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Episode 5668
From Countdown
Episode 5668 was broadcast on 27 March 2013, as part of Series 68.
Andy Platt played Josh Young, with Andy Platt winning 120 – 29. The Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Arnold, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Andy Platt | Score | Josh Young | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RNHTOEAOG | ANOTHER | 7 – 0 | HOOTER | AGOROTH*, NEGATOR*, OREGANO | 7 |
2 | GXRNEAISR | RANGERS | 14 – 7 | REGAINS | EARRINGS, GRAINERS* | 15 |
3 | 50 75 25 100 3 3 → 536 | 536
(50 + 75 + 3 × 3) × 100 ÷ 25 |
24 – 7 | — |
|
25 |
TTT | GOONCAST | No mints, but you need to be after eights here. | OCTAGONS | |||
4 | MTROEALRI | REALTOR | 31 – 7 | RETAIL | ARMOIRE*, LOAMIER*, LORIMER, MALTIER*, MOTLIER*, RELATOR*, RETIRAL*, RETRIAL*, ROTAMER*, TRAILER | 32 |
5 | SJSDEOAIK | ADIOSES | 38 – 7 | KISSED | ADJIKOS* | 39 |
6 | 75 50 1 7 8 8 → 390 | 390
(50 + 8) × 8 + 1 − 75 |
48 – 7 | 391 |
|
49 |
7 | FPYDEOIFE | EDIFY | 53 – 12 | DOPEY | DEFFO*, DEIFY*, EFFED*, EPODE*, FIFED, OFFED*, OFFIE* | 54 |
8 | VSWLEOEDO | VOWELS | 59 – 12 | WELDS | DELVES*, DOWELS*, LOOSED*, OODLES*, SLEWED*, SLOWED*, SOLOED*, SOLVED, SOOLED*, WOLVES* | 60 |
9 | 50 75 7 2 8 7 → 273 | 274 | 59 – 22 | 273
50 × 7 − 75 − 2 |
|
70 |
TTT | APEXDOLE | It sounds like the man from Warsaw has been sacked. | POLEAXED | |||
10 | CTIAEMGNV | MAGNETIC | 67 – 22 | MATING | 78 | |
11 | BTSNUEAIO | ISOBUTANE | 85 – 22 | BITES | 96 | |
12 | DTHQEAIRN | TRAINED | 92 – 29 | TRAINED | DETRAIN*, HAIRNET, HANDIER, THERIAN* | 103 |
13 | SLNRUEATN | NEUTRALS | 100 – 29 | TUNNELS | ANNULETS*, LANTERNS*, TRUNNELS, UNLEARNS*, UNLEARNT* | 111 |
14 | 5 7 6 8 1 9 → 529 | 529
7 × 8 × 9 + (6 − 1) × 5 |
110 – 29 | — |
|
121 |
15 | ROTTENINE | RETENTION
(3 seconds) |
120 – 29 | 131 |