Episode 3616

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Episode 3616 was broadcast on 6 January 2004, as part of Series 51.

Steve Graston played Hossein B Zadeh, with Steve Graston winning 96 – 42. The Dictionary Corner guest was Eve Pollard, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Steve Graston	Score	Hossein B Zadeh	Others	Max.
1	THSOAEPDC	DESPATCH	8 – 0	chopped ☓	CATHODES, POTHEADS*	8
2	MIKLERAGN	REMAKING	16 – 0	lakering ☓	GERMINAL, MALIGNER*, MALINGER	16
3	TBSOEANTE	BATONS	22 – 6	ATONES	BATTENS, BONESET*, NEATEST*, NOTATES*	23
4	LOZIEMCND	MELODIC	29 – 6	COINED	DEMONIC	30
5	100 10 8 8 10 4 → 840	840 (8 × 10 + 4) × 10	39 – 16	840 8 × 100 + 4 × 10		40
TTT	MEGABONY	He's pretty scary and terrible at golf.			BOGEYMAN
6	TFUINDOST	FOUNTS	45 – 22	FOUNTS	OUTFITS	47
7	QPTGEAUXL	PLAGUE	51 – 22	PLATE	LUXATE*, PLAQUE*, TEGULA*	53
8	ROPSIBEDT	RIPOSTE	58 – 29	DISROBE	DIOPTRES, RIPOSTED*	61
9	CRWOEASMG	GRACES	64 – 29	SCORE	CARGOES*, CAROMES*, CORSAGE	68
10	5 4 2 4 10 5 → 666	—	64 – 29	—	CV: 660 Best: 666 = ((5 + 2) × 10 + 4) × (5 + 4)	78
TTT	THINGEEE	Every woman wants to be this old, but not this size.			EIGHTEEN
11	RVNOAIHDU	ORDAIN	70 – 35	INROAD	AROUND, DURIAN, HADRON*, HAIRDO*	84
12	SNOREPOER	SOONER	70 – 42	OPENERS	OPERONS*, OPEROSE*, PERRONS*, REOPENS*, SNOOPER, SPOONER*, SPOORER*	91
13	LSMAIARYF	FAMILY	76 – 42	RAILS	ALARMS*, FAIRLY*, FIRMLY*, FLAIRS*, FLIMSY*, FRAILS*, LAMIAS*, MAFIAS*, MALARS*, MISLAY*, RAMIFY*, RIYALS*, SAFARI*, SALAMI*, SALARY	97
14	25 6 7 5 10 9 → 420	420 6 × 7 × 10	86 – 42	419		107
15	NIGELSVAN	ENSLAVING (3.5 seconds)	96 – 42			117