Episode 4870

Episode 4870 was broadcast on 25 August 2009, as part of Series 61.

Notably, Varlaam's offering of BASTARDS in Round 7 was bleeped out, with Rossiter joking that he was glad he did not have to repeat that word. [1]

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Paul Varlaam	Score	Ed Rossiter	Others	Max.
1	CURCIWHED	RICH	0 – 6	CHIDER	CHICER, DREICH, RUCHED*	6
2	SRPOEANRS	PERSONAS	8 – 14	SPORRANS	RESPONSA*	14
3	RXIMGELET	GIMLET	14 – 20	GIMLET	EMIGRE, MELTER, METIER, MILTER, REGIME, REGLET, RETILE, RETIME	20
4	YDFUOETMP	TEMPO	14 – 26	POUTED	DEPUTY, TUMEFY, YOMPED	26
5	100 2 8 9 4 9 → 562	564 (8 − 2) × 100 − 9 × 4	21 – 33	564 (8 − 2) × 100 − 9 × 4	RR: 562 = (9 × 8 + 2) × 9 − (100 + 4)	36
TTT	REDGIANT	Moving lightly on egg shells, perhaps?			TREADING
6	SGTAEONZU	TONGUES	28 – 40	OUTAGES	NOUGATS, ONSTAGE, OUTSANG, SOUTANE, TANGOES	43
7	BRESTADAS	BASTARDS	36 – 48	BASTARDS	ASSARTED*	51
8	NVLIAIDON	INVALID	43 – 48	INLAID		58
9	RSOHERSIT	HORSIEST	51 – 56	SHORTIES	HERITORS, HOISTERS, RESISTOR, ROISTERS, SORRIEST*	66
10	25 4 5 3 7 5 → 307	307 25 × 4 × 3 + 7	61 – 66	307 25 × 4 × 3 + 7		76
TTT	EELGRASS	Very generous. Think of Superman's outfit.			LARGESSE
11	PMETKILDO	MILKED	67 – 72	KILTED	IMPLODE, PILOTED*	83
12	TBTEIETLI	TITLE	67 – 78	TITTLE	TITBIT, TITTIE*	89
13	PORQADNEC	pondera ☓	67 – 85	APRONED	ENDOCARP*	97
14	100 8 7 2 8 7 → 665	660	67 – 95	665 (100 − 7 + 2) × 7		107
15	BIRDSCEDE		67 – 105	DESCRIBED (0.5 seconds)		117