C1: Champion Steven Woods (1 win, 91 points.) A former celebrity event organiser.
C2: Challenger Lianne Kennedy. From Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute. She loves The Rocky Horror Picture Show, amongst other musicals.
DC: Susie Dent and Helen Lederer, making her first appearance on the show in a quarter of a century!!
RR: Rachel Riley.
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R01: T N U R E L T I A
R02: O U E G M Y A L N
R03: 50, 100, 8, 8, 10, 4. Target: 220.
TTT: NECKPOST - "A box of barrows? This will keep things flowing."
R04: O E A T R S B E F
R05: H U G D I L O V E
R06: 50, 3, 10, 3, 4, 1. Target: 344.
R07: W A T R E M U D T
R08: O E I C N L A C B
R09: 100, 50, 10, 8, 6, 8. Target: 717.
TTT: ALLMODES - "Went skiing after a pint of 80's lager."
R10: I E O S C L E S I
R11: M A D E R U P D R
R12: E U O K Q F A T S
R13: M E O S A P E W N
R14: 100, 7, 4, 9, 2, 5. Target: 662.
R15: E N G I M U S I C (conundrum)
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Round 1: T N U R E L T I A
Steven: RETINAL (7)
Lianne: LATRINE (7)
DC: URINAL (6) TENURIAL (8)
OT: TAUTLINER (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)
Round 2: O U E G M Y A L N
Steven: MANGLE (6)
Lianne: MANGLE (6)
DC: LOUNGE (6) GLEAMY (6)
OT: LOUNGEY (7) MOULAGE (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 25)
Round 3: 50, 100, 8, 8, 10, 4. Target: 220.
Steven: 220. (100 + 10) x (8 / 4) (10)
Lianne: 218.
Score: 23–13 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: NECKPOST -> PENSTOCK
Round 4: O E A T R S B E F
Steven: BOASTER (7)
Lianne: treason
DC: BEATERS (7) BOATERS (7)
OT: ABORTEES (8)
Score: 30–13 (max 43)
Round 5: H U G D I L O V E
Steven: DIVULGE (7)
Lianne: DIVULGE (7)
DC: GLOVED (6)
OT: GHOULIE (7) GOULDIE (7)
Score: 37–20 (max 50)
Round 6: 50, 3, 10, 3, 4, 1. Target: 344.
Steven: 344. ((4 + 3) x 50) - (10 - 3 - 1) (10)
Lianne: 344. ((10 - 4 + 1) x 50) - 3 - 3 (10)
Score: 47–30 (max 60)
Helen talks about her last appearance on this show, as well as her tour about her memoir, Not That I'm Bitter.
Round 7: W A T R E M U D T
Steven: MATURED (7)
Lianne: MUTTER (6)
DC: MUTATED (7)
OT: AMUTTER (7)
Score: 54–30 (max 67)
Round 8: O E I C N L A C B
Steven: celiac
Lianne: bionacle
DC: COELIAC (7) CONICAL (7) OCEANIC (7)
OT: CALCINE (7) CENOBIA (7) COCAINE (7) CONCEAL (7) ECBOLIC (7) LACONIC (7) OBELIAC (7) OLIBANE (7)
Score: 54–30 (max 74)
Round 9: 100, 50, 10, 8, 6, 8. Target: 717.
Steven: 710.
Lianne: 712. ((100 - 10) x 8) - 8 (7)
RR: 718. ((100 - 10) x 8) - 8 + 6 (7)
OT: 717. (((100 + 10 + 6) x 50) / 8) - 8 (10)
Score: 54–37 (max 84)
Teatime teaser: ALLMODES -> SLALOMED
Round 10: I E O S C L E S I
Steven: SLICES (6)
Lianne: CLOSES (6)
DC: isosceles ICELESS (7)
OT: ECLOSES (7) LOESSIC (7) OSSICLE (7)
Score: 60–43 (max 91)
Round 11: M A D E R U P D R
Steven: parader
Lianne: DUMPER (6)
DC: EARDRUM (7)
Score: 60–49 (max 98)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "going to the wall".
Round 12: E U O K Q F A T S
Steven: QUAKES (6)
Lianne: outask
DC: QUOTES (6)
OT: ESTUFA (6) FAKEST (6) FOETUS (6) FOUEST (6) KOFTAS (6) QUOTAS (6) SQUEAK (6) TOQUES (6)
Score: 66–49 (max 104)
Round 13: M E O S A P E W N
Steven: WEAPONS (7)
Lianne: WEAPONS (7)
DC: MOPANES (7)
OT: AWESOME (7) ONSWEEP (7) SPAEMEN (7)
Score: 73–56 (max 111)
Round 14: 100, 7, 4, 9, 2, 5. Target: 662.
Steven: 662. ((100 - 5) x 7) - (9 - (4 + 2)) (10)
Lianne: 662. ((100 - 5) x 7) - (9 - (4 + 2)) (10)
Score: 83–66 (max 121)
Round 15: E N G I M U S I C
Steven buzzes on 26 seconds to say MISCUSING which is incorrect.
Lianne buzzes on 27.75 seconds to say MISCUEING which is correct.
Final Score: 83–76 (max 131)
Statistics Corner
Steven:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 7
Lianne:
Total score - 76
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=90