C1: Champion Jan Scowcroft (2 wins, 162 points.) A retired French and Spanish teacher from Somerset, but originally from Lancashire.
C2: Challenger Mark Finnerty. From County Down, Northern Ireland. His son appeared on Junior Mastermind Ireland, where he finished 3rd in the final.
DC: Susie Dent and Prue Leith.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: I U R G N E L D T
R02: S Q N A O E M A C
R03: 50, 9, 10, 4, 2, 8. Target: 754.
TTT: AMBERSAT - "Twinkle, twinkle, it's like a diamond in the sky because of this."
R04: S H T O U I F R A
R05: E N Z A O S C E T
R06: 100, 6, 9, 5, 7, 8. Target: 816.
R07: I U A G L M I P O
R08: R N D A I E C J A
R09: 75, 100, 4, 7, 5, 6. Target: 225.
TTT: NOSURFER - "It goes before it rolls over the boundary."
R10: S P N O E I L R E
R11: T A O D Y U E S R
R12: T G S I O A P L N
R13: B M E O R T U S A
R14: 2, 5, 5, 8, 7, 1. Target: 557.
R15: R E G G A E D I N (conundrum)
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Round 1: I U R G N E L D T
Jan: GUILDER (7)
Mark: ELUDING (7)
DC: UNDERLIT (8)
OT: GRUNTLED (8) INDULGER (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: S Q N A O E M A C
Jan: MASON (5)
Mark: CANOES (6)
DC: CAMEOS (6) OCEANS (6)
OT: MEACONS (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 9, 10, 4, 2, 8. Target: 754.
Jan: 716.
Mark: 754. ((9 + 8 - 2) x 50) + 4 (10)
Score: 7–23 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: AMBERSAT -> STARBEAM
Round 4: S H T O U I F R A
Jan: FRUITS (6)
Mark: RATIOS (6)
DC: AUTHORS (7) OARFISH (7)
OT: FATOUSH (7) FOURTHS (7) RATFISH (7) ROUTISH (7) SAUTOIR (7)
Score: 13–29 (max 32)
Round 5: E N Z A O S C E T
Jan: ATONES (6)
Mark: OCEANS (6)
DC: NOTECASE (8)
Score: 19–35 (max 40)
Round 6: 100, 6, 9, 5, 7, 8. Target: 816.
Jan: 816. (7 - 5 + 100) x 8 (10)
Mark: 816. (7 - 5 + 100) x 8 (10)
Score: 29–45 (max 50)
Prue talks about her new show, Prue's Cotswold Kitchen.
Round 7: I U A G L M I P O
Jan: GLAMP (5)
Mark: GLAMP (5)
DC: MAGLIP (6) GLIOMA (6)
OT: PLAGIUM (7)
Score: 34–50 (max 57)
Round 8: R N D A I E C J A
Jan: RAINED (6)
Mark: RANCID (6)
DC: RADIANCE (8)
Score: 40–56 (max 65)
Round 9: 75, 100, 4, 7, 5, 6. Target: 225.
Jan: 225. ((6 + 4) x 5) + 75 + 100 (10)
Mark: 225. (7 - 4) x 75 (10)
Score: 50–66 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: NOSURFER -> FORERUNS
Round 10: S P N O E I L R E
Jan: SPOILER (7)
Mark: PROLINE (7)
DC: PIONEERS (8)
OT: ISOPRENE (8) LEPORINE (8) PELERINS (8) PENSIERO (8) PEREIONS (8) PLEIONES (8) PLERIONS (8)
Score: 57–73 (max 83)
Round 11: T A O D Y U E S R
Jan: ROUSTED (7)
Mark: ROASTED (7)
DC: OUTDARES (8)
OT: OUTRAYED (8) OUTREADS (8) OUTYARDS (8)
Score: 64–80 (max 91)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "elder".
Round 12: T G S I O A P L N
Jan: STAPLING (8)
Mark: STAPLING (8)
OT: PANLOGIST (18)
Score: 72–88 (max 109)
Round 13: B M E O R T U S A
Jan: outseam
Mark: MATURES (7)
DC: OUTBEAMS (8)
OT: AMBEROUS (8) BROMATES (8) SABOTEUR (8) TAMBOURS (8)
Score: 72–95 (max 117)
Round 14: 2, 5, 5, 8, 7, 1. Target: 557.
Jan: -
Mark: 556. (2 x 5 x 8 x 7) - 5 + 1 (7)
RR: 557. (((2 x 5 x 7) - 1) x 8) + 5 (10)
Score: 72–102 (max 127)
Round 15: R E G G A E D I N
Mark buzzes on 15 seconds to say "Um....", which is incorrect.
Jan does not buzz.
The answer was GINGERADE.
Final Score: 72–102 (max 137)
Statistics Corner
Jan:
Total score - 72
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2
Mark:
Total score - 102
Raw score - 102
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89