C1: Champion Mark Finnerty (2 wins, 210 points.) A consultant psychiatrist from County Down, Northern Ireland.
C2: Challenger Alison Fairclough. A maths tutor from Liverpool. She's trying to do 70 things before she turns 70 years old, one of them being to win a quiz show, which she has already failed to do on Catchword, The Chase, and a previous appearance on this show...
DC: Susie Dent and Prue Leith.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: K W P O E I S G M
R02: S Q A U R L O D T
R03: 25, 10, 7, 7, 9, 3. Target: 571.
TTT: DRIPNORA - "The first one is usually followed by tens and thousands."
R04: E I A C S M N O G
R05: R C S A E U W T R
R06: 25, 75, 7, 4, 3, 5. Target: 372.
R07: L M R A I A T C E
R08: J O U S R E G L T
R09: 50, 7, 3, 2, 8, 1. Target: 440.
TTT: MULTIYEN - "Prue ran out of a herb at the worst possible moment."
R10: I E A D T H S I Z
R11: N P R O E I T D A
R12: N Y H I E A N B L
R13: S D R U I O P E S
R14: 75, 50, 6, 2, 3, 9. Target: 567.
R15: A B E E R Y P A L (conundrum)
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Round 1: K W P O E I S G M
Mark: POKIES (6)
Alison: POEMS (5)
DC: EGOISM (6)
OT: GOMESI (6) GOPIKS (6) IMPOSE (6) MEIKOS (6) MOWIES (6) POGIES (6) POMEIS (6) POWIES (6) SMOKIE (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)
Round 2: S Q A U R L O D T
Mark: SQUALOR (7)
Alison: squart
OT: LOQUATS (7) QUADROS (7) QUARTOS (7) ROTULAS (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 13)
Round 3: 25, 10, 7, 7, 9, 3. Target: 571.
Mark: 571. (((25 x 7) + 10) x 3) + 9 + 7 (10)
Alison: 572.
Score: 23–0 (max 23)
Teatime teaser: DRIPNORA -> RAINDROP
Round 4: E I A C S M N O G
Mark: CEASING (7)
Alison: menacing
DC: AMNESIC (7) MAGNESIC (8)
OT: COAMINGS (8) COINAGES (8) GENOMICS (8) MACIGNOS (8)
Score: 30–0 (max 31)
Round 5: R C S A E U W T R
Mark: CURATES (7)
Alison: WASTER (6)
DC: CRATERS (7) CARTERS (7)
OT: TRACEURS (8)
Score: 37–0 (max 39)
Round 6: 25, 75, 7, 4, 3, 5. Target: 372.
Mark: 372. (5 x 75) - 3 (10)
Alison: 372. (5 x 75) - 3 (10)
Score: 47–10 (max 49)
Prue talks about her one woman tour.
Round 7: L M R A I A T C E
Mark: RECITAL (7)
Alison: MALTIER (7)
DC: METRICAL (8) CARAMEL (7)
OT: LACRIMATE (18)
Score: 54–17 (max 67)
Round 8: J O U S R E G L T
Mark: JOUSTER (7)
Alison: JOUSTER (7)
DC: REGULO (6) REGULOS (7)
OT: REJOLTS (7) ROGUEST (7) ROUGETS (7)
Score: 61–24 (max 74)
Round 9: 50, 7, 3, 2, 8, 1. Target: 440.
Mark: 440. (50 + 3 + 2) x 8 (10)
Alison: 440. ((8 + 1) x 50) - 7 - 3 (10)
Score: 71–34 (max 84)
Teatime teaser: MULTIYEN -> UNTIMELY
Round 10: I E A D T H S I Z
Mark: DEATHS (6)
Alison: DEATHS (6)
DC: HAZIEST (7)
OT: THIAZIDES (18)
Score: 77–40 (max 102)
Round 11: N P R O E I T D A
Mark: PREDATION (18)
Alison: RATIONED (8)
Score: 95–40 (max 120)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "butty" and "Scouser".
Round 12: N Y H I E A N B L
Mark: HYENA (5)
Alison: HINNY (5)
DC: INANELY (7)
OT: HYALINE (7)
Score: 100–45 (max 127)
Round 13: S D R U I O P E S
Mark: DROPSIES (8)
Alison: POISED (6)
OT: DESIROUS (8) DISPOSER (8) PERIODUS (8) SIDEROUS (8) SUSPIRED (8)
Score: 108–45 (max 135)
Round 14: 75, 50, 6, 2, 3, 9. Target: 567.
Mark: 567. ((75 - 3) x (6 + 2)) - 9 (10)
Alison: 565.
Score: 118–45 (max 145)
Round 15: A B E E R Y P A L
Mark buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say REPAYABLE which is correct.
Final Score: 128–45 (max 155)
Statistics Corner
Mark:
Total score - 128
Raw score - 128
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 8.5
Raw average score per round - 8.5
Number of maxes - 10
Alison:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 29
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89