Episode 6948

Episode 6948 was broadcast on 8 November 2018, as part of Series 79.

Alan Duval played Rich Murray, with Alan Duval winning 82 – 63. The Dictionary Corner guest was Colin Murray, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Alan Duval	Score	Rich Murray	Others	Max.
1	DUGENISON	DUNGEONS	8 – 0	DUNGEON	NOUNISED, SOUNDING, UNDOINGS, UNSIGNED	8
2	PERRDAVIM	PARRIED	15 – 7	MARRIED	ADMIRER, ARRIVED, MARDIER, RAMPIER, RAMPIRE, VAMPIER, VAMPIRE*	15
3	100 25 75 1 2 10 → 745	745 75 × 10 − 100 ÷ 25 − 1	25 – 17	745 75 × 10 − 100 ÷ 25 − 1		25
TTT	OPENGRIND	She was thinking carefully about putting a water feature in the back garden.			PONDERING
4	GOSDEAZCE	GEODES	31 – 17	decease ☓	CADGES, CEASED, DAGOES, DOSAGE, SOCAGE	31
5	LIVELAROS	OVARIES	38 – 17	RIVALS	OVERALLS, OVERSAIL, VALORISE, VARIOLES, VOLARIES	39
6	100 25 1 10 5 2 → 415	—	38 – 27	415 (5 − 1) × 100 + 25 − 10		49
7	TATESGUHA	STATUE	44 – 33	AGHAST	GATEAUS, HASTATE, HAUTEST	56
8	KESDURTAY	DARKEST	51 – 40	ESTUARY	DASYURE, KEYTARS, RESTUDY, RUDYTES, STRAYED*, STREAKY, TURKEYS	63
9	75 50 100 6 2 4 → 593	594	51 – 50	593 100 × 6 − (75 ÷ (50 ÷ 2) + 4)		73
TTT	SEASQUITE	The sea's quite rough today; this is the worst I've ever felt on a boat.			QUEASIEST
10	TESNUIBLO	OUTLINES	59 – 50	BONIEST	BOUNTIES, BUSTLINE, ELUTIONS	81
11	MILEDANEW	ENAMEL	59 – 57	EMAILED	ALIENED, LIMEADE	88
12	HIPREOTGR	RIGHTER	66 – 57	GOPHER	HERITOR, ORRIGHT	95
13	SXEOQEIDR	SEXIER	72 – 63	OXIDES	OREIDES*	102
14	8 10 3 4 10 7 → 941	920	72 – 63	—	RR: 940 Best: 940 = (10 × 7 + 8 × 3) × 10	109
15	PIGSNSOUP	SUPPOSING (23.25 seconds)	82 – 63			119