C1: Champion Mark Finnerty (6 wins, 669 points.) A consultant psychiatrist from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.
C2: Challenger Sharon Redrobe. From Stratford-upon-Avon. She has worked with chimpanzees and gorillas in Cameroon, like her heroine, Jane Goodall.
DC: Susie Dent and Jon Culshaw.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N F S O I O C A H
R02: U A R D K E A M I
R03: 50, 7, 9, 10, 4, 3. Target: 584.
TTT: GOLFDATE - "Collectors of vinyl records will know about this cover version."
R04: O E O E L R T R T
R05: D T N I A O G N E
R06: 75, 7, 1, 10, 1, 3. Target: 330.
R07: S R T U O E P S L
R08: G D C A O A E G L
R09: 25, 8, 1, 2, 9, 6. Target: 956.
TTT: PORKSUET - "If pigs could fly, they'd have to put this to use."
R10: O U E I S W N A S
R11: M T S E I A T P G
R12: H N P E I U C O N
R13: B T R A U I S E N
R14: 25, 1, 4, 6, 5, 9. Target: 749.
R15: T U N A C O I S E (conundrum)
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Round 1: N F S O I O C A H
Mark: FIASCO (6)
Sharon: scon
DC: CASINO (6) FASHION (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)
Round 2: U A R D K E A M I
Mark: MARKED (6)
Sharon: DREAM (5)
DC: ADMIRE (6) URAEMIA (7)
Score: 12–0 (max 14)
Round 3: 50, 7, 9, 10, 4, 3. Target: 584.
C1: 584. (10 x 9 x 7) - 50 + 4 (10)
C2: 572.
Score: 22–0 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: GOLFDATE -> GATEFOLD
Round 4: O E O E L R T R T
Mark: ROTTER (6)
Sharon: LOOTER (6)
DC: ROOTLET (7)
OT: LORETTE (7)
Score: 28–6 (max 31)
Round 5: D T N I A O G N E
Mark: DONATING (8)
Sharon: DONATING (8)
DC: NEGATION (8) TONNAGE (7)
OT: ANOINTED (8) ANTINODE (8) DENOTING (8)
Score: 36–14 (max 39)
Round 6: 75, 7, 1, 10, 1, 3. Target: 330.
C1: 329. ((75 + 7) x (3 + 1)) + 1 (7)
C2: -
RR: 330. ((75 / 3) + 7 + 1) x 10 (10)
Score: 43–14 (max 49)
Jon talks about how he keeps on refreshing his repertoire of voices.
Round 7: S R T U O E P S L
Mark: POSTURES (8)
Sharon: strole (misdeclared as 5 also
)DC: SOULSTER (8)
OT: PLOUTERS (8) PORTLESS (8) POULTERS (8) SEPTUORS (8) SPOUTERS (8)
Score: 51–14 (max 57)
Round 8: G D C A O A E G L
Mark: CLOGGED (7)
Sharon: decoal
DC: COALED (6)
Score: 58–14 (max 64)
Round 9: 25, 8, 1, 2, 9, 6. Target: 956.
C1: 955. ((((8 - 2) x 25) + 9) x 6) + 1 (7)
C2: 956. Mistake in working.
Score: 65–14 (max 71)
Teatime teaser: PORKSUET -> UPSTROKE
Round 10: O U E I S W N A S
Mark: SEASON (6)
Sharon: SWINES (6)
DC: SUASION (7)
OT: NEOSIAS (7) SUNWISE (7)
Score: 71–20 (max 78)
Round 11: M T S E I A T P G
Mark: MAGPIES (7)
Sharon: SMITE (5)
DC: GAMIEST (7) PATTIES (7)
OT: MATIEST (7) MATTIES (7) PASTIME (7) SIGMATE (7)
Score: 78–20 (max 85)
Round 12: H N P E I U C O N
Mark: POUNCE (6)
Sharon: ICON (4)
DC: PUNCHEON (8) EUPHONIC (8)
Score: 84–20 (max 93)
Round 13: B T R A U I S E N
Mark: URINATES (8)
Sharon: brains (declared as 5
)DC: URBANITES (18)
Score: 92–20 (max 111)
Round 14: 25, 1, 4, 6, 5, 9. Target: 749.
C1: 749. (6 x 5 x 25) - 1 (10)
C2: 750.
Score: 102–20 (max 121)
Round 15: T U N A C O I S E
No one buzzes. The answer was TENACIOUS.
Final Score: 102–20 (max 131)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some American place names.
Statistics Corner
Mark:
Total score - 102
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 7
Sharon:
Total score - 20
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 15
Raw % of max - 31
Total average score per round - 1.3
Raw average score per round - 3.7
Number of maxes - 1
Further summaries are at:
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