C1: Champion Nathan Mulligan (2 wins, 166 points.) A junior doctor from just outside Warwick.
C2: Challenger Matt Heal. From Bristol, but originally comes from Somerset. He is a big Countdown fan, proving as much by dressing up as Rachel on his stag do in Barcelona!!
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D F T E O U M N I
R02: L J P E A S R B O
R03: 1, 3, 1, 3, 8, 10. Target: 378.
TTT: BROILHER - "Our histories have sometimes been unpleasant."
R04: M T A E N F O D E
R05: T W R I U S N O I
R06: 50, 75, 3, 3, 7, 8. Target: 106.
R07: P L R O E A T G S
R08: Y N W U E P T O L
R09: 5, 9, 8, 5, 8, 10. Target: 480.
TTT: CARSMOAN - "Possibly the French leader's biscuit of choice?"
R10: H I M D T U E O R
R11: C A E D S I U N T
R12: C O K D A E G R L
R13: I O H T G B E A S
R14: 100, 6, 2, 1, 10, 8. Target: 776.
R15: I N S S U R E D D (conundrum)
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Round 1: D F T E O U M N I
Nathan: MOUNTED (7)
Matt: MOUNTED (7)
DC: MINTED (6) DEMOUNT (7) UNTIMED (7)
OT: OMNITUDE (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: L J P E A S R B O
Nathan: PROBES (6)
Matt: PEARLS (6)
DC: PAROLES (7) SOLEBAR (7)
OT: JERBOAS (7) LABROSE (7) POSABLE (7) REPOSAL (7) ROPABLE (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)
Round 3: 1, 3, 1, 3, 8, 10. Target: 378.
Nathan: -
Matt: -
RR: 378. (3 + 3) x (10 - 1) x (8 - 1) (10)
Score: 13–13 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: BROILHER -> HORRIBLE
Round 4: M T A E N F O D E
Nathan: TEAMED (6)
Matt: DEFEAT (6)
DC: DEMEAN (6) FOMENTED (8)
OT: NEMATODE (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 33)
Round 5: T W R I U S N O I
Nathan: WRIST (5)
Matt: UNITS (5)
DC: RIOTS (5) IRONIST (7)
OT: WINTROUS (8)
Score: 24–24 (max 41)
Round 6: 50, 75, 3, 3, 7, 8. Target: 106.
Nathan: 106. (3 x 8) + 7 + 75 (10)
Matt: 107.
Score: 34–24 (max 51)
John talks about how his partnership with Steve Coogan flourished from meeting up at drama school.
Round 7: P L R O E A T G S
Nathan: GLOATERS (8)
Matt: GLOATERS (8)
DC: LEGATORS (8) PERGOLAS (8)
OT: PETROSAL (8) PORTAGES (8) POTAGERS (8) SORPATEL (8) SPROGLET (8)
Score: 42–32 (max 59)
Round 8: Y N W U E P T O L
Nathan: unplot
Matt: untowel
DC: PLENTY (6) UPTOWN (6)
OT: OPULENT (7)
Score: 42–32 (max 66)
Round 9: 5, 9, 8, 5, 8, 10. Target: 480.
Nathan: 480. (9 - 8 + 5) x 8 x 10 (10)
Matt: 480. ((9 x 5) + 8 - 5) x 10 (10)
Score: 52–42 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: CARSMOAN -> MACARONS
Round 10: H I M D T U E O R
Nathan: MOUTHIER (8)
Matt: mother (declared as 7)
DC: HUMIDOR (7)
Score: 60–42 (max 84)
Round 11: C A E D S I U N T
Nathan: DECANTS (7)
Matt: uncasted
DC: DISTANCE (8)
OT: AUDIENTS (8)
Score: 67–42 (max 92)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of the phrase "to curry favour".
Round 12: C O K D A E G R L
Nathan: ROCKED (6)
Matt: GRACED (6)
DC: GROCKLE (7)
OT: CLOAKED (7) CORDAGE (7) CORKAGE (7) CROAKED (7) DOCKAGE (7) EARLOCK (7) GRACKLE (7) LOCKAGE (7) REDCOAL (7)
Score: 73–48 (max 99)
Round 13: I O H T G B E A S
Nathan: GHOSTIE (7)
Matt: EIGHTS (6)
OT: GOBSHITE (8)
Score: 80–48 (max 107)
Round 14: 100, 6, 2, 1, 10, 8. Target: 776.
Nathan: 778. ((100 - 2) x 8) - 6 (7)
Matt: -
RR: 776. (100 - 2 - 1) x 8 (10)
Score: 87–48 (max 117)
Round 15: I N S S U R E D D
Matt buzzes on 10.75 seconds to say RUDDINESS which is correct.
Final Score: 87–58 (max 127)
Statistics Corner
Nathan:
Total score - 87
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4
Matt:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89