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[[Bill Benson]] played [[Michael Goldman]], with the game ending in a draw, the first instance of this. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Ted Moult]], the [[lexicographer]] was [[Mary]], and the arithmetician was [[Carol Vorderman]].
 
[[Bill Benson]] played [[Michael Goldman]], with the game ending in a draw, the first instance of this. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Ted Moult]], the [[lexicographer]] was [[Mary]], and the arithmetician was [[Carol Vorderman]].
  
Besides ending in the first [[draw]], this episode was notable for featuring the first crucial [[conundrum]] in the show's history.
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Besides ending in the first [[draw]], this episode was notable for featuring, by definition, the first crucial [[conundrum]] in the show's history.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:52, 29 January 2023

Episode 3 was broadcast on 4 November 1982, as part of Series 1.

Bill Benson played Michael Goldman, with the game ending in a draw, the first instance of this. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ted Moult, the lexicographer was Mary, and the arithmetician was Carol Vorderman.

Besides ending in the first draw, this episode was notable for featuring, by definition, the first crucial conundrum in the show's history.