Episode 6655 - Revision history

DaaniyalAli at 16:32, 7 December 2025

2025-12-07T16:32:31Z

JRTerrier24 at 12:10, 29 December 2017

2017-12-29T12:10:45Z

RLSJ1997: Swapped the Declarations in Round 11...what a showoff in Round 6...just do (9x10x10)+6-2 !!

2017-08-30T14:27:06Z

Swapped the Declarations in Round 11...what a showoff in Round 6...just do (9x10x10)+6-2 !!

JohnnyCanuck: today's game

2017-08-30T13:53:29Z

today's game

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'''Episode 6655''' was broadcast on 30 August 2017, as part of [[Series 77]].

[[David McGaw]] played [[Gabriel Odia]], with David McGaw winning {{score|101|67}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Mark Pougatch]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].

NOTE: In her Round 6 solution, [[Rachel Riley]] did not explicitly show how she had made her final multiplier of 4; however, it was clearly implied to have been made via 6 − 2, using the only two remaining starting numbers.

==Rounds==
{{Rounds-start|David McGaw|Gabriel Odia}}
{{R-letters | 1|TPLUEJSAW|PLATES |PALEST |PULSATE, PUTEALS* | 6|6 | 7}}
{{R-letters | 2|NWFCEIESF|FENCES |NIECES |NEFIES*, NEWIES*, WINCES| 12|12 | 13}}
{{R-numbers | 3| 75|6|7|8|9|2| 831
|831|sol1=(9 + 2) × 75 + 6
|831|sol2=(9 + 2) × 75 + 6
|22|22|23}}
{{R-TTT |IWEEDLESS|No weeds here, just a plant you can sing about.|EDELWEISS}}
{{R-letters | 4|RZHIONHAP|APRON |APRON |ORPHAN, PHIRAN*, PHORIA*, PORINA*| 27|27 | 29}}
{{R-letters | 5|DLROEDLAT|TODDLER |TODDLER |DELATOR*, LEOTARD, LORDLET*, REALLOT*, TROLLED*| 34|34 | 36}}
{{R-numbers | 6| 25|2|10|6|10|9| 904
|901|sol1=(6 − 2) × 25 × 9 + 10 ÷ 10
|905 {{x}}
|rr=904|solrr=(25 × 9 + 10 ÷ 10) × (6 − 2)
|41|34|46}}
{{R-letters | 7|DCROUEXBT|COURTED |DETOUR |DOUBTER, EDUCTOR*, OBTRUDE*, OUTBRED*, REDOUBT*| 48|34 | 53}}
{{R-letters | 8|SDTUISROA|STAIRS |STUDIOS |ASTROIDS*, AUDITORS, SAUTOIRS| 48|41 | 61}}
{{R-numbers | 9| 50|10|8|8|3|9| 252
|252|sol1=(8 − 3) × 50 + 10 − 8
|248
|58|41|71}}
{{R-TTT |FIERCETEA|They had a fierce argument about whether or not you could put tea in this.|CAFETIERE}}
{{R-letters |10|OAQPLEYNS|PANELS |PLANES |NESPOLA*, NOPALES, PALONES*, POLEYNS*| 64|47 | 78}}
{{R-letters |11|VDMIEUTLM|DILUTE |MEDIUM |MUTILE*, TEDIUM | 70|53 | 84}}
{{R-letters |12|ARNTIOMNI|RATION |RATION |MINIATOR*, MINORANT*, MIRATION*| 76|59 | 92}}
{{R-letters |13|RSTSEOIGR|SORRIEST |RESISTOR |ROISTERS*, STORIERS*, STRIGOSE*| 84|67 |100}}
{{R-numbers |14| 100|75|8|2|2|9| 579
|577|sol1=(75 − 2) × 8 − (9 − 2)
|—
|rr=579|solrr=75 × 9 − 100 + 2 + 2
|91|67|110}}
{{R-conundrum|15|DUNCECOAT|c2time=1.75|c2sol=uncoated {{x}}|c1time=12.5|c1sol=ACCOUNTED|101|67|120}}
{{Rounds-end}}

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 {{R-conundrum|15|DUNCECOAT|c2time=1.75|c2sol=uncoated {{x}}|c1time=12.75|c1sol=ACCOUNTED|101|67|120}}
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 |rr=579|solrr=75 × 9 − 100 + 2 + 2
 |91|67|110}}
-{{R-conundrum|15|DUNCECOAT|c2time=1.75|c2sol=uncoated {{x}}|c1time=12.5|c1sol=ACCOUNTED|101|67|120}}
+{{R-conundrum|15|DUNCECOAT|c2time=1.75|c2sol=uncoated {{x}}|c1time=12.75|c1sol=ACCOUNTED|101|67|120}}
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 {{R-TTT         |FIERCETEA|They had a fierce argument about whether or not you could put tea in this.|CAFETIERE}}
 {{R-letters  |10|OAQPLEYNS|PANELS   |PLANES   |NESPOLA*, NOPALES, PALONES*, POLEYNS*| 64|47 | 78}}
-{{R-letters  |11|VDMIEUTLM|DILUTE   |MEDIUM   |MUTILE*, TEDIUM     | 70|53 | 84}}
+{{R-letters  |11|VDMIEUTLM|MEDIUM   |DILUTE   |MUTILE*, TEDIUM     | 70|53 | 84}}
 {{R-letters  |12|ARNTIOMNI|RATION   |RATION   |MINIATOR*, MINORANT*, MIRATION*| 76|59 | 92}}
 {{R-letters  |13|RSTSEOIGR|SORRIEST |RESISTOR |ROISTERS*, STORIERS*, STRIGOSE*| 84|67 |100}}