C1: Challenger Jane Ashley. A retired headteacher from Littleborough, Greater Manchester. She has done many unusual things including skydiving over Uluru and trekked the Himalayas.
C2: Challenger FIona Povey. From Coalville, Leicestershire. She appeared on Bullseye in 1991.
DC: Susie Dent and Rory Bremner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: F L U A N I G E J
R02: D C N C O E A S T
R03: 25, 9, 3, 3, 4, 6. Target: 610.
TTT: DANSBIKE - "Dan's ridden his bike here for a spot of fishing."
R04: R T S E O W P A L
R05: H I L S E I G T U
R06: 50, 100, 6, 3, 1, 5. Target: 868.
R07: D T E R U E V P O
R08: I S F K E I M T L
R09: 100, 9, 1, 6, 7, 10. Target: 807.
TTT: SOILLORD - "It sounds like a fin, but it's on the way in."
R10: N P N E A T D E I
R11: R O E G T A R N U
R12: M S R I O U B R E
R13: A O Y X S U W T A
R14: 25, 100, 2, 8, 3, 6. Target: 428.
R15: A C E C O N C U P (conundrum)
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Round 1: F L U A N I G E J
Jane: fleaing
Fiona: FUNGI (5)
DC: GAINFUL (7) FINAGLE (7)
OT: INFULAE (7) LEAFING (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)
Round 2: D C N C O E A S T
Jane: COASTED (7)
Fiona: ACCOSTED (8)
DC: DEACONS (7)
OT: COSECANT (8) NECTOSAC (8)
Score: 0–13 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 9, 3, 3, 4, 6. Target: 610.
Jane: 610. (6 x 4 x 25) + (3 / 3) + 9 (10)
Fiona: 615.
Score: 10–13 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: DANSBIKE -> BANKSIDE
Round 4: R T S E O W P A L
Jane: WATERS (6)
Fiona: LOWEST (6)
DC: STAPLER (7) PSALTER (7) PETROSAL (8)
OT: SORPATEL (8)
Score: 16–19 (max 33)
Round 5: H I L S E I G T U
Jane: SLEIGHT (7)
Fiona: SLEIGHT (7)
DC: LIGHTIES (8)
Score: 23–26 (max 41)
Round 6: 50, 100, 6, 3, 1, 5. Target: 868.
Jane: -
Fiona: 857.
RR: 868. ((100 + 50 - 5) x 6) - (3 - 1) (10)
Score: 23–26 (max 51)
Rory talks about the Dunning-Kruger effect, and the infamous robberies in America in the mid-90's where a couple of people thought they were invisible by putting lemon juice all over them!!
Round 7: D T E R U E V P O
Jane: PROVED (6)
Fiona: VETOED (6)
DC: REPUTED (7)
OT: ERUPTED (7) OUVERTE (7) OVERDUE (7) PREVOTE (7) UPVOTED (7)
Score: 29–32 (max 58)
Round 8: I S F K E I M T L
Jane: mistle
Fiona: MILKIEST (8)
OT: FILMIEST (8) MISTLIKE (8)
Score: 29–40 (max 66)
Round 9: 100, 9, 1, 6, 7, 10. Target: 807.
Jane: 807. ((9 - 1) x 100) + 7 (10)
Fiona: 807. ((9 - 1) x 100) + 7 (10)
Score: 39–50 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: SOILLORD -> DOORSILL
Round 10: N P N E A T D E I
Jane: PAINTED (7)
Fiona: PAINTED (7)
DC: PINNATE (7) PINNATED (8)
OT: PENNATED (8)
Score: 46–57 (max 84)
Round 11: R O E G T A R N U
Jane: GRATER (6)
Fiona: garrote
DC: GAUNTER (7) GRUNTER (7) OUTRANGE (8)
OT: ORNATURE (8) OUTRAGER (8)
Score: 52–57 (max 92)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "quiz".
Round 12: M S R I O U B R E
Jane: MOUSIER (7)
Fiona: MOUSIER (7)
DC: BRUISER (7)
OT: EBRIOUS (7) IMBRUES (7) MORSURE (7) ROUEISM (7)
Score: 59–64 (max 99)
Round 13: A O Y X S U W T A
Jane: wasty
Fiona: WAXY (4)
DC: AUTOS (5) ATAXY (5) SATAY (5)
OT: OUTSAW (6)
Score: 59–68 (max 105)
Round 14: 25, 100, 2, 8, 3, 6. Target: 428.
Jane: 428. ((8 / 2) x 100) + 25 + 3 (10)
Fiona: 428. ((6 - 2) x 100) + 25 + 3 (10)
Score: 69–78 (max 115)
Round 15: A C E C O N C U P
No one buzzes. The answer, correctly guessed by Rachel, was OCCUPANCE.
Final Score: 69–78 (max 125)
Statistics Corner
Jane:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 76
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 4
Fiona:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 5.2
Raw % of max - 5.7
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89