C1: Champion Matt Williams (2 wins, 182 points.) From Wrexham.
C2: Challenger Jamie Arnold. From Nuneaton, Warwickshire. His hero is Kirk Bevins, for some reason.
DC: Susie Dent and making his DC debut, John Cooper Clarke.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: P O B R E F A E N
R02: R I T O B D E T M
R03: 25, 6, 1, 9, 2, 8. Target: 666.
TTT: USSILVER - "Keeps a close eye on things in the name of security."
R04: G O Y A T E A C M
R05: R U L O E N S I G
R06: 1, 4, 7, 8, 5, 5. Target: 406.
R07: O R I L S R U D A
R08: T I S A R T I A N
R09: 25, 6, 9, 8, 7, 9. Target: 764.
TTT: AIRGLOVE - "This could be the aquarium's best friend."
R10: G E N I R L A J R
R11: S I T R E G K U M
R12: S E T O P M A T U
R13: N A S L I U W E H
R14: 1, 1, 2, 2, 9, 3. Target: 471.
R15: E A T Z I P P E R (conundrum)
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Round 1: P O B R E F A E N
Matt: ENROBE (6)
Jamie: PROBE (5)
DC: PROFANE (7)
OT: AERONEF (7) PERAEON (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)
Round 2: R I T O B D E T M
Matt: BROMIDE (7)
Jamie: ORBITED (7)
OT: DOTTIER (7) OMITTED (7) OMITTER (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 14)
Round 3: 25, 6, 1, 9, 2, 8. Target: 666.
Matt: -
Jamie: 667. ((2 + 1) x 25 x 9) - 8 (7)
RR: 666. ((6 x 2) + 25) x (8 + 1 + 9) (10)
Score: 13–14 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: USSILVER -> SURVEILS
Round 4: G O Y A T E A C M
Matt: COMET (5)
Jamie: MATEY (5)
DC: MEATY (5)
OT: AGATEY (6) MYCOTA (6)
Score: 18–19 (max 30)
Round 5: R U L O E N S I G
Matt: RULINGS (7)
Jamie: RULINGS (7)
DC: LOUNGERS (8) RESOLING (8)
OT: LIGNEOUS (8) REGULONS (8) ROUGINES (8) SOIGNEUR (8)
Score: 25–26 (max 38)
Round 6: 1, 4, 7, 8, 5, 5. Target: 406.
Matt: -
Jamie: -
RR: 406. (((1 + 4 + 5) x 5) + 8) x 7 (10)
Score: 25–26 (max 48)
John does a poem about Sir Tom Jones.
Round 7: O R I L S R U D A
Matt: RAILS (5)
Jamie: LORDS (5)
DC: SAILOR (6) DOULAS (6) DORSAL (6)
OT: RADIOUS (7)
Score: 30–31 (max 55)
Round 8: T I S A R T I A N
Matt: ARTISAN (7)
Jamie: ARTISAN (7)
DC: TSARINA (7) INTARSIA (8)
Score: 37–38 (max 63)
Round 9: 25, 6, 9, 8, 7, 9. Target: 764.
Matt: -
Jamie: -
RR: 764. ((9 + 9) x 6 x 7) + 8 (10)
Score: 37–38 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: AIRGLOVE -> ALGIVORE
Round 10: G E N I R L A J R
Matt: EARRING (7)
Jamie: LINGER (6)
DC: JARRING (7) REALIGN (7)
OT: GNARLIER (8) JANGLIER (8) LANGIJER (8) REARLING (8)
Score: 44–38 (max 81)
Round 11: S I T R E G K U M
Matt: MURKIEST (8)
Jamie: MURKIEST (8)
DC: MUSTIER (7) GUSTIER (7) MUSKIER (7)
Score: 52–46 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "satire".
Round 12: S E T O P M A T U
Matt: UPMOST (6)
Jamie: ASTUTE (6)
DC: POETS (5) UPSTATE (7) MUTATES (7)
OT: OUTSTEAM (8) TAPETUMS (8)
Score: 58–52 (max 97)
Round 13: N A S L I U W E H
Matt: INHALES (7)
Jamie: INHALES (7)
DC: INWALES (7)
OT: INHAULS (7) INSULAE (7) SHAWLIE (7) UNLEASH (7) WAHINES (7)
Score: 65–59 (max 104)
Round 14: 1, 1, 2, 2, 9, 3. Target: 471.
Matt: -
Jamie: -
RR: 243. (2 + 1) x (2 + 1) x 9 x 3 (0)
Score: 65–59 (max 104)
Round 15: E A T Z I P P E R
Jamie buzzes on 28.75 seconds to say TAPPERIZE which is incorrect.
Matt does not buzz.
The answer, correctly guessed by John, was APPETIZER.
Final Score: 65–59 (max 114)
I wonder how many times someone has won a match, yet declared no answer in ALL FOUR numbers games..., I wonder if it's anyone...
Statistics Corner
Matt:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 4
Jamie:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87