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'''Episode 544''' was broadcast on 10 April 1987, and was an extended 45-minute edition for the [[Series 11]] grand final.
 
'''Episode 544''' was broadcast on 10 April 1987, and was an extended 45-minute edition for the [[Series 11]] grand final.
  
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[[David Reid (Series 11)|David Reid]] played [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]], with John Clarke winning 97 - 61. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guests were [[Bill Tidy]] and [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Catherine Clarke]].
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[[David Reid (Series 11)|David Reid]] played [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]], with John Clarke winning {{score|97|61}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guests were [[Bill Tidy]] and [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Catherine Clarke]].
  
 
==Rounds==
 
==Rounds==
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{{R-letters  |2 |NVTUEAGNO|TONNAGE  |TONNAGE  |TONNEAU*            | 13|13 | 15}}
 
{{R-letters  |2 |NVTUEAGNO|TONNAGE  |TONNAGE  |TONNEAU*            | 13|13 | 15}}
 
{{R-numbers  |3 | 9|3|5|4|1|100| 464
 
{{R-numbers  |3 | 9|3|5|4|1|100| 464
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|464|sol1=((9+3)+(5-1)+100)*4
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|464|sol1=(9 + 3 + 5 − 1 + 100) × 4
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|464|sol2=((9+3)+(5-1)+100)*4
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|464|sol2=(9 + 3 + 5 − 1 + 100) × 4
 
|23|23|25}}
 
|23|23|25}}
 
{{R-letters  |4 |TISANEXUS|STAINS  |UNSEATS  |AUNTIES*, SINUATE*, ENTASIS*, NASTIES*, SESTINA*, TANSIES*, TISANES*, ISSUANT*, SUSTAIN*| 23|30 | 32}}
 
{{R-letters  |4 |TISANEXUS|STAINS  |UNSEATS  |AUNTIES*, SINUATE*, ENTASIS*, NASTIES*, SESTINA*, TANSIES*, TISANES*, ISSUANT*, SUSTAIN*| 23|30 | 32}}
 
{{R-letters  |5 |PMRAIEGRA|MIRAGE  |MARRIAGE |RAMPAGER*          | 23|38 | 40}}
 
{{R-letters  |5 |PMRAIEGRA|MIRAGE  |MARRIAGE |RAMPAGER*          | 23|38 | 40}}
 
{{R-numbers  |6 | 5|4|9|2|10|100| 137
 
{{R-numbers  |6 | 5|4|9|2|10|100| 137
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|137|sol1=((9*5)+100)-10-2
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|137|sol1=9 × 5 + 100 − 10 − 2
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|137|sol2=((9*5)+100)-10-2
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|137|sol2=9 × 5 + 100 − 10 − 2
 
|33|48|50}}
 
|33|48|50}}
 
{{R-conundrum|7|HEADINGUS|sol=ANGUISHED|33|48|60}}
 
{{R-conundrum|7|HEADINGUS|sol=ANGUISHED|33|48|60}}
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{{R-letters  |9 |RDLRTOEIU|TORRID  |OUTRIDER |ULTERIOR*          | 40|63 | 76}}
 
{{R-letters  |9 |RDLRTOEIU|TORRID  |OUTRIDER |ULTERIOR*          | 40|63 | 76}}
 
{{R-numbers  |10| 5|4|6|2|1|25| 946
 
{{R-numbers  |10| 5|4|6|2|1|25| 946
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|950|sol1=((6+4)*(5-1)-2)*25
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|950|sol1=((6 + 4) × (5 − 1) − 2) × 25
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|—
 
|47|63|83}}
 
|47|63|83}}
 
{{R-letters  |11|BNFOAICNE|FINANCE  |FINANCE  |CONFINE*            | 54|70 | 90}}
 
{{R-letters  |11|BNFOAICNE|FINANCE  |FINANCE  |CONFINE*            | 54|70 | 90}}
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{{R-numbers  |13| 7|6|7|8|3|75| 315
 
{{R-numbers  |13| 7|6|7|8|3|75| 315
 
|314
 
|314
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|315|sol2=((7-3)*75)+7+8
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|315|sol2=(7 − 3) × 75 + 7 + 8
 
|61|87|118}}
 
|61|87|118}}
 
{{R-conundrum|14|LOCALTIES|sol=OSCILLATE|61|87|128}}
 
{{R-conundrum|14|LOCALTIES|sol=OSCILLATE|61|87|128}}
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Note:  At the time of this game ISLANDED would have been valid for Round 8, but ISLAND as a verb was deleted from the next edition of the dictionary.
 
Note:  At the time of this game ISLANDED would have been valid for Round 8, but ISLAND as a verb was deleted from the next edition of the dictionary.
  
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{{DEFAULTSORT:0544}}
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[[Category:Episodes in Series 11]]
 
[[Category:Episodes in Series 11]]
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[[Category:Grand finals]]
 
[[Category:14-round games]]
 
[[Category:14-round games]]
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[[Category:Grand finals]]
 
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Catherine Clarke as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Catherine Clarke as lexicographer]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Bill Tidy as a guest]]
 
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]

Revision as of 19:58, 11 March 2010

Episode 544 was broadcast on 10 April 1987, and was an extended 45-minute edition for the Series 11 grand final.

David Reid played John Clarke, with John Clarke winning 97 – 61. The Dictionary Corner guests were Bill Tidy and Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Catherine Clarke.

Rounds

Rnd Selection David Reid Score John Clarke Others Max.
1 SOTILEWAF FLOATS 6 – 6 FLOATS FOLIATES* 8
2 NVTUEAGNO TONNAGE 13 – 13 TONNAGE TONNEAU* 15
3 9 3 5 4 1 100 → 464 464
(9 + 3 + 5 − 1 + 100) × 4		 23 – 23 464
(9 + 3 + 5 − 1 + 100) × 4


25
4 TISANEXUS STAINS 23 – 30 UNSEATS AUNTIES*, SINUATE*, ENTASIS*, NASTIES*, SESTINA*, TANSIES*, TISANES*, ISSUANT*, SUSTAIN* 32
5 PMRAIEGRA MIRAGE 23 – 38 MARRIAGE RAMPAGER* 40
6 5 4 9 2 10 100 → 137 137
9 × 5 + 100 − 10 − 2		 33 – 48 137
9 × 5 + 100 − 10 − 2


50
7 HEADINGUS 33 – 48 ANGUISHED 60
8 DSSAEITLN STAINED 40 – 55 DETAILS LANDTIES*, DESTAINS*, SANDIEST*, SALIENTS*, SALTINES* 68
9 RDLRTOEIU TORRID 40 – 63 OUTRIDER ULTERIOR* 76
10 5 4 6 2 1 25 → 946 950
((6 + 4) × (5 − 1) − 2) × 25		 47 – 63 —


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11 BNFOAICNE FINANCE 54 – 70 FINANCE CONFINE* 90
12 ZAROSILDE SOLDIER 61 – 77 SOLDIER SOLARIZED* 108
13 7 6 7 8 3 75 → 315 314 61 – 87 315
(7 − 3) × 75 + 7 + 8


118
14 LOCALTIES 61 – 87 OSCILLATE 128


Note: At the time of this game ISLANDED would have been valid for Round 8, but ISLAND as a verb was deleted from the next edition of the dictionary.

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