Episode 8608

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Episode 8608 was broadcast on 19 September 2025, as part of Series 92.

Ciaran McCarthy played Paul Bainbridge, with Ciaran McCarthy winning 124 – 57. The Dictionary Corner guest was Shirley Ballas, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This was the 4,000th episode presented by Rachel Riley as arithmetician.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Ciaran McCarthy	Score	Paul Bainbridge	Others	Max.
1	PREOLWAGM	PERGOLA	7 – 0	plowage ☓	GAPEWORM	8
2	RGOTEHOUM	MOUTHER	14 – 7	TOUGHER	GOURMET	15
3	75 100 25 1 8 3 → 111	111 100 + 8 + 3	24 – 17	111 100 + 8 + 3		25
TTT	SHOWDONE	When the show's done, we get these parties started.			HOEDOWNS
4	OTGNAHISD	HOSTING	31 – 17	doatings ☓	AGONIST*, DASHING, GANOIDS*, GITANOS*, GOATISH*, HASTING*, SANDHOG, SHADING, TASHING*, THINGOS*, TOADISH*	32
5	FBOALSECA	CABLES	37 – 23	CABLES	CABALS*, COBLES*, FABLES, FAECAL*, SOLACE	38
6	25 100 3 5 4 10 → 232	232 10 ÷ 5 × 100 + 25 + 4 + 3	47 – 23	—		48
7	TGOERPIRA	AIRPORT	54 – 23	progate ☓	PRIORATE, PROGERIA*	56
8	NLIQUETSA	QUANTILES	72 – 23	SQUINT		74
9	75 50 25 10 4 4 → 631	631 (75 − 50) × 25 + 10 − 4	82 – 23	627		84
TTT	COURTEMP	If this overheats, it can freeze.			COMPUTER
10	GOSNUSINE	nounises ☓	82 – 23	ousing ☓	ENSIGNS*, ENSUING*, GUENONS*, GUNNIES*, IGNEOUS, NOSINGS*, SENSING, SONNIES*, SOUSING*, SUNNIES*, UNISONS*	91
11	TMAESRIED	DREAMIEST	100 – 23	STREAMED	DIAMETERS, DIATREMES*	109
12	NUMIDASEF	FAMINES	107 – 30	FAMINES	FUNDIES*, INFUSED*, MAIDENS, MEDIANS, MEDINAS*, SIDEMAN*, SNAFUED*	116
13	STAEPTIDU	DISPUTE	114 – 37	SPITTED	APTITUDES	134
14	100 5 10 1 7 1 → 763	763 (100 + 10 − 1) × 7	124 – 47	763 (100 + 10 − 1) × 7		144
15	SHESHAPPI		124 – 57	SHIPSHAPE (10.25 seconds)		154