Episode 7778

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Episode 7778 was broadcast on 7 June 2022, as part of Series 85.

Steven Etherington played Richard Simpson, with Steven Etherington winning 95 – 69. The Dictionary Corner guest was Tanni Grey-Thompson, who also stood in as lexicographer while Susie Dent was self-isolating.

NOTE: In Round 6, when showing Simpson his solution to the second numbers game, Etherington muttered to him that his answer was not fully written down, though he did not declare his solution as not written down to presenter Anne Robinson, invalidating his score for that round and making the true final scores 85 – 69. However, this would not have affected the final outcome of the match.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Steven Etherington	Score	Richard Simpson	Others	Max.
1	NPSWOENCA	WEAPONS	7 – 7	WEAPONS	ANCONES*, COWPEAS*, PANNOSE*, PEACOWS*, SNOWCAP*, SONANCE*	7
2	RTGNEOEMC	CORNET	13 – 7	mentored ☓	CORTEGE*	14
3	100 6 3 10 3 2 → 263	263 (10 × 3 + 100) × 2 + 3	23 – 17	263 100 × 2 + 6 × 10 + 3		24
TTT	TRIANGLE	He puts the warning triangle on the hard shoulder for purposes of this.			ALERTING
4	KSTRIIOLE	OILIEST	30 – 24	TOILERS	KILTIES*, KIRTLES*, LOITERS*, RESITOL*, SILKIER, SILTIER*	31
5	VGTRYAUIM	GRAVITY	37 – 31	GRAVITY	GUITARY*, TRAGIUM*, TRIGAMY*	38
6	100 4 7 2 2 8 → 434	434 (100 + 7) × 4 + 8 − 2	47 – 41	434 (100 + 7) × 4 + 8 − 2		48
7	NDPRAOEPD	PONDER	53 – 47	PONDER	PARDONED	56
8	FRSBIAOSU	FIBROUS	60 – 47	FOURS	ISOBARS, ROSBIFS*	63
9	25 3 9 1 6 1 → 586	594 ☓	60 – 47	—	RR: 586 = (25 × 3 − 1) × (9 − 1) − 6	73
TTT	LAKEECHO	Keep it shut, especially when you're eating.			CAKEHOLE
10	LSTPEEUCL	pellets NWD	60 – 54	PELLETS	PUCELLES*	81
11	RDJIMSOAH	mohairs ☓	60 – 54	moarish ☓	DIRHAMS*, HAIRDOS, MAJOIDS*, RAJOIDS*, ROAMISH*, RODHAMS*	88
12	TDNTIAESR	RANDIEST	68 – 62	STRAINED	TRANSITED	106
13	IESMHUTLR	HURTLES	75 – 69	HURTLES	LUTHIERS*	114
14	25 10 2 7 3 4 → 589	589 (10 − 2) × 3 × 25 − (7 + 4)	85 – 69	579		124
15	ANGSTQUIT	SQUATTING (3.75 seconds)	95 – 69			134

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)