Episode 6000

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Episode 6000 was broadcast on 29 September 2014, as part of Series 71.

Michael McDowell played Alan Chumbley, with Michael McDowell winning 95 – 75. The Dictionary Corner guest was Margaret Mountford, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Michael McDowell	Score	Alan Chumbley	Others	Max.
1	CDAINDARE	DRAINED	7 – 7	DRAINED	RADIANCE, RIDDANCE*	8
2	NOTAGOETY	ATONE	12 – 7	notty ☓	GENTOO, GOTTEN*, NOTATE, TETANY*	14
3	100 10 2 8 3 5 → 900	900 (8 + 3 − 2) × 100	22 – 17	900 (10 − (3 − 2)) × 100		24
TTT	DRABROSE	They don't go home after school, they go surfing.			BOARDERS
4	SAGELAGTU	STAGE	27 – 17	lagates ☓	GATEAUS	31
5	BSROUPELR	PROBES	33 – 23	BLOUSE	LEPROUS, PELORUS*, POURERS*, PROBERS*, PUEBLOS*, PURLERS*, ROUBLES	38
6	50 5 8 4 6 9 → 669	669 (8 + 6) × 50 − 9 × 4 + 5	43 – 33	669 (4 + 9) × 50 + 5 + 8 + 6		48
7	UIVDMETPI	IMPUTED	50 – 33	TIMID		55
8	DELIBRASO	BRIDLES	57 – 40	BROILED	DARIOLES	63
9	100 6 9 9 6 4 → 945	945 (100 + 4) × 9 + 9	67 – 40	944		73
TTT	AGEINSUN	He spent an age in the sun and his face turned this.			SANGUINE
10	KSALEOAZG	LAKES	72 – 45	GALES	SOAKAGE	80
11	SNTINAITE	STATIN	78 – 51	TENNIS	TINNIEST*	88
12	HANRIEOMS	REMAINS	85 – 58	MOANERS	HARMONIES, HARMONISE	106
13	QTLEUSNET	QUEENS	85 – 65	NETTLES	LUNETTES, UNSETTLE*	114
14	75 25 10 1 6 8 → 596	596 75 × 8 − 10 + 6	95 – 75	596 (75 + 25 − 1) × 6 + 10 − 8		124
15	MOISTEGGS		95 – 75	egotism ☓ (15 seconds)	SMOGGIEST	134