, 75, 50, 10, 1. Target: 550.
Luke: 550. (10 + 1) x 50 (10)
Alex: 550. ((100 / 25) + 1 + 50) x 10 (10)
Score: 71–42 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: DIMFLIES -> MISFILED
Round 10: B O T A S I F E H
Luke: BOTHIES (7)
Alex: BOATIES (7)
DC: BATFISH (7)
Score: 78–49 (max 83)
Round 11: R N L O A U E D S
Luke: EUROLANDS (18)
Alex: UNLOADERS (18)
Score: 96–67 (max 101)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "eighty-six it".
Round 12: N I P O T E G M C
Luke: COMPETING (18)
Alex: COMING (6)
Score: 114–67 (max 119)
Round 13: T D R A U A I T N
Luke: UNITARD (7)
Alex: duriant
DC: DURIAN (6) RADIANT (7)
OT: DATURIA (7) INTRADA (7)
Score: 121–67 (max 126)
Round 14: 25, 10, 10, 5, 7, 1. Target: 261.
Luke: 261. (25 x 10) + 10 + 1 (10)
Alex: 261. (25 x 10) + 10 + 1 (10)
Score: 131–77 (max 136)
Round 15: L O V E C O U N T
Alex buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say OVOCULENT which is incorrect.
Luke buzzes on 4 seconds to say CONVOLUTE which is correct.
Final Score: 141–77 (max 146)
138, THEN 141........ W T F!!!!
Statistics Corner
Luke:
Total score - 141
Raw score - 141
Total % of max - 97
Raw % of max - 97
Total average score per round - 9.4
Raw average score per round - 9.4
Number of maxes - 12
Alex:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 101
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=83