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Episode 6382
From Countdown
Episode 6382 was broadcast on 22 June 2016, and was the first semi-final of Series 74.
Paul Erdunast played Conrad Teixeira, with Paul Erdunast winning 118 – 91. The Dictionary Corner guest was Dr Phil Hammond, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Round 10's offering of ORTHIAN was spotted by Erdunast shortly after the round was over. When showing this to Teixeira, Hammond commended the pair for playing the game with great sportsmanship. [1]
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Paul Erdunast | Score | Conrad Teixeira | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSIELQANU | SPANIEL | 7 – 7 | ALPINES | INSULAE*, PASQUIL*, PAULINS*, PEQUIAS*, PINEALS*, PLAQUES, SPLENIA*, UNPILES*, UNPLIES* | 7 |
| 2 | RNGDAOIEW | ORGANDIE | 15 – 15 | ORGANDIE | DOWERING* | 15 |
| 3 | 100 4 6 5 10 2 → 141 | 141
4 × 10 + 6 − 5 + 100 |
25 – 25 | 141
4 × 10 + 6 − 5 + 100 |
|
25 |
| TTT | SAMHOPED | Sam hoped his hair would thicken like the other boys'. | MOPHEADS | |||
| 4 | SLRTAIAOU | RITUALS | 32 – 32 | SLIOTAR | ALASTOR*, AROUSAL*, AUSTRAL*, LARIATS*, ORALIST*, OUTSAIL*, ROSALIA*, ROTULAS*, SAUTOIR, SOLARIA*, SOLATIA*, TAILORS* | 32 |
| 5 | VTEADMIOR | MEDIATOR | 40 – 40 | MEDIATOR | ADMOTIVE*, DEVIATOR | 40 |
| 6 | 4 6 10 3 8 9 → 785 | 784
(9 × 8 + 6) × 10 + 4 |
47 – 40 | 783 |
RR: 785 = (8 + 9) × (4 × 10 + 6) + 3 |
50 |
| 7 | YSEATLURO | ROSULATE | 55 – 48 | ROSULATE | AUTOLYSE*, OESTRUAL*, UROSTYLE* | 58 |
| 8 | BNCSIUEAX | CABINS | 61 – 54 | CABINS | ACINUS*, AUXINS*, AXENIC*, CASEIN*, CEIBAS*, INCASE*, INCUSE*, NABIES*, SABICU*, UNCASE*, UNISEX, USANCE*, XENIAS* | 64 |
| 9 | 25 4 7 10 2 1 → 733 | 733
(25 + 1) × 4 × 7 + 10 ÷ 2 |
71 – 64 | 733
(25 + 1) × 4 × 7 + 10 ÷ 2 |
|
74 |
| TTT | SAMCITES | Sam cites this as a reason for his employment problems. | CASTEISM | |||
| 10 | RHNTIAOIA | RATION | 77 – 70 | RATION | ATHANOR*, ORTHIAN | 81 |
| 11 | RDEOTMEUG | GROUTED | 84 – 77 | GROUTED | GOURMET, REMOTED* | 88 |
| 12 | PGTHIAOIK | KATIPO | 90 – 83 | KATIPO | PATIKI*, PITHOI* | 94 |
| 13 | DMAOLSEIL | MODALISE | 98 – 91 | MODALISE | MELODIAS*, SLALOMED* | 102 |
| 14 | 25 50 100 75 5 6 → 213 | 213
(100 × 50 + 75 × 6) ÷ 25 − 5 |
108 – 91 | 212 |
|
112 |
| 15 | IRUINPALS | SPIRULINA
(8.5 seconds) |
118 – 91 | 122 | ||
