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Episode 4127
From Countdown
Episode 4127 was broadcast on 16 June 2006, and was the grand final of Championship of Champions XII.
Paul Gallen played Mark Tournoff, with Paul Gallen winning 111 – 93. The Dictionary Corner guest was Kim Woodburn, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Notably, Gallen achieved the maximum possible scores in all of the first 13 rounds. This would remain the longest time that any contestant had ever gone in a 15-round game without missing a max until 4 March 2009, when Kirk Bevins scored a max game.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Paul Gallen | Score | Mark Tournoff | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SFTIOASRH | STARFISH | 8 – 8 | STARFISH | 8 | |
2 | PENASBIMU | SUNBEAM | 15 – 15 | SUNBEAM | PNEUMAS* | 15 |
3 | NDLOEOGBS | NOODLES | 22 – 22 | NOODLES | BELONGS*, BLONDES*, BONGOES, DONGLES*, GLOBOSE*, OBLONGS* | 22 |
4 | IZREUTNSR | RUNTIER | 29 – 29 | RUNTIER | INSURER*, NUTSIER*, RETURNS*, RUSTIER*, TURNERS* | 29 |
5 | 25 100 75 2 5 4 → 620 | 620
(100 − 75) × 25 − 5 |
39 – 39 | 620
(100 + 75 − 25 + 5) × 4 |
|
39 |
TTT | BODGERAP | You'll need one for fives and threes. | PEGBOARD | |||
6 | CELAERLTR | CELLARET | 47 – 47 | CELLARET | CELLARER* | 47 |
7 | TNMAEOXGW | MAGNETO | 54 – 54 | MONTAGE | MEGATON | 54 |
8 | DEINRAMEP | REMAINED | 62 – 62 | REMAINED | DAMPENER | 62 |
9 | RLNIUEGFT | REFUTING | 70 – 70 | REFUTING | 70 | |
10 | 6 2 25 100 50 75 → 175 | 175
100 + 75 |
80 – 80 | 175
100 + 75 |
|
80 |
TTT | ROMANDUG | He won't mock, but will definitely scoff. | GOURMAND | |||
11 | VRDAEASDK | DREADS | 86 – 86 | ADDERS | DRAKES*, SADDER*, VARDAS* | 86 |
12 | HELOCTEMI | TELECOM | 93 – 86 | cometh ☓ | 93 | |
13 | PCSOEADYN | DYSPNOEA | 101 – 86 | DEACONS | 101 | |
14 | 100 50 25 75 3 4 → 880 | 882 ☓ | 101 – 93 | 876
(3 × 75 − (100 + 50) ÷ 25) × 4 |
Best: 881 = (100 × 4 + 3) × 50 ÷ 25 + 75 |
108 |
15 | PRONEPIPE | PEPPERONI
(2 seconds) |
111 – 93 | 118 |
Categories:
- Episodes with round details
- 15-round games
- Episodes in Championship of Champions XII
- Championship of Champions finals
- 15-round joint scores over 200
- Episodes presented by Des Lynam
- Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician
- Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer
- Episodes with Kim Woodburn as a guest
- Rematches