Episode 6742

Episode 6742 was broadcast on 16 January 2018, as part of Series 78.

Mary Bainbridge played Glen Burke, with Mary Bainbridge winning 87 – 77. The Dictionary Corner guest was Raj Bisram, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Mary Bainbridge	Score	Glen Burke	Others	Max.
1	NTNAOATCE	NOTATE	6 – 0	ENACT	ANNOTATE*	8
2	YRSUAEMIK	MAKERS	12 – 6	MISERY	MAKIYES, MUSIKER, MUSKIER, RAMKIES, RIMAYES, RUMAKIS*	15
3	100 4 7 3 5 1 → 888	888 (4 + 7 + 100) × (5 + 3)	22 – 6	890		25
TTT	MISSEMOTE	You don't always spot the answer, just every now and again.			SOMETIMES
4	VLREAEJLI	LEAVER	28 – 12	REVEAL	JAILER, LEALER, RELIVE, RELLIE, REVILE, VEALER, VIELLE*	31
5	MGHUIONTN	MOUNTING	36 – 20	MOUNTING	MOUTHING	39
6	75 2 10 3 1 10 → 811	811 ☓	36 – 30	811 (3 × 2 + 75) × 10 + 1		49
7	SNSAUEGDA	SAUSAGE	43 – 30	GASSED	ASSUAGED	57
8	RNTOEASMT	MATRONS	50 – 30	ornaments ☓⁸	MAROTTES, MONASTER, MONSTERA, MONTERAS, NEARMOST, NORTMAST, STOREMAN, TORMENTS*	65
9	50 10 3 7 5 4 → 103	103 (7 − 5) × 50 + 3	60 – 40	103 (5 − 3) × 50 + 10 − 7		75
TTT	NIGHTMORE	She's getting up a lot more in the night to look after her new baby.			MOTHERING
10	FMVEUIDSR	FIVERS	66 – 46	DRIVES	DEMURS, DERMIS, DIMERS, DIVERS, ERUVIM, FEMURS, FERVID, FIRMED, FUMIER, FURIES, MEDIUS, MUDIFS, MUDIRS, MURIDS, MURSID, REDIFS, RUDIES, SURFED, SURFIE, VERISM, VERMIS*	81
11	TANOWHIPE	WHITEN	72 – 46	pantie ☓	HAPTINE, PHAETON, PHONATE	88
12	AIEDPSIMQ	SPADE	77 – 51	AIMED	MISPAID*	95
13	LTEASEFRG	felters ☓	77 – 57	GRAFTS	REFLATES	103
14	9 6 5 2 3 8 → 483	483 8 × 6 × 5 × 2 + 3	87 – 67	483 8 × 6 × 5 × 2 + 3		113
15	RUSTEDPOP		87 – 77	SUPPORTED (11.5 seconds)		123