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Episode S43
From Countdown
Episode S43 was broadcast on 23 December 2014, as a special episode between two contestants who had close calls in Series 71, and both happened to have surnames beginning with "Mc".
Duncan McGregor played Michael McDowell, with Michael McDowell winning 97 – 53. The Dictionary Corner guest was Arlene Phillips, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
This episode was repeated on 6 May 2015.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Duncan McGregor | Score | Michael McDowell | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SNBEOERPA | PERSONA | 7 – 0 | PREENS | PERSONAE, SEABORNE* | 8 |
2 | GYUAGRHNO | GRUNGY | 13 – 0 | RAGGY | GUNYAH*, HUNGRY, NURAGH*, ORANGY*, ROUGHY* | 14 |
3 | 50 7 8 9 1 4 → 209 | 209
50 × 4 + 9 |
23 – 10 | 209
50 × 4 + 9 |
|
24 |
TTT | FREEBITS | The cheese celebration certainly wasn't the longest. | BRIEFEST | |||
4 | LNGICSUTE | selting ☓ | 23 – 17 | SINGLET | CULTIGENS* | 42 |
5 | SPVIEAGRE | GIVERS | 23 – 24 | GRAVIES | GREAVES*, GRIEVES, PARVISE*, PEAVIES*, PRESAGE*, PREVISE* | 49 |
6 | 50 5 8 2 8 1 → 372 | 371
(8 − 1) × 50 + 8 × 2 + 5 |
30 – 31 | 371
(50 − 2) × 8 − (5 + 8) |
RR: 372 = (50 − 1) × 8 − 5 × 8 ÷ 2 |
59 |
7 | CMFOAESDS | FACES | 30 – 37 | FOAMED | CAMEOS*, COMESS*, FASCES*, FOSSAE*, MASSED, MOSSED* | 65 |
8 | PSIOLVESI | SPOILS | 36 – 43 | SPOILS | PLOSIVES | 73 |
9 | 75 100 3 2 8 4 → 979 | 974 | 36 – 53 | 979
(8 + 3 − 2) × 100 + 75 + 4 |
|
83 |
TTT | ENIDGLEN | Enid and Glen were always bugging each other. | NEEDLING | |||
10 | UAMHTITRU | TRUTH | 41 – 58 | TRUTH | ATRIUM, THIRAM*, THUMRI*, TIRTHA* | 89 |
11 | LNRAEOTBE | BLOATER | 48 – 65 | BLOATER | RENTABLE | 97 |
12 | JSCAEMTIX | STEAM | 53 – 70 | TIMES | MAJESTIC | 105 |
13 | LEDOWTERD | TROWEL | 53 – 77 | TODDLER | DOWERED*, LOWERED, TOWERED* | 112 |
14 | 100 8 3 6 5 3 → 680 | — | 53 – 87 | 680
(100 − 5 × 3) × 8 |
|
122 |
15 | SCOTCHYIP | 53 – 97 | PSYCHOTIC
(25.25 seconds) |
132 |