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Episode 5620
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Episode 5620 was broadcast on 14 January 2013, and was the sixth preliminary round match of Series 68.
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 has two valid solutions, FORMULAIC and FUMAROLIC, so is illegal.
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, 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 |