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'''Episode 548''' was broadcast on 16 April 1987, as part of [[Series 12]].
 
'''Episode 548''' was broadcast on 16 April 1987, as part of [[Series 12]].
  
[[Stephen Balment]] played [[Helen Pitt]], with Stephen Balment winning 53 - 45. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Catherine Clarke]].
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[[Stephen Balment]] played [[Helen Pitt]], with Stephen Balment winning {{score|53|45}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Catherine Clarke]].
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==Rounds==
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{{Rounds-start|Stephen Balment|Helen Pitt}}
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{{R-letters  |1 |RPLEASGOE|RELAPSE  |LEAPERS  |AEROGELS*, PAROLEES*, PERGOLAS|  7|7  |  8}}
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{{R-letters  |2 |DNOIHPESM|PHONES  |PHONIES  |HEDONISM, SIPHONED*, SPHENOID*|  7|14 | 16}}
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{{R-letters  |3 |RVAUSRIAE|VARIES  |ARRIVES  |                    |  7|21 | 23}}
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{{R-numbers  |4 | 100|8|5|6|2|8| 713
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|714|sol1=(5 + 2) × 100 + 8 + 6
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|714|sol2=(8 − (6 − 5)) × (100 + 2)
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|cv=713|solcv=(8 ÷ 8 + 100) × (5 + 2) + 6
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|14|28|33}}
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{{R-letters  |5 |TNIYSAMEC|SANITY  |SAINT    |SEMANTIC, SYCAMINE* | 20|28 | 41}}
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{{R-letters  |6 |VNOUHCEOS|VOUCHES  |VOUCHES  |COHUNES*            | 27|35 | 48}}
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{{R-letters  |7 |EIOTRNBEF|BEFORE  |BRINE    |BENEFIT, BONFIRE*, BORNITE*, EBONITE*, OFTENER*| 33|35 | 55}}
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{{R-numbers  |8 | 100|8|6|5|1|3| 308
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|308|sol1=3 × 100 + 8 + 6 − (5 + 1)
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|308|sol2=3 × 100 + 8
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|43|45|65}}
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{{R-conundrum|9|NOTINTATE|c1time=3.5|c1sol=ATTENTION|53|45|75}}
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{{Rounds-end}}
  
 
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[[Category:9-round games]]
 
[[Category:9-round games]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Cathy Hytner as co-presenter]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Catherine Clarke as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Catherine Clarke as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]

Latest revision as of 22:30, 16 March 2021

Episode 548 was broadcast on 16 April 1987, as part of Series 12.

Stephen Balment played Helen Pitt, with Stephen Balment winning 53 – 45. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Catherine Clarke.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Stephen Balment Score Helen Pitt Others Max.
1 RPLEASGOE RELAPSE 7 – 7 LEAPERS AEROGELS*, PAROLEES*, PERGOLAS 8
2 DNOIHPESM PHONES 7 – 14 PHONIES HEDONISM, SIPHONED*, SPHENOID* 16
3 RVAUSRIAE VARIES 7 – 21 ARRIVES 23
4 100 8 5 6 2 8 → 713 714
(5 + 2) × 100 + 8 + 6
14 – 28 714
(8 − (6 − 5)) × (100 + 2)

CV: 713 = (8 ÷ 8 + 100) × (5 + 2) + 6

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5 TNIYSAMEC SANITY 20 – 28 SAINT SEMANTIC, SYCAMINE* 41
6 VNOUHCEOS VOUCHES 27 – 35 VOUCHES COHUNES* 48
7 EIOTRNBEF BEFORE 33 – 35 BRINE BENEFIT, BONFIRE*, BORNITE*, EBONITE*, OFTENER* 55
8 100 8 6 5 1 3 → 308 308
3 × 100 + 8 + 6 − (5 + 1)
43 – 45 308
3 × 100 + 8


65
9 NOTINTATE ATTENTION
(3.5 seconds)
53 – 45 75