Episode 1907

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Episode 1907 was broadcast on 20 December 1996, and was the grand final of the Supreme Championship.

Allan Saldanha played Harvey Freeman, with Harvey Freeman winning 82 – 79. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nigel Rees, and the lexicographer was Catherine Clarke.

The audience for this final comprised most of the contestants in the series. The first of the two conundrums, in Round 7, was not solved by either contestant, but when thrown open to the audience was solved by just one member, Andrew Perry, who had been beaten by Harvey Freeman in the quarter-final one week earlier. Round 4's letters game was also opened to the audience to see whether any of its members could top the contestants' scores of five points; no one therein proved to be able to find a word longer than five letters.

Perhaps suitably for a final, CECIL displayed a real lack of any sense of occasion, with the first two numbers games being incredibly easy, with Whiteley offering the solution to Round 6 rather than the contestants.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Allan Saldanha	Score	Harvey Freeman	Others	Max.
1	CSDOEORTE	CREOSOTE	0 – 18	CREOSOTED	SCOOTERED	18
2	TLAEVIEAM	AVIATE	6 – 18	amative ☓	MALEATE*	25
3	100 7 5 8 10 9 → 917	917 9 × 100 + 10 + 7	16 – 28	917 9 × 100 + 10 + 7		35
4	NPWAIIRFR	PRAWN	21 – 33	FRIAR	INWRAP*	41
5	YTOILEANO	ELATION	28 – 40	ELATION	TOENAIL	48
6	75 25 50 100 4 3 → 157	157 100 + 50 + 4 + 3	38 – 50	157 100 + 50 + 4 + 3		58
7	ADOBESTEP		38 – 50		SPEEDBOAT	68
8	HSULEGALO	SEAGULL	38 – 58	LUGHOLES		76
9	GGDAIETPL	PLAITED	45 – 65	PLAITED	LIGATED	83
10	75 50 100 25 10 4 → 221	220	45 – 75	221 75 + 50 + 100 − 4		93
11	CNCUOEAFR	CONACRE	52 – 75	CONCUR	FROUNCE*, FURNACE	100
12	SKMEEASHI	MASHIES	59 – 82	MASHIES		107
13	50 5 9 1 4 9 → 124	124 (50 − (9 + 9 + 1)) × 4	69 – 82	125		117
14	PASTURERS	SUPERSTAR (6 seconds)	79 – 82			127

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1)