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'''Episode S29''' was a [[special episode]] broadcast on 16 August 2010.
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'''Episode S29''' was broadcast on 16 August 2010, as a [[special episode]], and was a deciding match.
  
The match was between [[Charlie Reams]] and [[Junaid Mubeen]], two players who have already met twice, in the final of [[Series 59]], and a few weeks later in [[Championship of Champions XIII]]. At one win each, this game was the decider. Charlie Reams won 87 - 67. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gary Osborne]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
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[[Charlie Reams]] played [[Junaid Mubeen]], with Charlie Reams winning {{score|87|67}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gary Osborne]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
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Reams and Mubeen had previously met twice, in the [[Episode 4732|grand final]] of [[Series 59]] and the [[Episode 4742|second quarter-final]] of [[Championship of Champions XIII]]. Mubeen won the first and Reams won the second.
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As with [[Episode S26]], the [[numbers game]]s for this episode were unusual in that [[arithmetician]] [[Rachel Riley]] chose how many large numbers would be available, and the large numbers were not the usual four (25, 50, 75 and 100). Instead they were 12 and 37, previously seen in Episode S26, as well as 62 and 87.
  
 
==Rounds==
 
==Rounds==
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{{R-letters  |4 |TSNBAEAEV|SAVANTE  |ABSENT  |                    | 29|15 | 29}}
 
{{R-letters  |4 |TSNBAEAEV|SAVANTE  |ABSENT  |                    | 29|15 | 29}}
 
{{R-numbers  |5 | 62|12|7|1|5|10| 130
 
{{R-numbers  |5 | 62|12|7|1|5|10| 130
|130|sol1=(12 + 1) x 10
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|130|sol1=(12 + 1) × 10
|130|sol2=(7 + 5 + 1) x 10
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|130|sol2=(7 + 5 + 1) × 10
 
|39|25|39}}
 
|39|25|39}}
{{R-TTT        |CRUELFAG|Elegant like the department store brothers.|GRACEFUL}}
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{{R-TTT        |CRUELFAG|Elegant, like the department store brothers.|GRACEFUL}}
 
{{R-letters  |6 |RDSDOAEAE|ADORES  |SADDER  |DEODARS            | 45|31 | 46}}
 
{{R-letters  |6 |RDSDOAEAE|ADORES  |SADDER  |DEODARS            | 45|31 | 46}}
 
{{R-letters  |7 |QTBLAIOAJ|BLOAT    |QIBLA    |BALTI*, BIOTA*, JABOT*, LABIA*, TABLA*, TALAQ*| 50|36 | 51}}
 
{{R-letters  |7 |QTBLAIOAJ|BLOAT    |QIBLA    |BALTI*, BIOTA*, JABOT*, LABIA*, TABLA*, TALAQ*| 50|36 | 51}}
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{{R-letters  |9 |FTGRUEIUE|FIGURE  |REFUGE  |FUTURE*, REFUTE*    | 62|42 | 64}}
 
{{R-letters  |9 |FTGRUEIUE|FIGURE  |REFUGE  |FUTURE*, REFUTE*    | 62|42 | 64}}
 
{{R-numbers  |10| 12|87|8|3|4|8| 724
 
{{R-numbers  |10| 12|87|8|3|4|8| 724
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|724|sol2=((87 + 3) x 8) + 8 - 4
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|724|sol2=(87 + 3) × 8 + 8 4
 
|62|52|74}}
 
|62|52|74}}
 
{{R-TTT        |DINEFISH|You've not gone too far, but you've crossed the line.|FINISHED}}
 
{{R-TTT        |DINEFISH|You've not gone too far, but you've crossed the line.|FINISHED}}
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{{R-letters  |13|SHZVIIERW|VIZIERS  |wishier {{x}}|                    | 77|60 | 97}}
 
{{R-letters  |13|SHZVIIERW|VIZIERS  |wishier {{x}}|                    | 77|60 | 97}}
 
{{R-numbers  |14| 37|4|1|5|10|6| 649
 
{{R-numbers  |14| 37|4|1|5|10|6| 649
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|651|sol2=((4 - 1) x 6 x 37) - 10 - 5
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|651|sol2=(4 1) × 6 × 37 10 5
|rr=649|solrr=((10 + 6 + 1) x 37) + (5 x 4)
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|rr=649|solrr=(10 + 6 + 1) × 37 + 5 × 4
 
|77|67|107}}
 
|77|67|107}}
 
{{R-conundrum|15|KILLABAAA|c1time=0.5|c1sol=BALALAIKA|87|67|117}}
 
{{R-conundrum|15|KILLABAAA|c1time=0.5|c1sol=BALALAIKA|87|67|117}}
 
{{Rounds-end}}
 
{{Rounds-end}}
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==External Links==
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{{YouTube|9eMs_o08Gm4}} ([[Numbers game]]s and [[conundrum]] only)
  
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:S029}}
 
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 13 August 2023

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Episode S29 was broadcast on 16 August 2010, as a special episode, and was a deciding match.

Charlie Reams played Junaid Mubeen, with Charlie Reams winning 87 – 67. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gary Osborne, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Reams and Mubeen had previously met twice, in the grand final of Series 59 and the second quarter-final of Championship of Champions XIII. Mubeen won the first and Reams won the second.

As with Episode S26, the numbers games for this episode were unusual in that arithmetician Rachel Riley chose how many large numbers would be available, and the large numbers were not the usual four (25, 50, 75 and 100). Instead they were 12 and 37, previously seen in Episode S26, as well as 62 and 87.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Charlie Reams Score Junaid Mubeen Others Max.
1 LSNMEAEOU ENAMELS 7 – 7 LOANEES SOLANUM* 7
2 TRDMOIOAO DOORMAT 14 – 7 TOROID 14
3 CGNTEAEMI MAGNETIC 22 – 15 MAGNETIC GEMINATE* 22
4 TSNBAEAEV SAVANTE 29 – 15 ABSENT 29
5 62 12 7 1 5 10 → 130 130
(12 + 1) × 10
39 – 25 130
(7 + 5 + 1) × 10


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TTT CRUELFAG Elegant, like the department store brothers. GRACEFUL
6 RDSDOAEAE ADORES 45 – 31 SADDER DEODARS 46
7 QTBLAIOAJ BLOAT 50 – 36 QIBLA BALTI*, BIOTA*, JABOT*, LABIA*, TABLA*, TALAQ* 51
8 TXSHOEODY HOOTED 56 – 36 shooted ☓ SOOTHED 58
9 FTGRUEIUE FIGURE 62 – 42 REFUGE FUTURE*, REFUTE* 64
10 12 87 8 3 4 8 → 724 62 – 52 724
(87 + 3) × 8 + 8 − 4


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TTT DINEFISH You've not gone too far, but you've crossed the line. FINISHED
11 TSPCIOIAO ISOTOPIC 70 – 52 COPITAS 82
12 DRNLEIARN DRAINER 70 – 60 INLANDER 90
13 SHZVIIERW VIZIERS 77 – 60 wishier ☓ 97
14 37 4 1 5 10 6 → 649 77 – 67 651
(4 − 1) × 6 × 37 − 10 − 5

RR: 649 = (10 + 6 + 1) × 37 + 5 × 4

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15 KILLABAAA BALALAIKA
(0.5 seconds)
87 – 67 117


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