Episode 6490

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Episode 6490 was broadcast on 20 December 2016, and was the fourth quarter-final of Series 75.

John Shaw played Andrew Fenton, with Andrew Fenton winning 94 – 90. The Dictionary Corner guest was Carol Kirkwood, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

A Dictionary Corner anecdote was recorded for this episode, but for reasons unknown, it was not broadcast. It was suggested on the c4countdown forum that it was due to the topic being unsuitable for the timeslot. [1]

NOTE: In Round 11, Dent implied that TRUANCIES would have been invalid if offered by a contestant. However, it has been accepted at several points in the past and was not explicitly disallowed from one of the contestants, so it remains listed here for purposes of maximum score calculation.

The audience member who solved the conundrum was Apterite and Series 67 finalist Chris Marshall.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	John Shaw	Score	Andrew Fenton	Others	Max.
1	TLRMAIESP	TRAMPLES	8 – 8	PRIMATES	PALMISTER*, PRELATISM*	18
2	SUROTVENI	oversion ☓	8 – 16	ROUTINES	INVESTOR*, NITREOUS*, SOUVENIR, UNRIVETS*, VENTURIS*, VIRTUOSE*, VITREOUS*	26
3	100 25 75 50 6 7 → 133	132 100 + 50 − 75 ÷ 25 × 6	15 – 23	132 100 + 25 + 7	RR: 133 = 100 + 75 − 6 × 7	36
TTT	GREETCLAN	If you get this, things might be shaping up for you.			RECTANGLE
4	DLMAEISRJ	REALISM	22 – 30	MAILERS	MAIRDLES*	44
5	SGSLNUEOA	LOUNGES	29 – 37	LOUNGES	ENSOULS*, GASEOUS*, GLOSSAE*, GUNLESS*, GUNSELS*, LANGUES*, LEGUANS*, SENSUAL*, SLOGANS*, UNSEALS*	51
6	2 7 4 3 6 1 → 167	167 7 × 6 × 4 − 1	39 – 47	167 7 × 6 × 4 − 1		61
7	PWYEAULSD	SPLAYED	46 – 54	SPLAYED	DEWLAPS, PEDWAYS*	68
8	KIANITRQA	qintar NWD	46 – 60	QINTAR	KINARA, KIRTAN*, TARIQA*	74
9	25 50 100 75 6 8 → 528	527 6 × 100 − 75 + 50 ÷ 25	53 – 67	527 6 × 100 − 75 + 50 ÷ 25	RR: 528 = (100 − 75 × 8 ÷ 50) × 6	84
TTT	SUPERVILE	It's worse than vile; it's super vile.			REPULSIVE
10	PEMOTERSG	METEORS	60 – 74	REMOTES	POSTREME*, PROTEGES	92
11	CRNTAIEUS	URINATES	68 – 82	URINATES	TRUANCIES**	110
12	ZHBAAUDPW	DAUB	72 – 86	BAWD	DHABA, WHAUP*	115
13	TNLAUEIRO	ORIENTAL	80 – 94	RELATION	OUTLINEAR*, URANOLITE*, URANOTILE*	133
14	50 75 2 4 3 5 → 658	658 4 × 2 × 75 + 50 + 5 + 3	90 – 94	653		143
15	HOLESPURT	☓ (29.75 seconds)	90 – 94	☓ (30 seconds)	UPHOLSTER	153

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1) (Rounds 13-15 only) (0:00 - 6:03)