Episode 1903
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Episode 1903 was broadcast on 16 December 1996, and was the third quarter-final in the final stages of the Supreme Championship.
Joyce Cansfield played Allan Saldanha, with Allan Saldanha winning 67 – 50. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nigel Rees, and the lexicographer was Catherine Clarke.
Saldanha's performance was the first, and the only one in the 9-round era, where a max game has been achieved in the finals of a series. Notably, this was the first occasion of a player getting the max score in every round without getting the best solutions — in Round 4, Saldanha still scored the max of 7 points with his declared target of 893, but he failed to find the closest possible target of 891.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Joyce Cansfield | Score | Allan Saldanha | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUFISELIC | FILLIES | 7 – 7 | FILLIES | CULLIES*, FUSILLI* | 7 |
| 2 | SNLAEINPE | PENALISE | 15 – 15 | PENALISE | ENPLANES* | 15 |
| 3 | JAWEMIHAD | JAWED | 20 – 20 | AHEAD | AIMED*, AMIDE*, HAWED*, JEHAD*, JIHAD*, MAEDI*, MAHWA*, MEDIA | 20 |
| 4 | 75 25 100 50 7 1 → 890 | 900 | 20 – 27 | 893
(75 + 50 − 1) × 7 + 25 |
CV: 891 Best: 891 = (100 − 1) × (7 + 50 ÷ 25) |
27 |
| 5 | FCPIAOQTE | OPIATE | 26 – 33 | CAPOTE | ATOPIC*, COPITA*, POETIC*, TOECAP* | 33 |
| 6 | SGUVENOTA | TONGUES | 33 – 40 | TONGUES | NOUGATS, NOVATES*, ONSTAGE*, OUTAGES*, OUTSANG*, SOUTANE*, TANGOES*, VAGUEST | 40 |
| 7 | GSWEOEDRI | DOWRIES | 40 – 47 | DOWRIES | ROWDIES*, WEDGIES*, WEIRDOS | 47 |
| 8 | 75 4 2 1 6 8 → 717 | 717
(75 − 4) × (8 + 2) + 6 + 1 |
50 – 57 | 717
(75 − 4) × (8 + 2) + 6 + 1 |
|
57 |
| 9 | SLICKVOTE | 50 – 67 | LIVESTOCK
(11.25 seconds) |
67 |
