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Episode 4825
From Countdown
Episode 4825 was broadcast on 26 May 2009, as part of Series 60.
James Doohan played Jack Morgan, with James Doohan winning 89 – 79, after a tie-break conundrum. The Dictionary Corner guest was Barry Cryer, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE: This game actually had four conundrums, with the second and third not being broadcast due to time constraints. One of the unbroadcast conundrums had the answer PUPPETEER, to which Morgan guessed puppeter ☓.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | James Doohan | Score | Jack Morgan | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DGNROAIMO | ROAMING | 7 – 7 | MOORING | RIGADOON* | 8 |
2 | PLEINSELO | SPLEEN | 13 – 13 | OPINES | ELLIPSE*, EPSILON, NELLIES, PENSILE, PEONIES*, POLLEES*, POLLIES* | 15 |
3 | HSSRUUEPT | PURSUES | 20 – 20 | PUSHERS | UPRUSHES* | 23 |
4 | TRIOVSANI | RATIONS | 27 – 27 | RATIONS | OVARITIS* | 31 |
5 | 100 50 75 6 7 6 → 574 | 574
100 × 6 + 50 + 6 − 75 − 7 |
37 – 37 | 574
100 × 6 + 50 + 6 − 75 − 7 |
|
41 |
TTT | ANGRYTEN | A colony of greedy birds, perhaps? | GANNETRY | |||
6 | CREODLEMO | LOOMED | 43 – 43 | COOLED | EMOCORE*, REMODEL | 48 |
7 | KDJTAEUBC | cubated ☓ | 43 – 49 | BACKED | ABDUCT*, ABJECT*, BUCKED*, BUCKET*, JACKED*, JACKET*, TABUED*, TACKED*, TUCKED* | 54 |
8 | TCEONPERU | percent ☓ | 43 – 56 | COUNTER | POTENCE*, PRECENT*, RECOUNT*, TROUNCE* | 61 |
9 | MNLOEIPTA | topline ☓ | 43 – 61 | PLANT | PTOMAINE | 69 |
10 | 25 1 2 2 4 5 → 914 | 909
(4 × 25 + 1) × (5 + 2 + 2) |
50 – 61 | — |
RR: 912 Best: 915 = ((25 − 2) × 4 × 2 − 1) × 5 |
76 |
TTT | TOASTWHO | The dentist can't help you with this, you need a hardware shop. | SAWTOOTH | |||
11 | ZFGIAEQGS | GAZES | 55 – 66 | GAZES | AEGIS*, FAZES*, GAGES, SEIZA* | 81 |
12 | TREARSESA | ARRESTS | 62 – 73 | RESEATS | ASSERTER*, REASSERT, TERRASSE* | 89 |
13 | WYNBIEIDN | BENDY | 62 – 79 | BINNED | 95 | |
14 | 50 6 3 8 2 8 → 778 | 776
50 × 8 × 2 − 8 × 3 |
69 – 79 | 777 ☓ |
RR: 778 = (50 × 8 − (3 + 8)) × 2 |
105 |
15 | BREDCLAMS | SCRAMBLED
(1.25 seconds) |
79 – 79 | 115 | ||
TB | MCEXPLODE | COMPLEXED
(1.75 seconds) |
89 – 79 | 115 |