Episode 5224

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Episode 5224 was broadcast on 21 March 2011, as part of Series 64.

Andy McGurn played James Hall, with Andy McGurn winning 94 – 87. The Dictionary Corner guest was Donal MacIntyre, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Hall's declaration of TOUGHED was later found to be wrongly disallowed by Dent, and so the score should have been 94 – 94 and therefore go to a tie-break conundrum. As per precedent, Hall was invited back in the following series.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andy McGurn	Score	James Hall	Others	Max.
1	GDTEOIHEU	HIDEOUT	7 – 0	toughed ☓**	TOUGHIE	7
2	LNMEOEHOR	HORMONE	14 – 7	HORMONE	HONOREE*, MOORHEN*	14
3	DLBIAUSOE	AUDIBLE	21 – 14	DISABLE	AUDIBLES*	22
4	RSAOENMNJ	OARSMEN	28 – 21	MANNERS	MANNOSE*, MOANERS	29
5	100 75 4 3 3 8 → 760	760 (100 − (3 ÷ 3 + 4)) × 8	38 – 21	758		39
TTT	BOBREADS	Bob reads book from cover to cover, he's gripped by it!			ABSORBED
6	SGNTOEAOS	TANGOES	45 – 28	TANGOES	GENTOOS, ONSTAGE*, SOONEST*, STOOGES	46
7	RTSAAEWNA	STREWN	51 – 34	ANSWER	WANTERS	53
8	EIPXTDUEO	POUTED	57 – 40	EXITED	EPIDOTE*, EPOXIDE*, EPOXIED*	60
9	TDKEAEFRT	FREAKED	64 – 47	FREAKED	DRAFTEE*, FRETTED*, TREATED	67
10	9 6 1 4 1 10 → 446	446 (10 + 1) × 4 × (9 + 1) + 6	74 – 57	446 (6 − 1) × 9 × 10 − 4		77
TTT	STARSHIP	Forget Enterprise, they're all about pluck.			HARPISTS
11	RSROAEWMI	WORRIES	81 – 64	MARROWS	ARMOIRES*, EARWORMS*	85
12	SNIEOPFAU	INFUSE	87 – 70	FUSION	FUSAIN*, OPINES, PAEONS, PIANOS*, PONIES*, PUISNE*, SUPINE*, UNSAFE*	91
13	RSTIOECIA	RACIEST	94 – 77	COASTER	AORISTIC	99
14	6 4 1 9 4 3 → 912	—	94 – 77	—	RR: 912 = (9 × 4 + 3 − 1) × 4 × 6	109
15	DREAMSPAN		94 – 87	AMPERSAND (3.25 seconds)		119