Episode 5620

Episode 5620 was broadcast on 14 January 2013, and was the sixth preliminary round match of the 30th Birthday Championship.

Darryl Francis played David Webb, with Darryl Francis winning 86 – 68. The Dictionary Corner guest was Martin Lewis, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: The conundrum had two valid solutions: FORMULAIC and FUMAROLIC.

This episode was repeated on 11 May 2020.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Darryl Francis	Score	David Webb	Others	Max.
1	MNPRAEIAH	HEPARIN	7 – 0	HAMPER	PIRANHA	7
2	COZILESIG	logicizes ☓	7 – 0	logicise ☓	COLIES, GLOZES, LOCIES*, LOGICS	13
3	NTNLUEUAF	FLUENT	7 – 7	ANNULET	TUNEFUL	20
4	VEROSEYAP	OVERPAYS	15 – 15	OVERPAYS		28
5	75 10 2 7 4 3 → 927	925 (10 + 2) × (75 + 3) − (7 + 4)	22 – 15	930	RR: 927 = (75 × 4 + 2 + 7) × 3	38
TTT	GAGAMIND	Your mind will go gaga if you end up doing this to it.			DAMAGING
6	RIGODUWOR	RIGOUR	28 – 21	RIGOUR		44
7	NFTLAIECO	CONFLATE	36 – 29	CONFLATE	FALCONET, FLECTION	52
8	RADOTENAS	TREASON	43 – 36	SENATOR	DONATES, ROANEST, ROASTED, RODENTS, SANTERO, SNORTED, STANDER, TORSADE*	59
9	RSCGEOIAP	SOAPIER	50 – 36	geocarps ☓	CARGOES, COPIERS, CORSAGE, PICAROS, PORGIES, PROSAIC, SCORIAE, SCRAPIE, SPACIER*	66
10	100 8 10 1 3 5 → 927	927 (100 + 3) × (10 − 1)	60 – 46	927 (8 + 1) × (100 + 3)		76
TTT	COOSRUDE	There's nothing rude about this word, it's quite the opposite.			DECOROUS
11	STQNUIEOB	QUESTION	68 – 54	QUESTION	BOUNTIES	84
12	NATUVERIG	AVERTING	76 – 62	AVERTING	VINTAGER	92
13	BSMWAEUSD	BEAMS	76 – 68	ABUSED	ASSUMED*, MEDUSAS	99
14	75 2 9 2 7 5 → 503	504 ☓	76 – 68	—	RR: 503 = (75 − 2) × 7 − (9 − 5) × 2	109
15	AMICROFLU	FORMULAIC** (2.5 seconds)	86 – 68			119