RSI is fucking my hands again so there will not be much commentary on this, except to say that today's challenger Andrew is quite cute.
C1: Champion Zac Goodman (5 wins, 440 points.)
C2: Challenger Andrew Irvine.
DC: Susie Dent and Margaret Mountford.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T T C A V O R I E
R02: P O A S D M I R E
R03: 25, 4, 6, 1, 7, 10. Target: 990.
TTT: SLAPHATS - "He's not a diver, but he resurfaces all the time"
R04: D T G S O E O G W
R05: T N Y T A U I E D
R06: 25, 7, 1, 5, 3, 8. Target: 562.
R07: X N T B O U A E F
R08: R N S G U I A S I
R09: 75, 7, 5, 10, 2, 6. Target: 661.
TTT: SNAGSNOW - "Might it be his final performance of his cygnet-ture tune?"
R10: M V C H E O I R A
R11: M R N S E I E O B
R12: R N T L A O E I S
R13: K P F D E A U P I
R14: 50, 7, 2, 6, 4, 5. Target: 141.
R15: R O U G H N I N O (conundrum)
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Round 1: T T C A V O R I E
Zac: COVERT (6)
Andrew: COVERT (6)
DC: VICTOR (6) COTTIER (7) ROTATIVE (8)
OT: TRACTIVE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
2 covert 8s hiding in the selection, neither especially obvious.
Round 2: P O A S D M I R E
Zac: PRIMED (6)
Andrew: PROMISED (8)
DC: PARODIES (8)
OT: DIASPORE (8)
Score: 6–14 (max 16)
A deceitfully 9y selection.
Round 3: 25, 4, 6, 1, 7, 10. Target: 990.
Zac: 988. 4 x 10 x 25 - 7 - 6 + 1 (7)
Andrew: 988. Mistake in working.
RR: 990. (25 x 4 - 1) x 10 (10)
Score: 13–14 (max 26)
Those who know split multiplication will be very unimpressed.
Teatime teaser: SLAPHATS -> ASPHALTS
Round 4: D T G S O E O G W
Zac: STOOGED (7)
Andrew: GOOSED (6)
OT: STOGGED (7)
Score: 20–14 (max 33)
GOOSE as a verb means to poke someone's bum. Hehe. STOG is an American word meaning to be bogged down...
Round 5: T N Y T A U I E D
Zac: TAUNTED (7)
Andrew: TAUNTED (7)
DC: TAINTED (7)
OT: ATTUNED (7) DITTANY (7) TENUITY (7)
Score: 27–21 (max 40)
***FLATTER THAN A FLATFISH***
Round 6: 25, 7, 1, 5, 3, 8. Target: 562.
Zac: 562. Mistake in working.
Andrew: -
RR: 562. ((25 x 7 - 1) x 3) + (8 x 5) (10)
Score: 27–21 (max 50)
Harder than it looks, but surprisingly Rachel doesn't rectify Zac's aborted attempt that starts with 25 x 8 x 3 (she could've gone (25 x 8 - 1)*3 - 7*5) and takes until after DC's spot to solve it.
Round 7: X N T B O U A E F
Zac: ABOUT (5)
Andrew: BOAT (4)
DC: BUTANE (6)
Score: 32–21 (max 56)
Round 8: R N S G U I A S I
Zac: GRAINS (6)
Andrew: ASSURING (8)
OT: ARISINGS (8)
Score: 32–29 (max 64)
A good 8 spot puts Andrew back in contention.
Round 9: 75, 7, 5, 10, 2, 6. Target: 661.
Zac: 660. ((7 + 2) x 75) - 10 - 5 (7)
Andrew: -
RR: 661. ((10 - 6 + 5) x 75) - (7 x 2) (10)
Score: 39–29 (max 74)
Andrew's numbers kinda suck, but Zac hasn't maxed a numbs round yet this game either.
Teatime teaser: SNAGSNOW -> SWANSONG
Round 10: M V C H E O I R A
Zac: armcover
Andrew: CHROME (6)
DC: CHIMERA (7)
OT: ARCHIVE (7)
Score: 39–35 (max 81)
A decent attempt is fruitless both because it's not in ODO and because it has an extra R. Andrew's just 4 points behind now...
Round 11: M R N S E I E O B
Zac: bromines
Andrew: MINERS (6)
DC: ENROBES (7)
OT: EMERSION (8)
Score: 39–41 (max 89)
And now takes the lead - in Nick's words, "not through any great effort of his own". Harsh but fair.
Round 12: R N T L A O E I S
Zac: SALIENT (7)
Andrew: RELATIONS (18)
DC: ORIENTALS (18)
OT: TENSORIAL (18)
Score: 39–59 (max 107)
How the tables have turned! But let's face it - if you can't spot RELATIONS, you probably shouldn't be an octochamp.
Round 13: K P F D E A U P I
Zac: KIPPED (6)
Andrew: PEAK (4)
OT: FAPPED (6)
Score: 45–59 (max 113)
Surprisingly DC does not mention the SALTAY!! alternate 6.
Round 14: 50, 7, 2, 6, 4, 5. Target: 141.
Zac: 141. 50 x 6/2 - 5 - 4 (10)
Andrew: 141. (50 x 2) + (6 x 7) - (5 - 4) (10)
Score: 55–69 (max 123)
Andrew has sealed the win...
Round 15: R O U G H N I N O
Andrew buzzes on 7 seconds to say HONOURING which is correct.
Final Score: 55–79 (max 133)
Bit of a weird game, that. Very competitive, but mostly due to mistakes instead of raw skill. Anyway my hands hurt so I'm going to go out now, BYE.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=73
