Episode 7106

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Episode 7106 was broadcast on 27 June 2019, and was the second semi-final of Series 80.

Dinos Sfyris played Brendan Whitehurst, with Dinos Sfyris winning 103 – 78. The Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Arnold, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Dinos Sfyris	Score	Brendan Whitehurst	Others	Max.
1	SALIFOLRA	ROSALIA	7 – 7	SOLARIA	ALFISOL*, AROLLAS*, FLORALS	7
2	GEPUREZAD	UPGRADE	14 – 7	PURGED	AUGERED*, GUARDEE*, PUGREED*	14
3	10 3 1 5 7 4 → 724	725 (7 − 1) × 4 × 3 × 10 + 5	21 – 7	—	RR: 723/725	21
TTT	SADRELICS	Sadly, it became a relic when they invented the DVD.			LASERDISC
4	TISOTECOY	OOCYTES	28 – 14	COOTIES	COTTISE, COYOTES*, OTOCYST*, SCOTTIE*, SOCIETY, TOOTSIE*	28
5	NISADEHIO	ADHESION	36 – 22	ADHESION		36
6	25 100 50 4 3 9 → 454	454 (9 ÷ 9 + 100) × 4 + 50	46 – 32	454 50 × 9 + 4		46
7	NEKARISWT	SWANKIER	54 – 40	SWANKIER	KNITWEAR*, NARKIEST*, WANKIEST*, WATERSKI	54
8	TEPOCABIM	METOPIC	61 – 40	COMBAT	POEMATIC*	62
9	6 7 2 10 3 5 → 507	507 ☓	61 – 47	506 10 × 5 × (7 + 3) + 6	RR: 507 = (10 + 7) × 5 × 6 − 3	72
TTT	MOUSEMAUL	The Taj Mahal might help you get the answer to this.			MAUSOLEUM
10	NOTULADOH	odontal ☓	61 – 54	HANDOUT	AUNTHOOD*, DUATHLON*	80
11	METAPOGSR	PORTAGES	69 – 54	GRATES	POSTGAME*, POTAGERS*, PTEROMAS*	88
12	WIGUSAMER	EARWIGS	76 – 61	IMAGERS	MAUGERS*, MAUGRES*, MIRAGES	95
13	SURESIMAE	MASSEUR	83 – 68	MESSIER	MEASURES, REASSUME*, SERIEMAS*	103
14	25 75 100 50 5 3 → 632	632 (75 + 50) × 5 + 100 ÷ 25 + 3	93 – 78	632 (75 + 50) × 5 + 100 ÷ 25 + 3		113
15	RIPUPROOT	POTPOURRI (3.75 seconds)	103 – 78			123