Episode 6537

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Episode 6537 was broadcast on 10 March 2017, as part of Series 76.

Neel Popat played Lawrie Collingwood, with Lawrie Collingwood winning 103 – 69. The Dictionary Corner guest was Pasha Kovalev, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Neel Popat	Score	Lawrie Collingwood	Others	Max.
1	SLSEOIRYR	RISERS	0 – 7	LORRIES	LORISES*, RESOILS*, RISSOLE, SORRELS*, SORRILY*	7
2	EUIGCTREN	ERECTING	8 – 15	ERUCTING	CEINTURE*, ENURETIC*, GENITURE	15
3	100 5 5 4 6 8 → 636	636 (5 − (8 − 5) + 4 + 100) × 6	18 – 15	635		25
TTT	ALONGNICE	You'd definitely get along nicely with this sort of person.			CONGENIAL
4	AUEQSBNUL	EQUALS	24 – 21	UNABLE	SUBEQUAL*, UNEQUALS*, UNUSABLE	33
5	RLTAIDAOT	TAILOR	30 – 27	TAILOR	DILATOR, ROTALID*	40
6	50 3 4 6 9 8 → 361	361 (50 + 9) × 6 + 3 + 4	40 – 37	361 (3 + 4) × 50 + 8 − 6 + 9		50
7	PMNEAOSLU	PLANES	40 – 44	MOPANES	AMPOULES, MELANOUS*, NEOPLASM*, PLEONASM*	58
8	EAORDSVAR	evadors ☓	40 – 51	DROVERS	ADORERS*, DROSERA*, ROADERS*, SEROVAR*, VARROAS*	65
9	25 75 50 100 10 8 → 475	475 50 × 10 − 25	50 – 61	475 8 ÷ (50 ÷ 25) × 100 + 75		75
TTT	HEDONISTS	They might be in search of pleasure, but they don't know how to tell the truth.			DISHONEST
10	EOETLRUCL	CULLER	56 – 67	COLLET	CLOTURE*, COULTER*, ECOTEUR*, ELECTOR*, ELECTRO*, LECTURE*, RECOLTE*, ROTELLE*	82
11	GPDFEAOEP	FAPPED	62 – 73	GAPPED	APOGEE, PEDAGE*	88
12	OIAITWNUM	MOUNT	62 – 80	MANITOU	MINUTIA*, TINAMOU*	95
13	XTSOEOMZE	OOZES	62 – 86	EMOTES		101
14	25 4 6 7 3 1 → 495	496 (7 × 3 − 1) × 25 − 4	69 – 93	496 (7 × 3 − 1) × 25 − 4	RR: 495 = (7 × 25 − 6 − 4) × 3	111
15	SUGARLOOM		69 – 103	GLAMOROUS (5 seconds)		121