Episode 4113

Episode 4113 was broadcast on 29 May 2006, and was the first preliminary of Championship of Champions XII.

Mark Tournoff played Steve Graston, with Mark Tournoff winning 119 – 83. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ron Atkinson, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This was the first episode in which the revised 2nd edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE2r) was used in Dictionary Corner.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Mark Tournoff	Score	Steve Graston	Others	Max.
1	SRPOEAQMO	MOPERS	6 – 6	MOROSE	PROSOMA*	7
2	NCFAEUTHR	UNEARTH	13 – 13	CENTAUR	CHANTER, CHUNTER, FACTURE, FURCATE, FURNACE, HAUNTER, TRANCHE, UNCRATE, UNTEACH	14
3	SILEDITSD	DELISTS	20 – 20	DELISTS	DISTILS*	21
4	TNCAOELSI	COASTLINE	38 – 20	TOENAILS	SECTIONAL	39
5	8 1 3 25 100 50 → 279	279 (100 − 8 + 1) × 3	48 – 30	279 (100 − 8 + 1) × 3		49
TTT	BEDSNOOK	They support the last word and the first.			BOOKENDS
6	GMRUOEPJT	JUMPER	54 – 36	JUMPER	GOURMET*	56
7	LSIREAXDO	EXORDIAL	62 – 36	DERAILS	DARIOLES	64
8	STNEAIDZR	RANDIEST	70 – 44	STRAINED	DETRAINS*	72
9	NEHATEBAM	BENEATH	77 – 51	METHANE	EMANATE, ENEMATA, MANATEE	79
10	5 4 3 9 8 50 → 230	230 (50 + 8) × 4 − (5 − 3)	87 – 61	230 50 × 5 − (9 + 8 + 3)		89
TTT	QUITSOME	Alas poor Yorick, I knew him well.			MISQUOTE
11	SOPRIAFEA	SOAPIER	94 – 68	SOAPIER	APORIAS, SPIRAEA*	96
12	TGNIAEDST	STEADING	102 – 76	SEDATING	INSTATED*, TANGIEST	104
13	KIEGPOMAO	IPOMOEA	109 – 76	OMEGA		111
14	7 10 2 4 4 50 → 663	659	109 – 83	664 (7 + 4 + 2) × 50 + 10 + 4	CV: 664 = (7 + 4 + 2) × 50 + 10 + 4 Best: 663 = (10 × 2 − 7) × (50 + 4 ÷ 4)	121
15	ELCRANIUM	NUMERICAL (10 seconds)	119 – 83			131