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Episode 6235
From Countdown
Episode 6235 was broadcast on 26 October 2015, as part of Series 73.
Zac Goodman played Francesca Kerr, with Zac Goodman winning 79 – 38. The Dictionary Corner guest was Margaret Mountford, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
An out-take from Round 5 of this episode was sampled in the 30 April 2021 emergency episode of It'll Be Alright on the Night.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Zac Goodman | Score | Francesca Kerr | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RLJBOIEAR | BOILER | 6 – 6 | BOILER | BROILER | 7 |
2 | FSUREOVSR | ROUSERS | 13 – 6 | ROVERS | FERVOURS*, OVERFURS | 15 |
3 | 100 2 7 3 8 3 → 768 | 767 | 13 – 16 | 768
100 × 8 − (3 + 7) × 3 − 2 |
|
25 |
TTT | DISCORAP | The clue to this is somewhat irregular. | SPORADIC | |||
4 | LAODCITLF | flacid ☓ | 13 – 20 | TALC | FACTOID | 32 |
5 | LRSZEAOEH | HOARSE | 19 – 20 | hozes ☓6 | ARSEHOLE**, EARHOLES | 40 |
6 | 25 100 7 9 2 3 → 763 | 763
(100 + 9) × 7 |
29 – 20 | — |
|
50 |
7 | QRSDUAEIP | SQUARED | 36 – 27 | SQUARED | QUERIDAS*, UPRAISED | 58 |
8 | KANGUEBAH | unbake ☓ | 36 – 31 | BANK | KAHUNA*, KANGHA*, KHANGA* | 64 |
9 | 75 2 10 6 3 4 → 938 | 936
(10 + 2) × 75 + (6 + 3) × 4 |
43 – 31 | 930 |
RR: 938 = (75 − 6 − 2) × (10 + 4) |
74 |
TTT | NOTCARRY | "It's quite the opposite", said Mary. | CONTRARY | |||
10 | NEESMRATD | SMARTED | 50 – 38 | MENDERS | SMARTENED, TRADESMEN* | 92 |
11 | NXPWOEIEN | OPEN | 54 – 38 | wipen ☓ | IONENE*, NEXINE*, PEONIN*, PINENE* | 98 |
12 | GMUIPTESL | GLIMPSE | 61 – 38 | gumiest ☓ | LUMPIEST, PLUMIEST | 106 |
13 | NTMSAOEIN | MOANIEST | 69 – 38 | tanniest ☓ | NOMINATES | 124 |
14 | 50 25 10 3 7 5 → 208 | 208
(7 − 3) × (10 ÷ 5 + 50) |
79 – 38 | 210 |
|
134 |
15 | ESCORTBUS | 79 – 38 | OBSCUREST | 144 |