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[[Shaun Gill]] played [[Tess Gustard]], with Shaun Gill winning {{score|74|61}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Graeme Le Saux]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]]. | [[Shaun Gill]] played [[Tess Gustard]], with Shaun Gill winning {{score|74|61}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Graeme Le Saux]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]]. | ||
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==Rounds== | ==Rounds== | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 7 November 2015
Episode 6080 was broadcast on 5 February 2015, as part of Series 72.
Shaun Gill played Tess Gustard, with Shaun Gill winning 74 – 61. The Dictionary Corner guest was Graeme Le Saux, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Notably, if Gill had picked a consonant rather than a vowel for the second last letter in round 1, the longest word available would have been only 3 letters.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Shaun Gill | Score | Tess Gustard | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVMFIUIAJ | avium ☓ | 0 – 3 | JAM | UMAMI | 5 |
| 2 | WODTENATD | DONATED | 7 – 3 | DATED | NOTATED* | 12 |
| 3 | 25 50 8 8 10 2 → 236 | 236
25 × 10 − (8 + 8 − 2) |
17 – 3 | 235 |
|
22 |
| TTT | CASHONLY | Are these birds looking back at happy times? | HALCYONS | |||
| 4 | LODCNEUET | TUNED | 17 – 10 | COUNTED | CLOUTED*, NOCTULE, TELECON*, TOLUENE* | 29 |
| 5 | NXBGOAIOL | BALING | 23 – 16 | BOXING | BOLOGNA* | 36 |
| 6 | 75 5 7 4 5 2 → 690 | 689
(5 + 4) × 75 + 2 + 5 + 7 |
30 – 16 | — |
RR: 690 = (75 − (4 + 2)) × (5 + 5) |
46 |
| 7 | TRTHIEOHE | TEETH | 35 – 21 | TRITE | HITHERTO | 54 |
| 8 | TCKAITNOE | KITTEN | 41 – 27 | TICKET | TACONITE* | 62 |
| 9 | 100 75 7 3 8 2 → 752 | 752
(7 + 3) × 75 + 2 |
51 – 37 | 752
(7 + 3) × 75 + 2 |
|
72 |
| TTT | CALENDAR | Did this pig get from A to B without crossing water? | LANDRACE | |||
| 10 | RTYAEASGO | GAYEST | 57 – 43 | STOREY | AGAROSE*, GYRATES*, ORGEATS, STORAGE, TOERAGS* | 79 |
| 11 | LGSRIUONE | GROUSE | 63 – 49 | SINGLE | LIGNEOUS*, LOUNGERS, RESOLING*, SOIGNEUR* | 87 |
| 12 | VSROIEPRU | PROVES | 63 – 57 | PREVIOUS | PERVIOUS, PROVIRUS*, REOVIRUS*, SUPERIOR*, VIPEROUS* | 95 |
| 13 | MRSQAIURA | RIMS | 67 – 61 | AURA | MARARIS*, MARQUIS, SAMURAI | 102 |
| 14 | 50 7 8 10 6 5 → 872 | 870
(10 + 8) × 50 − 6 × 5 |
74 – 61 | 882 |
RR: 872 = (7 × 10 + 50 − 6 − 5) × 8 |
112 |
| 15 | UNIMUSCLE | 74 – 61 | ☓
(2.25 seconds) |
MINUSCULE | 122 | |
