Ep 171: Tamara McMahon, Cathy Henry (September 5, 2016; originally aired March 28, 2011)

Rounds: Here.

Disclaimer: I watched this episode when it first aired, and although I did not recall any of it I cannot rule out memory being a factor.

Just the summary for now, as I'm still very behind.


Round 1: N O R F I D T E C

Tamara: FINDER
Cathy: DRIFT
Me: DOCTRINE
David: CONFIDER, DOCTRINE

Scores: Tamara 0 (6), Cathy 0, me 8


Round 2: R O I H B A F U R

Tamara: HARBOUR
Cathy: HAIR
Me: HARBOUR
David: ARBOUR, HARBOUR

Scores: Tamara 7 (13), Cathy 0, me 15


Round 3: Target 349 from 50 3 6 2 8 6

Tamara: 349
Cathy: 348
Me:349
Lily: 349

Scores: Tamara 17 (23), Cathy 0, me 25


First break: COCO MINE ("Recovery; stimulus; downturn")

Those are all ECONOMIC phrases.

David's talk is about the term meme.


Round 4: B D E E S A L G E

Tamara: BEAGLES
Cathy: BEAGLES
Me: BEAGLES

Scores: Tamara 24 (30), Cathy 7, me 32


Round 5: L O M S I T R A H

Tamara: TAILORS
Cathy: [invalid -- SHALOM]
Me: MORALIST
David: MORALIST, HAILSTORM

Scores: Tamara 24 (37), Cathy 7, me 40


Round 6: Target 420 from 25 100 4 9 9 10

Tamara: 424
Cathy: 418
Me: 420
Lily: 420

Scores: Tamara 24 (37), Cathy 7 (14), me 50


Second break: PEDDLE OX ("Went off with a bang")

That might describe something which EXPLODED.


Round 7: P E T N A G S O R

Tamara: STRANGE
Cathy: GRANTS
Me: PORTAGES
David: PORTAGES

Scores: Tamara 24 (44), Cathy 7 (14), me 58


Round 8: Target 593 from 50 100 2 2 10 9

Tamara: 593
Cathy: [no answer]
Me: 593
Lily: 593

Scores: Tamara 34 (54), Cathy 7 (14), me 68


Round 9: NICE TRIPE

Tamara: [invalid -- EPICENTER (8s)]
Cathy: [invalid -- CENTREPIECE (21s)]
Me: RECIPIENT (7.5s)

Scores: Tamara 34 (54), Cathy 7 (14), me 78