Episode C0825

Episode C0825 was played online on MSN Messenger on 15 July 2008 as part of COOT 08.

Dinos Sfyris played Howard Somerset, with Dinos Sfyris winning 98 - 57. The host was Karen Pearson, and the audience included Charlie Reams and Matthew Green.

NOTE: The conundrum had two valid solutions: ESTIMATED and MEDITATES.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Dinos Sfyris	Score	Howard Somerset	Others	Max.
1	TLIETUNMA	ULTIMATE	8 – 8	MUTILATE		8
2	LOBAROSID	ISOBAR	14 – 14	BOARDS	DIABOLOS	16
3	FCAIVATER	AVIATE	20 – 14	CRAFT	AVARICE, CAVIARE, FACTIVE, VARIATE	23
4	BENEROTSI	BONIEST	27 – 21	BONIEST	BETONIES, SEROTINE	31
5	100 25 50 7 3 6 → 811	814 (100+6) ×7+50+25−3	34 – 21	809 ☓	CV: 810 = (100+25)×6+50+7+3 Best: 811 = (100+25+3)×6+50−7	41
TTT	STRONGEE	A weak man			ESTROGEN
6	PAGONECSZ	SPONGE	40 – 27	PONCES	CANOES, CAPONS, CONGAS, CONGES, COZENS, GASCON, GENOAS, OCEANS, PAEONS, PECANS, PENGOS, PONGAS, SCAZON, SCOPAE, SOCAGE*	47
7	OHDAMPIFE	POMADE	46 – 27	HOMED	MOPHEAD*	54
8	RODALEWGN	DOWAGER	46 – 35	WRANGLED		62
9	OSSUXRAME	MASSEUR	53 – 35	AMUSES	MESOSAUR*	70
10	25 7 5 4 6 8 → 762	762 5×6×25+8+4	63 – 45	762 5×6×25+8+4		80
TTT	NICEZITS	Blue Mancunians			CITIZENS
11	NLIEISNKN	LINENS	69 – 45	senile ☓	NINNIES*	87
12	DARENOTFW	FRONTED	76 – 52	FRONTED	DANEWORT, DOWNRATE, FOREDAWN*	95
13	TCOOTARAQ	AORTA	81 – 57	TRACT	COTTAR, TOTARA	101
14	75 100 25 2 10 7 → 369	370 (100+75+10) ×2	88 – 57	365	CV: 369 = (7−2)×75−(10−100÷25)	111
15	TIMEDSEAT	ESTIMATED (1 second)	98 – 57			121

Although Howard Somerset is shown in the C2 position, he played as C1, thus making the first letters selection.