Episode 4949

Episode 4949 was broadcast on 14 December 2009, and was the third quarter-final of Series 61.

Innis Carson played Jeffrey Burgin, with Innis Carson winning 111 – 70. The Dictionary Corner guest was Rory McGrath, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Innis Carson	Score	Jeffrey Burgin	Others	Max.
1	WRPEUEDSL	PRELUDES	8 – 8	PRELUDES	REPULSED*	8
2	OUIAEDNTB	batoned ☓	8 – 8	bountied ☓	OBTAINED	16
3	AJNRIACLE	CARLINE	15 – 8	ARCANE	ACARINE, CARINAE, CARINAL*, CRANIAL	23
4	BRWTMYIEO	TIMBER	21 – 14	TIMBER	BIOMETRY*	31
5	50 75 10 6 7 4 → 354	354 7 × 50 + 4	31 – 24	354 7 × 50 + 4		41
TTT	ACUTECAR	You'll have to be pretty spot on to get this.			ACCURATE
6	IESGIOTLS	LOGIEST	38 – 24	GLOSS	EGOISTS, OILIEST, STOGIES*	48
7	PNEATEGRI	REPEATING	56 – 42	REPEATING		66
8	TRCOAETNO	CARTOON	63 – 42	coronate ☓	CORNETTO	74
9	ARXKEDHAN	HARDEN	69 – 48	DARKEN	ADNEXA, DANKER, DHARNA, HANKER, HARKED, HARKEN, NARKED, RANKED	80
10	10 5 2 2 4 8 → 644	644 (5 × 2 − 2) × 8 × 10 + 4	79 – 48	645		90
TTT	MINISAGE	The occasional thought about Mr. Lennon, perhaps?			IMAGINES
11	TTCSIOEML	TOILETS	79 – 56	MOTLIEST		98
12	AOAUODYZR	DOOR	83 – 60	ROAD	DOOZY, ODOUR, RAZOO, ZARDA*	103
13	NSTEIRAGO	ROASTING	91 – 60	groaniest ☓	ANGRIEST, GANISTER, GANTRIES, GENITORS, INGRATES, NEGATORS, NOTARIES, NOTARISE, ORGANISE, ORGANIST, RAGSTONE, RANGIEST, SENORITA, TRIGONES	111
14	25 50 100 75 5 8 → 601	601 75 × 8 + 5 − 100 ÷ 25	101 – 70	601 75 × 8 + 5 − 100 ÷ 25		121
15	TOOTHPAST	PHOTOSTAT (6.5 seconds)	111 – 70			131