Difference between revisions of "Episode 47"

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Episode 47 was broadcast on 10 May 1983, as part of Series 2.

Sue White played Russell Byers, with Russell Byers winning 54 – 30. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gyles Brandreth, making his first of many appearances.

It was impossible to reach the Round 4 target of 956; this is the first recorded instance of an impossible numbers game.

Rnd	Selection	Sue White	Score	Russell Byers	Others	Max.
1	OUOPXSTEA	?	? – ?	?	SEXPOT*	6
2	NINBOESLE	?	? – ?	?	BLENNIES, ENNOBLES	14
3	AESPRCTUS	?	? – ?	?	CAPTURES, PASTURES, SCAUPERS*	22
4	7 25 8 2 1 8 → 956	?	? – ?	?	Best: 957 = (25 + 8) × ((8 + 7) × 2 − 1)	29
5	GACFNOAEJ	?	? – ?	?	CANOE, CONGA, GANJA, OCEAN	34
6	AEDVZLESI	?	? – ?	?	AEDILES*	41
7	EPSAZFIRT	?	? – ?	?	FAIREST, PARTIES, PASTIER, PIASTRE, PIRATES, PRATIES, TRAIPSE*	48
8	50 9 3 5 7 6 → 175	?	? – ?	?	Best: 175 = 50 ÷ (6 ÷ 3) × 7	58
9	EARLYTCLN	?	30 – 54	?	CENTRALLY	68

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 {{R-letters |3 |AESPRCTUS| ? | ? |CAPTURES*, PASTURES*, SCAUPERS*| ?|? |22}}
 {{R-numbers |4 |7|25|8|2|1|8|956| ?|?
-|other=957|solother=(25 + 8) x ((8 + 7) x 2 - 1)
+|other=957|solother=(25 + 8) × ((8 + 7) × 2 − 1)
 | ?|? |29}}
 {{R-letters |5 |GACFNOAEJ| ? | ? |CANOE*, CONGA*, GANJA*, OCEAN*| ?|? |34}}
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 {{R-letters |7 |EPSAZFIRT| ? | ? |FAIREST*, PARTIES*, PASTIER*, PIASTRE*, PIRATES*, PRATIES*, TRAIPSE*| ?|? |48}}
 {{R-numbers |8 |50|9|3|5|7|6|175| ?|?
-|other=175|solother=(50 ÷ (6 ÷ 3)) x 7
+|other=175|solother=50 ÷ (6 ÷ 3) × 7
 |?|?|58}}
 {{R-conundrum|9|EARLYTCLN|c1sol=?|c2sol=?|sol=CENTRALLY|30|54|68}}