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Episode 7778
Episode 7778 was broadcast on 7 June 2022, as part of Series 85.
Steven Etherington played Richard Simpson, with Steven Etherington winning 95 – 69. The Dictionary Corner guest was Tanni Grey-Thompson, who also stood in as lexicographer while Susie Dent was self-isolating.
In Round 6, when showing Simpson his solution to the second numbers game, Etherington muttered to him that his answer was not fully written down - though he did not declare his solution as not written down to host Anne Robinson, invalidating his score for that round and making the true final scores 85 – 69. However, this would not have affected the final outcome of the match.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Steven Etherington | Score | Richard Simpson | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NPSWOENCA | WEAPONS | 7 – 7 | WEAPONS | ANCONES*, COWPEAS*, PANNOSE*, PEACOWS*, SNOWCAP*, SONANCE* | 7 |
2 | RTGNEOEMC | CORNET | 13 – 7 | mentored ☓ | CORTEGE* | 14 |
3 | 100 6 3 10 3 2 → 263 | 263
(10 × 3 + 100) × 2 + 3 |
23 – 17 | 263
100 × 2 + 6 × 10 + 3 |
|
24 |
TTT | TRIANGLE | He puts the warning triangle on the hard shoulder for purposes of this. | ALERTING | |||
4 | KSTRIIOLE | OILIEST | 30 – 24 | TOILERS | KILTIES*, KIRTLES*, LOITERS*, RESITOL*, SILKIER, SILTIER* | 31 |
5 | VGTRYAUIM | GRAVITY | 37 – 31 | GRAVITY | GUITARY*, TRAGIUM*, TRIGAMY* | 38 |
6 | 100 4 7 2 2 8 → 434 | 434
(100 + 7) × 4 + 8 − 2 |
47 – 41 | 434
(100 + 7) × 4 + 8 − 2 |
|
48 |
7 | NDPRAOEPD | PONDER | 53 – 47 | PONDER | PARDONED | 56 |
8 | FRSBIAOSU | FIBROUS | 60 – 47 | FOURS | ISOBARS, ROSBIFS* | 63 |
9 | 25 3 9 1 6 1 → 586 | 594 ☓ | 60 – 47 | — |
RR: 586 = (25 × 3 − 1) × (9 − 1) − 6 |
73 |
TTT | LAKEECHO | Keep it shut, especially when you're eating. | CAKEHOLE | |||
10 | LSTPEEUCL | pellets NWD | 60 – 54 | PELLETS | PUCELLES* | 81 |
11 | RDJIMSOAH | mohairs ☓ | 60 – 54 | moarish ☓ | DIRHAMS*, HAIRDOS, MAJOIDS*, RAJOIDS*, ROAMISH*, RODHAMS* | 88 |
12 | TDNTIAESR | RANDIEST | 68 – 62 | STRAINED | TRANSITED | 106 |
13 | IESMHUTLR | HURTLES | 75 – 69 | HURTLES | LUTHIERS* | 114 |
14 | 25 10 2 7 3 4 → 589 | 589
(10 − 2) × 3 × 25 − (7 + 4) |
85 – 69 | 579 |
|
124 |
15 | ANGSTQUIT | SQUATTING
(3.75 seconds) |
95 – 69 | 134 |