Episode 3839

Episode 3839 was broadcast on 16 December 2004, and was the second semi-final of Series 52.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Jack Welsby	Score	Mark Tournoff	Others	Max.
1	MWOENROET	MENTOR	6 – 6	REMOTE	EMOTER, METEOR, MOREEN, TONEME, TOWNEE	6
2	PORILEKDA	PAROLED	13 – 13	PAROLED	DARIOLE, DIPOLAR, LEOPARD, POLKAED, PREDIAL, PRELOAD	13
3	GSEANDIEI	SEEDING	20 – 20	SEEDING	ANISEED	20
4	EARGTIBLS	LIBRATES	28 – 20	GIBLETS	REGALIST, TABLIERS	28
5	1 6 10 4 1 6 → 622	620 (6 × 10 + 1 + 1) × (6 + 4)	35 – 27	620 (6 × 10 + 1 + 1) × (6 + 4)		35
TTT	SUMGHOST				MUGSHOTS
6	UPANTEFUY	FEAT	35 – 33	PEANUT	TUPUNA*	41
7	CVEORNIAS	SCENARIO	35 – 51	VERONICAS		59
8	CITEMISNT	MINCES	35 – 59	MINTIEST		67
9	LJOATMEAP	PALMATE	42 – 59	METAL	OATMEAL	74
10	2 4 8 9 8 75 → 998	998 (75 + 8) × (8 + 4) + 2	52 – 59	999		84
TTT	OMENSOLE				LONESOME
11	DTIEBRIED	DEBITED	59 – 59	DEBIT	BETIDED, BIRDIED, DIRTIED*	91
12	AERMUHSDE	HEADERS	66 – 66	RESUMED	MEASURED, SHMEARED*	99
13	RTAEQFOEN	atoner ☓	66 – 71	AFTER	OFTENER	106
14	10 8 50 25 100 75 → 466	467 50 × 10 − 25 − 8	73 – 78	465 8 × 50 + 75 − 10	CV: 465 = 8 × 50 + 75 − 10 Best: 466 = (75 − 10) × 8 − 50 − 100 ÷ 25	116
15	AMENUTREE		73 – 88	ENUMERATE (28.5 seconds)		126