Episode S26

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Episode S26 was broadcast on 15 March 2010, as a special episode between the two series winners of 2009.

Chris Davies played Kirk Bevins, with Kirk Bevins winning 81 – 77. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gary Osborne, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

In this episode, the numbers games were unusual in that Rachel Riley chose the selections and that the large numbers were not the usual ones. Of these, only 37 and 12 actually appeared – the other large numbers that could have been picked were not revealed but in Episode S29, when they were used again, they were revealed to be 62 and 87.

The audience member who solved the conundrum was Series 57 contestant and future Series 80 champion, Dinos Sfyris.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Chris Davies	Score	Kirk Bevins	Others	Max.
1	HJLEROEMI	HOMELIER	8 – 8	HOMELIER		8
2	SZVIAOTUS	VISTAS	14 – 14	VISTAS		14
3	LIDOSHEGD	DISLODGE	22 – 14	ISOHEL		22
4	RVBAEUCOY	CABOVER	29 – 21	CABOVER	OVERBUY	29
5	37 12 5 8 6 4 → 949	950 ((37 + 12) × 4 − 6) × 5	36 – 28	948 (8 × 5 + 6 − 4 + 37) × 12	Best: 949 = 37 × (12 + 8 + 5) + 6 × 4	39
TTT	DIDFLING	Cooking the books while Rome burns, perhaps.			FIDDLING
6	GNMEIIEDG	EDGING	36 – 35	DEEMING		46
7	CRTICAAEO	ORECTIC	43 – 42	CARIOCA	ACRATIC*, EROTICA*	53
8	FTRIEAPIB	PIRATE	43 – 50	APERITIF		61
9	DTEIREPGF	EDGIER	49 – 50	FREED	FIDGETER	69
10	37 6 6 5 1 3 → 296	297 (37 − (5 − 1)) × (6 + 3)	56 – 50	296 ☓	RR: 296 = (5 + 3) × 37	79
TTT	SWAPNHOP	Swap your goods for money here, then hop it.			PAWNSHOP
11	SWXUOESNT	SEXTONS	63 – 57	SEXTONS	TWONESS*	86
12	QPSOAAEDL	PEDALOS	70 – 64	PEDALOS		93
13	NROSANEAL	LOANERS	77 – 71	ANNEALS	ARSENAL, ENSNARL*, LANNERS	100
14	37 4 2 9 4 2 → 828	826	77 – 81	828 (37 × 2 + 4 × 4 + 2) × 9		110
15	CANTEBURY	tenubracy ☓ (24.5 seconds)	77 – 81		CYBERNAUT	120

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1)