Episode 7103

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Episode 7103 was broadcast on 24 June 2019, and was the third quarter-final of Series 80.

Brendan Whitehurst played Steven Turnbull, with Brendan Whitehurst winning 58 – 57. The Dictionary Corner guest was Rufus Hound, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Whitehurst's score of 58 points is the lowest winning score in a 15-round finals match.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Brendan Whitehurst	Score	Steven Turnbull	Others	Max.
1	PILECASOT	plicates ☓	0 – 7	OPIATES	ALOPECIST*	18
2	RGWIUSBEA	WAGERS	0 – 14	EARWIGS		25
3	75 50 100 2 2 3 → 964	963 (100 + 50 − 2) × 3 × 2 + 75	7 – 14	—	RR: 963 Best: 964 = ((75 × 50 + 100) ÷ 2 + 3) ÷ 2	35
TTT	DRABSPEED	A decorative cover that you might put on your sandwich before you sleep.			BEDSPREAD
4	GNHOILJAO	HOLING	7 – 22	HOOLIGAN		43
5	SUTEPOMAS	OUTPASS	14 – 22	STUMPS	EMPUSAS*, MOPUSES*, MUTASES*, OMATSUS*, OSMATES*, PASTOSE*, PETASUS*, POSTEAS*	50
6	50 4 7 10 3 1 → 985	986 (50 × 10 − 7) × (3 − 1)	21 – 22	—	RR: 985 = (50 × 10 − 4) × (3 − 1) − 7	60
7	NEVITANID	innovated ☓	21 – 28	DETAIN	DEVIANT, INVITED, VINNIED*	67
8	TLDOEQRAU	quarted ☓	21 – 34	LOADER	ADULTER*, DELATOR*, EQUATOR, LEOTARD, OUTDARE*, OUTREAD*, QUADREL*, QUORATE*, READOUT*, ROULADE*, TORQUED*, TORULAE*	74
9	100 50 75 4 3 7 → 944	940	21 – 41	943 4 × 3 × 75 + 50 − 7	RR: 944 = (50 + 75 − 4) × 7 − 3 + 100	84
TTT	HEARDNEIL	She heard that Neil Diamond was going to be top of the bill.			HEADLINER
10	NRMIOTLAI	MORTAL	27 – 47	MORTAL	TRINOMIAL	102
11	SEGOHARUC	CORSAGE	34 – 47	scourage ☓	COUGHERS, GOUACHES*, GROUCHES*	110
12	NCSEOPSEI	SPECIES	41 – 47	PONCES	SENECIOS*, SPECIOSE*	118
13	ROMERAFUT	FORMATE	48 – 47	FORMER	REFORMAT	126
14	7 9 4 10 2 7 → 154	154 (9 + 7) × 10 − 4 − 2	58 – 57	154 (9 + 7) × 10 − 4 − 2		136
15	RINGACHED		58 – 57		CHAGRINED	146

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)