Episode C0825

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

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

NOTE 1: The first teatime teaser was illegal as it is a US spelling.

NOTE 2: The conundrum had two valid solutions: ESTIMATED and MEDITATES.

Rounds

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