Difference between revisions of "Episode 7986"

Latest revision as of 11:39, 31 March 2026

Episode 7986 was broadcast on 31 March 2023, as part of Series 87.

Gavin Finlay played Danny Jessop, with Gavin Finlay winning 93 – 48. The Dictionary Corner guest was Levi Roots, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Jessop deferred the choice of numbers selection in Round 14 to Rachel Riley, who selected six small numbers.

Rnd	Selection	Gavin Finlay	Score	Danny Jessop	Others	Max.
1	TPIREMANS	PRIMATES	8 – 8	PAINTERS	SPEARMINT	18
2	GTROIHREJ	GOITRE	14 – 8	RIGHT	HERITOR, ORRIGHT, RIGHTER	25
3	75 5 7 5 3 2 → 124	124 (5 + 2) × 7 + 75	24 – 18	124 75 × 2 − (3 × 7 + 5)		35
TTT	FREDTRUE	Patch was put down, but by a gardener, not a vet.			RETURFED
4	PCGUOELSM	POGUES	24 – 25	GLUCOSE	COMPELS, COUPLES, GLUMOSE, OPUSCLE, PLOGUES, PLUMOSE*	42
5	KALESFNOR	FLANKERS	32 – 25	LOANERS	FORSAKEN	50
6	25 50 4 8 2 5 → 597	597 (8 + 4) × 50 − (5 − 2)	42 – 25	598		60
7	TGITOSEWT	TOTTIES	49 – 25	TWIGS	EGOTIST, STOTTIE, TOTIEST	67
8	IBTRVEULE	REBUILT	56 – 25	BELTER	RIVULET	74
9	75 9 3 10 6 7 → 633	633 9 × 75 − 7 × 6	66 – 25	639		84
TTT	NITROGEN	Call Anthony to hear his mobile go off.			RINGTONE
10	TROBAINOM	ABORTION	74 – 25	ABORT	ROBOTIAN*	92
11	NSEXIPETS	SEXIEST	81 – 25	SENSE	SEPTINES, SIXTEENS*	100
12	YMDFIAINA	MANIA	86 – 25	MAIN	DAMNIFY, DAYANIM*	107
13	GSUNESONH	unseen ☓	86 – 31	HOUSES	GUENONS, SHOGUNS, SHOUNEN	114
14	8 6 9 3 8 2 → 786	783 (9 × 8 + 6) × (8 + 2) + 3	93 – 38	783 (9 × 8 + 6) × (8 + 2) + 3	RR: 786 = ((9 × 8 − 8) × 2 + 3) × 6	124
15	CHARRPATI		93 – 48	PATRIARCH (3 seconds)		134

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 [[Gavin Finlay]] played [[Danny Jessop]], with Gavin Finlay winning {{score|93|48}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Levi Roots]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-Jessop deferred the choice of numbers selection in Round 14 to [[Rachel Riley]], who selected six small numbers.
+Jessop deferred the choice of [[numbers]] selection in Round 14 to [[Rachel Riley]], who selected six small numbers.
 ==Rounds==