Episode 3840

Episode 3840 was broadcast on 17 December 2004, and was the Series 52 grand final.

The conundrum, GREATDRIP, had previously been used in the Series 14 grand final.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Mark Tournoff	Score	Paul Gallen	Others	Max.
1	SANILETVA	SALIVATE	8 – 8	SALIVATE	AESTIVAL, SANATIVE	8
2	FSCEAIRFS	CARIES	8 – 15	FIACRES	FRAISES*	15
3	TEPANIPRE	PAINTER	15 – 22	PAINTER	APERIENT	23
4	NTGOEIBSM	MOISTEN	15 – 30	MITOGENS		31
5	75 25 50 1 3 4 → 804	804 (3 × 50 + 75 − 25 + 1) × 4	25 – 30	803		41
TTT	NIGHLASS	Used to tie down large amounts of ginger beer.			LASHINGS
6	QTREUOSEA	QUAESTOR	33 – 38	EQUATORS		49
7	ONASHUDEA	HOUNDS	39 – 44	HOUNDS	ANODES, HOUSED, NAUSEA, NOSHED, SUNDAE, UNDOES, UNSHED, UNSHOD*	55
8	YTDIEIMLN	LIMITED	46 – 51	LIMITED	DELIMIT, MIDLINE, TIMIDLY	62
9	OCREMDOZC	ROOMED	52 – 57	ROOMED	COMEDO*, MOORED, ZOOMED	68
10	75 3 7 8 5 2 → 475	475 (2 × 7 + 5) × 75 ÷ 3	62 – 67	475 (7 + 3) × 5 × 8 + 75		78
TTT	ICEDICON	Sebastian goes to prison at the same time.			COINCIDE
11	TIUPREDGA	PIRATED	69 – 74	UPRATED	DIPTERA, GAUDIER, PARTIED, PUDGIER, TRIAGED, UPGRADE	85
12	NTNEIESTR	internets ☓	69 – 82	INTEREST	INSETTER, INTENSER, INTERNES, SENTIENT, STERNITE	93
13	AMXIOKDIR	MIKADO	75 – 82	miriad ☓	AIKIDO, DAIMIO	99
14	25 9 4 2 3 10 → 645	644 (4 × 25 + 9) × 2 × 3 − 10	82 – 89	644 (4 × 25 + 9) × 2 × 3 − 10	CV: 645 = (4 × 9 − 10) × 25 − 3 − 2	109
15	GREATDRIP	PARTRIDGE (27 seconds)	92 – 89	☓ (1.25 seconds)		119