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Episode 7408
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Episode 7408 was broadcast on 11 December 2020, and was the second quarter-final of Series 82.
Sam Cappleman-Lynes played Damien Doughty, with Sam Cappleman-Lynes winning 121 – 71. The Dictionary Corner guest was John Inverdale, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Sam Cappleman-Lynes | Score | Damien Doughty | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PMLTEOIES | PETIOLES | 8 – 0 | TEMPLES | EPISTOME*, EPITOMES*, MELITOSE*, MESOLITE*, MILEPOST, POEMLETS*, POLEMIES*, POLEMISE*, POLEMIST* | 8 |
2 | RNCWUAOHS | NACROUS | 15 – 7 | ANCHORS | ARCHONS*, AUROCHS*, ROHUNAS* | 15 |
3 | 100 25 75 50 8 6 → 755 | 756 | 15 – 17 | 755
(100 − 6) × 8 + 75 ÷ 25 |
|
25 |
TTT | MADEFISH | Made fish, chips, peas, bread and butter, and ate the lot. | FAMISHED | |||
4 | LGSEIORDE | SOLDIER | 22 – 24 | LODGERS | RELIGOES, RELODGES, RESOILED* | 33 |
5 | TKPMAIEBC | PACKET | 28 – 24 | PACE | ACMITE*, BACKIE*, BITMAP, IMPACT, PACKIE*, PICKET*, TACKIE* | 39 |
6 | 100 3 4 5 6 8 → 178 | 178
8 × 5 × 4 + 6 × 3 |
38 – 34 | 178
(6 + 4) × 8 − (5 − 3) + 100 |
|
49 |
7 | NWSPUOAIJ | PIANOS | 44 – 40 | PIANOS | NOUWJA*, PIONUS*, POWANS* | 55 |
8 | LFNTOEAEO | ETALON | 50 – 46 | LOANEE | FOETAL*, FOLATE*, FONTAL*, FOOTLE*, LATEEN*, LEAFEN*, OLEATE* | 61 |
9 | 50 75 100 25 2 4 → 653 | 653
(4 + 2) × 100 + 50 + 75 ÷ 25 |
60 – 46 | 652 |
|
71 |
TTT | ROBSFEAR | More than three ancestors of Teddy, perhaps? | FORBEARS | |||
10 | RSDQHIUAE | SQUARED | 67 – 53 | SQUARED | QUERIDAS* | 79 |
11 | MLDNOIEOA | MELANOID | 75 – 53 | moondial ☓ | MALENOID*, MELODION, MONOIDAL* | 87 |
12 | RTSGEIAUM | MASTIGURE | 93 – 53 | MIGRATES | 105 | |
13 | BCNGEOADR | BONDAGER | 101 – 61 | BONDAGER | BONGRACE* | 113 |
14 | 6 8 5 7 5 9 → 288 | 288
(7 − 5 ÷ 5) × 6 × 8 |
111 – 71 | 288
(9 − 6 + 5) × 5 × 7 + 8 |
|
123 |
15 | CRAZYLILO | ZIRCALLOY
(5.75 seconds) |
121 – 71 | 133 |