Episode 4948

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Episode 4948 was broadcast on 11 December 2009, and was the second quarter-final of Series 61.

Steve Wood played Chris Davies, with Chris Davies winning 108 – 61. The Dictionary Corner guest was Dr Phil Hammond, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In Round 12, Dictionary Corner did not note that Wood's offering of malter ☓ was invalid. However, this proved irrelevant as Davies offered a longer word anyway.

After the conundrum on this episode was missed by both players, the audience member who solved it was the Series 60 champion Kirk Bevins.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Steve Wood	Score	Chris Davies	Others	Max.
1	RLSEOENLU	SULLEN	0 – 8	RELLENOS		8
2	IEDTDLOTN	TOILED	0 – 15	DELTOID	LENTOID	15
3	WEAOMCRIY	WEARY	5 – 20	MOIRE	COWRIE*, CREAMY	21
4	RMDASIENO	diamonds ☓	5 – 38	RANDOMISE	ROMANISED	39
5	100 50 7 10 3 8 → 573	570	5 – 48	573 (50 + 7) × 10 + 3		49
TTT	COOKACOP	Change one letter, and the dog becomes a bird.			COCKAPOO
6	JBUFSEEND	DEFUSE	11 – 54	ENSUED	ENDUES*, SUNBED	55
7	TSAOURTOX	TROUTS	17 – 54	outsoar ☓	OUTROS*, OUTSAT*, SOUTAR*, STATOR*, STORAX, SURTAX*, TUTORS*	61
8	DRPELOASI	POLARISED	35 – 72	POLARISED		79
9	TAATEIHRN	THREAT	35 – 79	NITRATE	REATTAIN	87
10	25 2 1 5 6 3 → 144	144 25 × 6 − 3 × 2	45 – 89	144 (25 − 1) × 6		97
TTT	IGETCOAT	Think deeply about visiting the art gallery.			COGITATE
11	WIFSPEEIP	PEEPS	45 – 95	WIFIES		103
12	MRAOLTAEY	malter ☓**	45 – 102	MAYORAL	ALEATORY*	111
13	OBMALNCPU	COLUMN	51 – 108	CUPOLA	CLUBMAN, UMBONAL*, UNCLAMP*	118
14	75 10 8 5 6 6 → 174	174 (10 − 8) × 75 + 6 × 5 − 6	61 – 108	174 ☓		128
15	READLABEL	relabelled ☓ (5.75 seconds)	61 – 108		BALLADEER	138

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1), (part 2), (part 3), (part 4)