C1: Champion Mark Finnerty (5 wins, 556 points.) A consultant psychiatrist from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.
C2: Challenger David Finch. From London. He likes to miss university lectures at 2pm to watch his beloved Countdown.
DC: Susie Dent and Jon Culshaw.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M S N O E I L G L
R02: R S E A D P E R B
R03: 100, 3, 9, 8, 6, 2. Target: 204.
TTT: RAMCREAK - "Back in the day, all he touched was a Triumph."
R04: K N T U I U N T E
R05: S C T A E O G S G
R06: 100, 1, 3, 5, 2, 2. Target: 261.
R07: H D L U I E W I N
R08: L R U E M I P E G
R09: 9, 4, 8, 10, 2, 1. Target: 726.
TTT: INTOCUBS - "It's not one over the eight, it's one under the eight."
R10: M S T A O A S R O
R11: N M H I O A N J I
R12: T S E O D F E C O
R13: Q D Y E U O N R C
R14: 50, 75, 6, 5, 10, 7. Target: 968.
R15: F I E E D B R E D (conundrum)
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Round 1: M S N O E I L G L
Mark: SMELLING (8)
David: MONIES (6)
OT: MELLINGS (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: R S E A D P E R B
Mark: SPREADER (8)
David: REREADS (7)
DC: BEARDERS (8)
Score: 16–0 (max 16)
Round 3: 100, 3, 9, 8, 6, 2. Target: 204.
Mark: 204. (8 - 6 + 100) x 2 (10)
David: 204. (8 - 6 + 100) x 2 (10)
Score: 26–10 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: RAMCREAK -> CARMAKER
Round 4: K N T U I U N T E
Mark: KITTEN (6)
David: UNITE (5)
DC: INTENT (6)
OT: NITENT (6) NUNKIE (6) TENUTI (6) UNKENT (6) UNKNIT (6)
Score: 32–10 (max 32)
Round 5: S C T A E O G S G
Mark: STAGES (6)
David: COASTS (6)
DC: SOCAGE (6)
OT: GEOTAGS (7)
Score: 38–16 (max 39)
Round 6: 100, 1, 3, 5, 2, 2. Target: 261.
Mark: 261. (100 - ((2 x 5) + 2 + 1)) x 3 (10)
David: 265.
Score: 48–16 (max 49)
Jon talks about the trickiest UK accents to master.
Round 7: H D L U I E W I N
Mark: WHILED (6)
David: unwild
OT: WHINED (6)
Score: 54–16 (max 55)
Round 8: L R U E M I P E G
Mark: LUMPIER (7)
David: GRUMP (5)
DC: PUERILE (7)
OT: PLUMIER (7) REIMPEL (7) REPLUME (7)
Score: 61–16 (max 62)
Round 9: 9, 4, 8, 10, 2, 1. Target: 726.
Mark: 726. (9 x 8 x 10) + 4 + 2 (10)
David: 726. (9 x 8 x 10) + ((4 - 1) x 2) (10)
Score: 71–26 (max 72)
Teatime teaser: INTOCUBS -> SUBTONIC
Round 10: M S T A O A S R O
Mark: STORMS (6)
David: MOATS (5)
DC: ROASTS (6) SAMOSA (6) TORSOS (6) MASOORS (7)
OT: AMOROSAS (8)
Score: 77–26 (max 80)
Round 11: N M H I O A N J I
Mark: MINION (6)
David: MAIN (4)
OT: HOMININ (7)
Score: 83–26 (max 87)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some more modes of transport.
Round 12: T S E O D F E C O
Mark: DEFECTS (7)
David: COSTED (6)
DC: CESTODE (7)
OT: OCTODES (7) SCOOTED (7)
Score: 90–26 (max 94)
Round 13: Q D Y E U O N R C
Mark: CORNED (6)
David: CORNED (6)
DC: CONQUER (7)
OT: DUNCERY (7) ROUNCED (7) ROUNCEY (7)
Score: 96–32 (max 101)
Round 14: 50, 75, 6, 5, 10, 7. Target: 968.
Mark: 966. ((7 + 5) x 75) + 50 + 10 + 6 (7)
David: 975.
RR: 967/969. (7)
OT: 968. (50 - 6) x (10 + 7 + 5) (10)
Score: 103–32 (max 111)
Round 15: F I E E D B R E D
C1 buzzes on 6.75 seconds to say DEBRIEFED which is correct.
Final Score: 113–32 (max 121)
Statistics Corner
Mark:
Total score - 113
Raw score - 113
Total % of max - 93
Raw % of max - 93
Total average score per round - 7.5
Raw average score per round - 7.5
Number of maxes - 10
David:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 82
Total % of max - 26
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 2.1
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89