Difference between revisions of "Episode 8668"

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Episode 8668 was broadcast on 12 December 2025, as the second Quarter-Final of Series 92.

Brett Davids played Mark Allen, with Brett Davids winning 116 – 91. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nisha Katona, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rnd	Selection	Brett Davids	Score	Mark Allen	Others	Max.
1	SYRLEUONG	LOUNGERS	8 – 8	LOUNGERS	RUGOSELY	8
2	RBATMEICA	BACTERIA	16 – 16	BACTERIA	CRABMEAT	16
3	75 3 2 5 2 6 → 482	482 (75 + 5) × 6 + 2	26 – 26	482 (75 + 5) × 6 + 2		26
TTT	XMASMERIT	The Christmas party merits a skilled DJ.			MIXMASTER
4	VENITCASE	VESICATE	34 – 26	invents ☓	CINEASTE, ENACTIVE, VESICANT	34
5	RDSTOIAEG	ASTEROID	42 – 34	ASTEROID	GODETIAS, GORDITAS, STODGIER	42
6	75 7 8 10 5 4 → 315	315 4 × 75 + 10 + 5	52 – 44	315 4 × 75 + 7 + 8		52
7	JRSNAIEMO	ROMAINES	60 – 52	MORAINES	ROMANISE*	60
8	GPILXAENI	LEAPING	67 – 59	LEAPING	APEXING, EXILING, EXPLAIN, PEALING, PLIEING*	67
9	25 1 2 3 5 9 → 978	980 ☓	67 – 59	980 ☓	RR: 978 = ((2 × 9 − 5) × 25 + 1) × 3	77
TTT	NISHACOVE	Nisha fishes in the cove for these.			ANCHOVIES
10	DKONAMBUE	ABDOMEN	74 – 66	ABDOMEN	BUNKOED, MUDBANK, UNBAKED, UNOAKED*	84
11	GDSLOIAEG	SLOGGED	81 – 73	DOGGIES	GADGIES, GOALIES, LOGGIAS, SILAGED*, SLAGGED	91
12	ROLTESUPD	PLOUTERS	89 – 81	SPROUTED	DROPLETS, POSTLUDE, POSTURED, PROUDEST, SPLURTED*	99
13	HFPSIEOTE	POETISE	96 – 81	poshest ☓		106
14	25 4 8 3 3 7 → 189	189 8 × 25 − 7 − 4	106 – 91	189 8 × 25 − 7 − 4		116
15	HERRDIARY	HAIRDRYER (2.75 seconds)	116 – 91			126

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 ==Rounds==
 {{Rounds-start|Brett Davids|Mark Allen}}
-{{R-letters  |1 |SYRLEUONG|LOUNGERS |LOUNGERS |RUGOSELY           |  8|8  |  8}}
+{{R-letters  |1 |SYRLEUONG|LOUNGERS |LOUNGERS |RUGOSELY            |  8|8  |  8}}
-{{R-letters  |2 |RBATMEICA|BACTERIA |BACTERIA |CRABMEAT           | 16|16 | 16}}
+{{R-letters  |2 |RBATMEICA|BACTERIA |BACTERIA |CRABMEAT            | 16|16 | 16}}
 {{R-numbers  |3 | 75|3|2|5|2|6| 482
 |482|sol1=(75 + 5) × 6 + 2
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 |315|sol2=4 × 75 + 7 + 8
 |52|44|52}}
-{{R-letters  |7 |JRSNAIEMO|ROMAINES |MORAINES |ROMANISE*          | 60|52 | 60}}
+{{R-letters  |7 |JRSNAIEMO|ROMAINES |MORAINES |ROMANISE*           | 60|52 | 60}}
 {{R-letters  |8 |GPILXAENI|LEAPING  |LEAPING  |APEXING, EXILING*, EXPLAIN, PEALING*, PLIEING*| 67|59 | 67}}
 {{R-numbers  |9 | 25|1|2|3|5|9| 978
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 {{R-letters  |11|GDSLOIAEG|SLOGGED  |DOGGIES  |GADGIES*, GOALIES*, LOGGIAS, SILAGED*, SLAGGED| 81|73 | 91}}
 {{R-letters  |12|ROLTESUPD|PLOUTERS |SPROUTED |DROPLETS, POSTLUDE*, POSTURED*, PROUDEST, SPLURTED*| 89|81 | 99}}
-{{R-letters  |13|HFPSIEOTE|POETISE  |poshest {{x}}|                   | 96|81 |106}}
+{{R-letters  |13|HFPSIEOTE|POETISE  |poshest {{x}}|                    | 96|81 |106}}
 {{R-numbers  |14| 25|4|8|3|3|7| 189
 |189|sol1=8 × 25 − 7 − 4