Episode S43

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Episode S43 was broadcast on 23 December 2014, as a special episode between two contestants who had close calls in Series 71, and both happened to have surnames beginning with "Mc".

Duncan McGregor played Michael McDowell, with Michael McDowell winning 97 – 53. The Dictionary Corner guest was Arlene Phillips, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This episode was repeated on 6 May 2015.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Duncan McGregor	Score	Michael McDowell	Others	Max.
1	SNBEOERPA	PERSONA	7 – 0	PREENS	PERSONAE, SEABORNE*	8
2	GYUAGRHNO	GRUNGY	13 – 0	RAGGY	GUNYAH*, HUNGRY, NURAGH*, ORANGY*, ROUGHY*	14
3	50 7 8 9 1 4 → 209	209 50 × 4 + 9	23 – 10	209 50 × 4 + 9		24
TTT	FREEBITS	The cheese celebration certainly wasn't the longest.			BRIEFEST
4	LNGICSUTE	selting ☓	23 – 17	SINGLET	CULTIGENS*	42
5	SPVIEAGRE	GIVERS	23 – 24	GRAVIES	GREAVES*, GRIEVES, PARVISE*, PEAVIES*, PRESAGE*, PREVISE*	49
6	50 5 8 2 8 1 → 372	371 (8 − 1) × 50 + 8 × 2 + 5	30 – 31	371 (50 − 2) × 8 − (5 + 8)	RR: 372 = (50 − 1) × 8 − 5 × 8 ÷ 2	59
7	CMFOAESDS	FACES	30 – 37	FOAMED	CAMEOS*, COMESS*, FASCES*, FOSSAE*, MASSED, MOSSED*	65
8	PSIOLVESI	SPOILS	36 – 43	SPOILS	PLOSIVES	73
9	75 100 3 2 8 4 → 979	974	36 – 53	979 (8 + 3 − 2) × 100 + 75 + 4		83
TTT	ENIDGLEN	Enid and Glen were always bugging each other.			NEEDLING
10	UAMHTITRU	TRUTH	41 – 58	TRUTH	ATRIUM, THIRAM*, THUMRI*, TIRTHA*	89
11	LNRAEOTBE	BLOATER	48 – 65	BLOATER	RENTABLE	97
12	JSCAEMTIX	STEAM	53 – 70	TIMES	MAJESTIC	105
13	LEDOWTERD	TROWEL	53 – 77	TODDLER	DOWERED*, LOWERED, TOWERED*	112
14	100 8 3 6 5 3 → 680	—	53 – 87	680 (100 − 5 × 3) × 8		122
15	SCOTCHYIP		53 – 97	PSYCHOTIC (25.25 seconds)		132