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'''Episode 152''' was broadcast on 3 May 1984, as part of [[Series 4]].
 
'''Episode 152''' was broadcast on 3 May 1984, as part of [[Series 4]].
  
[[Robert Richland]] played [[Stuart Schofield]], with Robert Richland winning 75 - 70. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Julia Swannel]].
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[[Stuart Schofield]] played [[Robert Richland]], with Robert Richland winning {{score|75|70}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Julia Swannell]].
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Schofield's 70 points was the joint highest ever losing score in a 9-round game, tied with [[Steve Williams]]' in [[Episode 817]]. The contestants' combined score of 145 points was also the highest 9-round joint score, as the apparent joint score of 150 in the aforementioned Episode 817 required a tie-break conundrum to be achieved.
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This is also the first time on record that both contestants declared a 9 letter word in the first round.
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==Rounds==
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{{Rounds-start|Stuart Schofield|Robert Richland}}
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{{R-letters  |1 |STALDILEN|INSTALLED|INSTALLED|                    | 18|18 | 18}}
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{{R-letters  |2 |HINTEROEY|NEITHER  |NEITHER  |HEROINE*, THEREIN, THEREON*| 25|25 | 25}}
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{{R-letters  |3 |SITIBSRAT|STRAITS  |STRAITS  |SATIRIST*          | 32|32 | 33}}
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{{R-numbers  |4 | 75|1|3|10|6|3| 151
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|151|sol1=(3 − 1) × 75 + 10 − 6 − 3
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|151|sol2=(3 − 1) × 75 + 10 − 6 − 3
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|42|42|43}}
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{{R-letters  |5 |RUVESDBIO|BRUISED  |DEVOURS  |OVERBIDS            | 49|49 | 51}}
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{{R-letters  |6 |CBLAIFULJ|LILAC    |CALL    |ABULIC*, FIBULA*    | 54|49 | 57}}
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{{R-letters  |7 |TNONEGICE|NOTICE  |NOTICE  |GENETIC*            | 60|55 | 64}}
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{{R-numbers  |8 | 75|1|1|2|5|10| 735
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|735|sol1=75 × 10 − (2 + 1) × 5
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|735|sol2=(75 − 2) × 10 + 5
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|70|65|74}}
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{{R-conundrum|9|NIGIMSORP|c2time=4|c2sol=PROMISING|70|75|84}}
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{{Rounds-end}}
  
 
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[[Category:9-round games]]
 
[[Category:9-round games]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
[[Category:Episodes with Julia Swannel as lexicographer]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Julia Swannell as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]

Revision as of 00:19, 5 June 2016

Episode 152 was broadcast on 3 May 1984, as part of Series 4.

Stuart Schofield played Robert Richland, with Robert Richland winning 75 – 70. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Julia Swannell.

Schofield's 70 points was the joint highest ever losing score in a 9-round game, tied with Steve Williams' in Episode 817. The contestants' combined score of 145 points was also the highest 9-round joint score, as the apparent joint score of 150 in the aforementioned Episode 817 required a tie-break conundrum to be achieved.

This is also the first time on record that both contestants declared a 9 letter word in the first round.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Stuart Schofield Score Robert Richland Others Max.
1 STALDILEN INSTALLED 18 – 18 INSTALLED 18
2 HINTEROEY NEITHER 25 – 25 NEITHER HEROINE*, THEREIN, THEREON* 25
3 SITIBSRAT STRAITS 32 – 32 STRAITS SATIRIST* 33
4 75 1 3 10 6 3 → 151 151
(3 − 1) × 75 + 10 − 6 − 3
42 – 42 151
(3 − 1) × 75 + 10 − 6 − 3


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5 RUVESDBIO BRUISED 49 – 49 DEVOURS OVERBIDS 51
6 CBLAIFULJ LILAC 54 – 49 CALL ABULIC*, FIBULA* 57
7 TNONEGICE NOTICE 60 – 55 NOTICE GENETIC* 64
8 75 1 1 2 5 10 → 735 735
75 × 10 − (2 + 1) × 5
70 – 65 735
(75 − 2) × 10 + 5


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9 NIGIMSORP 70 – 75 PROMISING
(4 seconds)
84