Episode 5392

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Episode 5392 was broadcast on 8 December 2011, and was the first quarter-final of Series 65.

David Butcher played Mark Deeks, with Mark Deeks winning 116 – 21. The Dictionary Corner guest was David Lloyd, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: The winning margin of 95 points was the largest in any finals match in the show's history until 14 June 2018. Butcher's score of 21 was also the lowest by a finalist in the original 15-round format.

The solution for Round 5 was given by Jeff Stelling.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	David Butcher	Score	Mark Deeks	Others	Max.
1	PRDOIASCO	DROOPS	0 – 8	PICADORS	PROSODIC*, SPORADIC	8
2	SEMITLOZM	EMITS	0 – 15	MESTIZO	TZIMMES*, ZLOTIES*	15
3	NPKEEATBE	BEAT	0 – 21	NEPETA	BETAKEN, KEEPNET	22
4	SUQTODESI	QUOTES	0 – 28	TEDIOUS	OUTSIDES	30
5	75 100 3 1 8 1 → 956	—	0 – 35	957 (8 + 1) × (100 − 3 + 1) + 75	RR: 956 = (1 + 1) × (75 + 3) + 8 × 100	40
TTT	MORALBAN	To ban all morals just wouldn't be right.			ABNORMAL
6	GERULETOU	outrule ☓	0 – 41	REGULO	REGLET*, ROUGET*	46
7	GNDAIERSA	READINGS	0 – 59	GARDENIAS		64
8	TAVOXMIRI	RIOT	0 – 64	RATIO	MATRIX*, TRIMIX*, TRIVIA	70
9	STPFAEEWU	PASTE	0 – 70	PESEWA	ESTUFA*, FEWEST*, PESETA	76
10	6 7 1 3 4 10 → 130	130 (6 + 7) × 10	10 – 80	130 (6 + 7) × 10		86
TTT	TUNALAMB	Unlike the tuna, the lamb can go for a walk.			AMBULANT
11	GDFJOEANN	FANNED	16 – 86	DEFANG	FANGED*, NONAGE	92
12	RELICRELW	RELIC	21 – 91	RELIC	CREWEL*, RELLIE*, REWIRE, WELLIE*	98
13	NVDSAIUHE	INVADES	21 – 99	VANISHED	UNSHAVED	106
14	5 8 1 2 8 7 → 771	—	21 – 106	773 (7 − 1) × 2 × 8 × 8 + 5	RR: 773 = (7 − 1) × 2 × 8 × 8 + 5 Best: 771 = 8 × 8 × (7 + 5) + 2 + 1	116
15	RURALNEED		21 – 116	LAUNDERER (4.75 seconds)		126

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)