Episode 5093

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Episode 5093 was broadcast on 13 August 2010, as part of Series 63.

Tom Rowell played Joan Wright, with Tom Rowell winning 109 – 57. The Dictionary Corner guest was William Roache, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Tom Rowell	Score	Joan Wright	Others	Max.
1	TVTEAIQON	TAINT	5 – 5	OVATE	NATIVE, NOTATE, NOVATE, TIENTO*, VITTAE*	6
2	EAOCLGNAS	CONGEALS	13 – 5	CLEANS		14
3	NDBUEOMCN	CONDEMN	20 – 12	BOUNCED	UNCOMBED	22
4	EOERNZIWT	WINTER	26 – 12	TONER	ENTIRE*, NERITE*, NORITE*, ORIENT*, TONIER*, TOWNEE, TOWNIE, TRIENE*, TWINER*, WIENER*	28
5	100 4 2 6 4 1 → 940	940 (100 − 4 − 2) × (6 + 4)	36 – 22	940 (100 − 6) × (4 + 2 + 4)		38
TTT	USESAGAS	Uses an Aga to cook 10 fat ones.			SAUSAGES
6	UIUGSPOID	SPUD	40 – 26	SPUD	DIPSO*, GUIDS*, PIOUS, POUIS*, PUDUS*, UPDOS*	43
7	SCTEIOMDI	MODISTE	47 – 26	moisted ☓	COMITIES*, DOMESTIC, SEMIOTIC*	51
8	EOERLMSNA	NORMALS	54 – 26	MORALS	ALMONERS	59
9	RDPTOUOEN	TROOPED	61 – 33	TROOPED	UNROOTED*, UPROOTED	67
10	50 5 5 2 1 9 → 909	909 ((5 − 1) × 5 − 2) × 50 + 9	71 – 43	909 2 × 9 × 50 + 5 + 5 − 1		77
TTT	ICYCARTS	It's pretty rare to terrify the large town.			SCARCITY
11	WRTAEAXMU	AMATEUR	78 – 43	TRAUMA		84
12	TFSYEOIER	FOSTER	84 – 49	OYSTER	ESTERIFY*	92
13	AUANTHSER	HAUNTERS	92 – 57	HAUNTERS	UNEARTHS	100
14	25 9 8 4 3 9 → 573	574 (9 × 3 − 4) × 25 − (9 − 8)	99 – 57	—	RR: 573 = (25 × 8 − 9) × 3	110
15	HINDDREGS	SHREDDING (2 seconds)	109 – 57			120