C1: Champion Seán Dennehy (1 win, 80 points.) A theatre worker from County Clare, Republic of Ireland.
C2: Challenger Em Newton. A senior digital PR executive from Guildford, Surrey. She also runs a side business making candles shaped like parts of the body...
DC: Susie Dent and Bob Harris.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R S D O E I C A G
R02: H E N E W T A G U
R03: 50, 25, 8, 4, 10, 6. Target: 307.
TTT: MALTBEER - "Had way too much beer and was this the next day."
R04: L I O F S E N M A
R05: G S N E I A M T E
R06: 50, 75, 100, 6, 10, 10. Target: 631.
R07: N P B L U O A M H
R08: S T D E A O R T D
R09: 75, 1, 7, 9, 2, 8. Target: 528.
TTT: ONEGRINS - "One grins inanely having drank several of these."
R10: S L K I O M E T Q
R11: S Y R N A E I T P
R12: S U B E O L N S A
R13: T V R E I O S R J
R14: 50, 25, 1, 2, 10, 8. Target: 804.
R15: Z I P T E E D U D (conundrum)
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Enjoy the show.
Round 1: R S D O E I C A G
Seán: CAGIER (6)
Em: SCORED (6)
DC: DISGRACE (8) CARDIES (7) CODGERS (7)
OT: IDOCRASE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
Round 2: H E N E W T A G U
Seán: HAUNT (5)
Em: AGENT (5)
DC: TUNEAGE (7) WHEATEN (7)
OT: WHANGEE (7)
Score: 11–11 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 25, 8, 4, 10, 6. Target: 307.
Seán: 307. (50 x 6) + 25 - 10 - 8 (10)
Em: 308.
Score: 21–11 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: MALTBEER -> ATREMBLE
Round 4: L I O F S E N M A
Seán: SEMINAL (7)
Em: FAMINES (7)
DC: SEMOLINA (8)
OT: FLAMINES (8) INFLAMES (8) LAMINOSE (8)
Score: 28–18 (max 33)
Round 5: G S N E I A M T E
Seán: STEAMING (8)
Em: SENATE (6)
DC: MAGNETISE (18)
OT: GEMINATES (18) MAGNESITE (18)
Score: 36–18 (max 51)
Round 6: 50, 75, 100, 6, 10, 10. Target: 631.
Seán: 630. (6 x 100) + 50 - 10 - 10 (7)
Em: 644.
RR: 631. (((10 / 10) + 100) x 6) + 75 - 50 (10)
Score: 43–18 (max 61)
Bob talks about him starting Time Out magazine all the way back in 1968, and how he started his friendship with Sir Elton John.
Round 7: N P B L U O A M H
Seán: HUMP (4)
Em: HUMAN (5)
DC: ALBUM (5) PHONAL (6)
OT: UMBONAL (7)
Score: 43–23 (max 68)
Round 8: S T D E A O R T D
Seán: ROTATED (7)
Em: STEAD (5)
DC: ROASTED (7) STARTED (7)
OT: DEODARS (7) DOTARDS (7) DOTTERS (7) DRATTED (7) RADDEST (7) ROTATES (7) TETRADS (7) TOASTED (7) TOASTER (7) TORSADE (7)
Score: 50–23 (max 75)
Round 9: 75, 1, 7, 9, 2, 8. Target: 528.
Seán: 528. (75 x 7) + 2 + 1 (10)
Em: 528. Mistake in working.
Score: 60–23 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: ONEGRINS -> NEGRONIS
Round 10: S L K I O M E T Q
Seán: MOLEST (6)
Em: MOIST (5)
DC: SLIME (5) SMOKIE (6) KISMET (6)
OT: MESITOL (7)
Score: 66–23 (max 92)
Round 11: S Y R N A E I T P
Seán: PERTAINS (8)
Em: SPRAIN (6)
DC: PANTRIES (8) PAINTERS (8) PANTIES (7)
OT: PRYTANIES (18)
Score: 74–23 (max 110)
Round 12: S U B E O L N S A
Seán: ABUSES (6)
Em: blanes
DC: BLOUSE (6) BONUSES (7) BLOUSES (7)
OT: BONSELAS (8)
Score: 80–23 (max 118)
Round 13: T V R E I O S R J
Seán: ROSIER (6)
Em: STRIVER (7)
DC: ROISTER (7)
OT: SERVITOR (8)
Score: 80–30 (max 126)
Round 14: 50, 25, 1, 2, 10, 8. Target: 804.
Seán: 801. (8 x 2 x 50) + 1 (7)
Em: -
RR: 804. ((25 x 10) - 50 + 1) x (8 / 2) (10)
Score: 87–30 (max 136)
Round 15: Z I P T E E D U D
Seán buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say DEPUTIZED which is correct.
Final Score: 97–30 (max 146)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "pilot" and "plug".
Statistics Corner
Seán:
Total score - 97
Raw score - 107
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 4
Em:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 21
Raw % of max - 40
Total average score per round - 2.0
Raw average score per round - 3.3
Number of maxes - 0
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87