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Episode S42
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Episode S42 was a special episode broadcast on 23 December 2014, which featured 2 contestants who had close calls in Series 71, and both happened to have surnames beginning with "Mc".
Duncan McGregor played Michael McDowell, with Michael McDowell winning 97 – 53. The Dictionary Corner guest was Arlene Phillips, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
This episode was repeated on 6 May 2015.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Duncan McGregor | Score | Michael McDowell | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SNBEOERPA | PERSONA | 7 – 0 | PREENS | PERSONAE, SEABORNE* | 8 |
2 | GYUAGRHNO | GRUNGY | 13 – 0 | RAGGY | GUNYAH*, HUNGRY, NURAGH*, ORANGY*, ROUGHY* | 14 |
3 | 50 7 8 9 1 4 → 209 | 209
50 × 4 + 9 |
23 – 10 | 209
50 × 4 + 9 |
|
24 |
TTT | FREEBITS | The cheese celebration certainly wasn't the longest. | BRIEFEST | |||
4 | LNGICSUTE | selting ☓ | 23 – 17 | SINGLET | CULTIGENS* | 42 |
5 | SPVIEAGRE | GIVERS | 23 – 24 | GRAVIES | GREAVES*, GRIEVES, PARVISE*, PEAVIES*, PRESAGE*, PREVISE* | 49 |
6 | 50 5 8 2 8 1 → 372 | 371
(8 − 1) × 50 + 8 × 2 + 5 |
30 – 31 | 371
(50 − 2) × 8 − (5 + 8) |
RR: 372 = (50 − 1) × 8 − 5 × 8 ÷ 2 |
59 |
7 | CMFOAESDS | FACES | 30 – 37 | FOAMED | CAMEOS*, COMESS*, FASCES*, FOSSAE*, MASSED, MOSSED* | 65 |
8 | PSIOLVESI | SPOILS | 36 – 43 | SPOILS | PLOSIVES | 73 |
9 | 75 100 3 2 8 4 → 979 | 974 | 36 – 53 | 979
(8 + 3 − 2) × 100 + 75 + 4 |
|
83 |
TTT | ENIDGLEN | Enid and Glen were always bugging each other. | NEEDLING | |||
10 | UAMHTITRU | TRUTH | 41 – 58 | TRUTH | ATRIUM, THIRAM*, THUMRI*, TIRTHA* | 89 |
11 | LNRAEOTBE | BLOATER | 48 – 65 | BLOATER | RENTABLE | 97 |
12 | JSCAEMTIX | STEAM | 53 – 70 | TIMES | MAJESTIC | 105 |
13 | LEDOWTERD | TROWEL | 53 – 77 | TODDLER | DOWERED*, LOWERED, TOWERED* | 112 |
14 | 100 8 3 6 5 3 → 680 | — | 53 – 87 | 680
(100 − 5 × 3) × 8 |
|
122 |
15 | SCOTCHYIP | 53 – 97 | PSYCHOTIC
(25.25 seconds) |
132 |