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[[Mark Preston]] played [[John Brooks]], with Mark Preston winning 80 - 0. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Freda Thornton]].
 
[[Mark Preston]] played [[John Brooks]], with Mark Preston winning 80 - 0. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Freda Thornton]].
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This game is notable as being the first of only two times that a contestant has failed to score any points, and also for having the largest winning margin of all games played under the [[9 round format]].
  
 
[[Category:Episodes in Series 13|637]]
 
[[Category:Episodes in Series 13|637]]

Revision as of 23:11, 6 September 2007

Episode 637 was broadcast on 19 August 1987, as part of Series 13.

Mark Preston played John Brooks, with Mark Preston winning 80 - 0. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Freda Thornton.

This game is notable as being the first of only two times that a contestant has failed to score any points, and also for having the largest winning margin of all games played under the 9 round format.