Episode 6307

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Episode 6307 was broadcast on 12 February 2016, as part of Series 74.

Jack Creswell played Jamie Dunn, with Jack Creswell winning 74 – 21. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jennie McAlpine, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

In the numbers game in Round 9, the sum of all the starting numbers was 13, the lowest ever recorded. Round 9 is also the only known time an arithmetician has declared a two-digit number as their closest found solution.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Jack Creswell	Score	Jamie Dunn	Others	Max.
1	MSRAOELPX	MORALS	6 – 6	REALMS	LEPROMAS*	8
2	TNLUOIMWD	UNTOLD	12 – 6	lution ☓	MIDTOWN*, OUTWIND	15
3	4 10 6 2 2 10 → 861	860 ((6 + 2) × 10 + 4 + 2) × 10	19 – 6	848		22
TTT	DECKBARS	It sounds like the spiders have been out in the sun too long.			REDBACKS
4	BRAUENSRA	BURNERS	26 – 6	SNARE	ABRASURE*	30
5	RRDIEAFDR	FARRIER	33 – 6	farried ☓	FADDIER, RAIRDED*, REFRAID*	37
6	25 8 5 8 6 9 → 861	—	33 – 6	860 ☓	RR: 861 = (6 × 5 − 9) × (25 + 8 + 8)	47
7	CPPUOIRNA	APRON	38 – 6	RAIN	PIPCORN*, POPINAC*	54
8	BTUOENTUV	BUTTON	44 – 6	nebuton ☓	OUTBENT	61
9	3 2 1 1 4 2 → 529	—	44 – 6	72	RR: 96 Best: 108 = 4 × 3 × (2 + 1) × (2 + 1)	61
TTT	MEGAPITY	It was such a pity, but I couldn't get him to shut up.			MAGPIETY
10	DSKAEYSDI	ASKED	49 – 6	kaddies ☓	DAYSIDES*	69
11	NTJAOELTG	GLOAT	54 – 6	gattle ☓	GALJOEN*, LANGETT*, TANGELO	76
12	CLMIOEFGU	folic ☓	54 – 11	CLIME	MUCIGEL*	83
13	TSTIEOSNS	tensions ☓	54 – 11	settions ☓	SONSIEST*, STENOSIS*, STONIEST, TOTSIENS*	91
14	25 10 10 4 3 7 → 175	175 (3 + 4) × 25	64 – 21	175 7 × 25		101
15	AFULLTENT	FLATULENT (1.5 seconds)	74 – 21			111