Episode 6000

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For the episode billed as the 6000th, see Episode 5987.

Episode 6000 was broadcast on 29 September 2014, as part of Series 71.

Michael McDowell played Alan Chumbley, with Michael McDowell winning 95 – 75. The Dictionary Corner guest was Margaret Mountford, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Michael McDowell	Score	Alan Chumbley	Others	Max.
1	CDAINDARE	DRAINED	7 – 7	DRAINED	RADIANCE, RIDDANCE*	8
2	NOTAGOETY	ATONE	12 – 7	notty ☓	GENTOO, GOTTEN*, NOTATE, TETANY*	14
3	100 10 2 8 3 5 → 900	900 (8 + 3 − 2) × 100	22 – 17	900 (10 − (3 − 2)) × 100		24
TTT	DRABROSE	They don't go home after school, they go surfing.			BOARDERS
4	SAGELAGTU	STAGE	27 – 17	lagates ☓	GATEAUS	31
5	BSROUPELR	PROBES	33 – 23	BLOUSE	LEPROUS, PELORUS*, POURERS*, PROBERS*, PUEBLOS*, PURLERS*, ROUBLES	38
6	50 5 8 4 6 9 → 669	669 (8 + 6) × 50 − 9 × 4 + 5	43 – 33	669 (4 + 9) × 50 + 5 + 8 + 6		48
7	UIVDMETPI	IMPUTED	50 – 33	TIMID		55
8	DELIBRASO	BRIDLES	57 – 40	BROILED	DARIOLES	63
9	100 6 9 9 6 4 → 945	945 (100 + 4) × 9 + 9	67 – 40	944		73
TTT	AGEINSUN	He spent an age in the sun and his face turned this.			SANGUINE
10	KSALEOAZG	LAKES	72 – 45	GALES	SOAKAGE	80
11	SNTINAITE	STATIN	78 – 51	TENNIS	TINNIEST*	88
12	HANRIEOMS	REMAINS	85 – 58	MOANERS	HARMONIES, HARMONISE	106
13	QTLEUSNET	QUEENS	85 – 65	NETTLES	LUNETTES, UNSETTLE*	114
14	75 25 10 1 6 8 → 596	596 75 × 8 − 10 + 6	95 – 75	596 (75 + 25 − 1) × 6 + 10 − 8		124
15	MOISTEGGS		95 – 75	egotism ☓ (15 seconds)	SMOGGIEST	134