Episode 6891

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Episode 6891 was broadcast on 17 August 2018, as part of Series 79.

Adam Rolston played Peter Dooley, with Adam Rolston winning 73 – 43. The Dictionary Corner guest was Julia Bradbury, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Adam Rolston	Score	Peter Dooley	Others	Max.
1	LVSAOEMLV	SLALOM	6 – 6	VALVES	AMOLES*, LOAVES*, MALEOS*, MALLES*, VOLVAS*	6
2	TRAEGPIAN	PAINTER	13 – 13	PAINTER	AERATING*, PAGINATE, TAPERING	14
3	75 9 8 2 10 7 → 404	394 ☓	13 – 13	—	RR: 404 = (10 + 9 + 7 + 75) × 8 ÷ 2	24
TTT	HOTDOGGIN	I'm done for the evening; I'll see you in the morning.			GOODNIGHT
4	TSOEMLAUT	MOTTLES	20 – 13	MOLEST	MULATTOES*	42
5	DSMAEUDBE	BEMUSED	27 – 13	AMUSED	DEBASED*, EMBUSED*, MEDUSAE*	49
6	50 100 6 10 1 2 → 901	901 100 × 10 − 50 × 2 + 1	37 – 13	902		59
7	TRWEOPIYF	powter ☓	37 – 18	POWER	FIREPOT*, PETRIFY*, TORPEFY	66
8	DSEORLEAK	LARKED	43 – 24	LEAKED	LORDSAKE*	74
9	100 50 9 6 1 1 → 615	611	43 – 31	618 6 × 100 + (1 + 1) × 9	RR: 615 = (100 + 1) × 6 + 9	84
TTT	BURMALIST	Burma is on my list of places to avoid; there's too much of this.			BRUTALISM
10	BRUICSEIR	BRUISER	50 – 38	CRUISER	RUBRICISE	102
11	MFTEAONUT	AMOUNT	56 – 38	TAUNT	NUTMEAT*, TOMENTA	109
12	RNOISRAOZ	raison ☓	56 – 38	raison ☓	ARROSION*, ORARIONS*	117
13	AGEHPNIUR	graphine ☓	56 – 43	RIPEN	HARPING, HEAPING*, HEARING, HEPARIN*, NURAGHE*, NURAGHI*, REAPING*	124
14	100 75 1 7 1 5 → 640	635 100 × 7 − (75 − (1 + 1) × 5)	63 – 43	675	RR: 640 = (75 + 5) × (7 + 1)	134
15	DLEROTTTH	THROTTLED (7.75 seconds)	73 – 43			144