Episode 5079

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Episode 5079 was broadcast on 12 July 2010, as part of Series 63.

Chris Barrow played Mark Oliver, with Chris Barrow winning 103 – 61. The Dictionary Corner guest was Shobna Gulati, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Oliver's Round 6 declaration of RUNNER should have been disallowed, because there was only one R in the selection. Therefore, the final score should have been 103 – 55.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Chris Barrow	Score	Mark Oliver	Others	Max.
1	RWNEAUDLJ	WANDER	0 – 7	LAUNDER	LURDANE*	7
2	RTEESNICN	CRETINS	7 – 7	NESTER	INCENTRES*	25
3	CLPOEIWDL	POLICED	14 – 14	POLICED	PILLOWED	33
4	DTSAEROIF	ROASTED	21 – 14	FASTER	ASTEROID	41
5	100 10 10 2 8 4 → 631	630 (8 − 2) × 100 + 4 × 10 − 10	28 – 21	630 (8 − 2) × 100 + 4 × 10 − 10		48
TTT	ROCKPACT	Break the vase, you silly fool!			CRACKPOT
6	NDTUEANRO	TURNED	34 – 27	RUNNER wrongly allowed	UNATONED*	56
7	MSGEAOVMS	MOVES	39 – 32	GAMES	OMEGAS, SMEGMA*	62
8	TMEIPTEDQ	TEMPTED	46 – 39	TEMPTED	EMITTED*, EMPTIED	69
9	RTXOUOTSE	STOUTER	53 – 39	TEXTS	EXTORTS*, OUTSERT*, TOOTERS, TOUTERS, URTEXTS*	76
10	75 50 8 10 9 6 → 662	662 75 × 9 − (50 ÷ 10 + 8)	63 – 39	675		86
TTT	BOBREADS	Bob is engrossed in a book about sponges.			ABSORBED
11	PHIOIAGKS	SKIP	67 – 43	SOAP	GOPAKS*, GOPIKS*, HOPAKS*, KIPAHS*, OKAPIS, POISHA*	92
12	GNEBSAIRD	READINGS	75 – 51	READINGS	ABRIDGES*, BEADINGS*, BEARDING*, BEARINGS*, BRANDIES*, BRIGADES, BRIGANDS, DEBASING*, GRADINES*, REBASING*	100
13	LHYEIARTN	HEARTILY	83 – 51	trailer ☓	EARTHILY, INTERLAY	108
14	50 1 4 6 9 8 → 210	210 50 × 4 + 9 + 1	93 – 61	210 50 × 4 + 9 + 1		118
15	COINEDJET	DEJECTION (12 seconds)	103 – 61			128