Episode 5020

Episode 5020 was broadcast on 20 April 2010, as part of Series 62.

Claudia Tyson played Steve Pothecary, with Claudia Tyson winning 87 – 47. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ken Bruce, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The Teatime Teasers in this episode were reused in Episode 7402.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Claudia Tyson	Score	Steve Pothecary	Others	Max.
1	TSIUEMFNS	MINUTES	7 – 7	MINUTES	FITNESS, FUMIEST, INFESTS, INFUSES, MINUETS, MINUSES, MUNSIFS	7
2	EAEGWLGAS	WAGGLES	14 – 7	WAGES	GEEGAWS*	14
3	TRUENPINL	PUNTER	20 – 13	TUNNEL	ENPRINT, PINNULE	21
4	UEIPTTANM	numptie ☓	20 – 19	PITMEN	PATIENT, PETUNIA, PINETUM, PUTAMEN, TAPETUM*	28
5	25 75 4 9 3 2 → 739	—	20 – 24	729 (3 × 9 + 2) × 25 + 4	RR: 739 = (75 + 4) × 9 + 25 + 3	38
TTT	DATEFEED	Had a great victory over the object, perhaps?			DEFEATED
6	BRQEIDYOI	BRIDE	25 – 29	ROBED	BIRDIE, BORIDE, BRIDIE	44
7	CUORVHEOT	RETOUCH	32 – 29	HOOTER	CHEROOT, COUTHER, COUVERT, CUTOVER, ECOTOUR, TOUCHER*, VOUCHER	51
8	SNBIAWIAR	BRAINS	38 – 35	BRAINS	ARABIS, BAIRNS, BANIAS, BRAAIS, BWANAS, NAIRAS, NAWABS, RAISIN, WASABI	57
9	MIEDRKOST	STROKED	45 – 42	STROKED	DORKIEST, MORTISED*	65
10	25 3 5 3 1 8 → 338	338 (25 + 1) × (8 + 5)	55 – 42	335		75
TTT	DOTPETER	Dot and Peter mooched around, rather like Harry.			POTTERED
11	REDANSEFL	freelands ☓	55 – 42	flanders ☓	DARNELS, DEAFENS, DEALERS, ENDEARS, FARDELS, FEDERAL, FENDERS, FLENSED, FLENSER, FRESNEL, LANDERS, LEADERS, LEARNED, LENDERS, SLANDER, SLENDER, SNARFED, SNARLED	82
12	PHRAUIGAL	GRAPH	60 – 47	GRAIL	GHARIAL, PIRAGUA*	89
13	TOIMGSERA	GAMIEST	67 – 47	GROATS	AMORTISE, ATOMISER, ERGOTISM, MAGISTER, MIGRATES, STERIGMA*	97
14	100 10 4 2 5 8 → 427	427 (100 + 8) × 4 − 5	77 – 47	—		107
15	GREENPILL	REPELLING (18.75 seconds)	87 – 47			117