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Episode 6891
From Countdown
Episode 6891 was broadcast on 17 August 2018, as part of Series 79.
Adam Rolston played Peter Dooley, with Adam Rolston winning 73 – 43. The Dictionary Corner guest was Julia Bradbury, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Adam Rolston | Score | Peter Dooley | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LVSAOEMLV | SLALOM | 6 – 6 | VALVES | AMOLES*, LOAVES*, MALEOS*, MOLLES*, VOLVAS* | 6 |
2 | TRAEGPIAN | PAINTER | 13 – 13 | PAINTER | AERATING*, PAGINATE, TAPERING | 14 |
3 | 75 9 8 2 10 7 → 404 | 394 ☓ | 13 – 13 | — |
RR: 404 = (10 + 9 + 7 + 75) × 8 ÷ 2 |
24 |
TTT | HOTDOGGIN | I'm done for the evening; I'll see you in the morning. | GOODNIGHT | |||
4 | TSOEMLAUT | MOTTLES | 20 – 13 | MOLEST | MULATTOES* | 42 |
5 | DSMAEUDBE | BEMUSED | 27 – 13 | AMUSED | DEBASED*, EMBUSED*, MEDUSAE* | 49 |
6 | 50 100 6 10 1 2 → 901 | 901
100 × 10 − 50 × 2 + 1 |
37 – 13 | 902 |
|
59 |
7 | TRWEOPIYF | powter ☓ | 37 – 18 | POWER | FIREPOT*, PETRIFY*, TORPEFY | 66 |
8 | DSEORLEAK | LARKED | 43 – 24 | LEAKED | LORDSAKE* | 74 |
9 | 100 50 9 6 1 1 → 615 | 611 | 43 – 31 | 618
6 × 100 + (1 + 1) × 9 |
RR: 615 = (100 + 1) × 6 + 9 |
84 |
TTT | BURMALIST | Burma is on my list of places to avoid; there's too much of this. | BRUTALISM | |||
10 | BRUICSEIR | BRUISER | 50 – 38 | CRUISER | RUBRICISE | 102 |
11 | MFTEAONUT | AMOUNT | 56 – 38 | TAUNT | NUTMEAT*, TOMENTA | 109 |
12 | RNOISRAOZ | raison ☓ | 56 – 38 | raison ☓ | ARROSION*, ORARIONS* | 117 |
13 | AGEHPNIUR | graphine ☓ | 56 – 43 | RIPEN | HARPING, HEAPING*, HEARING, HEPARIN*, NURAGHE*, NURAGHI*, REAPING* | 124 |
14 | 100 75 1 7 1 5 → 640 | 635
100 × 7 − (75 − (1 + 1) × 5) |
63 – 43 | 675 |
RR: 640 = (75 + 5) × (7 + 1) |
134 |
15 | DLEROTTTH | THROTTLED
(7.75 seconds) |
73 – 43 | 144 |