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Revision as of 00:40, 16 October 2020
Episode 817 was broadcast on 6 January 1989, and was the first semi-final of Championship of Champions IV.
Tony Vick played Steve Williams, with Tony Vick winning 80 – 70, after a tie-break conundrum. The Dictionary Corner guest was Tim Rice, and the lexicographer was Catherine Clarke.
This episode featured the joint highest losing score ever recorded under the 9 round format, tied with that of Stuart Schofield in Episode 152 (Series 4).
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Tony Vick | Score | Steve Williams | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TGNFAALEG | TANGLE | 6 – 6 | FLANGE | AGNATE, ANLAGE*, GALANT*, GALENA*, GANGLE*, LAGENA* | 6 |
2 | FRSIEONPW | PERSON | 12 – 12 | PRISON | ORPINES*, PERFINS*, SNOWIER | 13 |
3 | SMSINESIT | MISTINESS | 30 – 30 | MISTINESS | 31 | |
4 | 75 9 3 5 2 5 → 643 | 645 | 30 – 40 | 643
(3 + 5) × 75 + 9 × 5 − 2 |
|
41 |
5 | SHROEIWNV | VERSION | 37 – 47 | SNOWIER | INSHORE*, SHOWIER, SHRIVEN*, WHINERS* | 48 |
6 | QDSOICRER | RECORDS | 44 – 54 | RECORDS | CORRIES*, CROSIER* | 55 |
7 | ZLPEIOVRX | PLOVER | 50 – 60 | PLOVER | PLEXOR*, POXIER*, PROLIX* | 61 |
8 | 100 9 10 5 8 7 → 111 | 111
100 + 10 + 9 − 8 |
60 – 70 | 111
8 − 7 + 10 + 100 |
|
71 |
9 | acdeeijtv* | ADJECTIVE
(1 second) |
70 – 70 | 81 | ||
TB | ddeimnopu* | IMPOUNDED
(26 seconds) |
80 – 70 | 81 |
Categories:
- Episodes with round details
- 9-round scores over 75
- Episodes in Championship of Champions IV
- Episodes decided by tie-break conundrums
- 9-round games
- Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley
- Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician
- Episodes with Catherine Clarke as lexicographer
- Episodes with Tim Rice as a guest
- Recaps with missing conundrum scrambles