C1: Champion Adam Blundred (2 wins, 226 points.) He plays darts in a local league in Stoke-on-Trent.
C2: Challenger Mark Bayliss. A bus driver from West Bromwich.
DC: Susie Dent and Les Dennis.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N S U A B T L E T
R02: F O N I L W O A N
R03: 25, 8, 10, 4, 5, 2. Target: 892.
TTT: GREATFISH - "Automatically, some cars have a hands-free version of this."
R04: S I G N E T I P R
R05: C N E O G T I M A
R06: 25, 50, 3, 6, 6, 2. Target: 914.
R07: D Q R E A H R I E
R08: T A E A W P E S I
R09: 1, 2, 8, 6, 10, 2. Target: 669.
TTT: BELAYRAGE - "No rage, they behave this way towards each other."
R10: G E S M J I E S I
R11: F L U E P K S O T
R12: M D E O C T L A O
R13: R N T E A Z R E G
R14: 75, 25, 50, 3, 2, 5. Target: 103.
R15: P C G E N A T I C (conundrum)
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Round 1: N S U A B T L E T
Adam: BATTENS (7)
Mark: UNSTABLE (8)
DC: BEATS (5) BATTLES (7)
OT: ABLUENTS (8) BLUNTEST (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)
Round 2: F O N I L W O A N
Adam: FINAL (5)
Mark: FLOWN (5)
DC: INFLOW (6)
OT: ANFION (6) ONFLOW (6)
Score: 5–13 (max 14)
Round 3: 25, 8, 10, 4, 5, 2. Target: 892.
Adam: 891. (((10 x 4) - 5) x 25) + (8 x 2) (7)
Mark: -
RR: 892. ((((10 - 2) x 5) - 4) x 25) - 8 (10)
Score: 12–13 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: GREATFISH -> GEARSHIFT (Back to 9 letter Teasers again...)
Round 4: S I G N E T I P R
Adam: PRISTINE (8)
Mark: STINGER (7)
DC: SIGNET (6) SIGNER (6) RESPITING (18)
OT: PRIESTING (18)
Score: 20–13 (max 42)
Round 5: C N E O G T I M A
Adam: MAGNETIC (8)
Mark: MAGNETIC (8)
DC: MONTAGE (7)
OT: GEOMANTIC (18)
Score: 28–21 (max 60)
Round 6: 25, 50, 3, 6, 6, 2. Target: 914.
Adam: 913. (6 x 3 x 50) + 25 - (6 x 2) (7)
Mark: -
RR: 914. ((25 - 6) x 50) - (3 x 2 x 6) (10)
Score: 35–21 (max 70)
Les talks about his theatre work, and once doing a play where Su Pollard went missing for 12 minutes, leading him and Lionel Blair to improv!
Round 7: D Q R E A H R I E
Adam: HEADER (6)
Mark: HARDIER (7)
DC: REHAIRED (8)
Score: 35–28 (max 78)
Round 8: T A E A W P E S I
Adam: PASTE (5)
Mark: SWEAT (5)
DC: PESETA (6) PEEWITS (7)
Score: 40–33 (max 85)
Round 9: 1, 2, 8, 6, 10, 2. Target: 669.
Adam: 670. (((6 + 2) x 8) + 2 + 1) x 10 (7)
Mark: -
Score: 47–33 (max 92)
Teatime teaser: BELAYRAGE -> AGREEABLY
Round 10: G E S M J I E S I
Adam: GEMS (4)
Mark: SEEMS (5)
DC: SIEGES (6)
OT: MEISJIES (8)
Score: 47–38 (max 100)
Round 11: F L U E P K S O T
Adam: FLUKES (6)
Mark: SPOUT (5)
DC: TUPELOS (7)
OT: POKEFULS (8)
Score: 53–38 (max 108)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "the ant and the grasshopper".
Round 12: M D E O C T L A O
Adam: mocolate
Mark: LOCATED (7)
Score: 53–45 (max 115)
Round 13: R N T E A Z R E G
Adam: GREATER (7)
Mark: GREATER (7)
DC: REAGENT (7)
OT: GRANTEE (7) GRANTER (7) GREATEN (7) NEGATER (7) REGRANT (7) REGRATE (7) RENTAGE (7) TERRANE (7)
Score: 60–52 (max 122)
Round 14: 75, 25, 50, 3, 2, 5. Target: 103.
Adam: 103. 75 + 25 + 3 (10)
Mark: 103. 75 + 25 + 3 (10)
Score: 70–62 (max 132)
Round 15: P C G E N A T I C
No one buzzes. The answer was ACCEPTING.
Final Score: 70–62 (max 142)
Statistics Corner
Adam:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 3
Mark:
Total score - 62
Raw score - 74
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87