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'''Episode 4344''' was broadcast on 1 May 2007, as part of [[Series 56]].
 
'''Episode 4344''' was broadcast on 1 May 2007, as part of [[Series 56]].
  
[[Aaron Webber]] played [[David Butler]], with Aaron Webber winning 75 - 28. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Thelma Barlow]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
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[[Aaron Webber]] played [[David Butler]], with Aaron Webber winning {{score|75|28}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Thelma Barlow]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
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NOTE: Neither [[Carol Vorderman]] nor either of the [[contestant]]s solved the [[numbers game]] in Round 14, but it was solved by a 5-year-old boy in the audience.
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==Rounds==
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{{Rounds-start|Aaron Webber|David Butler}}
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{{R-letters| 1|GDSPAEOET|ADOPTEES |POSTAGE  |                    |  8|0  |  8}}
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{{R-letters| 2|HOLDUTHAI|outlaid {{x}}|outlaid {{x}}|ADULT*, ALOUD*, AUDIO, AUDIT*, DHOTI*, DOULA*, DULIA*, HALDI*, HUTIA*, LATHI*, LITHO*, LOATH*, THALI*, THIOL*, TIDAL*|  8|0  | 13}}
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{{R-letters| 3|MFTCOEOIS|COMFIEST |FOOTSIE  |                    | 16|0  | 21}}
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{{R-letters| 4|RETMISDAC|MATRICES |MARDIEST |READMITS*          | 24|8  | 29}}
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{{R-numbers| 5|4|7|2|4|3|9| 855
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|—
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|—
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|other=855|solother=9 × (7 − 2) × (4 × 4 + 3)
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|24|8|39}}
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{{R-TTT      |VERYIDLE|A cricket ball through the post?|DELIVERY}}
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{{R-letters| 6|WIMGOSREL|GLOWERS  |glowier {{x}}|GLORIES, GWEILOS*  | 31|8  | 46}}
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{{R-letters| 7|RDKDOAIAL|RADIAL  |RADIAL  |ADORAL*            | 37|14 | 52}}
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{{R-letters| 8|TNDENAIBS|BANDIEST |SAINTED  |                    | 45|14 | 60}}
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{{R-letters| 9|EOEPGNPUE|PEEP    |PEEP    |OPPUGN*, PONGEE, POPGUN*| 49|18 | 66}}
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{{R-numbers|10|75|50|25|7|7|1| 652
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|651 {{x}}
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|—
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|cv=651|solcv=(75 − 50) × (25 + 1) + 7 ÷ 7
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|other=652|solother=(75 + 25 − 7) × 7 + 1
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|49|18|76}}
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{{R-TTT      |BOOTTREE|We say red, but it's really purple.|BEETROOT}}
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{{R-letters|11|RNLMIOAIR|NORMAL  |MOLAR    |MONILIA*            | 55|18 | 83}}
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{{R-letters|12|YSEJFUTEA|FETES    |sautee {{x}}|ESTUFA*, FEYEST*, SAFETY*| 60|18 | 89}}
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{{R-letters|13|SZTQUAEOR|EQUATORS |quartzes {{x}}|QUATORZES          | 68|18 |107}}
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{{R-numbers|14|100|1|5|5|9|10| 876
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|875|sol1=(100 + 10) × (9 − 1) − 5
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|874
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|cv=876|solcv=100 × 9 − 5 × 5 + 1
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|75|18|117}}
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{{R-conundrum|15|GRAINISLE|c2sol=REALISING|c2time=3.5|75|28|127}}
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{{Rounds-end}}
  
 
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[[Category:Episodes presented by Des O'Connor]]
 
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[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Thelma Barlow as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Thelma Barlow as a guest]]

Latest revision as of 14:18, 1 May 2026

Episode 4344 was broadcast on 1 May 2007, as part of Series 56.

Aaron Webber played David Butler, with Aaron Webber winning 75 – 28. The Dictionary Corner guest was Thelma Barlow, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Neither Carol Vorderman nor either of the contestants solved the numbers game in Round 14, but it was solved by a 5-year-old boy in the audience.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Aaron Webber Score David Butler Others Max.
1 GDSPAEOET ADOPTEES 8 – 0 POSTAGE 8
2 HOLDUTHAI outlaid ☓ 8 – 0 outlaid ☓ ADULT*, ALOUD*, AUDIO, AUDIT*, DHOTI*, DOULA*, DULIA*, HALDI*, HUTIA*, LATHI*, LITHO*, LOATH*, THALI*, THIOL*, TIDAL* 13
3 MFTCOEOIS COMFIEST 16 – 0 FOOTSIE 21
4 RETMISDAC MATRICES 24 – 8 MARDIEST READMITS* 29
5 4 7 2 4 3 9 → 855 24 – 8

Best: 855 = 9 × (7 − 2) × (4 × 4 + 3)

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TTT VERYIDLE A cricket ball through the post? DELIVERY
6 WIMGOSREL GLOWERS 31 – 8 glowier ☓ GLORIES, GWEILOS* 46
7 RDKDOAIAL RADIAL 37 – 14 RADIAL ADORAL* 52
8 TNDENAIBS BANDIEST 45 – 14 SAINTED 60
9 EOEPGNPUE PEEP 49 – 18 PEEP OPPUGN*, PONGEE, POPGUN* 66
10 75 50 25 7 7 1 → 652 651 ☓ 49 – 18

CV: 651 = (75 − 50) × (25 + 1) + 7 ÷ 7
Best: 652 = (75 + 25 − 7) × 7 + 1

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TTT BOOTTREE We say red, but it's really purple. BEETROOT
11 RNLMIOAIR NORMAL 55 – 18 MOLAR MONILIA* 83
12 YSEJFUTEA FETES 60 – 18 sautee ☓ ESTUFA*, FEYEST*, SAFETY* 89
13 SZTQUAEOR EQUATORS 68 – 18 quartzes ☓ QUATORZES 107
14 100 1 5 5 9 10 → 876 875
(100 + 10) × (9 − 1) − 5
75 – 18 874

CV: 876 = 100 × 9 − 5 × 5 + 1

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15 GRAINISLE 75 – 28 REALISING
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