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[[Viv Jones]] played [[Martin Linden]], with Martin Linden winning {{score|58|52}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Richard Stilgoe]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Richard Samson]].
 
[[Viv Jones]] played [[Martin Linden]], with Martin Linden winning {{score|58|52}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Richard Stilgoe]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Richard Samson]].
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This episode featured a famous blooper where [[Richard Whiteley]] told Jones that she "would not win the booby prize", an unfortunate turn of phrase.
  
 
==Rounds==
 
==Rounds==
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{{R-letters  |1 |PSIATWRIE|WAITERS  |TRAIPSE  |PAIRWISE*, PARITIES, WISTERIA*|  7|7  |  8}}
 
{{R-letters  |1 |PSIATWRIE|WAITERS  |TRAIPSE  |PAIRWISE*, PARITIES, WISTERIA*|  7|7  |  8}}
 
{{R-letters  |2 |MTSOUODNU|MOUNTS  |MOUNDS  |DONUTS, DUOMOS*, MOUTON*, MUTONS*| 13|13 | 14}}
 
{{R-letters  |2 |MTSOUODNU|MOUNTS  |MOUNDS  |DONUTS, DUOMOS*, MOUTON*, MUTONS*| 13|13 | 14}}
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{{R-letters  |3 |EBGITHYOS|BIGOTS  |EIGHTY  |GOBSHITE*          | 19|19 | 22}}
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{{R-letters  |3 |EBGITHYOS|BIGOTS  |EIGHTY  |BOTHIES, ISOHYET, OBESITY| 19|19 | 21}}
 
{{R-numbers  |4 | 75|2|8|4|8|2| 107
 
{{R-numbers  |4 | 75|2|8|4|8|2| 107
 
|107|sol1=75 + 8 × 4
 
|107|sol1=75 + 8 × 4
 
|107|sol2=75 + 8 × 4
 
|107|sol2=75 + 8 × 4
−
|29|29|32}}
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|29|29|31}}
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{{R-letters  |5 |EOCVSAWTD|AVOWED  |COVETS  |ADVECTS*, AVOCETS, COASTED, OCTAVES| 35|35 | 39}}
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{{R-letters  |5 |EOCVSAWTD|AVOWED  |COVETS  |ADVECTS*, AVOCETS, COASTED, OCTAVES| 35|35 | 38}}
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{{R-letters  |6 |RLDEIHTAL|RALLIED  |TALLIED  |THRILLED, TRIALLED* | 42|42 | 47}}
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{{R-letters  |6 |RLDEIHTAL|RALLIED  |TALLIED  |THRILLED, TRIALLED* | 42|42 | 46}}
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{{R-letters  |7 |MKTEOJASG|MAKES    |GASKET  |GAMEST*, JETSAM, OMEGAS*| 42|48 | 53}}
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{{R-letters  |7 |MKTEOJASG|MAKES    |GASKET  |GAMEST*, JETSAM, OMEGAS*| 42|48 | 52}}
 
{{R-numbers  |8 | 100|5|9|2|6|3| 351
 
{{R-numbers  |8 | 100|5|9|2|6|3| 351
 
|351 {{x}}
 
|351 {{x}}
 
|351|sol2=100 × 3 + 9 × 5 + 6
 
|351|sol2=100 × 3 + 9 × 5 + 6
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|42|58|63}}
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|42|58|62}}
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{{R-conundrum|9|RIGIDFATE|c1time=9|c1sol=GRATIFIED|52|58|73}}
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{{R-conundrum|9|RIGIDFATE|c1time=9|c1sol=GRATIFIED|52|58|72}}
 
{{Rounds-end}}
 
{{Rounds-end}}
  

Latest revision as of 15:45, 19 December 2020

Episode 1664 was broadcast on 18 July 1995, as part of Series 30.

Viv Jones played Martin Linden, with Martin Linden winning 58 – 52. The Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Stilgoe, and the lexicographer was Richard Samson.

This episode featured a famous blooper where Richard Whiteley told Jones that she "would not win the booby prize", an unfortunate turn of phrase.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Viv Jones Score Martin Linden Others Max.
1 PSIATWRIE WAITERS 7 – 7 TRAIPSE PAIRWISE*, PARITIES, WISTERIA* 8
2 MTSOUODNU MOUNTS 13 – 13 MOUNDS DONUTS, DUOMOS*, MOUTON*, MUTONS* 14
3 EBGITHYOS BIGOTS 19 – 19 EIGHTY BOTHIES, ISOHYET, OBESITY 21
4 75 2 8 4 8 2 → 107 107
75 + 8 × 4		 29 – 29 107
75 + 8 × 4


31
5 EOCVSAWTD AVOWED 35 – 35 COVETS ADVECTS*, AVOCETS, COASTED, OCTAVES 38
6 RLDEIHTAL RALLIED 42 – 42 TALLIED THRILLED, TRIALLED* 46
7 MKTEOJASG MAKES 42 – 48 GASKET GAMEST*, JETSAM, OMEGAS* 52
8 100 5 9 2 6 3 → 351 351 ☓ 42 – 58 351
100 × 3 + 9 × 5 + 6


62
9 RIGIDFATE GRATIFIED
(9 seconds)		 52 – 58 72
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