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Episode 6847

From Countdown

Episode 6847 was broadcast on 14 June 2018, and was the first quarter-final of Series 78.

Zarte Siempre played Jan Pask, with Zarte Siempre winning 124 – 19. The Dictionary Corner guest was Helen Fospero, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Siempre's winning margin of 105 points was the largest in a finals match in the show's history, as well as the first win of a finals game by over 100 points.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Zarte Siempre Score Jan Pask Others Max.
1 EDTIGAWUR GAUDIER 7 – 0 WAITED TRIAGED 7
2 TRPOEATVD ROTATED 14 – 0 overpad ☓ TETRAPOD 15
3 50 25 3 7 10 6 → 825 825
(10 + 6) × 50 + 25
24 – 0 825 ☓


25
TTT CODCENSUS It sounds like the prisoner swore when he banged his head. CONCUSSED
4 MGLIAOCWE CAMOGIE 31 – 0 milage ☓ 32
5 RAAUBQSOI quora ☓ 31 – 5 AURAS ABURAS*, AIRBUS*, ARABIS*, BRAAIS*, BURQAS, ISOBAR, OUBAAS*, QUASAR*, RUBAIS*, RUBIOS* 38
6 75 25 10 1 7 8 → 739 739
(75 − 1) × 10 − (8 − 7)
41 – 5 741


48
7 TRSMEAOIT ESTIMATOR 59 – 5 MATTERS 66
8 KNNTOEALS ETALONS 66 – 12 LANKEST AKETONS*, ANKLETS, ASKLENT* 73
9 25 75 8 5 10 3 → 565 565
75 × 8 − 25 − 10
76 – 12 563


83
TTT LINKEDBAR The answer to this is linked to what you get at the bar. DRINKABLE
10 DRTEEIFPR RETIRED 83 – 19 DRIFTER PREFIRED* 91
11 ALHAXERIL AERIAL 89 – 19 exhail ☓ AXILLAE* 98
12 VFNAOESJN NOVENAS 96 – 19 VANES 105
13 OEUSDPTEL OUTSPEED 104 – 19 OUSTED EELPOUTS*, OUTSLEEP*, POSTLUDE* 113
14 100 50 8 3 2 4 → 688 688
(100 − (4 × 3 + 2)) × 8
114 – 19 690


123
15 USUALMEMO MAUSOLEUM
(4.75 seconds)
124 – 19 133