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'''Episode 223''' was broadcast on 6 December 1984, as part of [[Series 5]].
 
'''Episode 223''' was broadcast on 6 December 1984, as part of [[Series 5]].
  
[[John Wallace]] played [[Denis Barber]], with John Wallace winning 52 - 41. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[John Junkin]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Yvonne Warburton]].
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[[John Wallace]] played [[Denis Barber]], with John Wallace winning {{score|52|41}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[John Junkin]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Yvonne Warburton]].
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==Rounds==
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{{Rounds-start|John Wallace|Denis Barber}}
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{{R-letters  |1|SGEXITORF|FOSTER  |FORGETS  |FORTIES, FOXIEST, GOITERS*, GOITRES*, GORIEST|  0|7  |  7}}
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{{R-letters  |2|LGWOANIPO|POOLING  |PALING  |LAPWING*, LOOPING  |  7|7  | 14}}
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{{R-letters  |3|HEGSIROMV|GROVES  |HORSE    |HEROISM, MOREISH, OGREISH*, VERISMO*| 13|7  | 21}}
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{{R-numbers  |4| 100|9|3|9|5|7| 891
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|891|sol1=9 × 100 − 9
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|891|sol2=9 × 100 − 9
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|23|17|31}}
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{{R-letters  |5|GDHAEMSUN|SHAMED  |AMUSED  |GNASHED, NUMDAHS*  | 29|23 | 38}}
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{{R-letters  |6|BVIXPONAK|PINK    |PIANO    |OKAPI*, PINKO*      | 29|28 | 43}}
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{{R-letters  |7|LSLGEODIF|FILLED  |LODGES  |DOLLIES, FOLLIES, GOLLIES*| 35|34 | 50}}
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{{R-numbers  |8| 50|1|4|2|4|8| 561
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|558|sol1=(8 + 4 − 1) × 50 + 2 × 4
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|558|sol2=(8 + 2 + 1) × 50 + 4 + 4
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|cv=561|solcv=(8 + 2 + 4 ÷ 4) × (50 + 1)
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|42|41|60}}
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{{R-conundrum|9|AERGYDAVR|c1time=4|c1sol=GRAVEYARD|52|41|70}}
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{{Rounds-end}}
  
 
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[[Category:9-round games]]
 
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[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Cathy Hytner as co-presenter]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Yvonne Warburton as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Yvonne Warburton as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with John Junkin as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with John Junkin as a guest]]

Latest revision as of 16:19, 28 April 2023

Episode 223 was broadcast on 6 December 1984, as part of Series 5.

John Wallace played Denis Barber, with John Wallace winning 52 – 41. The Dictionary Corner guest was John Junkin, and the lexicographer was Yvonne Warburton.

Rounds

Rnd Selection John Wallace Score Denis Barber Others Max.
1 SGEXITORF FOSTER 0 – 7 FORGETS FORTIES, FOXIEST, GOITERS*, GOITRES*, GORIEST 7
2 LGWOANIPO POOLING 7 – 7 PALING LAPWING*, LOOPING 14
3 HEGSIROMV GROVES 13 – 7 HORSE HEROISM, MOREISH, OGREISH*, VERISMO* 21
4 100 9 3 9 5 7 → 891 891
9 × 100 − 9
23 – 17 891
9 × 100 − 9


31
5 GDHAEMSUN SHAMED 29 – 23 AMUSED GNASHED, NUMDAHS* 38
6 BVIXPONAK PINK 29 – 28 PIANO OKAPI*, PINKO* 43
7 LSLGEODIF FILLED 35 – 34 LODGES DOLLIES, FOLLIES, GOLLIES* 50
8 50 1 4 2 4 8 → 561 558
(8 + 4 − 1) × 50 + 2 × 4
42 – 41 558
(8 + 2 + 1) × 50 + 4 + 4

CV: 561 = (8 + 2 + 4 ÷ 4) × (50 + 1)

60
9 AERGYDAVR GRAVEYARD
(4 seconds)
52 – 41 70