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[[Allan Saldanha]] played [[Dick Green]], with Dick Green winning {{score|81|70}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guests were [[Richard Stilgoe]] and [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Catherine Clarke]]. | [[Allan Saldanha]] played [[Dick Green]], with Dick Green winning {{score|81|70}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guests were [[Richard Stilgoe]] and [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Catherine Clarke]]. | ||
− | NOTE: In | + | NOTE: In Round 11, the word {{word|YOLKED}} was wrongly disallowed by Catherine Clarke, making the correct final score {{score|81|76}}. Due to this controversy, Allan Saldanha was given his own copies of the [[Oxford English Dictionary]]. |
==Rounds== | ==Rounds== |
Revision as of 19:56, 13 August 2021
Episode 757 was broadcast on 17 June 1988, and was an extended 45-minute edition for the Series 15 grand final.
Allan Saldanha played Dick Green, with Dick Green winning 81 – 70. The Dictionary Corner guests were Richard Stilgoe and Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Catherine Clarke.
NOTE: In Round 11, the word YOLKED was wrongly disallowed by Catherine Clarke, making the correct final score 81 – 76. Due to this controversy, Allan Saldanha was given his own copies of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Allan Saldanha | Score | Dick Green | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LFTOIENBD | FOIBLE | 6 – 6 | TOILED | LENTOID, LOBEFIN*, TENFOLD* | 7 |
2 | NGAUNOCSA | GUNS | 6 – 12 | CONGAS | GUANACOS* | 15 |
3 | 25 7 6 5 2 10 → 310 | 310
(25 + 6) × 10 |
16 – 22 | 310
6 × 2 × 25 + 10 |
|
25 |
4 | GDMIEAGNZ | AGEING | 22 – 28 | GAMING | DAZING*, EDGING*, ENIGMA*, GAINED*, GAMINE*, GANGED*, GAZING*, IMAGED*, MAGGIE*, MAIDEN*, MAZING*, MEDIAN*, MEDINA*, NAGGED*, ZAGGED*, ZIGGED*, ZINGED* | 31 |
5 | RGITOSDEJ | STODGIER | 30 – 28 | STORIED | 39 | |
6 | 100 4 10 1 2 9 → 440 | 440
(100 + 10) × 4 |
40 – 38 | 440
(100 + 10) × 4 |
|
49 |
7 | LPCOUNTER | 40 – 38 | CORPULENT | 59 | ||
8 | RMIATIRAU | TRAM | 40 – 43 | TIARA | AMRITA*, ATRIUM, MARARI*, TAMARI*, TRAUMA | 65 |
9 | YQWEAICRN | CRANE | 45 – 48 | WEARY/CRANE | CARNEY*, WINCEY*, WINERY, YAWNER* | 71 |
10 | 10 1 10 1 8 5 → 631 | 630
(8 − 1) × (10 − 1) × 10 |
52 – 55 | 630
(8 − 1) × (10 − 1) × 10 |
CV: 631 = ((10 + 1) × 5 + 8) × 10 + 1 |
81 |
11 | DLEIYKODV | yolked ☓** | 52 – 61 | VOIDED | DEVOID, KELOID*, KIDDLE* | 87 |
12 | RFCIEUSCL | LUCIFERS | 60 – 61 | CRUISE | 95 | |
13 | 50 9 10 8 6 7 → 740 | 740
(8 + 7) × 50 − 10 |
70 – 71 | 740
(8 + 7) × 50 − 10 |
|
105 |
14 | BILLCHINA | 70 – 81 | CHILBLAIN
(6 seconds) |
115 |
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