Episode 7386

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Episode 7386 was broadcast on 11 November 2020, as part of Series 82.

Andy Bruno played Keir Halcomb, with Andy Bruno winning 88 – 77. The Dictionary Corner guest was Rufus Hound, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

With the airing of this episode, Series 82 officially became the longest running Series in the history of the show, surpassing the previous record in Series 54 back in 2006.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andy Bruno	Score	Keir Halcomb	Others	Max.
1	PNORXOUSE	SNOOPER	7 – 7	SPOONER	PROXENOS*, PROXENUS*	8
2	IAEPMTNDA	ANIMATED	15 – 15	ANIMATED	DIAMANTE, IMPANATE*, PANDAITE*, PANDEMIA*, PATINAED*	16
3	25 50 6 10 7 7 → 648	647 (7 + 6) × 50 − 10 + 7	22 – 22	647 (7 + 6) × 50 − 10 + 7	Best: 648 = (50 + 7 + 6) × 10 + 25 − 7	26
TTT	ANSWERBIT	The answer relates to him being a bit of a beefcake.			BRAWNIEST
4	OEOHTJWMI	WHITE	27 – 27	HOMIE	MOOTHIE	33
5	ETANDURTS	TRUANTED	35 – 35	TAUNTERS	STATURED*, TRADENTS*, TRANSUDE*, UNSTATED*, UNTASTED*	41
6	25 1 1 6 2 8 → 813	806 (1 + 1) × 2 × 8 × 25 + 6	40 – 35	806 ☓	RR: 812 Best: 812 = (25 × 8 × 2 + 6) × (1 + 1)	48
7	NEDARPUFV	PANDER	46 – 35	DRAPE	PARVENU, UNPARED*, UNPAVED	55
8	EIUSTDSLO	SOLIDEST	54 – 43	LOUSIEST	DISSOLUTE*, SOLITUDES	73
9	25 75 1 2 8 8 → 558	—	54 – 48	551 8 × 75 − (2 + 1) × 8 − 25	RR: 558 = (8 + 2 + 1) × (75 − 25) + 8	83
TTT	HOTGENIUS	It sounds like bad behaviour at the turn of the millennium.			NOUGHTIES
10	IEIDRFSMA	MISFIRED	62 – 48	FRAMED	MISFARED*, RAMIFIED, RAMIFIES*	91
11	ETADOTVER	OVERATE	69 – 55	ROTATED	OVERDATE	99
12	IAEPHRGQI	GRAPH	74 – 60	GRAPE	HEGIRA	105
13	NUSOTACBE	BOUNCES	81 – 60	unbeats ☓	ACETOUS*, ACTUOSE*, BEACONS*, BUNCOES*, COBNUTS*, CONTUSE*, COSTEAN*, CUENTOS*, NOCTUAS*, NUTCASE, SOUTANE*, SUBTONE*, TOUCANS*	112
14	100 50 2 7 4 10 → 187	186 2 × 100 − 10 − 4	88 – 67	188 100 + 50 + 4 × 10 − 2	RR: 187 = (100 − 10) × 2 + 7	122
15	LEMMAFLAB		88 – 77	FLAMMABLE (1.75 seconds)		132