Episode 3601

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Episode 3601 was broadcast on 2 December 2003, as part of Series 50.

Adam Laws played Kevin Chandler, with Adam Laws winning 93 – 57. The Dictionary Corner guest was Martin Jarvis, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: The final score is in fact incorrect; Chandler had the word PREDATE wrongfully disallowed in Round 11. It was deemed hyphenated, as in "to date before something else", when in fact it exists in a non-hyphenated form as a derivative of predation. However, this did not affect the scores since Laws offered a longer word. But, Chandler was given 6 points in Round 12 for FARMER when there was only one R available in the selection, so the actual scoreline should have been 93 – 51.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Adam Laws	Score	Kevin Chandler	Others	Max.
1	NCMIEITLE	CLEMENT	7 – 0	liten ☓	ILMENITE*, TIMELINE*	8
2	RWSIEHDIE	wishier ☓	7 – 7	DISHIER	WEIRDIES	16
3	PMNUOERSG	PRONGS	13 – 7	spongeur ☓	MORGENS*, MORGUES*, SPONGER, SPUMONE*, SUPREMO*, SURGEON*, UNROPES	23
4	FBTIORVCA	ORBIT	13 – 13	FACTOR	VIBRATO	30
5	25 100 75 50 4 8 → 151	151 100 + 50 + 4 − 75 ÷ 25	23 – 23	151 100 + 50 + 4 − 75 ÷ 25		40
TTT	FRYGORE				FORGERY
6	SPDOITLJO	POLIO	23 – 29	SPOILT	TOPSOIL	47
7	NTSAOAELN	ETALONS	30 – 29	STOLEN	NEONATAL	55
8	GTSAOAKBO	BOATS	35 – 34	BOOKS	TABOOS*	61
9	YLSCAOIDS	SOCIALS	42 – 34	SCALDS		68
10	50 7 5 9 2 7 → 121	121 (9 + 2) × (50 ÷ 5 + 7 ÷ 7)	52 – 44	121 (50 + 7) × 2 + 7		78
TTT	EGOBODY				GOODBYE
11	PRDEAUTNE	PARENTED	60 – 44	predate ☓**	DENATURE*, DEPURATE*	86
12	MHRIOELFA	MAILER	66 – 50	FARMER wrongly allowed	ALIFORM*, ARMHOLE, FEMORAL*, FLAMIER*, FOAMIER*, HEMIOLA*, LOAMIER*	93
13	PTNEAURCE	CAPTURE	73 – 57	CAPTURE	PERACUTE*, UNCREATE*	101
14	100 9 1 7 5 1 → 847	847 (100 − 5) × 9 − 7 − 1	83 – 57	—		111
15	LANKGRIPS	SPARKLING (3 seconds)	93 – 57	sprinkling ☓ (2.25 seconds)		121