REA2025GF

Episode REA2025GF was played on 30 August 2025 as the grand final of Co:Reading 2025.

Tom Cappleman played Matthew Brockwell, with Tom Cappleman winning 151 – 126. The host and lexicographer was Fiona Titcombe.

Round 15 in this game was a supernundrum as opposed to a standard conundrum. In the 'Selection' column for this round, the italicised letter in each scramble represents that which generated the scramble for the final solution.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Tom Cappleman	Score	Matthew Brockwell	Others	Max.
1	PADILEXVS	PALSIED	7 – 0	LAPSED	PLEIADS	7
2	HRMOEINAS	HARMONIES	25 – 18	HARMONISE		25
3	9 1 1 6 3 10 → 310	310 ((9 + 1) × 3 + 1) × 10	35 – 28	310 (9 × 3 + 6 − 1 − 1) × 10		35
4	HNWIEUTRJ	WINTER	41 – 34	WHITEN	WRITHEN	42
5	LATIGEKIE	LEGATE	47 – 40	LIGATE	GLAIKIT	49
6	100 9 8 6 1 6 → 685	685 100 × (6 + 1) – 9 – 6	57 – 50	685 100 × (6 + 1) – 9 – 6		59
7	CAMUDERUT	CURATED	64 – 57	CURATED	EDUCRAT, MATURED, TRADUCE, TRUMEAU	66
8	WDTAIAGIO	GODWIT	70 – 63	ADAGIO		72
9	7 9 4 5 2 7 → 141	141 5 × 4 × 7 + 9 ÷ (7 + 2)	80 – 73	141 ((7 + 7) × 5 − 4) × 2 + 9		82
10	NTNAUEDIR	UNTRAINED	98 – 91	UNTRAINED		100
11	ZETOPASOI	OPIATES	105 – 98	OPIATES	ATOPIES, ISOTOPE, OOZIEST, TOPAZES	107
12	LSNEEACKT	CLEANEST	113 – 98	ANKLETS	KANTELES, NECKLETS	115
13	GARESINTR	ARRESTING	131 – 116	ARRESTING	RERATINGS	133
14	4 9 8 3 6 5 → 248	248 (9 × 3 + 4) × 8	141 – 126	248 (6 × 5 + 4 − 3) × 8		143
15	GREEMNESS → MESSENGER MINTBUNCE → INCUMBENT DOORTRACE → DECORATOR PORNSTART → TRANSPORT DEATHSAND → HEADSTAND GOATRULER → REGULATOR SUMOINOLY → OMINOUSLY COWAISTAT → WAISTCOAT BLEWSCRAL → SCREWBALL MIDTHROWS	WORDSMITH (18 seconds)	151 – 126			153