Episode 4681

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Episode 4681 was broadcast on 2 October 2008, as part of Series 59.

Kai Laddiman played James Bruce, with Kai Laddiman winning 93 – 64. The Dictionary Corner guest was Barry Cryer, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Notably, in Round 6, Bruce asked for a consonant as the eighth letter but was given the vowel I instead.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Kai Laddiman	Score	James Bruce	Others	Max.
1	CUERTNONB	BOUNCER	7 – 7	BOUNCER	NOCTURNE	8
2	PIGAROCAH	GRAPHIC	14 – 7	CHAIR		15
3	WREEYRMIL	MERRY	19 – 12	MERRY	MERRILY	22
4	TDDRSEUIM	MERITS	19 – 20	MUDDIEST	RUDDIEST*, STURDIED*	30
5	75 25 7 2 9 5 → 816	818 (2 + 9) × 75 − 7	26 – 20	814 ☓	CV: 815 Best: 816 = (7 × 5 − 2) × 25 − 9	40
TTT	SHAKYCAT	Looking for Melvyn's needle here, perhaps?			HAYSTACK
6	JNROIOCIP	CROP	26 – 25	CROON	PORCINI	47
7	LSODEELXT	TOLLED	32 – 31	TOLLED	EXTOLLED	55
8	NMDTAUAEN	UNTAMED	39 – 31	munted ☓	ANDANTE*, MANDATE, MANTEAU*, MUNDANE*, UNMEANT*, UNNAMED*	62
9	HAEBNDITR	TRAINED	46 – 31	BANDIT	ANTBIRD, BANDIER, BARTEND*, BIRTHED*, BRAINED*, BREADTH*, DETRAIN*, HABITED*, HAIRNET*, HANDIER*, THERIAN*, TRIBADE*	69
10	100 8 4 2 6 9 → 901	901 100 × 9 + 6 ÷ 2 − 8 ÷ 4	56 – 41	901 9 × 100 + (4 × 2) ÷ 8		79
TTT	CHEAPSUN	There's a lot of guts in more ways than one.			PAUNCHES
11	LEOTREMSP	METEORS	63 – 48	PETROLS	MOLESTER	87
12	FOVANZLEA	VANE	67 – 48	azlean ☓	FLAVONE	94
13	TQSIOETKU	QUIETS	73 – 54	QUOITS	OUTIES*, OUTSET, OUTSIT*, QUOTES, TOQUES*	100
14	100 10 1 3 7 9 → 373	373 100 × 3 + 9 × 7 + 10	83 – 64	373 (100 + 1) × 3 + 7 × 10		110
15	PERCIPONG	COPPERING (14.5 seconds)	93 – 64			120

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1)