Episode 7902 - Revision history

DaaniyalAli at 13:22, 9 January 2026

2026-01-09T13:22:56Z

DaaniyalA at 14:07, 29 November 2022

2022-11-29T14:07:26Z

JohnnyCanuck: Although it may be ugly, based on forum discussion it seems there is no reason for FOUNDEST not to be in (and it's in Lexplorer), therefore, readding it

2022-11-29T02:20:28Z

Although it may be ugly, based on forum discussion it seems there is no reason for FOUNDEST not to be in (and it's in Lexplorer), therefore, readding it

JohnnyCanuck at 20:34, 28 November 2022

2022-11-28T20:34:54Z

JohnnyCanuck: Asterisked OT words in round 1 needed

2022-11-28T20:18:40Z

Asterisked OT words in round 1 needed

MON at 19:26, 28 November 2022

2022-11-28T19:26:13Z

MON at 18:56, 28 November 2022

2022-11-28T18:56:45Z

MON at 18:54, 28 November 2022

2022-11-28T18:54:49Z

JohnnyCanuck: my phone is the FOUNDEST of all. but it's still loster than yours.

2022-11-28T18:52:10Z

my phone is the FOUNDEST of all. but it's still loster than yours.

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{{episode|previous=Episode 7901|next=Episode 7903}}
'''Episode 7902''' was broadcast on 28 November 2022, as part of [[Series 86]].

[[Claire Watkins]] played [[Nikki Frank]], with Claire Watkins winning {{score|91|40}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Stephen K Amos|Stephen K. Amos]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].

This episode marked the return of [[Colin Murray]] as host after his absence during the previous four weeks. Notably, he asked Watkins to read out the [[Teatime Teaser]] cue card during the first break, claiming that the scramble {{word|BEARHAIR}} was difficult to pronounce in his accent. Murray commented that a contestant giving the Teaser was "unprecedented", but in fact it has been done by previous contestants [[Chris Philpot]] and [[Mike Cannon]].

The selection of 6 small numbers in Round 14 was made by [[Rachel Riley]].

==Rounds==
{{Rounds-start|Claire Watkins|Nikki Frank}}
{{R-letters |1 |DSFTEUOIN|INFUSED |FOUND |FOUNDEST* | 7|0 | 8}}
{{R-letters |2 |SAEFISTER|FEASTERS |FEASTERS |FEARTIES*, FREESIAS*, SAFETIES, SERIATES*| 15|8 | 16}}
{{R-numbers |3 | 50|25|4|10|8|7| 198
|198|sol1=50 × 4 − (10 − 8)
|—
|25|8|26}}
{{R-TTT |BEARHAIR|Might you find basil hanging out in this region?|HERBARIA}}
{{R-letters |4 |AHYONESUM|MOUSEY |MONEYS |HOUSEMAN | 31|14 | 34}}
{{R-letters |5 |TBSNEAOVA|OVATES |BEAST |ABATONS*, NAVETAS*, NOVATES, SAVANTE*| 37|14 | 41}}
{{R-numbers |6 | 100|10|10|5|3|3| 778
|780
|777|sol2=(5 + 3) × 100 − 10 − 10 − 3
|rr=778|solrr=(10 − 3) × (100 + 10) + 5 + 3
|37|21|51}}
{{R-letters |7 |SMGPTEAOR|sportage {{x}}|PASTOR |PORTAGES, POSTGAME*, POTAGERS*, PTEROMAS*| 37|27 | 59}}
{{R-letters |8 |LNSEIWGEN|ENSIGN |SWING |NEWLINES*, NEWLINGS*| 43|27 | 67}}
{{R-numbers |9 | 100|25|5|7|7|10| 474
|475|sol1=(7 − 5 + 7 + 10) × 25
|470
|rr=474|solrr=100 × 5 − 25 − 7 ÷ 7
|50|27|77}}
{{R-TTT |UPDATEIT|You can solve this if you've got the ability.|APTITUDE}}
{{R-letters |10|GAORPZIGT|GROAT |razor {{x}}|PARIGOT* | 55|27 | 84}}
{{R-letters |11|LKCTCEAUB|BUCKLE |BUCKET |CLACKET*, CUTBACK | 61|33 | 92}}
{{R-letters |12|RNTIAEILR|TRAINER |TRAILER |TRILINEAR* | 68|40 |110}}
{{R-letters |13|XTLPREIEM|EXPERT |PRIME |EMPTIER*, MELTIER*, PERLITE*, REIMPEL*, REPTILE, TRIPLEX*| 74|40 |117}}
{{R-numbers |14| 10|8|5|7|2|6| 675
|672|sol1=(7 × 8 + 6 + 5) × 10 + 2
|—
|rr=675|solrr=(2 × 6 × 10 + 8 + 7) × 5
|81|40|127}}
{{R-conundrum|15|VIVACOLIN|c1time=28|c1sol=CONVIVIAL|91|40|137}}
{{Rounds-end}}

