Episode 6982

Episode 6982 was broadcast on 4 January 2019, and was the third preliminary of Championship of Champions XV.

Matthew Tassier played Dougie Mackay, with Matthew Tassier winning 96 – 78. The Dictionary Corner guest was Kate Humble, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This episode was repeated on 22 July 2020.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Matthew Tassier	Score	Dougie Mackay	Others	Max.
1	NATRELOEI	ORIENTAL	8 – 8	RELATION	AEROLITE, ROTALINE, TREENAIL	8
2	TXAIMOTIR	AXIOM	8 – 16	IMITATOR		16
3	7 6 6 7 9 1 → 700	700 ((6 + 6) × 9 − 7 − 1) × 7	18 – 16	—		26
TTT	INSIDEDOE	I needed to put this water into my steam iron to prevent limescale.			DEIONISED
4	LNOGIPNUP	LOPPING	25 – 23	LOPPING	UNPOPING	34
5	SIRMAYOAC	MOSAIC	31 – 29	MAYORS	AMSCRAY, MYRICAS, SARCOMA	41
6	100 2 9 6 10 1 → 534	534 (10 × 9 − 1) × 6	41 – 39	534 (100 − 10 − 1) × 6		51
7	SERDAJIAI	DAIRIES	48 – 46	DIARISE	AIRSIDE, DIARIES*	58
8	TVERIDOME	overtimed ☓	48 – 46	overtimed ☓	REVOMITED*	76
9	10 8 9 7 3 8 → 505	505 9 × 8 × 7 + 8 + 3 − 10	58 – 46	506		86
TTT	TRIMUPMOP	It was done without any planning; she just began playing.			IMPROMPTU
10	CDESAPIDO	DECAPODS	66 – 46	CADDIES	SCIAPODE*	94
11	TURSODITH	THRUST	72 – 52	TRUTHS	DISTORT, DROUTHS, ORTHIDS, OUTHITS, ROUTISH, RUTTISH, TOURIST*	101
12	PSERINARE	RAPINERS	80 – 52	sprainer ☓	REARISEN, REPINERS, RIPENERS	109
13	LUSVEWOAE	VOWELS	86 – 58	WEASEL	ALVEUS, AVULSE, LEAVES, LOAVES, LOVEES, OVULAS, OVULES, VALUES, WEAVES, WOLVES	115
14	100 50 75 25 8 3 → 112	112 (50 + 25) ÷ 75 + 3 + 8 + 100	96 – 68	112 (50 + 25) ÷ 75 + 3 + 8 + 100		125
15	HOOPERMEN		96 – 78	PHEROMONE (4.75 seconds)		135