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Episode 5856
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Episode 5856 was broadcast on 28 January 2014, as part of Series 70.
Priscilla Munday played Daniel Steel, with Priscilla Munday winning 84 – 47. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nicki Chapman, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
This is the only episode to date to contain three impossible numbers games.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Priscilla Munday | Score | Daniel Steel | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PNOACLEIH | PLEACH | 6 – 0 | pinacle ☓ | APHELION*, CEPHALIN*, CEPHALON*, PHENOLIC*, PINOCHLE | 8 |
2 | MVLAEUTSN | MANTLES | 13 – 0 | VALUES | AMULETS, ELUANTS*, LAMENTS*, LEVANTS*, LUNATES*, MANTLES*, MAUVEST*, MULETAS* | 15 |
3 | 50 1 8 3 4 9 → 998 | 999
(9 + 8 + 3) × 50 − 1 |
20 – 7 | 999
(9 + 8 + 3) × 50 − 1 |
RR: 999 |
22 |
TTT | CLAPSIDE | Take over someone's position, The Animals sang about getting out of it. | DISPLACE | |||
4 | OEARXGSND | GARDENS | 27 – 14 | ORANGES | DANGERS*, DRAGONS, GANDERS*, GROANED, ONAGERS* | 29 |
5 | MTUIRGEOD | GROUTED | 34 – 21 | GROUTED | GOITRED, GOURMET, GOUTIER*, OUTRIDE* | 36 |
6 | 100 50 25 2 1 2 → 538 | 525 | 34 – 21 | — |
Best: 531 = (100 + 50 + 25 + 2) × (2 + 1) |
41 |
7 | GVUARTOIM | GUITAR | 40 – 21 | GROUT | GOURAMI* | 48 |
8 | DRZAEORHE | HOARDER | 47 – 28 | HOARDER | RAZORED, REHEARD | 55 |
9 | 25 4 1 1 8 8 → 515 | 508 ☓ | 47 – 28 | — |
Best: 514 = (8 × 4 + 25) × (8 + 1) + 1 |
62 |
TTT | SUEDROVE | Sue drove her car everywhere, when she really didn't need to. | OVERUSED | |||
10 | CSTIEIDRT | DIRECTS | 54 – 28 | critters ☓ | DIRTIEST*, DISTRICT | 70 |
11 | NLOETGAEN | ELONGATE | 62 – 28 | annotate ☓ | ENTANGLE* | 78 |
12 | SKPDOAEFS | SPOKES | 68 – 34 | SPADES | FOSSAE*, PADKOS*, PASEOS*, PASSED, SOAKED, SOAPED*, SPEAKS*, SPOKED* | 84 |
13 | BWOITSEUL | OBTUSE | 74 – 40 | BLOUSE | BLOWIEST | 92 |
14 | 100 25 10 9 6 10 → 297 | 304 | 74 – 47 | 299
(9 − 6) × 100 − 10 ÷ 10 |
RR: 297 = (100 − 10 ÷ 10) × (9 − 6) |
102 |
15 | SEWERSLOP | POWERLESS
(1.75 seconds) |
84 – 47 | 112 |