Episode 5920

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Episode 5920 was broadcast on 12 May 2014, as part of Series 70.

Sean Fletcher played Edward Kenny, with Sean Fletcher winning 100 – 81. The Dictionary Corner guest was David Emanuel, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Sean Fletcher	Score	Edward Kenny	Others	Max.
1	PNROIMRUE	UMPIRE	6 – 6	IMPURE	MOURNER, PRIMEUR*	7
2	TADGIREAN	READING	13 – 6	GRATED	TRAGEDIAN	25
3	100 7 4 2 5 6 → 389	389 100 × 4 − 5 − 6	23 – 16	389 100 × 4 − 5 − 6		35
TTT	INEPTTOM	Tom's not necessarily inept, he's just powerless.			IMPOTENT
4	SZOUGMATE	STAGE	28 – 21	MATES	OUTAGES, ZEUGMAS*	42
5	PNDOIESLU	SLIDE	28 – 39	UNSPOILED		60
6	100 3 8 9 10 1 → 663	661 (8 − 1) × 100 − 10 × 3 − 9	35 – 39	670	RR: 663 = (100 − (3 × 9 − 10)) × 8 − 1	70
7	SHCOIEJRC	CHOICES	42 – 46	CHOICER	HEROICS	77
8	RSOIRGUSE	SURGES	48 – 52	ROGUES	GROUSERS	85
9	75 7 10 4 2 5 → 286	286 75 × 4 − 2 × 7	58 – 62	286 75 × 4 − 2 × 7		95
TTT	OLDTIMES	In times of old, this was the name for a singer.			MELODIST
10	VTOITSEYA	TOASTIE	65 – 62	VOTES	OATIEST*, SATIETY*, STATIVE*	102
11	KTPEUHSON	PHONES	71 – 62	SHOUT	HONEST, KNOUTS*, PONTES*, SPOKEN*, THUNKS*, TOKENS*, TOPHUS*, UNKEPT*, UNSTEP*, UNSTOP*, UPSHOT*	108
12	LWAEBVOFA	FABLE	76 – 67	FABLE	AVOWAL, FAVELA*, FOVEAL*, LAVABO*	114
13	GRINDOENL	ERODING	83 – 74	GRINNED	DRONING*, GLORIED*, GODLIER*, GROINED*, IGNORED, LENDING*, LORDING, NEGRONI*, REDOING, RENDING*	121
14	100 3 1 5 10 6 → 339	340 100 × 3 + (5 − 1) × 10	90 – 81	340 (100 + 10) × 3 + 6 + 5 − 1	RR: 339 = (10 ÷ 5 × 6 + 1 + 100) × 3	131
15	VEXROTTER	EXTROVERT (2.25 seconds)	100 – 81			141