Difference between revisions of "Episode 1863"

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Episode 1863 was broadcast on 21 October 1996, and was the second quarter-final of Group B in the Supreme Championship.

Pete Evans played Evan Simpson, with Evan Simpson winning 50 – 28. The Dictionary Corner guest was Philip Franks, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: The conundrum was illegal as WINEGLASS is specified only as two words in the COD9.

Rnd	Selection	Pete Evans	Score	Evan Simpson	Others	Max.
1	GDCIAEDWB	BADGED	6 – 6	CADDIE	ABIDED, BADDIE, CADGED	6
2	DSCOIUNID	SOUND	11 – 11	DISCO	DISCOID	13
3	HTMUEORRF	MOTHER	11 – 18	FURTHER	MOUTHER, MURTHER*	20
4	25 7 8 4 3 5 → 323	325 (8 + 5) × 25	18 – 25	325 (8 + 5) × 25	CV: 323 = (3 × 25 + 7) × 4 − 5	30
5	EOEBNTYAG	AGENT	18 – 32	BAYONET		37
6	SREOMMETI	METEORS	18 – 40	MEMORIES	MEMORISE, MERISTEM, SOMETIME, TIRESOME	45
7	NLROEUNWH	unwhole ☓	18 – 40	unwhole ☓	HOWLER, NEURON, RENOWN, RUNNEL, UNWORN	51
8	75 4 3 9 2 5 → 241	241 75 × 3 + 9 + 5 + 2	28 – 50	241 75 × 3 + (9 − 5) × 4		61
9	WAGLINESS		28 – 50		WINEGLASS	71

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 [[Peter Evans|Pete Evans]] played [[Evan Simpson]], with Evan Simpson winning {{score|50|28}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Philip Franks]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-NOTE: The conundrum was illegal as {{word|WINE GLASS}} was specified only as two words in the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|COD8]].
+NOTE: The [[conundrum]] was illegal as {{word|WINEGLASS}} is specified only as two words in the [[Concise Oxford Dictionary (9th Edition)|COD9]].
 ==Rounds==