C1: Champion Rhyl Jones (1 win, 86 points.) A retired building surveyor from Cottingham, East Yorkshire.
C2: Challenger James Marsters. A product publication lead from Beverley, East Yorkshire. He co-ran a theatre company in Hull, but for obvious reasons, it's on hiatus at the moment.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
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R01: R O K Y E F M A I
R02: L O E V S U E R T
R03: 25, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5. Target: 287.
TTT: TRIOSLEPT - "All the larger men slept on the left side of the ship."
R04: C N I A V E A P C
R05: W E I R C O T E R
R06: 25, 50, 9, 6, 5, 8. Target: 440.
R07: T A N G I Y M U W
R08: P E O Z C A I N G
R09: 25, 100, 75, 50, 5, 9. Target: 947.
TTT: KENREUSES - "Ken reuses his passport and gets away to somewhere hot."
R10: S T E A B O A F N
R11: D E H I T L O N E
R12: R A C P I O D A T
R13: S E H Q O D I R E
R14: 75, 100, 1, 8, 6, 1. Target: 730.
R15: R E A L K E B A B (conundrum)
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Round 1: R O K Y E F M A I
Rhyl: FOYER (5)
James: FREAKY (6)
DC: AERIFY (6) FAKERY (6)
OT: FOAMIER (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)
Round 2: L O E V S U E R T
Rhyl: LOUVRES (7)
James: LOVERS (6)
DC: REVOLUTE (8)
OT: EVOLUTES (8) OUVERTES (8) RESOLUTE (8) REVELOUS (8) REVOLTES (8)
Score: 7–6 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5. Target: 287.
Rhyl: 285.
James: 288. ((25 + 3) x (5 + 5)) + 4 + 4 (7)
RR: 287. ((25 + 4) x (5 + 5)) - 3 (10)
Score: 7–13 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: TRIOSLEPT -> PORTLIEST
Round 4: C N I A V E A P C
Rhyl: CAVE (4)
James: PANIC (5)
DC: IPECAC (6)
OT: ACACINE (7) PECCAVI (7) VACCINE (7)
Score: 7–18 (max 32)
Round 5: W E I R C O T E R
Rhyl: report
James: WRITER (6)
DC: COTERIE (7)
OT: ERECTOR (7) RECITER (7) RECORTE (7) REWRITE (7) REWROTE (7) ROWEITE (7)
Score: 7–24 (max 39)
Round 6: 25, 50, 9, 6, 5, 8. Target: 440.
Rhyl: 440. (50 + 5) x 8 (10)
James: 439.
Score: 17–24 (max 49)
Paul talks about how he got his first money doing magic tricks in Greece, and how he ended up in jail
Round 7: T A N G I Y M U W
Rhyl: GIANT (5)
James: TANGY (5)
DC: MUTING (6) MATING (6)
OT: MAUNTY (6) MAYING (6) MUTINY (6) TAMING (6) TAWING (6) TWANGY (6) YAWING (6)
Score: 22–29 (max 55)
Round 8: P E O Z C A I N G
Rhyl: COPING (6)
James: COPING (6)
DC: PEACING (7) CAPONIZE (8)
Score: 28–35 (max 63)
Round 9: 25, 100, 75, 50, 5, 9. Target: 947.
Rhyl: 947. ((100 + 5) x 9) + (50 / 25) (10)
James: 947. (100 x 9) + 50 - (75 / 25) (10)
Score: 38–45 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: KENREUSES -> SUNSEEKER
Round 10: S T E A B O A F N
Rhyl: fanbase
James: fanboats
DC: FASTEN (6)
OT: ABATONS (7)
Score: 38–45 (max 80)
Round 11: D E H I T L O N E
Rhyl: LION (4)
James: HILTED (6)
DC: HOTLINE (7) DELETION (8)
OT: ETHENOID (8)
Score: 38–51 (max 88)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about "metanalysis".
Round 12: R A C P I O D A T
Rhyl: PAIR (4)
James: ACID (4)
DC: APRICOT (7) PAROTID (7)
OT: ACAROID (7) ADAPTOR (7) CAPITAO (7) CAROTID (7) PARODIC (7) PAROTIC (7) PATRICO (7) PICADOR (7) TAPIOCA (7)
Score: 42–55 (max 95)
Round 13: S E H Q O D I R E
Rhyl: shodier
James: SHORED (6)
DC: HEROISED (8)
Score: 42–61 (max 103)
Round 14: 75, 100, 1, 8, 6, 1. Target: 730.
Rhyl: -
James: 715.
RR: 730. (100 x 8) - 75 + 6 - 1 (10)
Score: 42–61 (max 113)
Round 15: R E A L K E B A B
James buzzes on 13.25 seconds to say BREAKABLE which is correct.
Final Score: 42–71 (max 123)
Statistics Corner
Rhyl:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 2
James:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82