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'''Episode 544''' was broadcast on 10 April 1987, and was an extended 45-minute edition for the [[Series 11]] grand final.
 
'''Episode 544''' was broadcast on 10 April 1987, and was an extended 45-minute edition for the [[Series 11]] grand final.
  
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[[David Reid (Series 11)|David Reid]] played [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]], with John Clarke winning 97 - 61. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guests were [[Bill Tidy]] and [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Catherine Clarke]].
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[[David Reid (Series 11)|David Reid]] played [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]], with John Clarke winning {{score|97|61}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guests were [[Bill Tidy]] and [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Catherine Clarke]].
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NOTE: The second [[conundrum]] had two valid solutions: {{word|OSCILLATE}} and {{word|TEOCALLIS}}.
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==Rounds==
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{{Rounds-start|David Reid|John Clarke}}
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{{R-letters  |1 |SOTILEWAF|FLOATS  |FLOATS  |FOLIATES            |  6|6  |  8}}
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{{R-letters  |2 |NVTUEAGNO|TONNAGE  |TONNAGE  |TONNEAU*            | 13|13 | 15}}
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{{R-numbers  |3 | 100|9|3|5|4|1| 464
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|464|sol1=(9 + 3 + 5 − 1 + 100) × 4
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|464|sol2=5 × 100 - 9 × 4
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|23|23|25}}
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{{R-letters  |4 |TISANEXUS|STAINS  |UNSEATS  |AUNTIES, ENTASIS*, ISSUANT*, NASTIES*, SESTINA*, SINUATE, SUSTAIN*, TANSIES*, TISANES*| 23|30 | 32}}
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{{R-letters  |5 |PMRAIEGRA|MIRAGE  |MARRIAGE |RAMPAGER*          | 23|38 | 40}}
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{{R-numbers  |6 | 100|5|4|9|2|10| 137
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|137|sol1=9 × 5 + 100 − (10 − 2)
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|137|sol2=9 × 4 + 100 + 5 × 2 ÷ 10
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|33|48|50}}
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{{R-conundrum|7|HEADINGUS|c2time=3|c2sol=ANGUISHED|33|58|60}}
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{{R-letters  |8 |DSSAEITLN|STAINED  |DETAILS  |DESTAINS*, LANDTIES*, SALIENTS, SALTINES*, SANDIEST*| 40|65 | 68}}
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{{R-letters  |9 |RDLRTOEIU|TORRID  |OUTRIDER |ULTERIOR*          | 40|73 | 76}}
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{{R-numbers  |10| 25|5|4|6|2|1| 946
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|950|sol1=((6 + 4) × (5 − 1) − 2) × 25
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|946 {{x}}
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|cv=946|solcv=((5 + 1) × 6 + 2) × 25 − 4
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|47|73|86}}
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{{R-letters  |11|BNFOAICNE|FINANCE  |FINANCE  |CONFINE*            | 54|80 | 93}}
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{{R-letters  |12|ZAROSILDE|SOLDIER  |SOLDIER  |SOLARIZED          | 61|87 |111}}
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{{R-numbers  |13| 75|7|6|7|8|3| 315
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|314
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|315|sol2=(7 − 3) × 75 + 8 + 7
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|61|97|121}}
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{{R-conundrum|14|LOCALTIES|c1time=4|c1sol=elastical {{x}}|sol=OSCILLATE**|61|97|131}}
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{{Rounds-end}}
  
 
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[[Category:Episodes in Series 11]]
 
[[Category:Episodes in Series 11]]
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[[Category:Grand finals]]
 
[[Category:14-round games]]
 
[[Category:14-round games]]
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[[Category:Grand finals]]
 
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Cathy Hytner as co-presenter]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Catherine Clarke as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Catherine Clarke as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Bill Tidy as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Bill Tidy as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]
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[[Category:Episodes affected by administrative errors]]

Latest revision as of 11:36, 10 April 2026

Episode 544 was broadcast on 10 April 1987, and was an extended 45-minute edition for the Series 11 grand final.

David Reid played John Clarke, with John Clarke winning 97 – 61. The Dictionary Corner guests were Bill Tidy and Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Catherine Clarke.

NOTE: The second conundrum had two valid solutions: OSCILLATE and TEOCALLIS.

Rounds

Rnd Selection David Reid Score John Clarke Others Max.
1 SOTILEWAF FLOATS 6 – 6 FLOATS FOLIATES 8
2 NVTUEAGNO TONNAGE 13 – 13 TONNAGE TONNEAU* 15
3 100 9 3 5 4 1 → 464 464
(9 + 3 + 5 − 1 + 100) × 4		 23 – 23 464
5 × 100 - 9 × 4


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4 TISANEXUS STAINS 23 – 30 UNSEATS AUNTIES, ENTASIS*, ISSUANT*, NASTIES*, SESTINA*, SINUATE, SUSTAIN*, TANSIES*, TISANES* 32
5 PMRAIEGRA MIRAGE 23 – 38 MARRIAGE RAMPAGER* 40
6 100 5 4 9 2 10 → 137 137
9 × 5 + 100 − (10 − 2)		 33 – 48 137
9 × 4 + 100 + 5 × 2 ÷ 10


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7 HEADINGUS 33 – 58 ANGUISHED
(3 seconds)		 60
8 DSSAEITLN STAINED 40 – 65 DETAILS DESTAINS*, LANDTIES*, SALIENTS, SALTINES*, SANDIEST* 68
9 RDLRTOEIU TORRID 40 – 73 OUTRIDER ULTERIOR* 76
10 25 5 4 6 2 1 → 946 950
((6 + 4) × (5 − 1) − 2) × 25		 47 – 73 946 ☓

CV: 946 = ((5 + 1) × 6 + 2) × 25 − 4

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11 BNFOAICNE FINANCE 54 – 80 FINANCE CONFINE* 93
12 ZAROSILDE SOLDIER 61 – 87 SOLDIER SOLARIZED 111
13 75 7 6 7 8 3 → 315 314 61 – 97 315
(7 − 3) × 75 + 8 + 7


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14 LOCALTIES elastical ☓
(4 seconds)		 61 – 97 OSCILLATE** 131
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