Episode 817

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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 tiebreak 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. If one includes the tiebreak conundrum, this was the highest joint score in the 9-round format, beating the aforementioned episode. As a side note, it was unofficially beaten by Episode Cats9, which required a conundrum worth 100 points to break it.

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