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Episode 6843
From Countdown
Episode 6843 was broadcast on 8 June 2018, as part of Series 78.
Mick Purdie played Darren Findlay, with Darren Findlay winning 86 – 40. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nina Hossain, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE: Between Rounds 2 and 3, Nick Hewer erroneously announced the current score as 6 – 7.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Mick Purdie | Score | Darren Findlay | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | EOAIDLSGT | dialoges ☓ | 0 – 7 | DETAILS | ALIGOTES*, DIASTOLE*, DOGSTAIL*, GOALSIDE*, GODETIAS*, GODLIEST*, ISOLATED, SODALITE* | 8 |
2 | DAZMOSTIE | MASTED | 6 – 13 | MATIES | SOMATIZED* | 26 |
3 | 100 4 1 5 3 5 → 335 | 330 | 6 – 20 | 334
3 × 100 + (5 + 1) × 5 + 4 |
RR: 335 = (100 + 5) × 3 + 5 × 4 |
36 |
TTT | CANONRAID | Measure for measure, it's really very harsh indeed. | DRACONIAN | |||
4 | RINROJDUE | INJURED | 13 – 27 | INJURED | INJURER*, JOINDER*, NEUROID*, NURDIER*, RONDEUR*, RONDURE*, ROUNDER, UNORDER* | 43 |
5 | IEOETPWAN | WEAPON | 19 – 27 | pantie ☓ | PEINETA* | 50 |
6 | 100 50 8 1 5 3 → 609 | 605 | 19 – 34 | 608
(5 + 1) × 100 + 8 |
RR: 609 = (100 − (50 ÷ 5 + 3)) × (8 − 1) |
60 |
7 | OEOSDSALP | PEDALOS | 26 – 41 | SPOOLED | APODOSES* | 68 |
8 | FFMEITSAQ | fatism ☓ | 26 – 47 | MATIES | MASTIFF*, TAFFIES* | 75 |
9 | 8 4 3 10 9 2 → 946 | 936 | 26 – 54 | 943
(10 × 9 + 4) × (8 + 2) + 3 |
RR: 946 = (4 × 3 × 9 + 10) × 8 + 2 |
85 |
TTT | NOPRAISES | There are no praises connected with this answer; in fact, it's quite the opposite. | ASPERSION | |||
10 | DTHOULAOR | outhoard ☓ | 26 – 58 | ROAD | HOLDOUT*, OUTHOLD* | 92 |
11 | NTCIOBUWS | SUCTION | 33 – 65 | SUCTION | SUBTONIC* | 100 |
12 | BGNEIALUV | valueing ☓ | 33 – 72 | LEAVING | UNVIABLE | 108 |
13 | NTRAEMSAN | MANNERS | 40 – 79 | MANTRAS | REMANANTS* | 126 |
14 | 75 100 6 8 5 5 → 147 | 146 ☓ | 40 – 86 | 146
5 × 8 + 6 + 100 |
RR: 147 = 6 × 8 − 5 ÷ 5 + 100 |
136 |
15 | ENGINEPRO | 40 – 86 | pioneering ☓
(2.5 seconds) |
REOPENING | 146 |