Difference between revisions of "Episode 5856"

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Episode 5856 was broadcast on 28 January 2014, as part of Series 70.

Priscilla Munday played Daniel Steel, with Priscilla Munday winning 84 – 47. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nicki Chapman, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This is the only episode to date to contain three impossible numbers games.

Rnd	Selection	Priscilla Munday	Score	Daniel Steel	Others	Max.
1	PNOACLEIH	PLEACH	6 – 0	pinacle ☓	APHELION, CEPHALIN, CEPHALON, PHENOLIC, PINOCHLE	8
2	MVLAEUTSN	MANTLES	13 – 0	VALUES	AMULETS, ELUANTS, LAMENTS, LEVANTS, LUNATES, MANTLES, MAUVEST, MULETAS*	15
3	50 1 8 3 4 9 → 998	999 (9 + 8 + 3) × 50 − 1	20 – 7	999 (9 + 8 + 3) × 50 − 1	RR: 999	22
TTT	CLAPSIDE	Take over someone's position, The Animals sang about getting out of it.			DISPLACE
4	OEARXGSND	GARDENS	27 – 14	ORANGES	DANGERS, DRAGONS, GANDERS, GROANED, ONAGERS*	29
5	MTUIRGEOD	GROUTED	34 – 21	GROUTED	GOITRED, GOURMET, GOUTIER, OUTRIDE	36
6	100 50 25 2 1 2 → 538	525	34 – 21	—	Best: 531 = (100 + 50 + 25 + 2) × (2 + 1)	41
7	GVUARTOIM	GUITAR	40 – 21	GROUT	GOURAMI*	48
8	DRZAEORHE	HOARDER	47 – 28	HOARDER	RAZORED, REHEARD	55
9	25 4 1 1 8 8 → 515	508 ☓	47 – 28	—	Best: 514 = (8 × 4 + 25) × (8 + 1) + 1	62
TTT	SUEDROVE	Sue drove her car everywhere, when she really didn't need to.			OVERUSED
10	CSTIEIDRT	DIRECTS	54 – 28	critters ☓	DIRTIEST*, DISTRICT	70
11	NLOETGAEN	ELONGATE	62 – 28	annotate ☓	ENTANGLE*	78
12	SKPDOAEFS	SPOKES	68 – 34	SPADES	FOSSAE, PADKOS, PASEOS, PASSED, SOAKED, SOAPED, SPEAKS, SPOKED	84
13	BWOITSEUL	OBTUSE	74 – 40	BLOUSE	BLOWIEST	92
14	100 25 10 9 6 10 → 297	304	74 – 47	299 (9 − 6) × 100 − 10 ÷ 10	RR: 297 = (100 − 10 ÷ 10) × (9 − 6)	102
15	SEWERSLOP	POWERLESS (1.75 seconds)	84 – 47			112

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 [[Priscilla Munday]] played [[Daniel Steel]], with Priscilla Munday winning {{score|84|47}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Nicki Chapman]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-The maximum score of 112 is the lowest in the history of the [[15 round format (new)|"new" 15 round format]].
+This is the only episode to date to contain three impossible [[numbers game]]s.
 ==Rounds==
 {{Rounds-start|Priscilla Munday|Daniel Steel}}
-{{R-letters  |1 |PNOACLEIH|PLEACK   |pinacle {{x}}|APHELION*, CEPHALIN*, CEPHALON*, PHENOLIC*, PINOCHLE|  6|0  |  8}}
+{{R-letters  |1 |PNOACLEIH|PLEACH   |pinacle {{x}}|APHELION*, CEPHALIN*, CEPHALON*, PHENOLIC*, PINOCHLE|  6|0  |  8}}
 {{R-letters  |2 |MVLAEUTSN|MANTLES  |VALUES   |AMULETS, ELUANTS*, LAMENTS*, LEVANTS*, LUNATES*, MANTLES*, MAUVEST*, MULETAS*| 13|0  | 15}}
 {{R-numbers  |3 | 50|1|8|3|4|9| 998