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Episode 5623
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Episode 5623 was broadcast on 17 January 2013, and was the ninth preliminary round match of the 30th Birthday Championship.
Ed McCullagh played Jonathan Rawlinson, with Jonathan Rawlinson winning 104 – 94, after a tie-break conundrum. The Dictionary Corner guest was Martin Lewis, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
This episode was repeated on 14 May 2020.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Ed McCullagh | Score | Jonathan Rawlinson | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | EIANLRUHS | HAULIERS | 8 – 8 | HAULIERS | INHALERS* | 8 |
2 | EVAREMIHL | HEAVIER | 15 – 15 | MEALIER | EMAILER*, VERMEIL* | 15 |
3 | WNROEOVSR | overworn ☓ | 15 – 15 | oversow ☓ | OWNERS*, ROOVES*, ROVERS, ROWENS*, ROWERS*, SNORER*, SOONER*, SORROW*, WOOERS*, WORSEN* | 21 |
4 | APIGEDUSP | GUPPIES | 22 – 22 | GAUDIES | DUPPIES* | 28 |
5 | 9 7 7 2 4 3 → 793 | 792
(7 + 7 − 3) × 9 × 4 × 2 |
29 – 22 | — |
|
35 |
TTT | EMUSLIPS | Overwhelming urges to eat lentils and chickpeas, perhaps? | IMPULSES | |||
6 | ASOGANIRU | AROUSING | 37 – 30 | AROUSING | GUARANIS* | 43 |
7 | OEIMCTSEA | EMOTES | 37 – 37 | AMOSITE | ATOMIES*, ATOMISE, COATEES*, EMETICS*, SOMATIC, STEAMIE* | 50 |
8 | ONETOBENY | NEOTENY | 44 – 44 | NEOTENY | 57 | |
9 | AMDOEPDMN | POMADED | 51 – 51 | POMADED | 64 | |
10 | 100 50 75 25 9 2 → 770 | 770
50 ÷ (9 − 100 ÷ 25) × (75 + 2) |
61 – 51 | 770 ☓ |
|
74 |
TTT | ABLESOIL | The soil makes it possible for these plants to grow. | LOBELIAS | |||
11 | RTLUOEWTI | OUTLIER | 68 – 58 | TRIOLET | 81 | |
12 | APIRETOGS | PASTORIE | 76 – 66 | SEPTORIA | GRAPIEST, PORTAGES*, POTAGERS* | 89 |
13 | AIEZSTLDO | ISOLATED | 84 – 74 | DIASTOLE | SLEAZOID, SODALITE* | 97 |
14 | 25 100 75 50 6 5 → 588 | 588
(100 − 50 ÷ 25) × 6 |
94 – 84 | 588
(100 − 50 ÷ 25) × 6 |
|
107 |
15 | HATESSNOW | 94 – 94 | STONEWASH
(1 second) |
117 | ||
TB | SCANTFARM | 94 – 104 | CRAFTSMAN
(0.75 seconds) |
117 |