Episode 7081

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Episode 7081 was broadcast on 23 May 2019, as part of Series 80.

Elliott Mellor played Monica Quadri, with Elliott Mellor winning 126 – 10. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jon Culshaw, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This was the second game in a row in which the challenger scored exactly ten points, as well as the second consecutive, and third in the history of the 15-round format, all in the space of eight days, to have a contestant fail to score a single point in the letters games.

NOTE: The original conundrum for this episode was MOUSEFLLY, which, when unscrambled would have produced FULSOMELY. However, due to both Mellor and Quadri buzzing in almost simultaneously, it was replaced.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Elliott Mellor	Score	Monica Quadri	Others	Max.
1	OIESTBRAS	BOASTERS	8 – 0	BREASTS	OBERTASS*, OSTERIAS*, ROASTIES, ROSASITE*	8
2	VCFUIONDE	UNVOICED	16 – 0	FINE		16
3	50 3 2 8 3 10 → 338	338 (50 + 8) × (3 + 3) − 10	26 – 0	333		26
TTT	NICESTDAY	It sounds like the two ladies sell their stories to several media outlets.			SYNDICATE
4	RPQIAODTU	PAROTID	33 – 0	PROUD	AUDITOR	33
5	IEIRNSNEU	SUNNIER	40 – 0	reinsure ☓	NEURINES*	41
6	100 5 6 4 8 5 → 994	994 (5 + 5) × 100 − 6	50 – 0	995		51
7	AOUDCRJIE	JUDICARE	58 – 0	CRUDE		59
8	HLPLOEASI	OPALISE	65 – 0	HELPS	HALLOES*, HOLLIES*, OPALISH*, PALLIES, PALLISH*, PASILLO*, PHALLOS*, PHIALES*, POLLIES*, SHALLOP*	66
9	75 9 10 3 4 5 → 918	918 (9 × 3 + 75) × (5 + 4)	75 – 0	919		76
TTT	HOVERWORT	The cricket ball went too far, so you remove the leader from power.			OVERTHROW
10	RNSEOAWME	MENSWEAR	83 – 0	WOMEN	MANSWORE*	84
11	OUINLTSAO	SOLUTION	91 – 0	SAINT	OLATIONS*	92
12	CSNEIAGPO	ESCAPING	99 – 0	CASING	CANOPIES*, CAPONISE, COINAGES*	100
13	EIARGLROT	GLOATER	106 – 0	LARGER	ALIGOTE*, GOATIER, LEGATOR, RAGLORE*, REALTOR*, RELATOR*, RETIRAL*, RETRIAL*, RIGOLET*, TRAILER*	107
14	100 7 10 6 8 5 → 489	489 100 × 5 − (8 − 7 + 10)	116 – 10	489 100 × 5 − (7 − 6 + 10)		117
15	GODWINNER	WONDERING (7 seconds)	126 – 10			127

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)