Episode 5392

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Episode 5392 was broadcast on 8 December 2011, and was the first quarter-final of Series 65.

David Butcher played Mark Deeks, with Mark Deeks winning 116 – 21. The Dictionary Corner guest was David Lloyd, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The winning margin of 95 points was the largest in any finals match in the show's history until the first quarter-final of Series 78 in 2018. Butcher's score of 21 was also the lowest by a finalist in the "original" 15-round format.

The solution for 956 in Round 5 was given by Stelling.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	David Butcher	Score	Mark Deeks	Others	Max.
1	PRDOIASCO	DROOPS	0 – 8	PICADORS	PROSODIC*, SPORADIC	8
2	SEMITLOZM	EMITS	0 – 15	MESTIZO	TZIMMES*, ZLOTIES*	15
3	NPKEEATBE	BEAT	0 – 21	NEPETA	BETAKEN, KEEPNET	22
4	SUQTODESI	QUOTES	0 – 28	TEDIOUS	OUTSIDES	30
5	75 100 3 1 8 1 → 956	—	0 – 35	957 (8 + 1) × (100 − 3 + 1) + 75	RR: 956 = (1 + 1) × (75 + 3) + 8 × 100	40
TTT	MORALBAN	To ban all morals just wouldn't be right.			ABNORMAL
6	GERULETOU	outrule ☓	0 – 41	REGULO	REGLET*, ROUGET*	46
7	GNDAIERSA	READINGS	0 – 59	GARDENIAS		64
8	TAVOXMIRI	RIOT	0 – 64	RATIO	MATRIX*, TRIMIX*, TRIVIA	70
9	STPFAEEWU	PASTE	0 – 70	PESEWA	ESTUFA*, FEWEST*, PESETA	76
10	6 7 1 3 4 10 → 130	130 (6 + 7) × 10	10 – 80	130 (6 + 7) × 10		86
TTT	TUNALAMB	Unlike the tuna, the lamb can go for a walk.			AMBULANT
11	GDFJOEANN	FANNED	16 – 86	DEFANG	FANGED*, NONAGE	92
12	RELICRELW	RELIC	21 – 91	RELIC	CREWEL*, RELLIE*, REWIRE, WELLIE*	98
13	NVDSAIUHE	INVADES	21 – 99	VANISHED	UNSHAVED	106
14	5 8 1 2 8 7 → 771	—	21 – 106	773 (7 − 1) × 2 × 8 × 8 + 5	RR: 773 = (7 − 1) × 2 × 8 × 8 + 5 Best: 771 = 8 × 8 × (7 + 5) + 2 + 1	116
15	RURALNEED		21 – 116	LAUNDERER (4.75 seconds)		126

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)