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Episode 6214
From Countdown
Episode 6214 was broadcast on 23 September 2015, as part of Series 73.
Thomas Carey played Mary Fox, with Thomas Carey winning 116 – 37. The Dictionary Corner guest was Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE: In round 8, Fox's declaration of VOILES should have been disallowed as VOILE is only listed as an uncountable (mass) noun in the dictionary, so the score should have finished 116 – 31.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Thomas Carey | Score | Mary Fox | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NUROWIHAS | NOURISH | 7 – 0 | WAINS | 7 | |
2 | NTELAREFM | LAMENTER | 15 – 0 | RELENT | 15 | |
3 | 75 1 6 9 3 2 → 869 | 869
(75 − 2) × (9 + 3) − 6 − 1 |
25 – 0 | 869 ☓ |
|
25 |
TTT | CORNSHOE | Have a large glass of sherry, now rather than later. | SCHOONER | |||
4 | BDIPEMIPN | NIPPED | 31 – 6 | NIPPED | IMPEND, PIMPED* | 31 |
5 | RUWEPADIP | WRAPPED | 38 – 13 | DAPPIER | UPWARPED* | 39 |
6 | 25 7 9 7 6 5 → 444 | 444
25 × 9 × (7 − 5) − 6 |
48 – 13 | 444 ☓ |
|
49 |
7 | NOCEFALTN | FALCONET | 56 – 21 | CONFLATE | 57 | |
8 | GXISMEOLV | OLIVES | 62 – 27 | VOILES wrongly allowed | EGOISM*, GLOVES*, GOLEMS*, MOLIES*, MOLVIS*, MOVIES*, OGIVES*, VOXELS* | 63 |
9 | 25 2 10 2 8 8 → 823 | 822
(25 × 2 + 2) × (8 + 8) − 10 |
69 – 27 | 818 |
RR: 823 = (2 + 8) × 10 × 8 − 2 + 25 |
73 |
TTT | IPROPOSE | It sounds like this creature has bad posture. | PORPOISE | |||
10 | TREDKASUN | TRANSUDE | 77 – 27 | STREAK | DARKNETS*, DRUNKEST* | 81 |
11 | RETORAGES | GOATEES | 84 – 27 | GREATS | GARRETS*, GARTERS*, GRATERS, GREASER*, GREATER*, ORGEATS*, REGRETS*, RERATES*, RESTAGE*, RESTORE*, ROASTER*, ROSEATE*, SERRATE*, STORAGE, TEARERS*, TOERAGS* | 88 |
12 | QRMALUNIL | URINAL | 90 – 27 | QUILL | LUMINAL*, RUMINAL* | 95 |
13 | DECOZASEJ | CEASED | 96 – 27 | CASED | 101 | |
14 | 50 6 7 8 9 2 → 166 | 166
50 × 2 + 9 × 8 − 6 |
106 – 37 | 166
50 × 6 ÷ 2 + 9 + 7 |
|
111 |
15 | THINKSTIG | SKINTIGHT
(4.25 seconds) |
116 – 37 | 121 |