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Episode 3602

From Countdown

Episode 3602 was broadcast on 3 December 2003, as part of Series 50.

Adam Laws played Bob Gardiner, with Adam Laws winning 123 – 38. The Dictionary Corner guest was Martin Jarvis, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The first Teatime Teaser's solution, INCAGED, had previously been used in Episode 3276 with a different scramble. On neither occasion was the word in the dictionary in use at the time, in this case the ODE2.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Adam Laws Score Bob Gardiner Others Max.
1 LNDEIOSMR REMINDS 7 – 7 MINDERS DOLINES*, DOLMENS*, INDORSE*, LIMNERS*, MERINOS*, MERLINS*, MERLONS*, MIDSOLE*, MILORDS*, MINORED*, MODERNS*, NIMRODS*, RONDELS*, ROSINED*, SOLDIER, SOLIDER* 7
2 TXGCUAEBP TEACUP 13 – 7 BEAT CUBAGE, UPBEAT* 13
3 SDNOIELTH HOISTED 20 – 7 HOTELS HEDONIST, HOTLINES 21
4 MRSDAEIKF FRISKED 27 – 14 FRISKED ADMIRES*, DARKIES*, DEMARKS*, MISREAD, RAMKIES*, SIDEARM*, SMIRKED* 28
5 25 50 100 75 2 3 → 613 612
(100 + 50 ÷ 25) × 2 × 3
34 – 14


35
TTT DECGINA INCAGED
6 CPSOERTUN TROUNCES 42 – 22 RECOUNTS CONSTRUE*, COUNTERS, POUNCERS* 43
7 MVGAOILDE MAILED 48 – 28 IMAGED EIDOLA*, GAOLED*, GLAIVE, GLIOMA*, GLOVED*, GOALIE*, LOVAGE, MAGLEV*, MEDIAL*, MILAGE*, MOILED*, OGIVAL*, VAILED* 49
8 ROAISTCYE RACIEST 55 – 28 recoats ☓ COASTER, CRISTAE*, EROTICA*, SATYRIC*, SCORIAE*, SECTARY*, SOCIETY 56
9 LNFAOERSJ LOANERS 62 – 28 REASON LOAFERS 63
10 100 8 9 5 1 8 → 219 219
(100 + 5) × (8 ÷ 8 + 1) + 9
72 – 28 217


73
TTT VESTYEN SEVENTY
11 BTDAIEPWM WAITED 78 – 28 ambiped ☓ BAITED, BITMAP*, TAMPED*, WIMPED* 79
12 HOIRNATLO ORATION 85 – 28 RATION HORNTAIL 87
13 RCSAIEPTD PRACTISED 103 – 28 PRAISED 105
14 100 5 6 3 9 7 → 537 537
(100 + 6) × 5 + 7
113 – 38 537
(100 + 6) × 5 + 7


115
15 REBELKIND BLINKERED
(1 second)
123 – 38 125