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'''Episode 550''' was broadcast on 20 April 1987, as part of [[Series 12]].
 
'''Episode 550''' was broadcast on 20 April 1987, as part of [[Series 12]].
  
[[Mike Tobias]] played [[Stephen Haggerty]], with Stephen Haggerty winning 53 - 42. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Anne Robinson]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Della Thompson]].
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[[Steve Haggerty|Stephen Haggerty]] played [[Mike Tobias]], with Stephen Haggerty winning {{score|53|42}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Anne Robinson]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Della Thompson]].
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==Rounds==
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{{Rounds-start|Stephen Haggerty|Mike Tobias}}
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{{R-letters  |1 |YMIUVPEOD|MOVED    |OPIUM    |PODIUM, YOMPED*    |  5|5  |  6}}
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{{R-letters  |2 |GTREASGTL|STARTLE  |STAGGER  |STRAGGLE            | 12|12 | 14}}
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{{R-letters  |3 |OISDEBSET|BOSSED  |BOSSED  |BEDSITS*, BESIDES, BETIDES*, BETISES*| 18|18 | 21}}
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{{R-numbers  |4 | 8|6|5|1|2|4| 784
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|774 {{x}}
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|—
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|cv=784|solcv=((5 − 1) × 4 × 6 + 2) × 8
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|18|18|31}}
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{{R-letters  |5 |PSRAOGNET|POSTAGE  |tangoes {{x}}|NEGATORS*, OPERANTS*, PORTAGES*, POTAGERS*, PRONATES, RAGSTONE*, TREPANGS*| 25|18 | 39}}
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{{R-letters  |6 |IARFOSWEP|SWEAR    |WIPERS  |FORESAW, SOAPIER    | 25|24 | 46}}
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{{R-letters  |7 |DGRAIEFNS|READINGS |READINGS |GRADINES*          | 33|32 | 54}}
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{{R-numbers  |8 | 25|2|7|8|8|1| 182
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|182|sol1=25 × 8 − (8 + 7 + 2 + 1)
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|182|sol2=25 × 7 + 8 − 1
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|43|42|64}}
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{{R-conundrum|9|MINCEBUNT|c1time=2.5|c1sol=INCUMBENT|53|42|74}}
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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 Della Thompson as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Della Thompson as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Anne Robinson as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Anne Robinson as a guest]]

Latest revision as of 21:22, 13 September 2021

Episode 550 was broadcast on 20 April 1987, as part of Series 12.

Stephen Haggerty played Mike Tobias, with Stephen Haggerty winning 53 – 42. The Dictionary Corner guest was Anne Robinson, and the lexicographer was Della Thompson.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Stephen Haggerty Score Mike Tobias Others Max.
1 YMIUVPEOD MOVED 5 – 5 OPIUM PODIUM, YOMPED* 6
2 GTREASGTL STARTLE 12 – 12 STAGGER STRAGGLE 14
3 OISDEBSET BOSSED 18 – 18 BOSSED BEDSITS*, BESIDES, BETIDES*, BETISES* 21
4 8 6 5 1 2 4 → 784 774 ☓ 18 – 18

CV: 784 = ((5 − 1) × 4 × 6 + 2) × 8

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5 PSRAOGNET POSTAGE 25 – 18 tangoes ☓ NEGATORS*, OPERANTS*, PORTAGES*, POTAGERS*, PRONATES, RAGSTONE*, TREPANGS* 39
6 IARFOSWEP SWEAR 25 – 24 WIPERS FORESAW, SOAPIER 46
7 DGRAIEFNS READINGS 33 – 32 READINGS GRADINES* 54
8 25 2 7 8 8 1 → 182 182
25 × 8 − (8 + 7 + 2 + 1)
43 – 42 182
25 × 7 + 8 − 1


64
9 MINCEBUNT INCUMBENT
(2.5 seconds)
53 – 42 74