Episode 6737

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Episode 6737 was broadcast on 2 January 2018, as part of Series 78.

Roger Springthorpe played Jacob Coventry-Peters, with Jacob Coventry-Peters winning 91 – 33. The Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Arnold, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: The score at the end of Round 13 was incorrectly displayed as 33 – 66, and as an indirect consequence led to Nick Hewer announcing that result.

This was the first episode sponsored by Gala Bingo.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Roger Springthorpe	Score	Jacob Coventry-Peters	Others	Max.
1	RTXITOMKU	RIOT	4 – 0	tumor ☓	MITOUT*, MORUTI*, MOTRIX*, RUTTOK*	6
2	RLBEIONTE	intone ☓	4 – 6	BOILER	NOBLEITE*	14
3	100 50 2 5 7 9 → 785	785 (100 + 5) × 7 + 50	14 – 6	—		24
TTT	CARTOOTED	It sounds like the medical expert had food, to a certain degree.			DOCTORATE
4	CHWIEITCS	WHITES	14 – 13	WITCHES	CHICEST*, CICHETI*, CWTCHES*, HECTICS, WHITIES*, WITHIES*	31
5	BSLOUPTEN	BLOUSE	20 – 13	POUTS	PLEUSTON*	39
6	25 4 3 1 8 9 → 144	146	20 – 23	144 (25 + 8 + 3) × 4		49
7	RDHIEMNAD	hardens ☓	20 – 30	HANDIER	ADERMIN*, ADMIRED*, DANDIER*, DIEHARD*, DRAINED, HARDMEN, HEDARIM*, RHEADIN*	56
8	QNTYIEARI	auntie ☓	20 – 36	RETAIN	INERTIA	63
9	75 100 2 6 10 5 → 238	239 ☓	20 – 43	237 (100 + 10 + 6) × 2 + 5	RR: 238 = (75 − 6) × 2 + 100	73
TTT	ACTSPHONY	He acts like a phony to the people he wants to curry favour with.			SYCOPHANT
10	SLPEIESZR	siezers ☓	20 – 50	RESIZES	PRIZELESS*	91
11	STRAEDARF	STARED	20 – 58	REDRAFTS	DRAFTERS*	99
12	SGLOEITPO	LOOPIEST	28 – 66	LOOPIEST	GOOPIEST*	107
13	SMISGAUOV	GAUSS	33 – 71	SMOGS	AMIGOS*, AVISOS*, GISMOS*, IMAGOS*, MASSOI*, OSMIAS*, OUSIAS*, OVISMS*, SIGMAS*	113
14	25 7 8 9 2 1 → 549	549 ☓	33 – 81	549 (9 + 8 + 7 − 2) × 25 − 1		123
15	PRIMEHANG		33 – 91	HAMPERING (1.25 seconds)		133