Episode 6998

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Episode 6998 was broadcast on 28 January 2019, as part of Series 80.

Brendan Whitehurst played Vittorio Angelone, with Brendan Whitehurst winning 96 – 44. The Dictionary Corner guest was Suzannah Lipscomb, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Brendan Whitehurst	Score	Vittorio Angelone	Others	Max.
1	DISACUWOM	MIAOWS	6 – 0	SWIM	MUSCOID	7
2	EHUSOLGIP	PLOUGHS	13 – 0	PLUGS	PISHOGUE*	15
3	100 8 4 1 2 3 → 114	114 100 + 8 + 4 + 2	23 – 10	114 100 + 8 + 4 + 2		25
TTT	AFRICABET	Does the MP make things up in order to deceive people?			FABRICATE
4	ABDOHUTER	ABORTED	30 – 10	BOTHER	AUTHORED*, OBDURATE	33
5	SORUXENAD	AROUSED	37 – 10	DARES	RONDEAUX*	41
6	50 100 2 5 3 6 → 188	188 (100 − 6) × 2	47 – 20	188 100 × 2 − (5 − 3) × 6		51
7	NISARUZEN	INSANE	53 – 20	RISEN	SUZERAIN*	59
8	ORVUTIOGS	GROUTS	59 – 26	GROUTS	GOITROUS*, VIGOROUS*, VIRTUOSO	67
9	25 5 1 7 10 8 → 481	480 (10 + 8) × 25 + (7 − 1) × 5	66 – 33	480 (5 × 8 + 1 + 7) × 10	RR: 481 = (7 × 5 + 25) × 8 + 1	77
TTT	RIVERCOOS	Heavy metal can be damaged by this type of acid.			CORROSIVE
10	AWEDSINPE	ANISEED	73 – 33	SPINED	PENAEIDS*, PINWEEDS*	85
11	TAFINAYES	fansite ☓	73 – 38	FINES	FANTASY, NASTIFY, TAENIAS*	92
12	IRALEMOGT	GLOATER	80 – 38	realting ☓	ALIGOTE*, GOATIER*, LEGATOR*, LOAMIER*, MALTIER*, MARIGOT*, MARLITE*, MIGRATE*, MILAGRO*, MOTLIER*, RAGTIME*, RIGOLET*, TOMGIRL	99
13	KETIPURAT	PARKIE	86 – 44	PATTER	PARTITE*	106
14	75 100 1 4 9 7 → 244	244 (75 + 9) × 4 − 100 + 7 + 1	96 – 44	—		116
15	LEFTIMISS		96 – 44		FLIMSIEST	126

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)