Episode S44

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Episode S44 was broadcast on 6 April 2015, as a special episode between two sisters.

Olivia Lloyd-Potts played Pauline Latham, with Pauline Latham winning 67 – 64. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This episode is notable for two reasons – firstly, it was broadcast over a year and a half after its original recording, during which the dictionary had changed from the paper version to the online version, and secondly, the episode was broadcast at 6am, making the earliest broadcast for any episode of Countdown in its entire history.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	Score	Pauline Latham	Others	Max.
1	NOVEHRAST	ANOTHER	7 – 7	ANTHERS	EARSHOT*, HARVEST*, HOAREST*, HORNETS*, NOVATES*, ROANEST*, SANTERO*, SENATOR*, SENHORA*, SERVANT*, SHORTEN*, TAVERNS*, THRONES*, TREASON*, VERSANT*	7
2	JNCOULAQN	NOUN	11 – 11	CLAN	NOUNAL	13
3	50 9 6 1 8 4 → 354	354 (8 − 1) × 50 + 4	21 – 21	354 (50 + 9) × 6		23
TTT	SEAFRIES	These pretty plants sound like they come without charge.			FREESIAS
4	YGPEAESRK	SPEAKER	28 – 21	parkers ☓	PRESAGE	30
5	CPEABNEOT	ATONE	33 – 26	PENCE	ACETONE*, PATONCE*, POTENCE	37
6	100 7 1 10 8 10 → 372	—	33 – 26	—	RR: 372 = (100 − 7) × 8 ÷ (10 ÷ 10 + 1)	47
7	HUIARLOSE	HAULIERS	41 – 26	airholes ☓		55
8	PTWIEIMGR	MITRE	41 – 32	PERMIT	PERIWIG*, WIMPIER	62
9	100 8 1 5 4 9 → 635	637	41 – 39	636 100 × (5 + 1) + 9 × 4	RR: 635 = ((4 − 1) × 9 + 100) × 5	72
TTT	REALNICE	It's real nice to be able to have some trust in somebody.			RELIANCE
10	VRMEOINDE	overmined ☓	41 – 46	REMOVED	DOMINEER*	80
11	TREAFOSRI	farters ☓	41 – 54	FROSTIER	ROTARIES*, ROTIFERS	88
12	BSMOIAGIS	IMAGOS	47 – 60	IMAGOS	BIOMASS*	95
13	TOXAOETDN	NOTATED	54 – 67	NOTATED	ODONATE	102
14	25 4 3 8 10 5 → 381	381 5 × 3 × 25 + 10 − 4	64 – 67	380		112
15	SISTERAID	☓ (1.75 seconds)	64 – 67	disasters ☓ (8.75 seconds)	SATIRISED	122