Difference between revisions of "Episode 398"

Latest revision as of 21:06, 31 March 2026

Episode 398 was broadcast on 31 March 1986, and was the first quarter-final of Championship of Champions II.

This was the first episode for which both numbers games were impossible.

Rnd	Selection	Clive Spate	Score	Peter Evans	Others	Max.
1	EASSGONLE	SEASON	6 – 6	ANGLES	GASOLENES*	18
2	SCHIETDAV	DITCHES	13 – 13	DITCHES	ACHIEST, ACTIVES, ADVECTS, ADVICES, AITCHES, DATIVES, SCATHED	25
3	IAETFSPRO	PIRATES	20 – 20	PIRATES	PASTORIE, SEPTORIA	33
4	25 10 1 2 6 10 → 907	900	20 – 27	910 ((2 + 1) × 10 + 6) × 25 + 10	CV: 906 Best: 906 = ((25 − 10) × 10 + 1) × 6	40
5	GTLIASCED	DIALECTS	28 – 27	CASTLED	CITADELS*	48
6	AORTEMSLO	MAESTRO	35 – 34	LOOTERS	SALEROOM, TREMOLOS	56
7	VPNUETSTO	VOTES	35 – 40	UNSTOP	OUTSPENT*	64
8	50 75 8 3 3 8 → 862	858	35 – 47	864 (8 + 3) × 75 + 50 − 8 − 3	CV: 863 Best: 863 = (75 + 8) × (8 + 3) − 50	71
9	ANEWGRIND	WANDERING (5.67 seconds)	45 – 47			81

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 [[Clive Spate]] played [[Peter Evans]], with Peter Evans winning {{score|47|45}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Catherine Clarke]].
-This was the first episode for which both recorded number games were impossible.
+This was the first episode for which both [[numbers]] games were impossible.
 ==Rounds==
 {{Rounds-start|Clive Spate|Peter Evans}}