Episode 6290

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Episode 6290 was broadcast on 20 January 2016, and was the first semi-final of Championship of Champions XIV.

Giles Hutchings played Dylan Taylor, with Dylan Taylor winning 118 – 108. The Dictionary Corner guest was Naga Munchetty, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This episode was the first in 15-round history that both players scored points in every non-conundrum round. It happened again in another Championship of Champions semi-final match on 19 January 2023.

This episode was repeated on 15 July 2020.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Giles Hutchings	Score	Dylan Taylor	Others	Max.
1	TRVOAENIL	RELATION	8 – 8	INTERVAL	ORIENTAL, ORNATIVE*, ORVIETAN*, OVERLAIN*, ROTALINE*, VIOLATER*	8
2	OEBNTMUEO	ENTOMB	14 – 14	OUBOET	BOOTEE*, BOUTON*, MOEONE*, MOUTON*, OBENTO*, TONEME*, UNMEET*	14
3	75 50 8 1 4 6 → 617	617 (75 + 6 − 4) × 8 + 1	24 – 24	617 (75 + 6 − 4) × 8 + 1		24
TTT	LETSTRAP	He lets his trap run away with itself.			PRATTLES
4	UIASLGDTE	SALUTED	31 – 31	DETAILS	GAUDIEST	32
5	LXPOIEUTK	EXPLOIT	38 – 38	EXPLOIT		39
6	5 10 2 1 8 8 → 906	905 (8 + 2) × 10 × (8 + 1) + 5	45 – 45	905 ((8 + 8 + 2) × 10 + 1) × 5		46
7	LRVAIOIAM	RAVIOLI	52 – 52	RAVIOLI	AIRMAIL, OVARIAL*, VARIOLA	53
8	PTEIPNEUO	POUTINE	59 – 59	PEPTONE	EPITOPE*	60
9	25 75 5 6 4 3 → 170	170 25 × 6 + 5 × 4	69 – 69	170 (4 + 3) × 25 − 5		70
TTT	VERBCODE	You can pull this off when things start to get hot.			BEDCOVER
10	AYRSOFTUD	FORAYS	75 – 75	FROSTY	OUTYARDS*	78
11	WSNAAGIRH	SHARING	82 – 82	SHARING	RAINWASH*	86
12	ASEDAMTGI	DIASTEMA	90 – 90	DIASTEMA	ADAMITES*, ADAMSITE*, AGATISED*	94
13	NRLEECROI	RECOILER	98 – 98	RECLINER	RECOINER*	102
14	8 1 6 2 10 7 → 904	904 (10 × 6 × 2 − 7) × 8	108 – 108	904 ((10 + 6) × 7 + 1) × 8		112
15	TEARCLOTH		108 – 118	CHARLOTTE (2.5 seconds)		122

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)