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Both [[contestant]]s were [[returning contestants]], with McMulkin having appeared in [[Series 65]] and Davies in [[Series 59]]. | Both [[contestant]]s were [[returning contestants]], with McMulkin having appeared in [[Series 65]] and Davies in [[Series 59]]. | ||
| − | McMulkin's score of 154 points is the joint highest ever achieved, equalling the all-time record set by [[Tom Stevenson]] | + | McMulkin's score of 154 points is the joint highest ever achieved, equalling the all-time record set by [[Tom Stevenson]] just [[Episode 7860|four months earlier]]. He also dropped only one point from a [[max game]] on {{word|GUNMETAL}}. |
==Rounds== | ==Rounds== | ||
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[[Category:15-round games]] | [[Category:15-round games]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes in Series 87]] | [[Category:Episodes in Series 87]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Scores over 125]] | ||
| + | [[Category:15-round joint scores over 200]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes presented by Colin Murray]] | [[Category:Episodes presented by Colin Murray]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes with Rachel Riley as arithmetician]] | [[Category:Episodes with Rachel Riley as arithmetician]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]] | [[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes with Justin Moorhouse as a guest]] | [[Category:Episodes with Justin Moorhouse as a guest]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 25 July 2023
Episode 7943 was broadcast on 31 January 2023, as part of Series 87.
Cillian McMulkin played Chris Davies, with Cillian McMulkin winning 154 – 69. The Dictionary Corner guest was Justin Moorhouse, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Both contestants were returning contestants, with McMulkin having appeared in Series 65 and Davies in Series 59.
McMulkin's score of 154 points is the joint highest ever achieved, equalling the all-time record set by Tom Stevenson just four months earlier. He also dropped only one point from a max game on GUNMETAL.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Cillian McMulkin | Score | Chris Davies | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TFVIUARIN | TRIVIA | 6 – 0 | FRUIT | NUTRIA*, RIVINA*, UNFAIR | 6 |
| 2 | TWSOAIDSE | SOSATIE | 13 – 7 | WAISTED | AIDOSES*, DOATIES*, DOWSETS*, IODATES*, TOADIES | 13 |
| 3 | 25 5 6 10 7 1 → 154 | 154
25 × 6 + 5 − 1 |
23 – 17 | 154
25 × 6 + 5 − 1 |
|
23 |
| TTT | PORKYSUE | Might these creatures have tales to tell? | KOUPREYS | |||
| 4 | BCNAIOTRE | CARBONITE | 41 – 17 | CREATION | REBOANTIC* | 41 |
| 5 | LNGAEUMPT | PLUMAGE | 48 – 24 | PLUMAGE | GUNMETAL | 49 |
| 6 | 100 50 9 3 1 10 → 518 | 518
10 × 50 + (3 − 1) × 9 |
58 – 34 | 518
10 × 50 + (3 − 1) × 9 |
|
59 |
| 7 | BNREOETSO | OESTRONE | 66 – 34 | BOOSTER | 67 | |
| 8 | RQTEIASJH | HASTIER | 73 – 41 | HASTIER | HEJIRAS* | 74 |
| 9 | 100 9 5 10 4 3 → 652 | 652
(10 − 4) × (100 + 9) − (5 − 3) |
83 – 41 | 650 |
|
84 |
| TTT | PUTSSIDE | Puts his side across in arguments over pay. | DISPUTES | |||
| 10 | TSMEIOGNL | MOLESTING | 101 – 59 | MOLESTING | 102 | |
| 11 | GHDEOARTU | OUTRAGED | 109 – 59 | ROUGHED | AUTHORED*, DAUGHTER*, GOATHERD*, TROUGHED | 110 |
| 12 | RSMEAIGNL | MALIGNERS | 127 – 59 | SMEARING | MALINGERS | 128 |
| 13 | RTXAEANPU | NEATRUP | 134 – 59 | PARENT | ANTAPEX*, TANPURA*, URANATE* | 135 |
| 14 | 50 100 7 2 5 3 → 512 | 512
5 × 100 + 7 + 3 + 2 |
144 – 69 | 512
5 × 100 + 7 + 3 + 2 |
|
145 |
| 15 | TAXNICELY | INEXACTLY
(2.25 seconds) |
154 – 69 | 155 | ||
