Episode S30

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Episode S30 was broadcast on 14 March 2011, as a special episode, and was a deciding match.

Nicki Sellars played Lee Graham, with Lee Graham winning 101 – 94. The Dictionary Corner guest was John Parrott, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Sellars and Graham had previously met twice, in the preliminaries of Series 62 and the second semi-final of Series 62. Graham won the first and Sellars won the second.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Nicki Sellars	Score	Lee Graham	Others	Max.
1	SYREAOTQP	POSTER	6 – 6	POETRY	ESPARTO*, PROTEAS*, SEAPORT*, TEAPOYS	7
2	BNGIIADCD	BIDDING	13 – 6	cadding ☓	ABIDING	14
3	RLNSOIAEL	RALLIES	20 – 13	RALLIES	AILERONS, LLANEROS*, ROSALINE	22
4	HTVOIARUZ	AUTHOR	26 – 19	AUTHOR	THORIA*	28
5	25 8 2 5 2 3 → 602	602 8 × 3 × 25 + 2	36 – 29	602 8 × 3 × 25 + 2		38
TTT	SLICKHIT	These sort of people are funny souls.			TICKLISH
6	LNHCEARIA	INHALER	43 – 29	chainer ☓	ACARINE*, ACHIRAL*, ALCHERA*, CARINAE*, CARINAL*, CARLINE, CHARLIE*, CHARNEL*, CRANIAL*, HERNIAL*	45
7	XRTEEIMJF	MERIT	48 – 34	MIXER	METIER, RETIME*	51
8	SRTFAOIPT	PROFITS	55 – 41	PROFITS	PATRIOTS	59
9	PTSDAEUTA	UPDATES	62 – 48	UPDATES	DUPATTAS*	67
10	75 10 7 8 5 4 → 725	725 (75 − (5 − 4)) × 10 − (8 + 7)	72 – 58	725 (75 − 4) × 10 + 8 + 7		77
TTT	RUNATLAS	Not sharp or flat, just born to do something.			NATURALS
11	SMREIIENW	WINERIES	80 – 66	WINERIES		85
12	SNTDAUOGE	OUTAGES	87 – 66	unstaged ☓	ASTOUND*, DONATES*, DOTAGES*, NOUGATS*, ONSTAGE*, OUTSANG*, SNOUTED*, SOUTANE, TANGOED, TANGOES*, TONGUED*, TONGUES	92
13	DTSEIARVO	oversaid ☓	87 – 84	DEVIATORS		110
14	25 100 50 75 5 7 → 274	275 5 × 50 + 25	94 – 91	275 5 × 50 + 25	RR: 274 = (5 + 7 + 75) × 50 ÷ 25 + 100	120
15	SUNTRIVIA		94 – 101	ANTIVIRUS (25.75 seconds)		130

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)