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Episode 7700
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Episode 7700 was broadcast on 17 February 2022, as part of Series 85.
Jacob Kearney played James Wainwright, with Jacob Kearney winning 93 – 84. The Dictionary Corner guest was Elaine Paige, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE: The contestants were not asked to show their methods in the simple Round 9 – Anne Robinson instead presented hers, namely 50 + 25 + 100 × 6. It can be assumed the contestants' solutions were identical.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Jacob Kearney | Score | James Wainwright | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LNGSIEOAP | PLEASING | 8 – 8 | PLEASING | AEGILOPS*, ELAPSING, GASOLINE, OPALINES*, SPOILAGE* | 8 |
2 | THUERNUDI | UNDERHIT | 16 – 8 | THUNDER | 16 | |
3 | 75 25 50 100 9 1 → 781 | 778 ☓ | 16 – 15 | 777
(9 + 1) × 75 + 25 + 100 ÷ 50 |
AMI: 780/782 Best: 782 = (75 + 1) × 9 + 100 − 50 ÷ 25 |
23 |
TTT | GLENDIGS | Glen has verbal digs at his opponent – it's just not cricket. | SLEDGING | |||
4 | PGTEOEMRA | TEMPER | 16 – 22 | PROTEGE | PROGAMETE* | 41 |
5 | VSWTAEUIE | WAVIEST | 23 – 29 | WAVIEST | AESTIVE* | 48 |
6 | 25 10 6 9 1 5 → 574 | — | 23 – 29 | — |
AMI: 574 = (6 × 10 + 1) × 9 + 25 |
58 |
7 | RLPDEIESI | REPLIED | 30 – 29 | sliedier ☓ | DELIRES*, PERLIDS*, PIERIDS*, PIRLIES*, PRESIDE*, REPLIES*, RESILED*, RESLIDE*, SPIEDIE*, SPIELED*, SPIELER* | 65 |
8 | NLROAEDSU | UNLOADERS | 48 – 29 | RELOANS | EUROLANDS | 83 |
9 | 75 100 50 25 10 6 → 675 | 675
50 + 25 + 100 × 6 |
58 – 39 | 675
50 + 25 + 100 × 6 |
|
93 |
TTT | MADESTEP | Everyone made a step for the entrance when the sales started. | STAMPEDE | |||
10 | GNLBAEAOR | BELONG | 64 – 45 | ORANGE | BARONAGE* | 101 |
11 | QSTLIOENA | ELATION | 71 – 52 | ELATION | ALNOITES*, TOENAILS | 109 |
12 | HRTPAOAIM | ARMPIT | 77 – 58 | IMPART | AMORPHA*, AMPHORA*, MORPHIA* | 116 |
13 | CRSFEOEGV | FEVERS | 83 – 64 | COVERS | CORVEES* | 123 |
14 | 25 4 10 8 4 10 → 829 | 829
(4 × 8 + 10 ÷ 10) × 25 + 4 |
93 – 74 | 829
10 × 10 × 8 + 25 + 4 |
|
133 |
15 | ITSTHECAT | cathetist ☓
(6.25 seconds) |
93 – 84 | CHATTIEST
(15.5 seconds) |
143 |