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 [[Claire Watkins]] played [[Nikki Frank]], with Claire Watkins winning {{score|91|40}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Stephen K Amos|Stephen K. Amos]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-This episode marked the return of [[Colin Murray]] as host after his absence during the previous four weeks. Notably, he asked Watkins to read out the [[Teatime Teaser]] cue card during the first break, claiming that the scramble {{word|BEARHAIR}} was difficult to pronounce in his accent. Murray commented that a contestant giving the Teaser was "unprecedented", but in fact it has been done by previous contestant [[Mike Cannon]].
+This episode marked the return of [[Colin Murray]] as temporary presenter, after his absence during the previous four weeks. Notably, he asked Watkins to read out the [[Teatime Teaser]] cue card during the first break, claiming that the scramble of {{word|BEARHAIR}} was difficult to pronounce in his accent. Murray commented that a contestant giving the Teaser was "unprecedented", but it had been previously done by [[Chris Philpot]] and [[Mike Cannon]].
 This episode also marked the return of the clock starter button.
-The selection of 6 small numbers in Round 14 was made by [[Rachel Riley]] after Frank relinquished her picking power in order to allow Riley to choose.
+The selection of six small numbers in Round 14 was made by [[Rachel Riley]], after Frank relinquished her picking power in order to allow Riley to choose.
 ==Rounds==

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	This episode marked the return of [[Colin Murray]] as host after his absence during the previous four weeks. Notably, he asked Watkins to read out the [[Teatime Teaser]] cue card during the first break, claiming that the scramble {{word\|BEARHAIR}} was difficult to pronounce in his accent. Murray commented that a contestant giving the Teaser was "unprecedented", but in fact it has been done by previous contestant [[Mike Cannon]].		This episode marked the return of [[Colin Murray]] as host after his absence during the previous four weeks. Notably, he asked Watkins to read out the [[Teatime Teaser]] cue card during the first break, claiming that the scramble {{word\|BEARHAIR}} was difficult to pronounce in his accent. Murray commented that a contestant giving the Teaser was "unprecedented", but in fact it has been done by previous contestant [[Mike Cannon]].
		+
		+	This episode also marked the return of the clock starter button.

	The selection of 6 small numbers in Round 14 was made by [[Rachel Riley]] after Frank relinquished her picking power in order to allow Riley to choose.		The selection of 6 small numbers in Round 14 was made by [[Rachel Riley]] after Frank relinquished her picking power in order to allow Riley to choose.

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 [[Claire Watkins]] played [[Nikki Frank]], with Claire Watkins winning {{score|91|40}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Stephen K Amos|Stephen K. Amos]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-This episode marked the return of [[Colin Murray]] as host after his absence during the previous four weeks. Notably, he asked Watkins to read out the [[Teatime Teaser]] cue card during the first break, claiming that the scramble {{word|BEARHAIR}} was difficult to pronounce in his accent. Murray commented that a contestant giving the Teaser was "unprecedented", but in fact it has been done by previous contestants [[Chris Philpot]] and [[Mike Cannon]].
+This episode marked the return of [[Colin Murray]] as host after his absence during the previous four weeks. Notably, he asked Watkins to read out the [[Teatime Teaser]] cue card during the first break, claiming that the scramble {{word|BEARHAIR}} was difficult to pronounce in his accent. Murray commented that a contestant giving the Teaser was "unprecedented", but in fact it has been done by previous contestant [[Mike Cannon]].
 The selection of 6 small numbers in Round 14 was made by [[Rachel Riley]] after Frank relinquished her picking power in order to allow Riley to choose.

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 This episode marked the return of [[Colin Murray]] as host after his absence during the previous four weeks. Notably, he asked Watkins to read out the [[Teatime Teaser]] cue card during the first break, claiming that the scramble {{word|BEARHAIR}} was difficult to pronounce in his accent. Murray commented that a contestant giving the Teaser was "unprecedented", but in fact it has been done by previous contestants [[Chris Philpot]] and [[Mike Cannon]].
-The selection of 6 small numbers in Round 14 was made by [[Rachel Riley]] after Frank relinquished her picking power in order to allow Riley to choose,
+The selection of 6 small numbers in Round 14 was made by [[Rachel Riley]] after Frank relinquished her picking power in order to allow Riley to choose.
 ==Rounds==

