Episode 6996

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Episode 6996 was broadcast on 24 January 2019, as part of Series 80.

Brendan Whitehurst played Laurence Dunkling, with Brendan Whitehurst winning 107 – 52. The Dictionary Corner guest was Suzannah Lipscomb, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Brendan Whitehurst	Score	Laurence Dunkling	Others	Max.
1	DUCOMERAW	COWARD	6 – 6	WARMED	CAROMED*, COMRADE, DECORUM*, MERCADO, MORCEAU*	7
2	NMIOSFERB	INFORMS	13 – 6	fermions ☓7	BONFIRES, ENSIFORM*, FERMIONS	15
3	50 100 2 10 9 1 → 309	309 (2 + 1) × 100 + 9	23 – 16	309 (2 + 1) × 100 + 9		25
TTT	SIDPESTER	Sid would pester continually until he got his own way.			PERSISTED
4	DHAUBMAER	RUMBAED	30 – 16	HARMED	HARDBEAM*, RHUMBAED	33
5	XUTOLESOH	TOUSLE	36 – 22	HOTELS	OUTSOLE*, OXHOUSE*	40
6	75 1 1 4 3 7 → 436	436 (75 − 3) × (7 − 1) + 4	46 – 22	439		50
7	LATEZAGID	LIGATED	53 – 22	DILATE	AGATIZED*	58
8	SPEAVGIRT	GRAVIES	60 – 22	—	GRAPIEST*, PRISTAVE*, PRIVATES, VIRGATES	66
9	25 6 3 7 3 4 → 662	663 (7 × 3 + 6) × 25 − 4 × 3	67 – 22	664	RR: 662 = (25 + 3) × 6 × 4 − 7 − 3	76
TTT	LEAKYPRAM	When the team need to get going, this person can make it happen.			PLAYMAKER
10	DSOIGSUAD	SODAS	72 – 27	SODAS	GADOIDS	83
11	TEROGICEN	ERECTING	80 – 27	CENTRE	ERECTION, GERONTIC*, NEOTERIC, NOCERITE*	91
12	LFIAMRESW	REALISM	87 – 34	FLAMERS	WELFARISM	109
13	NALUSIYEL	SALINE	87 – 42	UNEASILY		117
14	100 3 7 6 8 4 → 590	590 (8 × 7 + 3) × (6 + 4)	97 – 52	590 6 × 100 − 7 − 3		127
15	MARINERED	REMAINDER (4.75 seconds)	107 – 52			137

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)