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'''Episode 617''' was broadcast on 22 July 1987, as part of [[Series 13]].
 
'''Episode 617''' was broadcast on 22 July 1987, as part of [[Series 13]].
  
[[Audrey Marsden]] played [[John Clark]], with John Clark winning 58 - 47. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Bill Tidy]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Freda Thornton]].
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[[Audrey Marsden]] played [[John Clark]], with John Clark winning {{score|58|47}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Bill Tidy]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Freda Thornton]].
  
 
==Rounds==
 
==Rounds==
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{{R-letters  |3 |RLEYPOLRT|TROLLEY  |TROLLEY  |PYRROLE*, TROLLER*  | 20|14 | 21}}
 
{{R-letters  |3 |RLEYPOLRT|TROLLEY  |TROLLEY  |PYRROLE*, TROLLER*  | 20|14 | 21}}
 
{{R-numbers  |4 | 75|4|8|4|3|1| 110
 
{{R-numbers  |4 | 75|4|8|4|3|1| 110
|110|sol1=(4 x 8) + 75 + 3
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|110|sol1=4 × 8 + 75 + 3
|110|sol2=(4 x 8) + 75 + 3
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|110|sol2=4 × 8 + 75 + 3
 
|30|24|31}}
 
|30|24|31}}
 
{{R-letters  |5 |VTNAOCXYE|vocate {{x}}|oxytane {{x}}|CENTAVO*            | 30|24 | 38}}
 
{{R-letters  |5 |VTNAOCXYE|vocate {{x}}|oxytane {{x}}|CENTAVO*            | 30|24 | 38}}
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{{R-letters  |7 |TBJAIGNAB|JABBING  |JABBING  |ABATING, TABBING*  | 37|38 | 53}}
 
{{R-letters  |7 |TBJAIGNAB|JABBING  |JABBING  |ABATING, TABBING*  | 37|38 | 53}}
 
{{R-numbers  |8 | 25|5|7|8|8|6| 168
 
{{R-numbers  |8 | 25|5|7|8|8|6| 168
|168|sol1=(7 x 25) - 8 + 6 - 5
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|168|sol1=7 × 25 8 + 6 5
|168|sol2=(7 x 25) - ((8 / 8) + 6)
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|168|sol2=7 × 25 (8 ÷ 8 + 6)
 
|47|48|63}}
 
|47|48|63}}
 
{{R-conundrum|9|eiorrrtty*|c2time=4|c2sol=TERRITORY|47|58|73}}
 
{{R-conundrum|9|eiorrrtty*|c2time=4|c2sol=TERRITORY|47|58|73}}
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[[Category:9-round games]]
 
[[Category:9-round games]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
 
[[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]]
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[[Category:Episodes with Cathy Hytner as co-presenter]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Freda Thornton as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Freda Thornton as lexicographer]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Bill Tidy as a guest]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with Bill Tidy as a guest]]
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[[Category:Recaps with missing conundrum scrambles]]

Latest revision as of 22:53, 16 March 2021

Episode 617 was broadcast on 22 July 1987, as part of Series 13.

Audrey Marsden played John Clark, with John Clark winning 58 – 47. The Dictionary Corner guest was Bill Tidy, and the lexicographer was Freda Thornton.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Audrey Marsden Score John Clark Others Max.
1 GNCIUOTFS COSTING 7 – 7 COSTING FOCUSING, SCOUTING 8
2 VNSILENZH LIVENS 13 – 7 LINES ELVISH*, LEVINS*, SNIVEL* 14
3 RLEYPOLRT TROLLEY 20 – 14 TROLLEY PYRROLE*, TROLLER* 21
4 75 4 8 4 3 1 → 110 110
4 × 8 + 75 + 3
30 – 24 110
4 × 8 + 75 + 3


31
5 VTNAOCXYE vocate ☓ 30 – 24 oxytane ☓ CENTAVO* 38
6 NWSAEFKES WAKES 30 – 31 WEAKENS WEAKNESS 46
7 TBJAIGNAB JABBING 37 – 38 JABBING ABATING, TABBING* 53
8 25 5 7 8 8 6 → 168 168
7 × 25 − 8 + 6 − 5
47 – 48 168
7 × 25 − (8 ÷ 8 + 6)


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9 eiorrrtty* 47 – 58 TERRITORY
(4 seconds)
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