Episode 6959

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Episode 6959 was broadcast on 24 November 2018, as part of Series 79.

Andrew Jackson played Sue Booton, with Andrew Jackson winning 103 – 42. The Dictionary Corner guest was Dr Phil Hammond, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Due to Formula 1 racing coverage overlapping Countdown's normal time slot on Friday 23 November, this episode was moved to 2:45pm on the following day (but started late at 2:55pm), making it the first Countdown episode to have been shown on a Saturday since Episode 4077 more than 12.5 years ago.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andrew Jackson	Score	Sue Booton	Others	Max.
1	BPUAERSWH	WASHER	6 – 6	WASHER	ABUSER*, BASHER*, BURSAE*, BUSHWA*, HAWSER*, PAREUS*, PAUSER*, PESHWA*, PHARES*, PHASER*, PHRASE*, PRAHUS*, PRESAW*, PUSHER, REBUSH*, REHABS*, REPUSH*, REWASH*, SERAPH*, SHAPER*, SUBPAR*, SUPERB*, WHARES*, WHAUPS*	6
2	FSFIAUGRE	SUFFRAGE	14 – 6	FIGURES	ARGUFIES, GIRAFFES, SUFFRAGI*	14
3	75 5 5 7 10 4 → 789	789 (75 + 4) × 10 − 5 ÷ 5	24 – 16	789 (75 + 5) × 10 − 7 − 4		24
TTT	MARIEUNIT	Marie bought me a bottle of whisky, but there was only one unit of alcohol in it.			MINIATURE
4	NVDIOEMTO	DEVOTION	32 – 16	MOOTED	DEMOTION, MOTIONED	32
5	RDYAOIRSN	DAIRY	37 – 16	radions ☓	ORDINARS*, ORDINARY, RANDORIS*	40
6	25 50 5 10 10 8 → 322	320 (25 + 8) × 10 − 10	44 – 16	325	RR: 322 = ((50 − 10) ÷ 5 + 25) × 10 − 8	50
7	TNCUAERWH	CHUNTER	51 – 23	WATCHER	CHANTEUR*	58
8	STDOIAIGS	IDIOTS	57 – 29	IDIOTS	IDIOTAS*	65
9	75 10 6 5 5 7 → 431	430 75 × 6 − 10 − 5 − 5	64 – 29	432 ☓	RR: 431 = (75 + 10) × 5 + 6	75
TTT	SINUSTOOL	The answers can always be found in liquid form.			SOLUTIONS
10	PTLAEBPIN	PLANET	70 – 29	☓7	BIPLANE, PANTILE, PENTAIL*	82
11	LKGSUIODA	GOADS	70 – 35	GUILDS	GLADIUS, KAGOULS*	89
12	TMIAJTUES	MATIES	76 – 35	MATTE	MATIEST, MATTIES*, MUTATES*, SITUATE*	96
13	AOERCSRIN	SCARIER	83 – 42	SCARIER	RESORCIN*, SCENARIO*	104
14	100 6 10 5 5 3 → 342	342 (10 ÷ 5 + 5) × 6 + 3 × 100	93 – 42	345		114
15	GROWROBIN	BORROWING (1.5 seconds)	103 – 42			124

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)