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Episode 3833
From Countdown
Episode 3833 was broadcast on 8 December 2004, as part of Series 52.
Fred Reynolds played James Hill, with Fred Reynolds winning 80 - 68. The Dictionary Corner guest was Rick Wakeman, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
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| Rnd | Selection | Fred Reynolds | Score | James Hill | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IEWNFJARH | FINER | 5 – 5 | FINER | WHARFIE* | 7 |
| 2 | LDGNIEQOB | IGNOBLE | 12 – 5 | LODGE | BOINGED, OBLIGED* | 14 |
| 3 | PLCEUDOTS | COUPLED | 19 – 5 | — | COUPLETS*, OCTUPLED*, OCTUPLES, POSTLUDE*, SCULPTED* | 22 |
| 4 | LSTYAEIPR | — | 19 – 12 | PLASTER | ASPERITY, PILASTER, PLASTERY*, PRIESTLY, PSALTERY*, SPRITELY* | 30 |
| 6 | NTVCAUIRU | VAUNT | 19 – 12 | CURTAIN | 40 | |
| 7 | TLDXAEROM | MORALE | 25 – 25 (18?) | MORTAL | DELATOR*, DEXTRAL*, EARLDOM, LEOTARD | 54 (47?) |
| 8 | BGRFEIETS | BRIEFEST | ? – ? | GREETS | ? | |
| 9 | UAEKMSRSM | MAKERS | 39 – 31 | SMEARS | MASKERS*, MASSEUR, SESAMUM*, SUMMERS | 69 |
| 11 | PTRTOENSI | SPOTTIER | 49 – 41 | POTTERS | NEPOTIST*, POINTERS, PORTENTS*, PROTEINS, REPOINTS*, SNOTTIER, TENORIST*, TRITONES* | 79 |
| 12 | HDTNOEIPE | POINTED | 57 (56?) – 41 (48?) | POINTED | EPIDOTE*, PENTODE, POTHEEN | 87 (86?) |
| 13 | IAEOGSCTM | MASCOT | 64 (63?) – 48 (41?) | MOIST | GEOMATICS | 94 (105?) |
| 15 | DUNDERTAN | REDUNDANT | 80 – 68 | 132 |
