C1: Champion James Town (1 win, 72 points.) A wine merchant from Pewsey, Wiltshire.
C2: Challenger Scott Vickers. A quality assurance advisor from Middlesbrough. His favourite place in the world is Lake Garda in Italy (and it definitely is gorgeous, as I know from personal experience).
DC: Susie Dent and Shappi Khorsandi.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L E I B J C A O D
R02: P E T F O A N C I
R03: 75, 50, 8, 7, 6, 5. Target: 647.
TTT: IANTONGUE - "Ian couldn't wait to get his tongue around this."
R04: R E M D O W I S A
R05: R U E N T U C D O
R06: 25, 10, 7, 3, 10, 1. Target: 209.
R07: B M E I O S R T A
R08: C E D K I S Z T O
R09: 100, 8, 5, 10, 6, 1. Target: 905.
TTT: DOITCHRIS - "Chris loved his hobby, he would do it every day, it just grew on him."
R10: H E P L A M E X S
R11: N I O F H W U E V
R12: G O T R A Y E P G
R13: M I A Y L I T G L
R14: 100, 3, 6, 8, 5, 8. Target: 500.
R15: F E E L L U G L Y (conundrum)
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Round 1: L E I B J C A O D
James: CABLED (6)
Scott: codable
DC: CABILDO (7)
OT: CAJOLED (7) OBELIAC (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)
Round 2: P E T F O A N C I
James: FACET (5)
Scott: PANIC (5)
DC: FACTION (7) CAPTION (7)
OT: ACETOIN (7) ACONITE (7) ANTOECI (7) APNOEIC (7) CAPITON (7) NEPOTIC (7) OPACITE (7) PACTION (7) PAEONIC (7) PATONCE (7) PENTOIC (7) PICANTE (7) PICONET (7)
Score: 11–5 (max 14)
Round 3: 75, 50, 8, 7, 6, 5. Target: 647.
James: 650.
Scott: 647. ((6 + 7) x 50) - (8 - 5) (10)
Score: 11–15 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: IANTONGUE -> NOUGATINE
Round 4: R E M D O W I S A
James: MEADOWS (7)
Scott: SWARMED (7)
DC: WEIRDOS (7)
OT: ADMIRES (7) ADROWSE (7) AIRSOME (7) DEWORMS (7) DOWRIES (7) EASWORM (7) MARDIES (7) MIAOWED (7) MIDEARS (7) MISDOER (7) MISDRAW (7) MISDREW (7) MISREAD (7) MISWORD (7) MOIDERS (7) MOWDIES (7) RADIOES (7) RADOMES (7) REDOWAS (7) ROADIES (7) ROWDIES (7) SIDEARM (7) WOADERS (7) WORDIES (7)
Score: 18–22 (max 31)
Round 5: R U E N T U C D O
James: COUNTER (7)
Scott: RECOUNT (7)
DC: UNDERCUT (8) TROUNCED (8)
OT: UNROUTED (8)
Score: 25–29 (max 39)
Round 6: 25, 10, 7, 3, 10, 1. Target: 209.
James: 208. Mistake in working.
Scott: 210. (25 x 10) - ((3 + 1) x 10) (7)
RR: 209. (7 x 3 x 10) - 1 (10)
Score: 25–36 (max 49)
Shappi talks about being pestered in her clubbing days at Hammersmith Palais, and pretending she was a twin.
Round 7: B M E I O S R T A
James: MASTER (6)
Scott: STROBE (6)
DC: ATOMISER (8) BARMIEST (8)
OT: AMBRITES (8) AMORTISE (8) BROMATES (8)
Score: 31–42 (max 57)
Round 8: C E D K I S Z T O
James: STOCKED (7)
Scott: STOKED (6)
DC: DOCKETS (7) DOZIEST (7)
OT: DIESTOCK (8)
Score: 38–42 (max 65)
Round 9: 100, 8, 5, 10, 6, 1. Target: 905.
James: 905. ((8 + 1) x 100) + 5 (10)
Scott: 905. ((8 + 1) x 100) + 5 (10)
Score: 48–52 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: DOITCHRIS -> ORCHIDIST
Round 10: H E P L A M E X S
James: EXHALES (7)
Scott: EXAMPLES (8)
Score: 48–60 (max 83)
Round 11: N I O F H W U E V
James: WOVEN (5)
Scott: WOVEN (5)
OT: ENVOI (5) FOEHN (5) OVINE (5) WHINE (5)
Score: 53–65 (max 88)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "steaming drunk".
Round 12: G O T R A Y E P G
James: GRAPE (5)
Scott: TAGGER (6)
DC: PORTAGE (7) POTAGER (7) GYRATE (6)
OT: TOGGERY (7)
Score: 53–71 (max 95)
Round 13: M I A Y L I T G L
James: TAIL (4)
Scott: TAIL (4)
DC: LIMITAL (7)
OT: AGILITY (7)
Score: 57–75 (max 102)
Round 14: 100, 3, 6, 8, 5, 8. Target: 500.
James: 500. 5 x 100 (10)
Scott: 500. 5 x 100 (10)
Score: 67–85 (max 112)
Round 15: F E E L L U G L Y
Scott buzzes on 3.25 seconds to say GLEEFULLY which is correct.
Final Score: 67–95 (max 122)
Statistics Corner
James:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4
Scott:
Total score - 95
Raw score - 101
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82