Episode 6145

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Episode 6145 was broadcast on 27 May 2015 as part of Series 72.

Steve Redfern played Ann-Marie Davies, with Steve Redfern winning 85 – 70. The Dictionary Corner guest was Steve Backshall, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Redfern's declaration of VASELINE was incorrectly disallowed, as the dictionary definition specifies that even though it is capitalised in the trademark sense, there is a sense which allows it with a lower case V. Luckily, it didn't alter the result of the match.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Steve Redfern	Score	Ann-Marie Davies	Others	Max.
1	DWNROEALC	CLOWNED	7 – 7	CLOWNED	COLANDER	8
2	NZPOIOSGP	OPPOSING	15 – 7	SOPPING		16
3	100 8 2 7 10 4 → 585	584	15 – 17	585 (4 + 2) × 100 − (7 + 8)		26
TTT	LETSREST	"Let's rest here", they said. And they've been there ever since.			SETTLERS
4	SDGEOUTST	TOUTED	21 – 23	GUESTS	TESTUDOS*	34
5	LVSTEAEIN	vaseline ☓**	21 – 29	INVEST	VASELINE*, VEINLETS*	42
6	75 100 25 7 6 1 → 538	538 (6 − 1) × (100 + 7) + 75 ÷ 25	31 – 29	534		52
7	RBTDAEOFW	FEDORA	37 – 35	BOATER	ABORTED, FORBADE	59
8	RSHAOIKSA	SHARKS	43 – 41	SHARKS	SHIKARAS*	67
9	25 100 50 75 7 9 → 602	600 7 × 100 − 75 − 25	50 – 48	600 7 × 100 − 75 − 25	RR: 602 = (75 − 50 ÷ 25) × 7 + 100 − 9	77
TTT	GRABSEAR	Grabs someone's ear and gives them lots of abuse.			BARRAGES
10	TBSEIAENY	BEANIES	57 – 48	beaniest ☓	BETAINES*	85
11	LGSRAEITL	TILLERS	64 – 55	RETAILS	ALLERGIST, GALLERIST*	103
12	MHNOUOJPD	HOUND	69 – 60	POUND	UNHOOD	109
13	CNPMEOIAQ	CINEMA	75 – 60	MINCE	APNOEIC*, CAMPION*, ENCOMIA*, PAEONIC*	116
14	100 75 9 10 8 9 → 910	910 (100 − 9) × 10	85 – 70	910 9 × 100 + 10		126
15	MUDONFIRE		85 – 70		UNIFORMED	136