C1: Champion Liam Critcher (2 wins, 183 points.) From Milton Keynes.
C2: Challenger Ben Smith. Originally from Doncaster, but now lives in Lancaster. He used to work as a football statistics expert.
DC: Susie Dent and Helen Lederer.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R T B U E O T A I
R02: R L G O E I M S U
R03: 50, 10, 5, 4, 1, 5. Target: 346.
TTT: ISASTORE - "Is a store bought bag of these ever as good as making your own?"
R04: T M T A U E O D P
R05: N R N A T F C I O
R06: 100, 9, 6, 2, 9, 4. Target: 936.
R07: P V R E O E W G S
R08: T S H M A O E U S
R09: 75, 3, 6, 5, 8, 2. Target: 996.
TTT: SALEFISH - "I'll ask the audience, shall we go 50/50?"
R10: Y R L B I E A O L
R11: N D S J A U E N A
R12: L G W N E O P I Z
R13: M F R A E N L I O
R14: 9, 10, 1, 5, 7, 4. Target: 352.
R15: B L U E L I L O S (conundrum)
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Round 1: R T B U E O T A I
Liam: BATTER (6)
Ben: TRIBUTE (7)
DC: TABOURET (8)
OT: OBTURATE (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)
Round 2: R L G O E I M S U
Liam: GLORIES (7)
Ben: MORGUES (7)
DC: MISRULE (7) MOUSIER (7) LOUSIER (7) MOGULS (6)
OT: GLUMOSE (7) LOURIES (7) LURGIES (7) MOILERS (7) MORGIES (7) MOULIES (7) MULIERS (7) OGREISM (7) REGULOS (7) RELIGOS (7) ROUEISM (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 10, 5, 4, 1, 5. Target: 346.
Liam: 346. (((10 / 5) + 5) x 50) - 4 (10)
Ben: 344.
Score: 17–14 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: ISASTORE -> ROASTIES
Round 4: T M T A U E O D P
Liam: MUTATED (7)
Ben: OUTDATE (7)
OT: OPTATED (7) TAPETUM (7)
Score: 24–21 (max 32)
Round 5: N R N A T F C I O
Liam: FRACTION (8)
Ben: FRACTION (8)
DC: CORTINA (7)
Score: 32–29 (max 40)
Round 6: 100, 9, 6, 2, 9, 4. Target: 936.
Liam: 936. (100 + 4) x 9 (10)
Ben: 936. (100 + 4) x 9 (10)
Score: 42–39 (max 50)
Helen talks about many people she has worked with on screen, including Stephen Fry, Rik Mayall and June Whitfield.
Round 7: P V R E O E W G S
Liam: POWERS (6)
Ben: PROVES (6)
DC: OVERSEW (7)
Score: 48–45 (max 57)
Round 8: T S H M A O E U S
Liam: SHAMES (6)
Ben: housemats
DC: OUTSHAMES (18, which Ben had too...
)Score: 54–45 (max 75)
Round 9: 75, 3, 6, 5, 8, 2. Target: 996.
Liam: 996. (75 + 8) x 6 x 2 (10)
Ben: 995.
Score: 64–45 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: SALEFISH -> HALFSIES
Round 10: Y R L B I E A O L
Liam: BALLER (6)
Ben: LIBERAL (7)
DC: LOBELIA (7) BLEARILY (8)
OT: RELIABLY (8)
Score: 64–52 (max 93)
Round 11: N D S J A U E N A
Liam: -
Ben: SUNDAE (6)
DC: DUENNAS (7)
Score: 64–58 (max 100)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "between the devil and the deep blue sea".
Round 12: L G W N E O P I Z
Liam: ELOPING (7)
Ben: plowing
Score: 71–58 (max 107)
Round 13: M F R A E N L I O
Liam: INFORMAL (8)
Ben: INFORMAL (8)
DC: FORMALIN (8)
OT: INFLAMER (8) RIFLEMAN (8)
Score: 79–66 (max 115)
Round 14: 9, 10, 1, 5, 7, 4. Target: 352.
Liam: 352. (4 x 9 x 10) - 7 - 1 (10)
Ben: 352. (10 x 5 x 7) + ((9 - 1) / 4) (10)
Score: 89–76 (max 125)
Round 15: B L U E L I L O S
Ben buzzes on 12.75 seconds to say SOLULIBLE which is incorrect.
Liam buzzes on 19.5 seconds to say LIBELLOUS which is correct.
Final Score: 99–76 (max 135)
Statistics Corner
Liam:
Total score - 99
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 10
Ben:
Total score - 76
Raw score - 90
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 6
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=90