Episode 6366
Episode 6366 was broadcast on 24 May 2016, as part of Series 74.
Robin McKay played Struan Charters, with Robin McKay winning 112 – 8. The Dictionary Corner guest was Michael Buerk, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE 1: This episode's maximum score of 166 points was at the time, the highest max in the history of the new 15-round format and the joint second highest ever (behind that of 9 November 2005). But this was later equalled by another max of 166 points on 14 June 2017, before being surpassed by a max of 175 points on 19 January 2018.
NOTE 2: This game and the seven games that followed it (ending on 2 June 2016) had an aggregate maximum score of 1,133 points. This was the highest potential total ever available for an octochamp in the new 15-round format (also the highest in any format), corresponding to an average max of 141.6 points per game.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Robin McKay | Score | Struan Charters | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LESATUPOB | PULSATE | 7 – 0 | SPOUT | ABSOLUTE*, OUTLEAPS*, PETALOUS*, POSTABLE | 8 |
| 2 | RIVAMRUIS | RAMS | 11 – 0 | RAM | MARRIS*, MURRAS, MURRIS*, MURVAS*, SURIMI* | 14 |
| 3 | 25 7 10 2 3 1 → 688 | 686
(7 + 2) × 3 × 25 + 10 + 1 |
18 – 0 | — |
RR: 688 = ((7 + 2) × 25 + 1) × 3 + 10 |
24 |
| TTT | LESDROVE | Les drove back to his girlfriend's house and put an end to their arguments. | RESOLVED | |||
| 4 | TERILARSG | TRAILERS | 26 – 8 | TRAILERS | REGISTRAL* | 42 |
| 5 | HONEQASIF | FASHION | 33 – 8 | FINES | 49 | |
| 6 | 25 2 3 4 1 8 → 587 | 591
3 × 8 × 25 − (2 × 4 + 1) |
40 – 8 | — |
RR: 587 = (25 × 8 − 4) × 3 − 1 |
59 |
| 7 | DONASIREC | ANODISER | 48 – 8 | NADIRS | ACRIDONES*, SARCODINE* | 77 |
| 8 | GAWULISBV | BAILS | 53 – 8 | SWAG | ISABGUL* | 84 |
| 9 | 75 10 5 3 3 7 → 629 | 630
(5 + 3) × 75 + 3 × 10 |
60 – 8 | — |
RR: 629 = (75 + 5 + 10) × 7 − 3 ÷ 3 |
94 |
| TTT | ADDNICER | You need to add nicer people to your circle of friends and lose the bad. | RIDDANCE | |||
| 10 | PERADESNT | PARENTED | 68 – 8 | PRESENT | PASTERNED* | 112 |
| 11 | SIKAHOTER | HOARIEST | 76 – 8 | SHIRT | THEORIKAS* | 130 |
| 12 | SAPELOTMN | POLENTAS | 84 – 8 | PLANETS | LAPSTONE, NEOPLASM*, PETALONS*, PLASTOME*, PLEONASM*, PLEONAST* | 138 |
| 13 | RATINERUD | URINATED | 92 – 8 | TINDER | DATURINE*, INDURATE*, INTRUDER*, RUINATED* | 146 |
| 14 | 25 7 2 4 5 1 → 858 | 858
(5 × 7 − 1) × 25 + 2 × 4 |
102 – 8 | — |
|
156 |
| 15 | ABIGUNEER | AUBERGINE
(3.75 seconds) |
112 – 8 | 166 | ||
