C1: Champion Jonathan Seal (3 wins, 277 points.) A museum lover from London.
C2: Challenger Nick Bagshaw. A folklore master degree man from Aberdeen.
DC: Susie Dent and making her debut in DC, Annie Macmanus.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T M S O A U L H E
R02: C O S T A M N O C
R03: 25, 100, 50, 75, 2, 3. Target: 607.
TTT: OTTERBLOG - "His ambition is to go all around the world playing basketball."
R04: R P L E O R I N R
R05: A E S H S G U T A
R06: 25, 3, 4, 10, 7, 5. Target: 462.
R07: G N B I A E J T K
R08: A S N E W D A O L
R09: 3, 7, 8, 6, 10, 9. Target: 808.
TTT: THIEFMASK - "You get to work on time, but it's just a temporary measure."
R10: T P N A E G Q U S
R11: T R D E I O V R P
R12: R M L A O W Y I R
R13: E I T R S O G S F
R14: 25, 75, 7, 10, 9, 3. Target: 710.
R15: A L A T E B R E W (conundrum)
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Round 1: T M S O A U L H E
Jonathan: MALTOSE (7)
Nick: MOATS (5)
DC: MALTHOUSE (18)
OT: AUTOHELMS (18)
Score: 7–0 (max 18)
Round 2: C O S T A M N O C
Jonathan: ACCOST (6)
Nick: COAST (5)
OT: MOSCATO (7) ONOMAST (7) SCOTOMA (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 25)
Round 3: 25, 100, 50, 75, 2, 3. Target: 607.
Jonathan: 606. (((75 - 25) / 50) + 100) x 2 x 3 (7)
Nick: 603.
RR: 607. ((((100 x 75) + 50) / 25) x 2) + 3 (10)
Score: 20–0 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: OTTERBLOG -> GLOBETROT
ILLEGAL ALERT!!! (Only hyphenated in the dictionary... 
)Round 4: R P L E O R I N R
Jonathan: LORINER (7)
Nick: -
DC: PROLINE (7) PORNIER (7)
OT: PLERION (7)
Score: 27–0 (max 42)
Round 5: A E S H S G U T A
Jonathan: AGHAST (6)
Nick: GUSHES (6)
DC: SAUSAGE (7) ASSUAGE (7)
OT: GATEAUS (7)
Score: 33–6 (max 49)
Round 6: 25, 3, 4, 10, 7, 5. Target: 462.
Jonathan: 463. (25 x 4 x 5) - ((3 x 10) + 7) (7)
Nick: -
RR: 462. (((25 x 4) - 7) x 5) - 3 (10)
Score: 40–6 (max 59)
Annie talks about how she was Colin's broadcast assistant when they first met in radio.
Round 7: G N B I A E J T K
Jonathan: BEATING (7)
Nick: BEATING (7)
DC: BETAKING (8)
Score: 47–13 (max 67)
Round 8: A S N E W D A O L
Jonathan: SNOWED (6)
Nick: LANDS (5)
DC: SLOWED (6) ENDOWS (6)
OT: AWENDAS (7) WALDOES (7) WEASAND (7)
Score: 53–13 (max 74)
Round 9: 3, 7, 8, 6, 10, 9. Target: 808.
Jonathan: 809. ((7 + 3) x 10 x 8) + 9 (7)
Nick: 809. ((7 + 3) x 10 x 8) + 9 (7)
RR: 808. ((10 x 9) + (6 x 3) - 7) x 8 (10)
Score: 60–20 (max 84)
Teatime teaser: THIEFMASK -> MAKESHIFT
Round 10: T P N A E G Q U S
Jonathan: UNPASTE (7)
Nick: PAGES (5)
DC: PEANUTS (7) UPSTAGE (7)
OT: EQUANTS (7) PANGEST (7)
Score: 67–20 (max 91)
Round 11: T R D E I O V R P
Jonathan: PROVIDER (8)
Nick: PROVIDER (8)
Score: 75–28 (max 99)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "back to square one".
Round 12: R M L A O W Y I R
Jonathan: WARMLY (6)
Nick: MIAOW (5)
DC: WARILY (6)
OT: MARROWY (7)
Score: 81–28 (max 106)
Round 13: E I T R S O G S F
Jonathan: GOITRES (7)
Nick: GOITRES (7)
DC: FROSTIES (8)
OT: STRIGOSE (8)
Score: 88–35 (max 114)
Round 14: 25, 75, 7, 10, 9, 3. Target: 710.
Jonathan: 710. ((75 + 25) x 7) + 10 (10)
Nick: 710. ((75 + 25) x 7) + 10 (10)
Score: 98–45 (max 124)
Round 15: A L A T E B R E W
Jonathan buzzes on 26.5 seconds to say WATERABLE which is incorrect.
Nick does not buzz.
The answer, correctly given by Rachel, was TABLEWARE.
Final Score: 98–45 (max 134)
Statistics Corner
Jonathan:
Total score - 98
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 4
Nick:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87