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Episode 5325
From Countdown
Episode 5325 was broadcast on 6 September 2011, as part of Series 65.
Russell Tompkins played Carl Williams, with Carl Williams winning 96 – 79. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gloria Hunniford, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Russell Tompkins | Score | Carl Williams | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DLVEIURKL | DULLER | 6 – 6 | DRIVEL | DUIKER*, ILLUDE*, KILLED*, KILLER, LURKED*, LURVED* | 6 |
2 | SHBAOUDFN | ABOUNDS | 13 – 13 | ABOUNDS | HUSBAND | 13 |
3 | DPEIRYATF | PARTIED | 20 – 20 | PARTIED | DIETARY*, DIPTERA*, PERFIDY*, PETRIFY, PIRATED | 20 |
4 | TSCGEUESI | GUESTS | 26 – 26 | GUESTS | ICTUSES* | 27 |
5 | 50 25 7 3 9 5 → 878 | 875 ☓ | 26 – 33 | 875
(5 − 3) × 9 × 50 − 25 |
RR: 878 = 7 × 5 × 25 + 3 |
37 |
TTT | BUSYBALL | Might this be a type of black pudding? | SYLLABUB | |||
6 | CMPAEAWRT | TAMPER | 32 – 39 | CAMPER | AMTRAC*, CAMERA, CARPET*, PATERA*, TARMAC* | 43 |
7 | LNPIERGOP | PORING | 38 – 45 | LONGER | GLOPPIER*, PEOPLING* | 51 |
8 | MNXCEOEMS | COMES | 43 – 50 | COMES | CENSE*, COMMS*, CONES*, COXES*, EXECS*, EXONS*, MEMES*, MEMOS*, MESNE*, MESON*, NEEMS*, NOMES*, OMENS*, SCENE*, SCONE*, SEMEN*, SENEX* | 56 |
9 | ZNRIAEGMT | TANGIER | 50 – 57 | TEAMING | EMIGRANT | 64 |
10 | 5 3 7 8 6 4 → 991 | — | 50 – 67 | 991
(6 × 8 × 5 + 7) × 4 + 3 |
|
74 |
TTT | EMPTYSID | Used the wrong key and got locked out. | MISTYPED | |||
11 | NTWOUASTO | TOAST | 55 – 72 | STOUT | OUTSAT*, TANTOS*, TAUNTS, TUTSAN* | 80 |
12 | NJREOADBT | BROADEN | 62 – 79 | BROADEN | ABORTED*, BANDORE*, BARONET*, BARTEND | 87 |
13 | RSEVOILRA | RAILERS | 69 – 86 | RAILERS | OVERSAIL, VALORISE* | 95 |
14 | 2 9 4 10 7 9 → 859 | 859
((7 + 2) × 9 + 4) × 10 + 9 |
79 – 96 | 859
(9 × 9 + 4) × 10 + 7 + 2 |
|
105 |
15 | RETROSWAN | 79 – 96 | NARROWEST | 115 |