Episode 8872

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Episode 8872 was broadcast on 8 October 2026, as part of Series 94.

Owen played John, with Owen winning 85 – 61. The Dictionary Corner guest was Maggie Aderin, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Originally in Round 14, both Owen and John declared 124 as Not written down. But as John could not recall his method in time, he was told to say that he had no solution instead.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Owen	Score	John	Others	Max.
1	LTSIAUPEF	FLEAPITS	8 – 8	SPITEFUL	FISTULAE	8
2	NADOMLEDO	DOOMED	8 – 15	NOODLED	ONLOADED*	16
3	50 10 7 2 10 5 → 755	755 (10 + 5) × 50 + 7 − 2	18 – 25	755 10 × 10 × 7 + 50 + 5		26
TTT	LOWFEVER	The Red Arrows just went past and you no longer have that bad cold.			OVERFLEW
4	XURIGNOTE	ROUTEING	26 – 25	ROUTING		34
5	SFDIOEPVI	VIDEOS	32 – 31	VIDEOS	FIDEOS*, FODIES*, IODISE*, POISED, VESPID*	40
6	100 6 10 4 2 9 → 351	351 (100 − 10) × 4 − 9	42 – 31	341		50
7	LRTAOUQEN	outlearn ☓	42 – 31	outlearn ☓	EQUATOR, NEUTRAL, QUORATE*, TORULAE*	57
8	HALIROSEK	soakier ☓	42 – 38	HAILERS	HALIERS*, HIROLAS*, KAROSHI*, LARKISH*, SHAKIER, SHALIER*, SHIOKER*, SHOALER*	64
9	75 9 6 2 3 1 → 585	585 (9 − 1) × 75 − 6 × 2 − 3	52 – 38	579		74
TTT	RITASUPS	Rita sups her cocoa, then heads this way to bed.			UPSTAIRS
10	PONARTILE	EPILATOR	60 – 38	PANTILE	ATROPINE*, INTERLAP, ORIENTAL*, PETIOLAR*, RELATION, TRAPLINE*, TRIPLANE*	82
11	WSNAEUGDR	DANGERS	67 – 45	DANGERS	ASUNDER*, AUGENDS*, DANSEUR*, DUNGERS*, DURWANS*, GANDERS*, GARDENS, GERUNDS*, NUDGERS*, SUGARED*, SUNWARD*, UNWAGED*, WANDERS*, WANGERS*, WARDENS	89
12	SACIRESYO	scaries ☓	67 – 51	CARESS	ROSACES*, SCORIAE	96
13	DTREAENTM	MATTERED	75 – 51	entered ☓	ATTENDER*, NATTERED*	104
14	3 7 5 9 6 4 → 124	124 (6 × 5 + 7 + 3 − 9) × 4	85 – 51	—		114
15	LOADLYRIC		85 – 61	CORDIALLY (8 seconds)		124