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Episode 5543
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Episode 5543 was broadcast on 13 August 2012, as part of Series 67.
Grant Waters played Neil Jenner, with Grant Waters winning 100 – 42. The Dictionary Corner guest was Dave Myers, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Grant Waters | Score | Neil Jenner | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NGREIASPE | SEEPING | 0 – 8 | SPEARING | SPREEING* | 8 |
2 | DOITRGENT | GOITRED | 7 – 15 | DOTTING | DOTTIER, ERODING*, GENITOR*, GITTERN*, GRITTED*, GROINED*, IGNORED*, REDOING*, RETTING*, ROTTING, TRIDENT*, TRIGONE*, TRITONE* | 15 |
3 | ZNTPOAEIL | ELATION | 14 – 15 | PLANET | OPALINE*, PANTILE*, POLENTA, TOENAIL* | 22 |
4 | DFALEAORT | DEFLATOR | 22 – 15 | FARTED | 30 | |
5 | 75 6 9 8 5 5 → 647 | 647
(6 + 75) × 8 − 5 ÷ 5 |
32 – 25 | 647
(6 + 75) × 8 − 5 ÷ 5 |
|
40 |
TTT | GLIBSTAN | Stan was very glib, he just had a telling off! | BLASTING | |||
6 | TMAORSECI | AMORTISE | 40 – 25 | COASTER | ATOMISER, MATRICES*, MORTICES* | 48 |
7 | HRQUEAGES | SQUARE | 46 – 31 | SQUARE | AGREES*, ARGUES*, AUGERS*, EAGRES*, GREASE, GUSHER*, HEARSE*, QUEERS*, RESEAU*, SAUGER* | 54 |
8 | WIOTRELMI | MOTLIER | 53 – 31 | LOITER | LIMITER | 61 |
9 | RJPOEUSIN | PROSE | 58 – 31 | pinser ☓ | JUNIPERS*, PRUINOSE* | 69 |
10 | 100 9 1 6 9 8 → 233 | 234
(8 − 6) × (9 + 9 − 1 + 100) |
65 – 31 | 235 |
Best: 233 = 100 ÷ (9 − 6 + 1) × 9 + 8 |
79 |
TTT | CHICNOSE | Shells maybe, but certainly not bullets. | CONCHIES | |||
11 | WTBAEUSEM | BEAUTS | 71 – 31 | ABUSE | STEWBUM* | 86 |
12 | LASDEOBXS | BLADES | 77 – 37 | BLADES | ALBEDOS, BOLASES*, LASSOED* | 93 |
13 | VNTGEAIOR | AVERTING | 85 – 37 | VINEGAR | GRAVITON*, RAVIGOTE*, VINTAGER | 101 |
14 | 50 75 100 25 8 3 → 940 | 947
100 × 8 + 75 + 25 + 50 − 3 |
90 – 42 | 947
100 × 8 + 75 + 25 + 50 − 3 |
RR: 940 = (75 × 25 + 8 − 3) ÷ (100 ÷ 50) |
111 |
15 | TAANDOORI | ADORATION
(8.5 seconds) |
100 – 42 | 121 |