Episode 5759

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Episode 5759 was broadcast on 30 August 2013, as part of Series 69.

Peter Etherington played Jen Steadman, with Jen Steadman winning 104 – 52. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jonathan Edwards, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Peter Etherington	Score	Jen Steadman	Others	Max.
1	DABSTEMSI	MATIES	0 – 8	MISDATES	BASTIDES*	8
2	KNMOIASIT	AMINOS	6 – 14	AMINOS	ANIMIST*	15
3	25 5 9 2 10 4 → 827	830	6 – 21	825 (9 × 4 − 5 + 2) × 25	RR: 827 = (25 × 4 − (5 + 2)) × 9 − 10	25
TTT	ODDHACKS	This sounds rather fishy, but it's actually quite fruity.			SHADDOCK
4	PNPEUALOS	salone ☓	6 – 28	NOPALES	APOLUNE*, PAPULES*, UPSLOPE*	32
5	RIJSBEUNA	BURIES	6 – 36	URBANISE		40
6	50 10 8 4 3 5 → 831	1,000,001	6 – 43	832 (10 ÷ 5 × 50 + 4) × 8	RR: 831 = (10 + 8) × (50 − 4) + 3	50
7	PESNROATG	PRONATES	14 – 51	PRONATES	NEGATORS*, OPERANTS*, PORTAGES*, POTAGERS*, RAGSTONE*, TREPANGS*	58
8	SLREIAGSE	regalises ☓	14 – 59	REALISES	EELGRASS*, GLASSIER, LARGESSE*	66
9	75 10 3 5 9 8 → 518	517	14 – 69	518 (75 − (9 − 8)) × (10 − 3)		76
TTT	ROBDIVES	Rob dives in at the auction and ends up paying too much.			OVERBIDS
10	XTCIAODPT	DACOIT	20 – 75	DACOIT	ATOPIC*, COPITA, PTOTIC*, TIPCAT*	82
11	FIREHUTNM	HUNTER	26 – 81	HUNTER	RHENIUM*, RUNTIME*	89
12	RLCOIEVGO	COOLER	32 – 87	COOLER	CLOVER*, COOLIE*, GLOVER*, GOOIER*, GOOLIE*, GROOVE*, GROVEL*, LOGIER*, ORIOLE*, RECOIL*, VERLIG*, VIGORO*, VOICER*	95
13	WELFGAHNO	FLANGE	32 – 94	HALOGEN		102
14	75 10 3 5 4 7 → 902	902 (7 + 5) × 75 + (10 − 4) ÷ 3	42 – 104	902 75 × 3 × 4 + 10 ÷ 5		112
15	WANDABONG	BANDWAGON (2 seconds)	52 – 104			122