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'''Episode 739''' was broadcast on 24 May 1988, as part of [[Series 15]].
 
'''Episode 739''' was broadcast on 24 May 1988, as part of [[Series 15]].
  
[[Dick Green]] played [[Tony Morgan]], with Dick Green winning 68 - 20. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Freda Thornton]].
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[[Dick Green]] played [[Tony Morgan]], with Dick Green winning {{score|68|20}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Freda Thornton]].
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==Rounds==
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{{Rounds-start|Dick Green|Tony Morgan}}
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{{R-letters  |1 |VSEUTDOBI|VOIDEST  |OUSTED  |DEVIOUS*, OUTBIDS*, OUTSIDE*, SUBEDIT*, TEDIOUS*|  7|0  |  7}}
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{{R-letters  |2 |TRGOENBOA|BARONET  |ration {{x}}|NEGATOR*, OREGANO*  | 14|0  | 14}}
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{{R-letters  |3 |LSAEDINRO|ORDINALS |ISLANDER |AILERONS, ANODISER*, DARIOLES*, ROSALINE*, SOLANDER*| 22|8  | 22}}
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{{R-numbers  |4 | 50|7|8|9|10|5| 827
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|828|sol1=(8 + 9) × 50 − (7 + 10 + 5)
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|823
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|cv=827|solcv=(50 + 10 − 8) × (9 + 7) − 5
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|29|8|32}}
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{{R-letters  |5 |VNEOCSLIG|SOLVING/CLOSING|clovings {{x}}|ECLOSING*          | 36|8  | 40}}
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{{R-letters  |6 |SRSEAGETF|FASTER/GRAFTS/STAGES|EGRETS  |FEASTERS, RESTAGES*, SERFAGES*| 42|14 | 48}}
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{{R-letters  |7 |RFSOEKQAL|FREAKS  |FLAKES  |FORSAKE, LOAFERS    | 48|20 | 55}}
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{{R-numbers  |8 | 50|1|1|10|9|8| 349
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|349|sol1=(8 − 1) × 50 − 1
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|350
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|58|20|65}}
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{{R-conundrum|9|STUPIDGIN|c1time=3.67|c1sol=DISPUTING|68|20|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 Karen Loughlin as co-presenter]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Freda Thornton as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Freda Thornton as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]

Latest revision as of 23:09, 16 March 2021

Episode 739 was broadcast on 24 May 1988, as part of Series 15.

Dick Green played Tony Morgan, with Dick Green winning 68 – 20. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Freda Thornton.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Dick Green Score Tony Morgan Others Max.
1 VSEUTDOBI VOIDEST 7 – 0 OUSTED DEVIOUS*, OUTBIDS*, OUTSIDE*, SUBEDIT*, TEDIOUS* 7
2 TRGOENBOA BARONET 14 – 0 ration ☓ NEGATOR*, OREGANO* 14
3 LSAEDINRO ORDINALS 22 – 8 ISLANDER AILERONS, ANODISER*, DARIOLES*, ROSALINE*, SOLANDER* 22
4 50 7 8 9 10 5 → 827 828
(8 + 9) × 50 − (7 + 10 + 5)
29 – 8 823

CV: 827 = (50 + 10 − 8) × (9 + 7) − 5

32
5 VNEOCSLIG SOLVING/CLOSING 36 – 8 clovings ☓ ECLOSING* 40
6 SRSEAGETF FASTER/GRAFTS/STAGES 42 – 14 EGRETS FEASTERS, RESTAGES*, SERFAGES* 48
7 RFSOEKQAL FREAKS 48 – 20 FLAKES FORSAKE, LOAFERS 55
8 50 1 1 10 9 8 → 349 349
(8 − 1) × 50 − 1
58 – 20 350


65
9 STUPIDGIN DISPUTING
(3.67 seconds)
68 – 20 75