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[[Grant Waters]] played [[Colin Costello]], with Grant Waters winning {{score|95|33}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Mark Foster]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]]. | [[Grant Waters]] played [[Colin Costello]], with Grant Waters winning {{score|95|33}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Mark Foster]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]]. | ||
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| + | NOTE: In Round 13, Costello's declaration of {{word|MATEYS}} should have been allowed, since according to standard rules it is the regular plural of {{word|MATEY}}, which is listed in the [[Oxford Dictionary of English (3rd Edition)|ODE3]] as a noun with no irregular plural or mass noun indication. Therefore, the final score should have been {{score|95|39}}. | ||
==Rounds== | ==Rounds== | ||
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{{R-letters |11|BWDOEIREH|BROWED |rewired {{x}}|BOWERED* | 69|27 | 85}} | {{R-letters |11|BWDOEIREH|BROWED |rewired {{x}}|BOWERED* | 69|27 | 85}} | ||
{{R-letters |12|CNWDHOASI|WINCH |SHADOW |SANDWICH | 69|33 | 93}} | {{R-letters |12|CNWDHOASI|WINCH |SHADOW |SANDWICH | 69|33 | 93}} | ||
| − | {{R-letters |13|NSEAYMUTE|STEAMY |mateys {{x}}|AMNESTY*, MEANEST | 75|33 |100}} | + | {{R-letters |13|NSEAYMUTE|STEAMY |mateys {{x}}**|AMNESTY*, MEANEST | 75|33 |100}} |
{{R-numbers |14| 75|5|4|4|2|7| 483 | {{R-numbers |14| 75|5|4|4|2|7| 483 | ||
|483|sol1=(4 + 2) × 75 + 7 × 4 + 5 | |483|sol1=(4 + 2) × 75 + 7 × 4 + 5 | ||
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[[Category:Episodes in Series 67]] | [[Category:Episodes in Series 67]] | ||
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[[Category:Episodes presented by Nick Hewer]] | [[Category:Episodes presented by Nick Hewer]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes with Rachel Riley as arithmetician]] | [[Category:Episodes with Rachel Riley as arithmetician]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]] | [[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes with Mark Foster as a guest]] | [[Category:Episodes with Mark Foster as a guest]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:12, 7 October 2021
Episode 5542 was broadcast on 10 August 2012, as part of Series 67.
Grant Waters played Colin Costello, with Grant Waters winning 95 – 33. The Dictionary Corner guest was Mark Foster, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE: In Round 13, Costello's declaration of MATEYS should have been allowed, since according to standard rules it is the regular plural of MATEY, which is listed in the ODE3 as a noun with no irregular plural or mass noun indication. Therefore, the final score should have been 95 – 39.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Grant Waters | Score | Colin Costello | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GXPSAOEIT | POSTAGE | 7 – 7 | POSTAGE | GEOTAXIS* | 8 |
| 2 | GPJEOIMNL | MINGLE | 13 – 7 | ☓7 | ELOPING | 15 |
| 3 | RLKOAENSA | LOANERS | 20 – 7 | planes ☓ | ALKANES*, ANORAKS*, ARSENAL*, RANKLES*, SNORKEL* | 22 |
| 4 | MEICPBSUN | SUPINE | 26 – 7 | capsicum ☓ | PUMICES | 29 |
| 5 | 50 7 5 8 7 6 → 998 | 997
(7 + 7 + 6) × 50 − (8 − 5) |
33 – 7 | 999 ☓ |
RR: 998 = (7 + 7 + 5) × 50 + 8 × 6 |
39 |
| TTT | BLUETITS | It's not blue, it's definitely read. | SUBTITLE | |||
| 6 | LDSNIEADP | PADDLES | 40 – 14 | PADDLES | LANDSIDE*, SPLENDID | 47 |
| 7 | TSCOEIZSE | COSIEST | 47 – 14 | COSIES | COTISES* | 54 |
| 8 | TDGAEURGV | GAUGED | 53 – 20 | GADGET | DRUGGET* | 61 |
| 9 | TRFAEIURN | — | 53 – 27 | TRAINER | FAINTER, FRUITER*, REFRAIN, RETRAIN*, RUNTIER*, TAURINE*, TERRAIN*, TURFIER*, URINATE | 68 |
| 10 | 75 2 10 9 6 5 → 785 | 785
75 × 10 + (9 − 2) × 5 |
63 – 27 | 782 |
|
78 |
| TTT | SWINEPEG | Statement made with a brush, perhaps? | SWEEPING | |||
| 11 | BWDOEIREH | BROWED | 69 – 27 | rewired ☓ | BOWERED* | 85 |
| 12 | CNWDHOASI | WINCH | 69 – 33 | SHADOW | SANDWICH | 93 |
| 13 | NSEAYMUTE | STEAMY | 75 – 33 | mateys ☓** | AMNESTY*, MEANEST | 100 |
| 14 | 75 5 4 4 2 7 → 483 | 483
(4 + 2) × 75 + 7 × 4 + 5 |
85 – 33 | — |
|
110 |
| 15 | SUSIEPONG | ESPOUSING
(12.5 seconds) |
95 – 33 | 120 | ||
