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'''Episode 50''' was broadcast on 13 May 1983, as part of [[Series 2]].
 
'''Episode 50''' was broadcast on 13 May 1983, as part of [[Series 2]].
  
[[Ruth Lowy]] played [[Gary Roussak]], with Gary Roussak winning 48 - 28. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]].
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[[Ruth Lowy]] played [[Gary Roussak]], with Gary Roussak winning {{score|48|28}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]].
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This was the first known episode in which it was possible to make a 9 letter word in 2 rounds, and also the first time it was possible to make a 9 letter word in the opening round. The maximum possible score of 77 is the highest recorded under the old rules, under which a 9 letter word was only worth 10 points, rather than the modern day 18.
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Round 2 is the first round in history to have featured two {{word|Z}}s, as it happened again in Round 1 of [[Episode 875]]. And the game as a whole contained three {{word|Z}}s, an extremely rare occurrence.
  
 
==Rounds==
 
==Rounds==
{{Rounds-start|Gary Roussak|Ruth Lowy}}
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{{Rounds-start|Ruth Lowy|Gary Roussak}}
{{R-letters |1 |BOLYMEAND| ? | ? | ? | ?|? | ?}}
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{{R-letters |1 |BOLYMEAND| ? | ? |BALDMONEY*          | ?|? |10}}
{{R-letters |2 |CAZRIEPEZ| ? | ? | ? | ?|? | ?}}
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{{R-letters |2 |CAZRIEPEZ| ? | ? |APIECE*, PACIER*, PIECER*, PIERCE*, RECIPE*| ?|? |16}}
{{R-letters |3 |ITISYRSOP| ? | ? | ? | ?|? | ?}}
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{{R-letters |3 |ITISYRSOP| ? | ? |PYROSIS*, SPIRITS*  | ?|? |23}}
{{R-numbers |4 |50|10|2|7|6|3|330| ?|? | ?|? | ?}}
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{{R-numbers |4 |50|10|2|7|6|3|330| ?|?  
{{R-letters |5 |SUCAASTXE| ? | ? | ? | ?|? | ?}}
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|other=330|solother=(50 − 7 × 2 − 3) × 10
{{R-letters |6 |SOYAGZUVE| ? | ? | ? | ?|? | ?}}
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| ?|? |33}}
{{R-letters |7 |LODEPIASN| ? | ? | ? | ?|? | ?}}
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{{R-letters |5 |SUCAASTXE| ? | ? |CUESTAS*            | ?|? |40}}
{{R-numbers |8 |25|3|6|3|7|10|830| ?|? |?|?| ?}}
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{{R-letters |6 |SOYAGZUVE| ? | ? |AZYGOUS*, VOYAGES*, ZOUAVES*| ?|? |47}}
{{R-conundrum|9|HGOATPUAR|sol=AUTOGRAPH|48|28|?}}
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{{R-letters |7 |LODEPIASN| ? | ? |PALINODES*          | ?|? |57}}
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{{R-numbers |8 |25|3|6|3|7|10|830| ?|?  
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|other=830|solother=(25 + 6) × (10 × 3 − 3) − 7
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|?|?|67}}
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{{R-conundrum|9|HGOATPUAR|c1sol=?|c2sol=?|sol=AUTOGRAPH|28|48|77}}
 
{{Rounds-end}}
 
{{Rounds-end}}
  
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:0050}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:0050}}
 
[[Category:Episodes in Series 2]]
 
[[Category:Episodes in Series 2]]
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[[Category:Partial recaps]]
 
[[Category:9-round games]]
 
[[Category:9-round games]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Cathy Hytner as co-presenter]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Beverley Isherwood as co-presenter]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]

Latest revision as of 15:52, 10 June 2024

Episode 50 was broadcast on 13 May 1983, as part of Series 2.

Ruth Lowy played Gary Roussak, with Gary Roussak winning 48 – 28. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gyles Brandreth.

This was the first known episode in which it was possible to make a 9 letter word in 2 rounds, and also the first time it was possible to make a 9 letter word in the opening round. The maximum possible score of 77 is the highest recorded under the old rules, under which a 9 letter word was only worth 10 points, rather than the modern day 18.

Round 2 is the first round in history to have featured two Zs, as it happened again in Round 1 of Episode 875. And the game as a whole contained three Zs, an extremely rare occurrence.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Ruth Lowy Score Gary Roussak Others Max.
1 BOLYMEAND  ? ? – ?  ? BALDMONEY* 10
2 CAZRIEPEZ  ? ? – ?  ? APIECE*, PACIER*, PIECER*, PIERCE*, RECIPE* 16
3 ITISYRSOP  ? ? – ?  ? PYROSIS*, SPIRITS* 23
4 50 10 2 7 6 3 → 330  ?  ? – ? ?

Best: 330 = (50 − 7 × 2 − 3) × 10

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5 SUCAASTXE  ? ? – ?  ? CUESTAS* 40
6 SOYAGZUVE  ? ? – ?  ? AZYGOUS*, VOYAGES*, ZOUAVES* 47
7 LODEPIASN  ? ? – ?  ? PALINODES* 57
8 25 3 6 3 7 10 → 830  ? ? – ? ?

Best: 830 = (25 + 6) × (10 × 3 − 3) − 7

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9 HGOATPUAR ? 28 – 48 ? AUTOGRAPH 77