Episode 5020

Episode 5020 was broadcast on 20 April 2010, as part of Series 62.

Claudia Tyson played Steve Pothecary, with Claudia Tyson winning 87 – 47. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ken Bruce, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Claudia Tyson	Score	Steve Pothecary	Others	Max.
1	TSIUEMFNS	MINUTES	7 – 7	MINUTES	FITNESS, FUMIEST, INFESTS, INFUSES, MINUETS, MINUSES, MUNSIFS	7
2	EAEGWLGAS	WAGGLES	14 – 7	WAGES	GEEGAWS*	14
3	TRUENPINL	PUNTER	20 – 13	TUNNEL	ENPRINT, PINNULE	21
4	UEIPTTANM	numptie ☓	20 – 19	PITMEN	PATIENT, PETUNIA, PINETUM, PUTAMEN, TAPETUM*	28
5	25 75 4 9 3 2 → 739	—	20 – 24	729 (3 × 9 + 2) × 25 + 4	RR: 739 = (75 + 4) × 9 + 25 + 3	38
TTT	DATEFEED	Had a great victory over the object, perhaps?			DEFEATED
6	BRQEIDYOI	BRIDE	25 – 29	ROBED	BIRDIE, BORIDE, BRIDIE	44
7	CUORVHEOT	RETOUCH	32 – 29	HOOTER	CHEROOT, COUTHER, COUVERT, CUTOVER, ECOTOUR, TOUCHER*, VOUCHER	51
8	SNBIAWIAR	BRAINS	38 – 35	BRAINS	ARABIS, BAIRNS, BANIAS, BRAAIS, BWANAS, NAIRAS, NAWABS, RAISIN, WASABI	57
9	MIEDRKOST	STROKED	45 – 42	STROKED	DORKIEST, MORTISED*	65
10	25 3 5 3 1 8 → 338	338 (25 + 1) × (8 + 5)	55 – 42	335		75
TTT	DOTPETER	Dot & Peter mooched around, rather like Harry.			POTTERED
11	REDANSEFL	freelands ☓	55 – 42	flanders ☓	DARNELS, DEAFENS, DEALERS, ENDEARS, FARDELS, FEDERAL, FENDERS, FLENSED, FLENSER, FRESNEL, LANDERS, LEADERS, LEARNED, LENDERS, SLANDER, SLENDER, SNARFED, SNARLED	82
12	PHRAUIGAL	GRAPH	60 – 47	GRAIL	GHARIAL, PIRAGUA*	89
13	TOIMGSERA	GAMIEST	67 – 47	GROATS	AMORTISE, ATOMISER, ERGOTISM, MAGISTER, MIGRATES, STERIGMA*	97
14	100 10 4 2 5 8 → 427	427 (100 + 8) × 4 − 5	77 – 47	—		107
15	GREENPILL	REPELLING (18.75 seconds)	87 – 47			117