Episode 6341

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Episode 6341 was broadcast on 11 April 2016, as part of Series 74.

Tom Coward played Pete Grierson, with Tom Coward winning 72 – 71. The Dictionary Corner guest was Alistair McGowan, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The audience member who solved the conundrum was the following day's challenger, Ann Dibben.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Tom Coward	Score	Pete Grierson	Others	Max.
1	BREISVUOG	BROGUES	7 – 7	BROGUES	BOURGIES*, BOUVIERS*, GRIEVOUS	8
2	FHAINTOER	FAINTER	14 – 14	FAINTER	ANOTHER, HAIRNET*, INEARTH*, NOTAIRE*, ORTHIAN*, OTARINE*, THEORIA*, THERIAN*	15
3	50 75 25 100 1 5 → 416	412 (75 ÷ 25 + 100) × (5 − 1)	21 – 21	412 (75 ÷ 25 + 100) × (5 − 1)	RR: 416 = (75 − 1) × 5 + 50 − 100 ÷ 25	25
TTT	GELDRUNT	It sounds like the pig was actually quite happy.			GRUNTLED
4	TIHUSNOXL	unlist ☓	21 – 26	SOUTH	HOUSLIN*, LOUTISH*, LUTINOS	32
5	TRAMEANEC	CREMATE	28 – 26	cartmen ☓	CAMERATE*, MACERATE*, MATRANEE*, RACEMATE*	40
6	75 2 9 1 4 6 → 872	872 ☓	28 – 26	882 ☓	RR: 872 = (75 × 6 − (9 + 1 + 4)) × 2	50
7	RNIEFTUAR	unfairer ☓	28 – 33	FAINTER	FERRATIN*	58
8	DMITROENU	MOUNTED	28 – 41	ROUTINED	OMNITUDE*, RUDIMENT, UNMITRED*	66
9	75 25 50 100 4 4 → 845	846 (100 + 25 + 75) × 4 + 50 − 4	35 – 41	842		73
TTT	SOMEGOON	Some goon let this loose near all my snakes.			MONGOOSE
10	LMSEAPVIE	IMPALES	42 – 48	IMPALES	MEALIES*, PEAVIES	80
11	RDOEPTAIK	ADOPTER	49 – 55	PIRATED	DIOPTRE*, DIPTERA*, OPIATED*, PAROKET*, PAROTID, PARTIED, PERIDOT*, PROTEAD*, PROTEID*, PROTIDE*, PTEROID*, RATIOED*, READOPT	87
12	PTMATEABS	ABATES	55 – 61	ABATES	PETASMA*	94
13	GODSENLOI	DINGOES	62 – 61	insoled ☓	EIDOLONS*, OODLINGS*, SIDELONG*, SOLENOID	102
14	100 8 3 9 9 2 → 980	980 (3 − 9 ÷ 9 + 8) × (100 − 2)	72 – 71	980 (100 − 2) × (9 + 9 − 8)		112
15	IUSEDCOIL	cloudisie ☓ (30 seconds)	72 – 71	☓ (29.5 seconds)	DELICIOUS	122