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[[Stan Arnott]] played [[Phil O'Gorman]], with Stan Arnott winning {{score|61|41}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Penny Smith]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Mark Nyman]].
 
[[Stan Arnott]] played [[Phil O'Gorman]], with Stan Arnott winning {{score|61|41}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Penny Smith]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Mark Nyman]].
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NOTE: Arnott's solution to the second Numbers Game in Round 8 should have been disallowed, as he used one of the numbers twice - his calculation of (75 − 2) x (5 − 2) to reach the target of 219 with the numbers 75, 7, 5, 2, 10 and 10 saw him use the '2' twice over when there was only one '2' in the selection. Therefore, whilst this error did not affect the outcome of the episode, with O'Gorman offering 220 (one away from the target) the final score should have been {{score|51|48}}, assuming that O'Gorman's 220 solution was correct, rather than {{score|61|41}}. Had this error been spotted at the time, then the 10 lost points would have meant that Arnott would not have qualified for the quarter-finals of this series.
  
 
==Rounds==
 
==Rounds==
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{{R-letters  |7 |RWCOIATBU|COURT    |COURT    |CROWBAIT*          | 41|41 | 55}}
 
{{R-letters  |7 |RWCOIATBU|COURT    |COURT    |CROWBAIT*          | 41|41 | 55}}
 
{{R-numbers  |8 | 75|7|5|2|10|10| 219
 
{{R-numbers  |8 | 75|7|5|2|10|10| 219
|219|sol1=(75 − 2) × (5 − 2)
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|219|sol1=(75 − 2) × (5 − 2)**
 
|220
 
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|51|41|65}}
 
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[[Category:Episodes with Penny Smith as a guest]]
 
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Revision as of 18:43, 3 May 2020

Episode 2475 was broadcast on 10 March 1999, as part of Series 40.

Stan Arnott played Phil O'Gorman, with Stan Arnott winning 61 – 41. The Dictionary Corner guest was Penny Smith, and the lexicographer was Mark Nyman.

NOTE: Arnott's solution to the second Numbers Game in Round 8 should have been disallowed, as he used one of the numbers twice - his calculation of (75 − 2) x (5 − 2) to reach the target of 219 with the numbers 75, 7, 5, 2, 10 and 10 saw him use the '2' twice over when there was only one '2' in the selection. Therefore, whilst this error did not affect the outcome of the episode, with O'Gorman offering 220 (one away from the target) the final score should have been 51 – 48, assuming that O'Gorman's 220 solution was correct, rather than 61 – 41. Had this error been spotted at the time, then the 10 lost points would have meant that Arnott would not have qualified for the quarter-finals of this series.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Stan Arnott Score Phil O'Gorman Others Max.
1 LJUELDITG TILLED 6 – 6 GULLET GULLIED 7
2 RPNEIEMHA HAMPER 12 – 12 HAMPER EPIMERA*, HERNIAE*, HEPARIN, PERINEA* 14
3 SFAINDENC FANCIES 19 – 19 SCANNED FINANCED*, FINANCES 22
4 25 7 9 4 10 6 → 376 376
(9 + 6) × 25 + 7 + 4 − 10
29 – 29 376
(9 + 6) × 25 + 7 + 4 − 10


32
SST MAPINCHO CHAMPION
5 WFSOEARTE TOWERS 29 – 36 SWEATER SOFTWARE 40
6 VHIEMRADP VAMPIRE 36 – 36 DAMPER HEDARIM*, RAPHIDE*, VAMPIER* 47
7 RWCOIATBU COURT 41 – 41 COURT CROWBAIT* 55
8 75 7 5 2 10 10 → 219 219
(75 − 2) × (5 − 2)**
51 – 41 220


65
9 LETFATHER HEARTFELT
(3.75 seconds)
61 – 41 75