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'''Episode 108''' was broadcast on 3 November 1983, as part of [[Series 3]].
 
'''Episode 108''' was broadcast on 3 November 1983, as part of [[Series 3]].
  
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[[David Brook]] played [[Syd Spilsbury]], with David Brook winning 53 - 35. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]].
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[[David Brook]] played [[Syd Spilsbury]], with David Brook winning {{score|53|35}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Yvonne Warburton]].
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In the Round 7 letters game, the longest valid word was just 3 letters long, the lowest ever recorded. It happened again in Round 2 of [[Episode 4992]].
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==Rounds==
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{{Rounds-start|David Brook|Syd Spilsbury}}
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{{R-letters  |1 |GPAESVAPQ|SAVAGE  |SAVAGE  |AGAPES*, AGAVES*, PAVAGE*|  6|6  |  6}}
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{{R-letters  |2 |SLARNODEL|ORDEALS  |SNARLED  |LANDLERS*, LLANEROS*, SOLANDER*| 13|13 | 14}}
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{{R-letters  |3 |DEUHJENCL|LUNCHED  |LUNCHED  |                    | 20|20 | 21}}
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{{R-numbers  |4 | 5|4|7|8|7|50| 224
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|?|sol1=?
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|?|sol2=?
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|cv=224|solcv=7 × 8 × 4
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|27|27|31}}
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{{R-letters  |5 |WGAHTOCIG|WATCH    |WITCH    |AITCH*, COATI*, GIGOT*, TACHO*, WIGHT*| 32|32 | 36}}
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{{R-letters  |6 |NESTIROBN|BONNIEST |STONIER  |INTONERS*          | 40|32 | 44}}
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{{R-letters  |7 |ZVDUFITUD|DUD      |DUD      |DID*, FID*, FIT*, TUI*| 43|35 | 47}}
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{{R-numbers  |8 | 25|8|6|6|7|10| 465
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|—
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|? {{x}}
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|other=465|solother=(25 + 6) × (8 + 7)
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|43|35|57}}
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{{R-conundrum|9|EEETHDRAN|c1time=7|c1sol=HEARTENED|53|35|67}}
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{{Rounds-end}}
  
 
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[[Category:Partial recaps]]
 
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[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 
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[[Category:Episodes with Cathy Hytner as co-presenter]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]
 
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 13 July 2021

Episode 108 was broadcast on 3 November 1983, as part of Series 3.

David Brook played Syd Spilsbury, with David Brook winning 53 – 35. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Yvonne Warburton.

In the Round 7 letters game, the longest valid word was just 3 letters long, the lowest ever recorded. It happened again in Round 2 of Episode 4992.

Rounds

Rnd Selection David Brook Score Syd Spilsbury Others Max.
1 GPAESVAPQ SAVAGE 6 – 6 SAVAGE AGAPES*, AGAVES*, PAVAGE* 6
2 SLARNODEL ORDEALS 13 – 13 SNARLED LANDLERS*, LLANEROS*, SOLANDER* 14
3 DEUHJENCL LUNCHED 20 – 20 LUNCHED 21
4 5 4 7 8 7 50 → 224 ?
?		 27 – 27 ?
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CV: 224 = 7 × 8 × 4

31
5 WGAHTOCIG WATCH 32 – 32 WITCH AITCH*, COATI*, GIGOT*, TACHO*, WIGHT* 36
6 NESTIROBN BONNIEST 40 – 32 STONIER INTONERS* 44
7 ZVDUFITUD DUD 43 – 35 DUD DID*, FID*, FIT*, TUI* 47
8 25 8 6 6 7 10 → 465 — 43 – 35 ? ☓

Best: 465 = (25 + 6) × (8 + 7)

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9 EEETHDRAN HEARTENED
(7 seconds)		 53 – 35 67
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