Episode 7495

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Episode 7495 was broadcast on 27 April 2021, as part of Series 83.

Dave Lomax played Tomas Banerjee, with Tomas Banerjee winning 81 – 68. The presenter was Nick Hewer, the Dictionary Corner guest was Chris Packham, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Riley only gave a truncated version of her solution in Round 14, only giving "101 × 6 + 75".​ However, this was the only possible method of getting to 681.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Dave Lomax	Score	Tomas Banerjee	Others	Max.
1	SNMUEIHFA	FAMINES	7 – 7	FAMINES	HUMANISE	8
2	SOLEROWTD	TOOLERS	14 – 14	ROOSTED	LOODERS*, LOOTERS*, OLDSTER*, RETOOLS, RODLETS*, ROOTLED*, ROOTLES*, STOOLED*, STROWED*, TOODLES*, TROWELS, WORSTED*, WORTLES*	15
3	25 6 9 4 1 10 → 745	744	14 – 24	745 (9 − 6) × 25 × 10 − 1 − 4		25
TTT	HEDTRIED	He'd tried to make his mind up, but failed.			DITHERED
4	BALGICPES	SPECIAL	21 – 24	plaices ☓	PELAGICS	33
5	DFNAUOPRA	PANDA	21 – 30	PARDON	PANDOURA*, PROFUNDA*	41
6	50 100 25 75 8 2 → 432	441	21 – 35	426 (75 ÷ 25 + 50) × 8 + 2​	RR: 432 = (100 ÷ 25 + 50) × 8	51
7	GYLEIVEBN	BYELINE	28 – 42	LEVYING	BEELING*, BELVING*, BELYING	58
8	HOPAREKAS	SHAKER	34 – 48	POKERS	PAKORAS*, PHREAKS*, PRESOAK	65
9	50 3 8 6 1 10 → 612	614 (10 + 3 − 1) × 50 + 8 + 6​	41 – 55	610 (8 + 3 + 50) × 10	RR: 612 = (50 + 1) × (6 ÷ 3 + 10)	75
TTT	IRONGOLD	No iron or gold, it's all about ore.			DROOLING
10	ITUERWDLO	WILTED	41 – 62	OUTLIER	DILUTER, ETOURDI*, OUTDREW*, OUTLIED*, OUTRIDE, TWIRLED*, WIDEOUT*	82
11	SCGIEATRI	CAGIEST	48 – 69	RACIEST	AGRESTIC	90
12	MUSDOALPE	MODULES	55 – 76	UPLOADS	AMPOULES, MALPOSED*, PALUDOSE*, PLASMODE*	98
13	CDNIOEMVA	COMEDIAN	63 – 76	COINED	DAEMONIC*, DEMONIAC*, VIDEOCAM*, VOIDANCE	106
14	25 100 75 50 3 1 → 682	675 (100 + 50) × (3 + 1) + 75​	68 – 81	675 (100 + 50) × (3 + 1) + 75​	RR: 681 = (100 + 1) × 3 × 50 ÷ 25 + 75​**	113
15	CONTINUED		68 – 81	eduction ☓ (8.75 seconds)	UNNOTICED	123