Episode 5644

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Episode 5644 was broadcast on 15 February 2013, and was the fifth Round 2 match of the 30th Birthday Championship.

Chris Davies played David O'Donnell, with David O'Donnell winning 127 – 117, after a tiebreak conundrum. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ken Bruce, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The aggregate score of 244 points (including the 10 points from the tiebreak conundrum) was at the time the highest in the history of Countdown, and Davies' score of 117 equalled, at the time, the highest losing score in the show's history, along with Matthew Shore on 8 June 2006.

This episode was repeated on 12 June 2020.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Chris Davies	Score	David O'Donnell	Others	Max.
1	DNREULAIR	LAUNDER	7 – 7	LAUNDER	DIURNAL*, DRAINER*, LARDIER*, LURDANE, NURDIER*, RANDIER, RUDERAL*, UNAIRED*, UNIDEAL*	7
2	EAUMLMRTA	MALAMUTE	15 – 7	ARMLET		15
3	XOJEISGSG	SIXES	20 – 12	SIXES	GESSO*	20
4	EOECNRDTR	ENCODER	27 – 19	CENTRED	CORNERED	28
5	6 7 2 10 7 1 → 910	910 (7 + 6) × 7 × 10	37 – 29	910 (7 + 6) × 7 × 10		38
TTT	REALDODO	You can find everything here, except a dodo of course.			ELDORADO
6	AEANSYTOK	ATONES	43 – 35	ATONES	ASKANT*, KANATS*, KAYOES*, SNAKEY*, SNEAKY, SONATA*, TANKAS*, TOKAYS*, TOKENS, YENTAS*	44
7	QSCIANUPT	QUINTAS	43 – 43	QUANTICS		52
8	OEIRFWBHL	BLOWIER	50 – 50	BLOWIER		59
9	VPURTIEAD	DURATIVE	58 – 58	DURATIVE		67
10	50 100 75 25 2 1 → 107	107 (75 + 50) ÷ 25 + 2 + 100	68 – 68	107 75 ÷ 25 × 2 + 1 + 100		77
TTT	LIFEGENT	A quick glance at a group of ships, perhaps?			FLEETING
11	PSWITEOFI	WIFIES	74 – 74	POSTIE	POSITIF, SWIFTIE*	84
12	AEOMDNRIZ	RANDOMIZE	92 – 92	RANDOMIZE	ROMANIZED*	102
13	TDROAESTI	STORIATED	110 – 110	STORIATED		120
14	25 75 100 50 10 1 → 567	569 (50 − 1) × 10 + 75 + 100 ÷ 25	117 – 117	569 ((100 + 75) ÷ 25 + 50) × 10 − 1	Best: 567 = (75 − 1) × (10 − 100 ÷ 50) − 25	130
15	PATRANGME	pargetman ☓ (12.25 seconds)	117 – 117		PENTAGRAM	140
TB	BAGOGLORY		117 – 127	GARBOLOGY (14.25 seconds)		140

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)