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'''Episode 686''' was broadcast on 1 December 1987, as part of [[Series 14]].
 
'''Episode 686''' was broadcast on 1 December 1987, as part of [[Series 14]].
  
[[Frank Houston]] played [[Stephen Deakin]], with Stephen Deakin winning 56 - 44. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Neil Innes]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Julia Swannell]].
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[[Frank Houston]] played [[Stephen Deakin]], with Stephen Deakin winning {{score|56|44}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Neil Innes]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Julia Swannell]].
  
 
==Rounds==
 
==Rounds==
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{{R-letters  |3 |LAODNLLRA|adornal {{x}}|droan {{x}}|ADORAL*, ANODAL*, AROLLA*, DOLLAR, LARDON*|  6|14 | 22}}
 
{{R-letters  |3 |LAODNLLRA|adornal {{x}}|droan {{x}}|ADORAL*, ANODAL*, AROLLA*, DOLLAR, LARDON*|  6|14 | 22}}
 
{{R-numbers  |4 | 50|7|5|6|9|5| 237
 
{{R-numbers  |4 | 50|7|5|6|9|5| 237
|237|sol1=(50 x 5) - (7 + 6)
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|237|sol1=50 × 5 (7 + 6)
|237|sol2=(50 x 5) - (7 + 6)
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|237|sol2=50 × 5 (7 + 6)
 
|16|24|32}}
 
|16|24|32}}
 
{{R-letters  |5 |DILOTRYAK|TAILOR  |TRAIL    |ADROITLY*, DILATORY, IDOLATRY*| 22|24 | 40}}
 
{{R-letters  |5 |DILOTRYAK|TAILOR  |TRAIL    |ADROITLY*, DILATORY, IDOLATRY*| 22|24 | 40}}
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{{R-letters  |7 |NDUFGAETG|NUGGET  |TAGGED  |DEFANG*, FAGGED*, FANGED*, GADGET*, GANGED, GANGUE*, GAUGED*, GUNGED*, NAGGED*, TANGED*, TUGGED*| 34|36 | 53}}
 
{{R-letters  |7 |NDUFGAETG|NUGGET  |TAGGED  |DEFANG*, FAGGED*, FANGED*, GADGET*, GANGED, GANGUE*, GAUGED*, GUNGED*, NAGGED*, TANGED*, TUGGED*| 34|36 | 53}}
 
{{R-numbers  |8 | 75|100|10|5|9|1| 829
 
{{R-numbers  |8 | 75|100|10|5|9|1| 829
|829|sol1=((10 + 1) x 75) + 9 - 5
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|829|sol1=(10 + 1) × 75 + 9 5
|829|sol2=(9 x 100) - 75 + 5 - 1
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|829|sol2=9 × 100 75 + 5 1
 
|44|46|63}}
 
|44|46|63}}
 
{{R-conundrum|9|cegimnopt*|c2time=3|c2sol=COMPETING|44|56|73}}
 
{{R-conundrum|9|cegimnopt*|c2time=3|c2sol=COMPETING|44|56|73}}
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[[Category:9-round games]]
 
[[Category:9-round games]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Karen Loughlin as co-presenter]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
[[Category:Episodes with Julia Swannel as lexicographer]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Julia Swannell as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Neil Innes as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Neil Innes as a guest]]
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[[Category:Recaps with missing conundrum scrambles]]

Latest revision as of 23:03, 16 March 2021

Episode 686 was broadcast on 1 December 1987, as part of Series 14.

Frank Houston played Stephen Deakin, with Stephen Deakin winning 56 – 44. The Dictionary Corner guest was Neil Innes, and the lexicographer was Julia Swannell.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Frank Houston Score Stephen Deakin Others Max.
1 ENGSIRETR STRING 0 – 8 STEERING GENTRIES, INSERTER*, INTEGERS*, REGISTER*, REINSERT*, REINTERS*, RENTIERS*, RESIGNER*, RESTRING*, RINGSTER*, STRINGER, TERRINES* 8
2 SUTTEHCSI CHESTS 6 – 14 CHUTES CHUTISTS*, CUSHIEST*, STITCHES 16
3 LAODNLLRA adornal ☓ 6 – 14 droan ☓ ADORAL*, ANODAL*, AROLLA*, DOLLAR, LARDON* 22
4 50 7 5 6 9 5 → 237 237
50 × 5 − (7 + 6)
16 – 24 237
50 × 5 − (7 + 6)


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5 DILOTRYAK TAILOR 22 – 24 TRAIL ADROITLY*, DILATORY, IDOLATRY* 40
6 NECBLTAGE TANGLE 28 – 30 GENTLE ELEGANT, NEGLECT*, TENABLE 47
7 NDUFGAETG NUGGET 34 – 36 TAGGED DEFANG*, FAGGED*, FANGED*, GADGET*, GANGED, GANGUE*, GAUGED*, GUNGED*, NAGGED*, TANGED*, TUGGED* 53
8 75 100 10 5 9 1 → 829 829
(10 + 1) × 75 + 9 − 5
44 – 46 829
9 × 100 − 75 + 5 − 1


63
9 cegimnopt* 44 – 56 COMPETING
(3 seconds)
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