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Episode 5914
From Countdown
Episode 5914 was broadcast on 29 April 2014, as part of Series 70.
Neil Green played Martyn Southwick, with Neil Green winning 85 – 70. The Dictionary Corner guest was Arlene Phillips, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
The audience member who solved the conundrum was future Series 76 champion, Stephen Read.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Neil Green | Score | Martyn Southwick | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KSGNAEIMR | MARKINGS | 8 – 8 | MARKINGS | RAMEKINS, REMAKING*, SMEARING | 8 |
| 2 | CLANJORIS | CLARIONS | 16 – 8 | CLANS | 16 | |
| 3 | 100 2 7 10 8 7 → 779 | 779
8 × 100 − (10 − 7) × 7 |
26 – 18 | 779
8 × 100 − (10 − 7) × 7 |
|
26 |
| TTT | AGUNFALL | She enjoyed the Winter Olympic, so she took up this. | LANGLAUF | |||
| 4 | DYUTBMOES | DUMBEST | 33 – 18 | BUSTED | MODESTY* | 33 |
| 5 | RTSTIOEWU | outwrites ☓ | 33 – 24 | WRITES | SWOTTIER* | 41 |
| 6 | 25 7 2 3 1 4 → 190 | 190
25 × 7 + (4 + 1) × 3 |
43 – 34 | 190
4 × 2 × 25 − (7 + 3) |
|
51 |
| 7 | NGBSEOINL | BELONGS | 50 – 41 | BELONGS | BENISON, BINGLES*, GINNELS*, GOBLINS*, IGNOBLE, LEGIONS*, LINGOES*, OBLIGES* | 58 |
| 8 | DRVOESROA | DROVES | 56 – 47 | DROVES | ADORERS*, DROSERA, DROVERS | 65 |
| 9 | 25 4 1 6 9 4 → 536 | 539 | 56 – 57 | 536
(6 − 1) × 4 × 25 + 9 × 4 |
|
75 |
| TTT | YOURPINT | It's all about punishing the little Conservative, perhaps? | PUNITORY | |||
| 10 | MSINLREAM | MINERALS | 64 – 57 | REMAINS | MELANISM* | 83 |
| 11 | GCTPOUAFE | OUTPACE | 71 – 57 | FACET | OUTFACE* | 90 |
| 12 | RPDINATEQ | DIPTERAN | 79 – 57 | PAINTED | 98 | |
| 13 | DNHVOEASO | HOOVES | 85 – 63 | SHAVEN | ANODES*, DAVENS*, DOONAS*, HAVENS, HOONED*, NODOSE*, NOOSED*, NOSHED*, NOSODE*, ODEONS*, SHAVED*, SHOOED*, SHOVED, VADOSE* | 104 |
| 14 | 50 4 1 4 3 3 → 959 | 953 | 85 – 70 | 954
(4 × 4 + 3) × 50 + 3 + 1 |
RR: 959 = ((50 − 4) × 3 − 1) × (3 + 4) |
114 |
| 15 | NARCYTEEN | canteenary ☓
(28 seconds) |
85 – 70 | entrancey ☓
(27.75 seconds) |
CENTENARY | 124 |
External Links
- Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)