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Episode 7424
Episode 7424 was broadcast on 18 January 2021, as part of Series 83.
Darren Phipps-Walker played Matthew Chivers, with Matthew Chivers winning 70 – 66. The presenter was Colin Murray, the Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Arnold, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
In Round 5, Dent did not pluralise HYALINE, despite their being a permissable noun variant in the OED. Despite this, Murray appeared to say HYALINES - perhaps inadvertently - when Dent had finished.
Round 6's solution was offered by Murray.
In Round 10, for unknown reasons, Chivers was asked to declare his word first despite declaring a longer word than Phipps-Walker. Additionally, Arnold also incorrectly stated that DECAMP was a 7, when it was actually a 6.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Darren Phipps-Walker | Score | Matthew Chivers | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RSLTEOADI | ROASTED | 7 – 7 | LOADERS | IDOLATERS, STEROIDAL* | 18 |
2 | CNFUOERPI | PONCIER | 14 – 14 | PONCIER | CONIFER, FROUNCE*, PORCINE, POUFIER*, POUNCER* | 25 |
3 | 100 25 1 2 7 4 → 558 | 557
(4 + 1) × 100 + 2 × 25 + 7 |
21 – 14 | 550 |
RR: 558 = (4 + 1) × (100 + 7) + 25 − 2 |
35 |
TTT | REDWHITE | Red or white, it's still extremely dry. | WITHERED | |||
4 | KBWAOIAGM | WAG | 24 – 17 | WAG | AKIMBO, GAMBOW* | 41 |
5 | NHYLOEAIS | HONEYS | 30 – 23 | SALINE | HYALINES | 49 |
6 | 100 2 1 1 8 10 → 520 | 521 ☓ | 30 – 28 | 511
(8 − 2 − 1) × 100 + 10 + 1 |
RR: 520 = (100 ÷ 2 + 1 + 1) × 10 |
59 |
7 | RDNMUEACO | AROUND | 36 – 34 | DANCER | MANUCODE*, ROMANCED | 67 |
8 | RLPEIAJTG | JAILER | 42 – 40 | JAILER | PARTILE*, PLAITER*, REPLAIT* | 74 |
9 | 25 75 8 6 5 1 → 773 | 775 ☓ | 42 – 47 | 775
(6 + 5 − 1) × 75 + 25 |
RR: 773 = (75 − (8 − 1)) × (6 + 5) + 25 |
84 |
TTT | RENTDEAL | You have to come like this to the stag party. | ANTLERED | |||
10 | VMFEAUPCD | FACED | 42 – 53 | VAMPED | CAMPED*, DECAMP 7, PEMUDA* | 90 |
11 | SRTNOEIAS | NOTARISES | 60 – 53 | atoners ☓ | ARSONITES*, ASSERTION, REASONIST* | 108 |
12 | GWREIOHES | HIRES | 60 – 60 | SHOWIER | REWEIGHS, WEIGHERS* | 116 |
13 | DMNPAUIEX | PAINED | 66 – 60 | unmap ☓ | UNMIXED | 123 |
14 | 25 2 6 4 9 3 → 933 | 927 | 66 – 70 | 933
(25 × 4 + 3) × 9 + 6 |
|
133 |
15 | NURSENODS | unsunders ☓
(27 seconds) |
66 – 70 | ROUNDNESS | 143 |