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Episode 1903

From Countdown

Episode 1903 was broadcast on 16 December 1996, and was the third quarter-final in the final stages of the Supreme Championship.

Joyce Cansfield played Allan Saldanha, with Allan Saldanha winning 67 – 50. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nigel Rees, and the lexicographer was Catherine Clarke.

Saldanha's performance was the first, and the only one in the 9-round era, where a max game has been achieved in the finals of a series. Notably, this was the first known occasion of a player getting the max score in every round without getting the best solutions — in Round 4, Saldanha still scored the max of seven points with his declared target of 893, but he failed to find the closest possible target of 891.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Joyce Cansfield Score Allan Saldanha Others Max.
1 LUFISELIC FILLIES 7 – 7 FILLIES CULLIES*, FUSILLI* 7
2 SNLAEINPE PENALISE 15 – 15 PENALISE ENPLANES* 15
3 JAWEMIHAD JAWED 20 – 20 AHEAD AIMED*, AMIDE*, HAWED*, JEHAD*, JIHAD*, MAEDI*, MAHWA*, MEDIA 20
4 75 25 100 50 7 1 → 890 900 20 – 27 893
(75 + 50 − 1) × 7 + 25

CV: 891 Best: 891 = (100 − 1) × (7 + 50 ÷ 25)

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5 FCPIAOQTE OPIATE 26 – 33 CAPOTE ATOPIC*, COPITA*, POETIC*, TOECAP* 33
6 SGUVENOTA TONGUES 33 – 40 TONGUES NOUGATS, NOVATES*, ONSTAGE*, OUTAGES*, OUTSANG*, SOUTANE*, TANGOES*, VAGUEST 40
7 GSWEOEDRI DOWRIES 40 – 47 DOWRIES ROWDIES*, WEDGIES*, WEIRDOS 47
8 75 4 2 1 6 8 → 717 717
(75 − 4) × (8 + 2) + 6 + 1
50 – 57 717
(75 − 4) × (8 + 2) + 6 + 1


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9 SLICKVOTE 50 – 67 LIVESTOCK
(11.25 seconds)
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