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Episode 5279
From Countdown
Episode 5279 was broadcast on 6 June 2011, as part of Series 65.
Liam Herringshaw played David Brown, with Liam Herringshaw winning 92 – 45. The Dictionary Corner guest was Shobna Gulati, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Liam Herringshaw | Score | David Brown | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ROUGOLRAM | GLAMOUR | 7 – 0 | MORAL | UROGRAM* | 7 |
2 | TFENGONXE | OFTEN | 12 – 0 | tengo ☓ | GENET*, NONET*, TENGE, TENNE*, TENON, TONNE*, XENON* | 12 |
3 | UMTIGHACE | CHEAT | 12 – 6 | CAUGHT | GAMETIC* | 19 |
4 | TMSOENPIR | PROMISE | 19 – 13 | MOISTEN | IMPOSTER, NEPOTISM*, ORPIMENT*, PIMENTOS, POINTERS*, PROTEINS*, REPOINTS*, STOMPIER* | 27 |
5 | 75 10 1 5 4 1 → 396 | 396
(75 + 4) × 5 + 1 |
29 – 13 | 395 |
|
37 |
TTT | DECKBARS | Have these spiders been out in the Sun too long? | REDBACKS | |||
6 | TOEVFWBOR | FOOTER | 35 – 13 | wovet ☓ | WOOFTER | 44 |
7 | UGNDEBLOE | BUNGLED | 42 – 20 | LOUNGED | BELONGED, BLUDGEON, ENGLOBED* | 52 |
8 | CNSTOEOSU | CENSUS | 42 – 28 | COUNTESS | CONTUSES | 60 |
9 | DRAKRIILA | RADIAL | 48 – 28 | LAIRD | 66 | |
10 | 100 50 1 4 8 2 → 312 | 312
(2 + 1) × 100 + 8 + 4 |
58 – 28 | 312 ☓ |
|
76 |
TTT | SUEGREEN | Sue Green is certainly not a woman of her word. | RENEGUES | |||
11 | PLEAJMOLT | MALLET | 64 – 34 | MALLET | PALLET, PELOTA* | 82 |
12 | YRCIEEISW | ICIER | 69 – 39 | SCREW | CERISE, EYRIES*, SCREWY | 88 |
13 | SORDQODIH | DROIDS | 75 – 45 | SORDID | ODDISH | 94 |
14 | 25 2 8 4 3 7 → 612 | 611
8 × 3 × 25 + 4 + 7 |
82 – 45 | — |
RR: 612 = (8 × 25 + 4) × 3 |
104 |
15 | CITESHILL | CHILLIEST
(3.25 seconds) |
92 – 45 | 114 |