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Episode 7971
Episode 7971 was broadcast on 10 March 2023, as part of Series 87.
Simon Higgins played Tom Elliott, with Tom Elliott winning 72 – 70. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ore Oduba, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE: Higgins' Round 4 word TANGLIER did not appear in Oxford Dictionaries Premium due to a bug which prevented dozens of -IER and -IEST inflections from appearing on the website pages. They were still in the database, which supplies the words for the dictionary. Had TANGLIER appeared, the score would have finished 78 – 66 in Higgins' favour.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Simon Higgins | Score | Tom Elliott | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LBSOERTAS | BOLSTERS | 8 – 8 | LOBSTERS | BLASTERS*, BLOATERS*, BOASTERS*, BOATLESS*, BORSTALS*, OBERTASS*, RETABLOS*, SOLEBARS*, SORTABLE*, STORABLE* | 8 |
2 | YEWOARPIS | WIPERS | 14 – 14 | WIPERS | ROPEWAYS | 16 |
3 | 1 2 6 3 5 1 → 966 | — | 14 – 14 | — |
RR: 360 = 6 × 5 × 3 × 2 × (1 + 1) |
16 |
TTT | TRUELOSS | Aretha was this, and a true loss to music. | SOULSTER | |||
4 | ELARGUTNI | tanglier ☓ | 14 – 20 | LURING | GRANULITE, TRAGULINE* | 34 |
5 | DECSROITO | SCOOTED | 21 – 20 | SCORED | DOCTORISE | 52 |
6 | 25 4 8 9 4 3 → 117 | 117
(25 + 4) × 4 + 9 − 8 |
31 – 30 | 117
4 × 25 + 9 + 8 |
|
62 |
7 | LTEANTSES | TALENTS | 31 – 38 | LATENESS | LEASTEST* | 70 |
8 | NRIEWHOEM | — | 31 – 44 | HEREIN | HEROINE, NOWHERE, WHEREIN*, WHEREON*, WIREMEN* | 77 |
9 | 1 6 5 3 10 4 → 388 | 384
((6 + 3) × 10 + 5 + 1) × 4 |
38 – 44 | — |
RR: 388 = ((6 × 5 − 1) × 3 + 10) × 4 |
87 |
TTT | TUNASALT | To avoid temptation, the sherry was kept under lock and key. | TANTALUS | |||
10 | NOGEUJNOS | ☓6 | 38 – 49 | GENUS | GOUJONS, GUENONS* | 94 |
11 | LZBIOATEU | OBLATE | 44 – 49 | BLOAT | OUTBLAZE* | 102 |
12 | RATREUMGI | MATURE | 50 – 55 | GRATER | RAGTIMER* | 110 |
13 | PMDNAIVEG | depaving ☓ | 50 – 62 | VAMPING | DAMPING, EVADING*, MAGINED*, MEDIGAP*, PIGMEAN* | 117 |
14 | 100 75 7 2 10 5 → 423 | 423
5 × 100 − 75 − 2 |
60 – 72 | 423
5 × 100 − 75 − 2 |
|
127 |
15 | THONGWING | NIGHTGOWN
(12.5 seconds) |
70 – 72 | 137 |