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 ==Rounds==
 {{Rounds-start|Claire Watkins|Nikki Frank}}
-{{R-letters  |1 |DSFTEUOIN|INFUSED  |FOUND    |TEDIOUS     |  7|0  |  7}}
+{{R-letters  |1 |DSFTEUOIN|INFUSED  |FOUND    |FOUNDEST*           |  7|0  |  8}}
-{{R-letters  |2 |SAEFISTER|FEASTERS |FEASTERS |FEARTIES*, FREESIAS*, SAFETIES, SERIATES*| 15|8  | 15}}
+{{R-letters  |2 |SAEFISTER|FEASTERS |FEASTERS |FEARTIES*, FREESIAS*, SAFETIES, SERIATES*| 15|8  | 16}}
 {{R-numbers  |3 | 50|25|4|10|8|7| 198
 |198|sol1=50 × 4 − (10 − 8)
 |—
-|25|8|25}}
+|25|8|26}}
 {{R-TTT         |BEARHAIR|Might you find basil hanging out in this region?|HERBARIA}}
-{{R-letters  |4 |AHYONESUM|MOUSEY   |MONEYS   |HOUSEMAN            | 31|14 | 33}}
+{{R-letters  |4 |AHYONESUM|MOUSEY   |MONEYS   |HOUSEMAN            | 31|14 | 34}}
-{{R-letters  |5 |TBSNEAOVA|OVATES   |BEAST    |ABATONS*, NAVETAS*, NOVATES, SAVANTE*| 37|14 | 40}}
+{{R-letters  |5 |TBSNEAOVA|OVATES   |BEAST    |ABATONS*, NAVETAS*, NOVATES, SAVANTE*| 37|14 | 41}}
 {{R-numbers  |6 | 100|10|10|5|3|3| 778
 |780
 |777|sol2=(5 + 3) × 100 − 10 − 10 − 3
 |rr=778|solrr=(10 − 3) × (100 + 10) + 5 + 3
-|37|21|50}}
+|37|21|51}}
-{{R-letters  |7 |SMGPTEAOR|sportage {{x}}|PASTOR   |PORTAGES, POSTGAME*, POTAGERS*, PTEROMAS*| 37|27 | 58}}
+{{R-letters  |7 |SMGPTEAOR|sportage {{x}}|PASTOR   |PORTAGES, POSTGAME*, POTAGERS*, PTEROMAS*| 37|27 | 59}}
-{{R-letters  |8 |LNSEIWGEN|ENSIGN   |SWING    |NEWLINES*, NEWLINGS*| 43|27 | 66}}
+{{R-letters  |8 |LNSEIWGEN|ENSIGN   |SWING    |NEWLINES*, NEWLINGS*| 43|27 | 67}}
 {{R-numbers  |9 | 100|25|5|7|7|10| 474
 |475|sol1=(7 − 5 + 7 + 10) × 25
 |470
 |rr=474|solrr=100 × 5 − 25 − 7 ÷ 7
-|50|27|76}}
+|50|27|77}}
 {{R-TTT         |UPDATEIT|You can solve this if you've got the ability.|APTITUDE}}
-{{R-letters  |10|GAORPZIGT|GROAT    |razor {{x}}|PARIGOT*            | 55|27 | 83}}
+{{R-letters  |10|GAORPZIGT|GROAT    |razor {{x}}|PARIGOT*            | 55|27 | 84}}
-{{R-letters  |11|LKCTCEAUB|BUCKLE   |BUCKET   |CLACKET*, CUTBACK   | 61|33 | 91}}
+{{R-letters  |11|LKCTCEAUB|BUCKLE   |BUCKET   |CLACKET*, CUTBACK   | 61|33 | 92}}
-{{R-letters  |12|RNTIAEILR|TRAINER  |TRAILER  |TRILINEAR*          | 68|40 |109}}
+{{R-letters  |12|RNTIAEILR|TRAINER  |TRAILER  |TRILINEAR*          | 68|40 |110}}
-{{R-letters  |13|XTLPREIEM|EXPERT   |PRIME    |EMPTIER*, MELTIER*, PERLITE*, REIMPEL*, REPTILE, TRIPLEX*| 74|40 |116}}
+{{R-letters  |13|XTLPREIEM|EXPERT   |PRIME    |EMPTIER*, MELTIER*, PERLITE*, REIMPEL*, REPTILE, TRIPLEX*| 74|40 |117}}
 {{R-numbers  |14| 10|8|5|7|2|6| 675
 |672|sol1=(7 × 8 + 6 + 5) × 10 + 2
 |—
 |rr=675|solrr=(2 × 6 × 10 + 8 + 7) × 5
-|81|40|126}}
+|81|40|127}}
-{{R-conundrum|15|VIVACOLIN|c1time=28|c1sol=CONVIVIAL|91|40|136}}
+{{R-conundrum|15|VIVACOLIN|c1time=28|c1sol=CONVIVIAL|91|40|137}}
 {{Rounds-end}}