Episode 1855 - Revision history

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	[[Don Reid]] played [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]], with Don Reid winning {{score\|57\|40}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Nigel Rees]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].		[[Don Reid]] played [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]], with Don Reid winning {{score\|57\|40}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Nigel Rees]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
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		+	Starting from this episode, ''[[Countdown]]'' was back to square one for the eighth time to discover the eventual [[series winner]] of Supreme Championship post-[[Championship of Champions VIII]].

	==Rounds==		==Rounds==

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 {{R-conundrum|9|PROFAINOR|c2time=8|c2sol=RAINPROOF|57|40|74}}
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 ==External Links==
 {{YouTube|url1=w44F_lC1pkE&t}}
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 [[Category:Episodes in Series 33]]

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 {{Rounds-end}}
 ==External Links==
-{{YouTube|url1=Ii-e2ptLHgI}} (Rounds 1-4 only)
+{{YouTube|url1=w44F_lC1pkE&t}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:1855}}
 [[Category:Episodes in Series 33]]

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 {{R-conundrum|9|PROFAINOR|c2time=8|c2sol=RAINPROOF|57|40|74}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
+==External Links==
 {{DEFAULTSORT:1855}}
 [[Category:Episodes in Series 33]]

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 {{episode|previous=Episode 1854|next=Episode 1856}}
-'''Episode 1855''' was broadcast on 9 October 1996, as the first quarter-final of Group A in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]].
+'''Episode 1855''' was broadcast on 9 October 1996, and was the first quarter-final of Group A in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]].
 [[Don Reid]] played [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]], with Don Reid winning {{score|57|40}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Nigel Rees]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].

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 '''Episode 1855''' was broadcast on 9 October 1996, as the first quarter-final of Group A in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]].
-[[Don Reid]] played [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]], with Don Reid winning 57 - 40. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Nigel Rees]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
+[[Don Reid]] played [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]], with Don Reid winning {{score|57|40}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Nigel Rees]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
 ==Rounds==
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 {{R-letters  |3 |MARETOYRN|MONETARY |MONETARY |                    | 23|16 | 23}}
 {{R-numbers  |4 | 75|4|1|3|5|2| 896
-|896|sol1=((5 + 1) x 2 x 75) - 4
+|896|sol1=(5 + 1) × 2 × 75 − 4
 |896 {{x}}
 |33|16|33}}
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 {{R-letters  |7 |TLRIEGMAR|MIGRATE  |GAMIER   |ARMIGER*, MALTIER*, MARLIER*, RAGTIME*, RETIRAL*, RETRIAL*, TRAILER, TRIGRAM*| 47|30 | 54}}
 {{R-numbers  |8 | 25|10|3|2|8|4| 965
-|965|sol1=(((25 x 10) - 8) x 4) - 3
+|965|sol1=(25 × 10 − 8) × 4 − 3
 |960
 |57|30|64}}
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:1855}}
 [[Category:9-round games]]
 [[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 [[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 [[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]]
 [[Category:Episodes with Nigel Rees as a guest]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:53, 1 January 2011
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	[[Don Reid]] played [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]], with Don Reid winning 57 - 40. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Nigel Rees]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].		[[Don Reid]] played [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]], with Don Reid winning 57 - 40. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Nigel Rees]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
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		+	==Rounds==
		+	{{Rounds-start\|Don Reid\|Olivia Lloyd-Potts}}
		+	{{R-letters \|1 \|CSINARPEN\|PANNIERS \|PINNACES \|CRANNIES* \| 8\|8 \| 8}}
		+	{{R-letters \|2 \|TGSBIAEJL\|BESTIAL \|gaiest {{x}}\|ABLEIST, AGILEST, ASTILBE, GIBLETS, JALEBIS, LIGATES, STABILE\| 15\|8 \| 15}}
		+	{{R-letters \|3 \|MARETOYRN\|MONETARY \|MONETARY \| \| 23\|16 \| 23}}
		+	{{R-numbers \|4 \| 75\|4\|1\|3\|5\|2\| 896
		+	\|896\|sol1=((5 + 1) x 2 x 75) - 4
		+	\|896 {{x}}
		+	\|33\|16\|33}}
		+	{{R-letters \|5 \|RSBIOTDEQ\|DISROBE \|EDITORS \|BORIDES, DEBTORS, ORBITED, SORTIED, STEROID, STORIED, STROBED, TRIODES\| 40\|23 \| 40}}
		+	{{R-letters \|6 \|HISVEROZL\|RELISH \|SHRIVEL \| \| 40\|30 \| 47}}
		+	{{R-letters \|7 \|TLRIEGMAR\|MIGRATE \|GAMIER \|ARMIGER, MALTIER, MARLIER, RAGTIME, RETIRAL, RETRIAL, TRAILER, TRIGRAM*\| 47\|30 \| 54}}
		+	{{R-numbers \|8 \| 25\|10\|3\|2\|8\|4\| 965
		+	\|965\|sol1=(((25 x 10) - 8) x 4) - 3
		+	\|960
		+	\|57\|30\|64}}
		+	{{R-conundrum\|9\|PROFAINOR\|c2time=8\|c2sol=RAINPROOF\|57\|40\|74}}
		+	{{Rounds-end}}

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