Episode JOLT19

Episode JOLT19 was played in 2004, as the grand final of JOLT.

Julian Fell played Jon Stitcher, with Julian Fell winning 89 – 86. The host was Chris Philpot, and the lexicographer was Kirk Bevins.

NOTE: Stitcher guessed watergolf ☓ after the conundrum time elapsed, but was wrong anyway.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Julian Fell	Score	Jon Stitcher	Others	Max.
1	NDTEAOCEG	ANECDOTE	8 – 8	ANECDOTE	ACETOGEN*	8
2	YCTOAIVER	VERACITY	16 – 8	VICTORY	VORACITY	16
3	PRNAIUGPS	RAPPING	23 – 15	RAPPING	SUPPING, PARSNIP, RASPING, SPARING, AIRGUNS, PARINGS, PARPING, PARSING, PAUSING, PINGAUS, PURINGS, PURSING, SAPPING, SPRAING	23
4	LWDOEUPBY	BUOYED	29 – 21	BLOWED	BOWLED, DOUBLE, DOUBLY, DEPLOY, LOUPED, PELUDO, PODLEY, POUBLE, PUEBLO, YOLPED, YOWLED	29
5	50 2 4 2 3 6 → 345	345 50 × (4 + 3) + 2 ÷ 2 − 6	39 – 31	345 50 × (4 + 3) + 2 ÷ 2 − 6		39
TTT	BLUEVAIN	(no clue given)			UNVIABLE
6	TMVUEOPTD	POTTED	45 – 37	PUTTED	UPVOTED*	46
7	GCRUIETIY	CRUET	50 – 42	TIGER	CUTER, CITER, CURIE, CUTEY, CUTIE, ERUCT, ICIER, RECIT, RECTI, RECUT, RICEY, RUICE, RYUGI, TRICE, TRUCE, UTERI*	51
8	GPNUOAFES	SPONGE	56 – 48	SPONGE	FUNGOES, FUNGOSE, POSAUNE	58
9	XTPAOIBZS	PATOIS	62 – 54	PATIOS	BIOTAS, OPZITS, POTAIS	64
10	8 3 9 5 1 7 → 979	—	62 – 59	970 (7 × 5 × 3 − 8) × (9 + 1)	Best: 980 = (9 × 3 + 1) × 7 × 5	71
TTT	HALFPIGS	(no clue given)			FLAGSHIP
TTT	SIXGEESE	(no clue given)			EXEGESIS
TTT	GREENMAILED	(no clue given)			LEGERDEMAIN
11	RTWEIACHL	THERIAC	69 – 66	WATCHER	ARTICLE, RECITAL, ETHICAL, ALETHIC, CHARLIE, LACHTER, LICHTER, REWATCH*	78
12	MNLIEAPCN	MANIPLE	76 – 73	PELICAN	MANCIPLE, PINNACLE, PANNICLE*	86
13	HDROUOSVI	SHROUD	82 – 79	SHROUD	HOURIS, ODOURS, DOVISH, ODIOUS, OVOIDS, RUDISH, SHIVOO*	92
14	9 4 1 2 5 9 → 555	554 (9 × (5 + 2) − 1) × 9 − 4	89 – 86	554 (9 + 2) × (9 + 1) × 5 + 4		99
15	GREATWOLF		89 – 86		AFTERGLOW	109