Episode 6889
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Episode 6889 was broadcast on 15 August 2018, as part of Series 79.
Adam Rolston played Leonora Fleming, with Adam Rolston winning 76 – 59. The Dictionary Corner guest was Julia Bradbury, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE 1: For reasons unknown, Fleming was asked to declare her word first in the odd-numbered Round 5.
NOTE 2: In Round 13, Dictionary Corner suggested marlier as a seven but this has never been valid in the Oxford Dictionary.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Adam Rolston | Score | Leonora Fleming | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUORSGIUI | GROSS | 5 – 5 | GROSS | GUIROS*, RUGOUS*, SIGRIS* | 6 |
| 2 | MVZAOETNA | MEANT | 10 – 10 | AMAZE | METAZOAN* | 14 |
| 3 | 50 9 6 7 1 5 → 347 | 347
7 × 50 − (9 − 6) |
20 – 20 | 347
7 × 50 − (9 − 6) |
|
24 |
| TTT | NOTNINETY | He'd not even got ninety views on his YouTube channel, and he felt a bit like this. | NONENTITY | |||
| 4 | DSSEOANRE | REASONED | 28 – 28 | REASONED | DEARNESS*, ENDORSES, SEASONED | 32 |
| 5 | TEAGTTPON | TEAPOT | 34 – 34 | PATTEN | PONTAGE*, POTTAGE | 39 |
| 6 | 50 75 100 25 1 6 → 443 | 445
75 × 6 − (100 ÷ 25 + 1) |
41 – 34 | 449 |
RR: 443 = (100 + 50) × 75 ÷ 25 − 6 − 1 |
49 |
| 7 | DEOYTRAWE | WATERY | 47 – 40 | WATERY | DEWATER*, EYEWARD*, OARWEED*, TARWEED*, TOWERED*, WATERED | 56 |
| 8 | KFSUEADCE | DEFACES | 54 – 40 | DEFUSE | 63 | |
| 9 | 50 75 7 5 8 6 → 147 | 147 ☓ | 54 – 47 | 148
(7 − 5) × 75 − (8 − 6) |
RR: 147 = (75 ÷ 5 + 6) × 7 |
73 |
| TTT | IBELETOUT | Will I ever be let out of here? I think I'm trapped. | OUBLIETTE | |||
| 10 | HTMOAIESL | MAILSHOT | 62 – 47 | homliest ☓ | HELOTISM*, HEMIOLAS*, LOAMIEST*, METALISH* | 81 |
| 11 | SVAETPBIN | PANTIES | 69 – 47 | PAVES | BAPTISE*, BASINET*, NATIVES, PATINES*, PIANETS*, PINATES*, SAPIENT*, VAINEST* | 88 |
| 12 | JLDOEUSXU | louds ☓ | 69 – 52 | DOUSE | EXODUS, JOULES, LOUSED*, SOULED* | 94 |
| 13 | TIARLREMR | MARRIER | 76 – 59 | TRAILER | MALTIER*, MARLIER**, MARLITE*, MARRITE*, RETIRAL*, RETRIAL*, TARRIER* | 101 |
| 14 | 6 1 9 8 3 7 → 220 | — | 76 – 59 | — |
RR: 220 = (9 − 1 + 8 + 6) × (7 + 3) |
111 |
| 15 | CREAMPEAK | 76 – 59 | PACEMAKER | 121 | ||
External Links
- Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)