Episode 6447

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Episode 6447 was broadcast on 17 October 2016, as part of Series 75.

Andrew Macleod played Ruaraidh Macdonald, with Andrew Macleod winning 106 – 51. The Dictionary Corner guest was Brendan Cole, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Beginning with this episode, Countdown moved its transmission time to 2:10pm and has eventually remained like that in the foreseeable future post-2016 (excluding rare occasions due to sports coverage such as Episode 6562, Episode 6667 and Episode 6959).

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andrew Macleod	Score	Ruaraidh Macdonald	Others	Max.
1	GMFAIURDE	FIGURED	7 – 0	FRAMED	ARGUFIED	8
2	ZSIANTEIR	SANITIZER	25 – 18	SANITIZER	TRIAZINES*	26
3	100 25 8 9 6 10 → 612	612 (100 + 10 − 8) × 6	35 – 28	612 (10 − 8 + 100) × 6		36
TTT	DAVEWORE	Dave wore a look of astonishment when the occasion got to him.			OVERAWED
4	CNUOEPSAR	pouncers ☓	35 – 28	pouncers ☓	NACREOUS*, PONCEAUS*	44
5	PISOCUNOM	COUSIN	41 – 28	SCOOP	COPIOUS, COUPONS*, OMINOUS, OPSONIC*, POCOSIN*, SOUPCON, SPUMONI*, UNICOMS*	51
6	75 2 7 5 4 1 → 876	874 ☓	41 – 28	—	RR: 876 = (75 − 2) × (7 + 5)	61
7	XTSEIULDA	laudiest ☓	41 – 35	DILUTES	AULDEST*, DETAILS*, DILATES*, DUALISE*, DUALIST*, LUXATED, LUXATES*, SALUTED*, SEXTULA*	68
8	VHOESTRAO	SHOOTER	48 – 35	SHAVER	OSETROVA*, OVERSHOT	76
9	50 75 7 10 9 3 → 300	300 (9 − 3) × 50	58 – 45	300 (10 − 7 + 3) × 50		86
TTT	CURLSOFA	You would definitely want to curl up on the sofa if you had this.			SCROFULA
10	PWDIEULNA	WAILED	64 – 51	DENIAL	PALUDINE*	94
11	GERITONAR	NEGATOR	71 – 51	rotating ☓	ANTERIOR*, ORANGITE, RERATING*	102
12	TEILTEASH	STEALTH	78 – 51	HEATS	AILETTES*, ATHETISE*, ATHLETES, HESITATE*	110
13	NMRIAELGO	MALINGER	86 – 51	MALIGN	GERANIOL*, GERMINAL*, MALIGNER*, REGIONAL	118
14	75 3 7 8 6 6 → 924	924 (6 + 6) × 75 + 8 × 3	96 – 51	—		128
15	DODGYRUBA	BODYGUARD (1.25 seconds)	106 – 51			138

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)