Episode 7712

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Episode 7712 was broadcast on 7 March 2022, as part of Series 85.

Jas Manoor played Christine Kirkham, with Jas Manoor winning 88 – 83. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nicky Campbell, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

At the beginning of Round 7, Anne Robinson mistakenly announced that Manoor was leading by 10 points.

A clip of Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon's Round 9 solution was sampled in the 15 September 2022 broadcast of Steph's Packed Lunch.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Jas Manoor	Score	Christine Kirkham	Others	Max.
1	SLUNAOGAE	LOUNGES	7 – 7	LOUNGES	ANALOGUES	18
2	YPSUEOATS	PASTES	13 – 13	UPSETS	AUTOPSY, EUSTASY*, OUTPASS*, PASTOSE*, PAYOUTS*, PETASOS*, PETASUS*, POSTEAS*, STUPOSE*, TEAPOYS*	25
3	100 7 5 5 9 10 → 987	988 100 × 10 − (7 + 5)	20 – 20	988 100 × 10 − (7 + 5)	AMI: 987 = (100 + 10) × 9 − (5 − (7 − 5))	35
TTT	NICKLAGS	Nick lags behind; he needs to pull his socks up.			SLACKING
4	TCIADIOTS	ATTICS	26 – 20	TOAST	DACOITS, IDIOTAS*	42
5	LOCHEENPA	CHEAPEN	33 – 27	CHEAPEN	CEPHALON*	50
6	50 7 3 6 10 1 → 212	212 (50 + 3) × (10 − 6)	43 – 37	212 (50 + 3) × (10 − 6)		60
7	BUNLIOPRE	BOILER	49 – 37	PROBE	NEUROPIL*	68
8	GNROIIBNU	BURNING	56 – 44	BURNING	UNROBING	76
9	50 8 10 7 1 5 → 694	695 (8 + 7 − 1) × 50 − 5	63 – 51	693 (10 + 5 − 1) × 50 − 7	AMI: 694 = (10 − 8) × 7 × 50 − 5 − 1	86
TTT	UNLITFAG	Finding flaws in somebody's tennis serve, perhaps.			FAULTING
10	DSAEHWOMT	WASHED	63 – 58	MEADOWS	HEADMOST, SOMEWHAT*, TOWHEADS*	94
11	WALRDAERI	LARDIER	70 – 58	REWARD	AIRWARD, AWARDER*, DRAWLER*, RADIALE*	101
12	SLCEAESFD	fleaces ☓	70 – 65	CLASSED	DECLASSE*, DESCALES, FACELESS, FADELESS*, SEEDLACS*	109
13	SNRAIETDI	RAINIEST	78 – 73	STRAINED	ADENITIS*, DAINTIER*, DAINTIES*, DETRAINS, DISINTER*, DISTRAIN*, NITRIDES*, RANDIEST*	117
14	75 8 10 5 2 9 → 848	848 (9 + 2) × 75 + 10 + 8 + 5	88 – 83	848 (75 + 9) × 10 + 8		127
15	CONSPIIRE		88 – 83		PRECISION	137