Episode COBRIS20053

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Episode COBRIS20053 was played on 30 July 2005, as part of CoBris 2005.

The host was James Macarthur, and the Dictionary Corner guest and lexicographer was Jerry Humphreys.

NOTE: It is possible that the starting numbers in the Round 4 selection were not in the order given. Additionally, the final letter in the Round 5 selection is unknown; if it was an S, WANNABES was available as a darrenic 8, making the game's maximum score 69 instead of 68. (If it was an E, HENBANE was available as an alternate max 7.)

Rounds

Rnd	Selection		Score		Others	Max.
1	DTPNGEAIT		–		PAINTED, PATIENT, PATTING, PETTING, TAINTED	7
2	SQTAEOTAF		–		FATES, FATSO, FEAST, FEATS, FESTA, FETTA, SOFTA, STATE, STOAT, TASTE, TEATS, TESTA, TOAST, TOFTS, TOTES	12
3	VHLCOUOYO		–		CHOLO, OVOLO, VOUCH	17
4	2 2 7 8 9 100 → 271		–		Best: 271 = 2 × 100 + 9 × 7 + 8	27
5	WHNBAEAN?		–		WANNABE**	34
6	SKIEIYXLD		–		DISLIKE, KYLIXES	41
7	HRERASSSO		–		HOARSER, RASHERS, SAROSES, SHARERS, SOARERS	48
8	75 100 25 1 2 7 → 842		–		Best: 842 = (75 × 25 + 7) ÷ 2 − 100 + 1	58
9	NUDECLOTS		–		CONSULTED	68