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Episode 7855
Episode 7855 was broadcast on 23 September 2022, as part of Series 86.
Alan Young played Natalie Curran, with Alan Young winning 84 – 72. The Dictionary Corner guest was Noreen Khan, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Some accommodations were made to account for Curran's blindness. Rachel Riley distinguished the letters N and M by saying "N for November" or "M for Mother"; when Young's numbers solution in Round 3 matched Curran's, it was checked by Khan (reinstating the procedure used prior to 2009); and Colin Murray read out the conundrum scramble verbally prior to starting the clock.
The solution for 773 in Round 3 was given by Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Alan Young | Score | Natalie Curran | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CUTOLERNB | BOUNCER | 7 – 7 | COUNTER | BLUNTER*, CLOTBUR*, CLOTURE*, COULTER*, NOCTULE*, RECOUNT*, TROUBLE*, TROUNCE* | 7 |
2 | JITMOASLI | MOIST | 12 – 12 | MAILS | MIJITAS* | 14 |
3 | 3 10 1 1 8 10 → 773 | 774
(10 × 10 − 3) × 8 − 1 − 1 |
19 – 19 | 774
(10 × 10 − 3) × 8 − 1 − 1 |
RR: 773 = (10 + 1) × (8 − 1) × 10 + 3 |
24 |
TTT | STEELNUT | Are they curtains in the toilet or a type of window? | LUNETTES | |||
4 | AWREFDQIT | FARTED | 25 – 25 | WAITER | ADRIFT*, AIRTED*, DAFTER*, FAIRED*, RAFTED*, RIFTED*, TIRADE*, TRADIE*, TREFID*, WAFTED*, WAITED*, WIFTED* | 30 |
5 | DUGERASRP | GRASPED | 32 – 25 | sugarred ☓ | UPGRADERS* | 48 |
6 | 50 100 25 9 2 4 → 116 | 116
50 ÷ 25 × 2 × 4 + 100 |
42 – 35 | 116
(100 ÷ 25 + 50 + 4) × 2 |
|
58 |
7 | TONOGAHES | HOSTAGE | 49 – 42 | TANGOES | SONGTHAEO* | 76 |
8 | VOIDGSEMR | voiders ☓ | 49 – 42 | overdigs ☓ | DEVISOR*, DEVOIRS*, MISDOER, MOIDERS*, MORGIES*, OGREISM*, VERISMO, VISORED* | 83 |
9 | 1 5 3 4 10 3 → 611 | 611
(5 × 10 × 3 + 3) × 4 − 1 |
59 – 42 | 610 |
|
93 |
TTT | ALADGIRL | A lad and a girl can perform this together. | GALLIARD | |||
10 | SLUETPSDI | STUDIES | 59 – 50 | DISPUTES | STIPULES* | 101 |
11 | CONESOXNT | SONNET | 65 – 50 | CONES | CONNOTES* | 109 |
12 | KTORSIAYP | PASTOR | 71 – 56 | SPARKY | AIRPOTS*, KATIPOS*, OSTIARY*, PAROTIS*, POTSKAR*, SYRTAKI*, TOPIARY*, TROIKAS* | 116 |
13 | NAHOTANFI | NATION | 77 – 62 | NATION | FONTINA*, INFANTA* | 123 |
14 | 100 75 50 25 1 3 → 741 | 738
(100 ÷ 25 × (75 − 1) − 50) × 3 |
84 – 62 | — |
RR: 741 = (75 ÷ 25 × (100 − 1) − 50) × 3 |
133 |
15 | AGIANTCUT | 84 – 72 | ACTUATING
(7 seconds) |
143 |