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Episode 6631
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Episode 6631 was broadcast on 26 July 2017, as part of Series 77.
John Cowen played Pete Hall, with John Cowen winning 104 – 35. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jenny Eclair, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE: In Round 5, Dictionary Corner never noted that Hall had misdeclared GROATS as a 5-letter word, although his declaration proved to be outscored anyway.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | John Cowen | Score | Pete Hall | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NMPUEIVNE | VENUE | 5 – 0 | impune ☓ | PENMEN*, PIEMEN, PINENE*, UNEVEN* | 6 |
2 | OTRNAORZA | ORATOR | 11 – 6 | ORATOR | ARRANT*, RATOON*, ROAROA* | 12 |
3 | 7 7 2 6 5 10 → 634 | 637
(10 + 5 − 2) × 7 × 7 |
18 – 6 | — |
RR: 634 = (6 × 10 − 7) × (7 + 5) − 2 |
22 |
TTT | IRATECHUM | My chum's very irate; he can't get rid of the pain. | RHEUMATIC | |||
4 | RPSIEWLUM | LUMPIER | 25 – 13 | IMPULSE | LUMPERS*, MISRULE, MULIERS*, PILEUMS*, PLUMERS*, PLUMIER*, PLURIES*, PRELIMS*, REPLUMS*, RIMPLES*, RUMPLES*, SIMPLER*, UMPIRES, WIMPLES* | 29 |
5 | GTSIOADXR | GORDITAS | 33 – 13 | groats ☓5 ** | 37 | |
6 | 25 100 4 5 9 2 → 556 | 556
(100 + 25 + 9 + 5) × 4 |
43 – 13 | 554 |
|
47 |
7 | WSEIPEORH | WHISPER | 50 – 13 | reswipe ☓ | HEROISE, OPERIES*, PEERISH*, SHOWIER*, WORSHIP | 54 |
8 | QTNAEUSBN | BANQUETS | 58 – 13 | butanes ☓ | QUANNETS* | 62 |
9 | 7 8 9 5 1 10 → 464 | 464
(8 × 5 − (10 + 1)) × (9 + 7) |
68 – 13 | 467 |
|
72 |
TTT | SUNTRIVIA | This type of program helps to keep things clean. | ANTIVIRUS | |||
10 | MGSAEATGI | STIGMA | 74 – 19 | IMAGES | AGAMIES*, AGAMIST*, AGATISE*, GAMIEST, MAGGIES, SIGMATE* | 79 |
11 | BHDLAEITV | HALVED | 80 – 25 | BATHED | HABITED* | 86 |
12 | CDTCOEIJS | JOISTED | 87 – 25 | STOIC | CODICES*, COTISED*, DECOCTS* | 93 |
13 | LARODUTIE | OUTLIER | 94 – 25 | dilated ☓ | AELUROID*, IDOLATER*, TAILORED | 101 |
14 | 25 75 6 2 10 7 → 807 | 807
75 × 10 + 25 × 2 + 7 |
104 – 35 | 807
(75 + 25) × (2 + 6) + 7 |
|
111 |
15 | RARELYLIT | literally ☓
(0.75 seconds) |
104 – 35 | reality ☓
(28 seconds) |
ARTILLERY | 121 |