Episode 7700

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Episode 7700 was broadcast on 17 February 2022, as part of Series 85.

Jacob Kearney played James Wainwright, with Jacob Kearney winning 93 – 84. The Dictionary Corner guest was Elaine Paige, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: The contestants were not asked to show their methods in the simple Round 9 – Anne Robinson instead presented hers, namely 50 + 25 + 100 × 6. It can be assumed the contestants' solutions were identical.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Jacob Kearney	Score	James Wainwright	Others	Max.
1	LNGSIEOAP	PLEASING	8 – 8	PLEASING	AEGILOPS*, ELAPSING, GASOLINE, OPALINES*, SPOILAGE*	8
2	THUERNUDI	UNDERHIT	16 – 8	THUNDER		16
3	75 25 50 100 9 1 → 781	778 ☓	16 – 15	777 (9 + 1) × 75 + 25 + 100 ÷ 50	AMI: 780/782 Best: 782 = (75 + 1) × 9 + 100 − 50 ÷ 25	23
TTT	GLENDIGS	Glen has verbal digs at his opponent – it's just not cricket.			SLEDGING
4	PGTEOEMRA	TEMPER	16 – 22	PROTEGE	PROGAMETE*	41
5	VSWTAEUIE	WAVIEST	23 – 29	WAVIEST	AESTIVE*	48
6	25 10 6 9 1 5 → 574	—	23 – 29	—	AMI: 574 = (6 × 10 + 1) × 9 + 25	58
7	RLPDEIESI	REPLIED	30 – 29	sliedier ☓	DELIRES*, PERLIDS*, PIERIDS*, PIRLIES*, PRESIDE*, REPLIES*, RESILED*, RESLIDE*, SPIEDIE*, SPIELED*, SPIELER*	65
8	NLROAEDSU	UNLOADERS	48 – 29	RELOANS	EUROLANDS	83
9	75 100 50 25 10 6 → 675	675 50 + 25 + 100 × 6	58 – 39	675 50 + 25 + 100 × 6		93
TTT	MADESTEP	Everyone made a step for the entrance when the sales started.			STAMPEDE
10	GNLBAEAOR	BELONG	64 – 45	ORANGE	BARONAGE*	101
11	QSTLIOENA	ELATION	71 – 52	ELATION	ALNOITES*, TOENAILS	109
12	HRTPAOAIM	ARMPIT	77 – 58	IMPART	AMORPHA*, AMPHORA*, MORPHIA*	116
13	CRSFEOEGV	FEVERS	83 – 64	COVERS	CORVEES*	123
14	25 4 10 8 4 10 → 829	829 (4 × 8 + 10 ÷ 10) × 25 + 4	93 – 74	829 10 × 10 × 8 + 25 + 4		133
15	ITSTHECAT	cathetist ☓ (6.25 seconds)	93 – 84	CHATTIEST (15.5 seconds)		143