Episode 6972

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Episode 6972 was broadcast on 12 December 2018, as part of Series 79.

Brendan Whitehurst played David Rutherford, with Brendan Whitehurst winning 92 – 83. The Dictionary Corner guest was Dan Walker, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Brendan Whitehurst	Score	David Rutherford	Others	Max.
1	WANETULIZ	ALIEN	0 – 6	AUNTIE	ALUNITE*	7
2	AMROEDSIC	MISREAD	7 – 13	CARDIES	COMRADES, IDOCRASE*, MERCADOS*	15
3	50 2 3 1 9 8 → 901	901 9 × 2 × 50 + 1	17 – 23	901 9 × 2 × 50 + 1		25
TTT	PRIMEFAIL	I've got prime audio equipment, which hopefully won't fail when I play the guitar.			AMPLIFIER
4	SUVENDOSC	COVENS	23 – 29	DUNCES	ESCUDOS*, SECONDS	32
5	HEGALOWET	GOATEE	29 – 35	LEGATE	HELOTAGE*	40
6	25 50 1 7 4 6 → 385	385 (50 + 4 + 1) × 7	39 – 35	381		50
7	NIRESOLUR	LORRIES	46 – 42	LORRIES	LORINERS	58
8	GESRAEVIX	GRIEVES	53 – 42	—	GRAVIES, GREAVES*, REGIVES*, RIVAGES*	65
9	25 4 5 8 2 3 → 188	188 25 × 8 − 4 × 3	63 – 52	188 25 × 8 − 4 × 3		75
TTT	MOBSUITUP	His personality offended almost everyone; he was this sort of chap.			BUMPTIOUS
10	HEASNESGP	PEAHENS	70 – 52	SHAPES	GNASHES, NGAPEES*, PEANESS*, PEGASSE*, PESAGES*	82
11	MAYIBOFET	BEFIT	70 – 58	BOATIE	BEATIFY, FOYAITE*	89
12	DOELIRTEP	LOITERED	78 – 66	LOITERED	DOLERITE*, PETIOLED*, PROTEIDE*	97
13	DATESIQOD	TOADIES	85 – 73	TOADIES	IODATES*, TOADIED*, TODDIES	104
14	100 25 75 1 8 2 → 959	960 (100 + 1) × (8 + 2) − (75 − 25)	92 – 73	—	Best: 959 = ((100 − 1) × 2 − 75) × 8 − 25	114
15	TINIBRAVO		92 – 83	VIBRATION (2.5 seconds)		124