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Episode 5912
From Countdown
Episode 5912 was broadcast on 24 April 2014, as part of Series 70.
Ben Clark played Neil Green, with Neil Green winning 80 – 74. The Dictionary Corner guest was Arlene Phillips, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Ben Clark | Score | Neil Green | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GDTOEVRIT | DOTTIER | 7 – 7 | VERTIGO | GOITRED, GRITTED* | 7 |
2 | MASNUTOSI | MOUNTS | 7 – 15 | TSUNAMIS | MANITOUS, TINAMOUS* | 15 |
3 | 25 100 75 9 8 6 → 755 | 756
75 × 9 + 100 − 25 + 6 |
14 – 15 | 746 |
RR: 755 = (100 − 6) × 8 + 75 ÷ 25 |
25 |
TTT | TREEBRAT | Possibly guilty of cruelty to fish. | BATTERER | |||
4 | PEFLOIRSC | PROFILES | 22 – 23 | PROFILES | 33 | |
5 | AEITLHXOS | HOSTILE | 29 – 30 | HOLIEST | EOLITHS*, ISOLATE, LATEISH*, LITHOES*, LOATHES, OXTAILS* | 40 |
6 | 25 4 1 10 8 9 → 862 | 859 ☓ | 29 – 30 | — |
RR: 862 = (25 × 4 + 9) × 8 − 10 |
50 |
7 | LMERANTEI | TRAINEE | 29 – 38 | TERMINAL | LAMENTER*, MATERIEL*, MELANITE*, TRAMLINE, TREENAIL* | 58 |
8 | JNSBOEIMU | BONUS | 34 – 38 | jumboes ☓ | JUMBIES*, OMNIBUS*, SUBJOIN*, UMBONES | 65 |
9 | 75 5 10 3 6 8 → 265 | 266 ☓ | 34 – 45 | 263
(10 − 6) × 75 − (8 × 5 − 3) |
RR: 265 = (6 + 8 + 5) × 10 + 75 |
75 |
TTT | ORCAABLE | Orca the whale probably has this for lunch. | ALBACORE | |||
10 | GDPSEAOLT | TADPOLES | 42 – 53 | TADPOLES | 83 | |
11 | DGNDEIAKN | KNEADING | 50 – 53 | DINGED | 91 | |
12 | RMUOESRPY | POURERS | 57 – 60 | ROMPERS | PROSUMER* | 99 |
13 | TRGAUPIVE | PRIVATE | 64 – 60 | vitrage ☓ | PURGATIVE | 117 |
14 | 100 10 6 5 3 2 → 314 | 314
3 × 100 + 10 + 6 − 2 |
74 – 70 | 314
3 × 100 + 10 + 6 − 2 |
|
127 |
15 | SHAMEVIBE | 74 – 80 | MISBEHAVE
(1.25 seconds) |
137 |