Episode 4732

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Series 59 champion Junaid Mubeen holding the Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy, alongside runner-up Charlie Reams and Carol Vorderman.

Episode 4732 was broadcast on 12 December 2008, and was the Series 59 grand final.

Junaid Mubeen played Charlie Reams, with Junaid Mubeen winning 88 – 84. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Notably, this was Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman's last episode and featured both of them receiving a bunch of flowers from Dent and Brandreth respectively. At the end, Vorderman gave a short speech before bursting into tears, at which point the show ended.

This was also the last show to be played on the pink-decorated set that had been in use since Championship of Champions XI.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Junaid Mubeen	Score	Charlie Reams	Others	Max.
1	HMTDEIESM	STEMMED	7 – 0	THEISM	DIMMEST, HEISTED*, SHIMMED*, SMITHED*, TIMESED*	7
2	LSPRUOEAS	slopers ☓	7 – 7	PAROLES	ESPOUSAL, PERUSALS*, REPOSALS*	15
3	MPFKOAETZ	TEMPO	12 – 12	TEMPO	KEMPT*, KOFTA*, MATZO*, MOTZA*, TOPAZ*	20
4	NTGDOEUIO	OUTDOING	20 – 20	OUTDOING		28
5	2 6 8 5 7 4 → 927	929 ☓	20 – 20	—	Best: 927 = (8 × 6 × 2 + 7) × (5 + 4)	38
TTT	DESOSONG	Well behaved at the loch. Gracious me.			GOODNESS
6	HDGRAEION	ORGANDIE	28 – 20	HEADING	ADHERING*, HOARDING	46
7	NTBEIEWVG	TEEING	34 – 26	WEEING	BEIGNET*	53
8	LNRLAEAIE	AERIAL	40 – 26	aliener ☓	LARNIE*, LEANER*, LIERNE*, LINEAL*, LINEAR, NAILER, NARIAL*, REALIA*, RELINE, RELLIE*	59
9	NSCPAEIUE	INSCAPE	47 – 33	INSCAPE	SAPIENCE	67
10	75 4 1 1 10 7 → 678	678 (10 − 1) × 75 + 4 − 1	57 – 43	678 (10 − 1) × 75 + 4 − 1		77
TTT	DRINKTEE	Tried to fix the container of lemon spread.			TINKERED
11	DNLSAOIAE	ANODISE	64 – 50	ANDISOL	AEOLIAN*, ALIASED*, DENIALS*, DOLINAS*, DOLINES*, LADIONS*, NAIADES*	84
12	RYRCAOELI	CARRIOLE	72 – 58	CARRIOLE		92
13	JSQDUAOTT	QUOTAS	78 – 64	QUOTAS	ADJUST, OUTSAT*, SQUATT*	98
14	25 50 75 100 6 4 → 297	297 50 × 6 − 75 ÷ 25	88 – 74	297 50 × 6 − 75 ÷ 25		108
15	ERACLOSES		88 – 84	CASSEROLE (3.25 seconds)		118

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1)
• A short clip of Round 7 on YouTube.