Difference between revisions of "Episode 79"

Revision as of 21:57, 7 October 2015

Episode 79 was broadcast on 1 July 1983, and was the second semi-final of Series 2.

N.B. The contestants’ offered words in Rounds 5 and 7 may be transposed.

It appears that three 9's were selected for the Round 8 numbers game; it is likely that one of the 9's was an upside down 6.

Rnd	Selection	Ash Haji	Score	Maurice Packman	Others	Max.
1	DEOCSWILV	SCOWLED	7 – 0	CLOVES		7
2	IHLTHAEUS	HEALTHS	14 – 0	HEALTH		14
3	OMDEEVIWG	MIDGE	14 – 6	VIEWED	MEOWED*	20
4	50 7 10 9 4 1 → 616	620 ?	21 – 6	617 ☓	Best: 616 = (10 × 7 + 4) × 9 − 50	30
5	FFNSUOAET	SOFTEN	27 – 12	FASTEN	SOUTANE*	37
6	JISNALKEB	—	27 – 18	BLINKS	SINKABLE*	45
7	GMNEITOAB	TEAMING	34 – 25	BOATING	AMBIENT, BEAMING, BEATING, BEGONIA, BOATMEN, EMOTING, MAGNETO, MEGATON, MOATING, MONTAGE	52
8	75 9 9 9 7 10 → 490	488 ?	41 – 25	?	CV: 490 = (75 − 10 ÷ ((9 + 9) ÷ 9)) × 7	62
9	ICIAOUVVS		41 – 35	VIVACIOUS (2 seconds)		72

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 N.B. The contestants’ offered words in Rounds 5 and 7 may be transposed.
-It appears that three 9's were selected for the Round 8 numbers game. It is likely that one of the 9's was an upside down 6.
+It appears that three 9's were selected for the Round 8 numbers game; it is likely that one of the 9's was an upside down 6.
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