Episode 5987

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Episode 5987 was broadcast on 5 September 2014, as part of Series 71.

Szelong Ng played Paul Bradley, with Paul Bradley winning 68 – 52. The Dictionary Corner guest was Janet Street-Porter, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The show celebrated its 6,000th edition in this episode (even though Episode 6000 wasn't due to be broadcast until later in the month – of all the episodes billed as thousandth episodes, this one is the furthest to date from being the actual thousandth episode), and to mark the occasion, the show was recognised in the Guinness World Records for being the game show with the most series in the history of the world, with over 70 to its name.

NOTE: In Round 8, Bradley notably declared SPIRIT, when there was only one I in the selection, the mistake went unnoticed, and he was allowed to keep his 6 points. Coincidentally, Episode 1003 also had another administrative error (a misspelt conundrum) besides being erroneously billed as a thousandth episode.

There was no Origins of Words slot in this episode.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Szelong Ng	Score	Paul Bradley	Others	Max.
1	TOMGERASF	GRATES	6 – 6	FASTER	FOREMAST*, FORMATES	8
2	RONSADSEB	BADNESS	6 – 14	BROADENS	BROADNESS	26
3	100 75 50 6 3 7 → 973	—	6 – 21	975 (6 + 3) × 100 + 75	RR: 973 = (100 + 50) × 7 − 75 − 6 ÷ 3	36
TTT	SINGUILT	He may have guilt about certain sins, but bad language isn't one of them.			LINGUIST
4	JATLUVEDR	VAULTED	13 – 28	VAULTED	VAULTER	43
5	NOUTEMDCN	COUNTED	20 – 35	MOUNTED	DOCUMENT	51
6	25 100 75 10 7 6 → 496	497 75 × 6 + 100 ÷ 25 × 10 + 7	27 – 35	—	RR: 496 = (75 + 7) × 6 + 100 ÷ 25	61
7	GAOWMEMIT	gammit ☓	27 – 35	went ☓	TOWAGE	67
8	ZREPSIPAT	ASPIRE	33 – 41	SPIRIT wrongly allowed	APPRIZES*, PERIAPTS*, ZAPPIEST	75
9	100 25 75 5 10 2 → 747	748	33 – 51	747 75 × 10 − (5 − 2)		85
TTT	CHILDGET	See the child get cross, because the computer's broken.			GLITCHED
10	NETSUNEXI	TUNES	33 – 57	UNISEX	EXEUNTS*, INTENSE*, SIXTEEN*, TENNIES*, TUNNIES	92
11	DUAPEAKRE	PEAKED	39 – 63	PEAKED	PARKADE*	99
12	LACSUNILA	canulis ☓	39 – 68	CLANS	CALLUNA*, CLAUSAL*, LACUNAL*, LACUNAS, UNCIALS*	106
13	TROULVINA	VALOUR	45 – 68	TRAIN	OUTRIVAL	114
14	75 7 4 8 8 6 → 553	549 75 × 7 + 6 × 4	52 – 68	555 ☓	RR: 553 = (75 + 4) × 7	124
15	DISOWNZED	womanized ☓ (29.75 seconds)	52 – 68	onesied ☓ (29.5 seconds)	DOWNSIZED	134

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)