C1: Champion Toby Byfield (5 wins, 531 points.)
C2: Challenger Gerry Kelly.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Sinha .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N I T A G E R O P
R02: T G U S O R D E P
R03: 25, 100, 50, 75, 3, 4. Target: 259.
TTT: BESOLVED - "This can be solved easily if you think of those close to you."
R04: C K T I E D M A B
R05: N I T E S U D E C
R06: 25, 8, 7, 10, 9, 1. Target: 612.
R07: W I Q O H U R E M
R08: L P S O E L S U M
R09: 75, 50, 100, 25, 5, 10. Target: 351.
TTT: HUSTLING - "Hopefully, lots of this to look forward to in the coming months"
R10: B A N G O N R E T
R11: L I Y O G A P E R
R12: J I D T U S T N E
R13: T O S A T E D I F
R14: 50, 1, 6, 4, 2, 1. Target: 647.
R15: E T T I F A U N A (conundrum)
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Round 1: N I T A G E R O P
Toby: OPERATING (18)
Gerry: EATING (6)
DC: OPERATING (18) PIGNORATE (18)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)
A fantastic start from our champion Toby with his 9 Operating............no extra points if you spot the second 9 Pignorate.........I managed to spot them both along with DC
Round 2: T G U S O R D E P
Toby: POSTURED (8)
Gerry: PROUDEST (8)
DC: SPROUTED (8)
OT: GROUPSET (8)
Score: 26–8 (max 26)
8s all round..............not a lot to complain over
Round 3: 25, 100, 50, 75, 3, 4. Target: 259.
C1: 259. (100 + 4) × 3 − 50 − 75 ÷ 25 (10)
C2: 257.
Score: 36–8 (max 36)
Another fine solve from our champion Mr Byfield that bags him another 10 points
Teatime teaser: BESOLVED -> BELOVEDS
Round 4: C K T I E D M A B
Toby: TICKED (6)
Gerry: badtime
DC: DIEBACK (7)
Score: 42–8 (max 43)
Another good round from Mr Byfield that bags him 6 points..........sadly Gerry's 7 is disallowed by Susie.........over in DC they get to shine with their 7 Dieback
Round 5: N I T E S U D E C
Toby: dunciest
Gerry: ENTICED (7)
DC: DESCENT (7) INDUCTEES (18)
Score: 42–15 (max 61)
A rather risky 8 from our champion Toby that is disallowed by Susie...........our challenger Gerry gets to shine with his 7 Enticed.........Meanwhile Ms Riley gets to show off with her 9 Inductees........you guessed I spotted this one !
Round 6: 25, 8, 7, 10, 9, 1. Target: 612.
C1: 610. (10 − 7) × 8 × 25 + 9 + 1 (7)
C2: 610. (10 − 7) × 8 × 25 + 9 + 1 (7)
RR: 612. 7 × 9 × 10 − 25 + 8 − 1 (10)
Score: 49–22 (max 71)
A good 2 away solve that bags our champion and challenger 7 points each...........but Rachel gets to shine and produces a perfect 10..........but if you look closely enough.............there is a LNAFP solution
7*9=63
63-1=62
62-10=620
Round 7: W I Q O H U R E M
Toby: HOMIER (6)
Gerry: QUIRE (5)
DC: HOMIER (6)
OT: HEROUM (6) HUMERI (6)
Score: 55–22 (max 77)
Round 8: L P S O E L S U M
Toby: POSSUM (6)
Gerry: POLES (5) *Kelly was not asked to spell his word in Round 8 – therefore, he may have intended POLLS rather than POLES.
DC: PLUMLESS (8)
Score: 61–22 (max 85)
A good 6 from our Champion Toby our Challenger Gerry can only manage 5.............but DC spot a very interesting 8 with Plumless........you guessed it I spotted this one !
Round 9: 75, 50, 100, 25, 5, 10. Target: 351.
C1: 350. 5 × 75 − 25 (7)
C2: 350. 75 ÷ 25 × 100 + 50 (7)
RR: 351. 75 × 5 − (50 × 10 + 100) ÷ 25 (10)
Score: 68–29 (max 95)
A good 1 away from our challenger that bags them both 7 points...........Ms Riley gets to shine and produces a perfect 10
Teatime teaser: HUSTLING -> SUNLIGHT
Round 10: B A N G O N R E T
Toby: BARONET (7)
Gerry: BARONET (7)
DC: NEGATOR (7)
OT: NEGATRON (8)
Score: 75–36 (max 103)
7s all round...........but there was one rather interesting 8 hidden away with Negatron
Round 11: L I Y O G A P E R
Toby: galoper
Gerry: player* misdeclared as a 7
DC: PLAYER (6) GOALIE (6) PLAYER (6) PERGOLA (7)
OT: PLAYGOER (8) PYLAGORE (8)
Score: 75–36 (max 111)
Both champion and challenger blank this round..................DC get to shine with their 7 Pergola...............but there were a couple of rather interesting 8s hidden away with Playgoer and Pylagore
Round 12: J I D T U S T N E
Toby: UNITES (6)
Gerry: UNTIES (6)
DC: STUNTED (7) DENTIST (7)
OT: STINTED (7) STUDENT (7)
Score: 81–42 (max 118)
6s all round from our champion and challenger............but there were quite a few 7s two of which were spotted by DC
Round 13: T O S A T E D I F
Toby: TOASTED (7)
Gerry: TOASTED (7)
DC: TOASTIE (7) FOISTED (7) FATTIES (7)
OT: DAFTEST (7) DOATIES (7) IODATES (7) OATIEST (7) OSTIATE (7) STIFADO (7) TOADIES (7)
Score: 88–49 (max 125)
7s all round...............can we move on please ????
Round 14: 50, 1, 6, 4, 2, 1. Target: 647.
C1: 647. (2 × 6 + 1) × 50 − (4 − 1) (10)
C2: 647. (2 × 6 + 1) × 50 − (4 − 1) (10)
Score: 98–59 (max 135)
Nice and straightforward..........not too taxing this bad boy for our Champion and Challenger
Round 15: E T T I F A U N A
C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say INFATUATE which is correct.
Final Score: 108–59 (max 145)
Another good performance from our champion Toby who is getting better by the day...........but take nothing away from Gerry he gave as good as he got but couldn't quite match the brilliance of Toby.........join me again to see if Toby can get win no 6 in the meantime it is bye for now !
