Episode 1498

Episode 1498 was broadcast on 28 February 1994, as part of Series 27.

Tony Sutton played Richard Campbell, with Richard Campbell winning 62 – 32. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jan Harvey, and the lexicographer was Richard Samson.

NOTE: In Round 5, both players were awarded points for GRAIL, which is capitalised in the COD8, so the final score should have been 27 – 57.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Tony Sutton	Score	Richard Campbell	Others	Max.
1	SLAHBEATM	SHAMBLE	7 – 0	mashable ☓	LAMBASTE	8
2	FEMOTQESW	FEWEST	13 – 6	FEWEST	EMOTES	14
3	TVDAELARS	TRAVELS	20 – 13	STARVED	ADVERTS, VALETAS, VARLETS*	21
4	100 10 3 1 10 4 → 780	—	20 – 23	780 (4 + 3 + 1) × 100 − 10 − 10		31
5	GIJLURAIG	GRAIL ^{wrongly allowed}	25 – 28	GRAIL ^{wrongly allowed}	GILGAI*	37
6	ODPENTYOS	SPOONED	32 – 35	STOOPED	SNOOPED	44
7	ZAWRMIESN	SWARM	32 – 42	MARINES	REMAINS, SEMINAR, WIREMAN*	51
8	7 8 5 2 7 100 → 479	483	32 – 52	479 5 × 100 − (7 − 8 ÷ 2) × 7		61
9	ANTIREIGN		32 – 62	RETAINING (8 seconds)		71