Episode 6806

Episode 6806 was broadcast on 16 April 2018, as part of Series 78.

Dougie Mackay played Gary Tanner, with Dougie Mackay winning 101 – 53. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jimmy Osmond, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Dougie Mackay	Score	Gary Tanner	Others	Max.
1	XTYOAORTE	ROTATE	6 – 6	ROTATE	OROTATE*	7
2	FSBUAEGTE	BEAUTS	12 – 6	FEAST	GABFEST*	14
3	50 10 9 6 4 7 → 127	127 (7 + 4) × (6 + 10 − 9) + 50	22 – 6	127 ☓		24
TTT	LOWVESSEL	To get the answer to this, you need to think about "rhythm".			VOWELLESS
4	NLBOAIGRD	BOARDING	30 – 14	BOARDING		32
5	HRSEEUQNA	quasher ☓	30 – 20	QUEERS	QUAERES*	39
6	100 3 1 5 6 4 → 761	761 (100 − 4) × (5 + 3) − 6 − 1	40 – 30	761 (100 − 4) × (5 + 3) − 6 − 1		49
7	TVSOUIWHE	WHITES	46 – 30	SOUTH	OUTVIES	56
8	STMEAODPA	DAMPEST	53 – 37	STAMPED	ADESPOTA*	64
9	100 7 9 1 10 10 → 535	535 10 ÷ (10 − 9 + 1) × (100 + 7)	63 – 37	531		74
TTT	YAMSNATCH	He tugs away at the rigging on a regular basis.			YACHTSMAN
10	VSIENMUNA	MAUVES	69 – 43	UNMANS	MANNIES, MENINAS*	81
11	DRTEOIKCE	TRICKED	76 – 43	corted ☓	RICKETED*, ROCKETED	89
12	TNDOAEZSI	SEDATION	84 – 43	DONATES	ADONIZES, ANODIZES	97
13	CLPAOIDDE	POLICED	91 – 43	PUDDLE	CLADODE, DECAPOD, PEDOCAL, PELADIC, PLACODE, PLACOID, PLAIDED, PODALIC	104
14	75 100 25 2 3 6 → 325	325 75 × 3 + 100	101 – 53	325 3 × 100 + 25		114
15	GIVESHORT		101 – 53		OVERSIGHT	124