Episode 7498

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Episode 7498 was broadcast on 30 April 2021, as part of Series 83.

Tomas Banerjee played Christine Harrison, with Christine Harrison winning 81 – 55. The presenter was Nick Hewer, the Dictionary Corner guest was Jay Rayner, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In Round 4, Harrison was asked to declare her word first despite it being longer than Banerjee's one.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Tomas Banerjee	Score	Christine Harrison	Others	Max.
1	MSRIAEFHT	FRAMES	0 – 7	FATHERS	MARTHIES*	8
2	SLGPUOEKM	POGUES	6 – 7	POKES	GLUMOSE*, PLOGUES*, PLUMOSE	15
3	75 2 4 10 8 2 → 727	728 (75 − 2) × 10 − 2	13 – 14	728 (75 − 2) × 10 − 2		22
TTT	SADSIMON	Simon was sad. He had to withdraw from all the cycle races.			MADISONS
4	ZDBIOATEL	BOATED	13 – 21	BLOATED	BLITZED, TABLOID*	29
5	SINOREDMP	MINDERS	20 – 28	IMPOSED	POINDERS*, PRISONED, PROMISED	37
6	100 50 4 1 3 10 → 350	350 100 × 3 + 50	30 – 38	350 100 × 3 + 50		47
7	WAFTUCESI	fawcets ☓	30 – 44	ACUTES	FAUCETS	54
8	MHNDOAERP	PONDER	36 – 50	HAMPER	ORPHANED*, POMANDER	62
9	25 5 8 10 6 8 → 882	883 ☓	36 – 57	880 10 × 8 × (6 + 5)	RR: 882 = ((5 + 8) × 10 − 8 + 25) × 6	72
TTT	ATREETOP	It wasn't as long as normal, just three hours and not five.			OPERETTA
10	JRAGOPEWS	POWERS	42 – 63	OPERAS	GAWPERS	79
11	TYLIUECNB	CLIENT	48 – 63	UNITY	BUTENYL*, CUTLINE*, TUNICLE, UNITELY*	86
12	GVTROEALN	GLOATER	55 – 63	LOANER	ANGELOT*, AVELONG*, LEGATOR*, LEVATOR*, NEGATOR*, TANGELO*, VENATOR*, VENTRAL*, VERONAL*, VOLTAGE	93
13	DSGIUETRC	CRUISED	55 – 71	CRUDITES	CURTSIED*	101
14	50 25 6 10 8 7 → 545	546	55 – 81	545 (50 + 6) × 10 − (8 + 7​)		111
15	NINESTEPS	☓ (4.25 seconds)	55 – 81		INEPTNESS	121