Episode 6494

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Episode 6494 was broadcast on 3 January 2017, as part of Series 76.

Richard Hayward played Darren Godfrey, with Darren Godfrey winning 92 – 86. The Dictionary Corner guest was Alastair Stewart, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Beginning with this episode, Countdown was sponsored by Ibuleve Gel.

NOTE 1: In Round 10, Hayward was not asked to spell his word – however, since Rachel Riley displayed WAILED on the letters board, this has been taken as his declaration rather than WHALED.

NOTE 2: In a rare error, when Rachel Riley displayed the Dictionary Corner word JETSAM on the letters board in Round 12, she misspelt it as jetsom ☓.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Richard Hayward	Score	Darren Godfrey	Others	Max.
1	EAOEWRTSY	☓7	0 – 6	WATERY	ROSEATE*, SWEATER	7
2	ACEMONTEV	CAVEMEN	7 – 6	CAVE	MECONATE*, METACONE*	15
3	50 25 6 3 9 4 → 134	132	7 – 16	134 50 × 3 − (25 − 9)		25
TTT	TENNISBAT	Nothing to do with tennis, but they'll decline your offer to serve to them.			ABSTINENT
4	SLURITREG	GUSTIER	14 – 23	GUSTIER	SULTRIER*	33
5	IEAITRDQR	TARRED	20 – 29	TRADER	DIRTIER*, TARDIER, TARRIED	40
6	100 6 2 8 10 4 → 137	137 8 × 4 + 10 ÷ 2 + 100	30 – 39	137 10 × 4 − 6 ÷ 2 + 100		50
7	EAEASBNCS	SEANCES	37 – 39	BASES	ABSENCES	58
8	NORUGDANI	ROUNDING	45 – 47	ADORNING	UNORDAIN*	66
9	100 1 2 5 2 8 → 247	247 2 × 100 + (8 + 1) × 5 + 2	55 – 57	247 2 × 100 + (8 + 1) × 5 + 2		76
TTT	BRUCELION	It has all the hallmarks of a slippery character.			COLUBRINE
10	DAFINWHEL	WAILED	61 – 57	whalefin ☓	INHALED	83
11	AEIUFZPGM	MAIZE	66 – 62	IMAGE	GAZUMP, GUIMPE*, MAGPIE, ZEUGMA*	89
12	DASOTMEJM	MASTED	72 – 68	MASTED	MADTOMS*	96
13	KLNRAIOIL	RAIL	76 – 72	RANK	ALLIIN*, IRONIA*, KAOLIN, RILLAN*, RILLIN*	102
14	100 1 2 9 10 4 → 811	811 4 × 2 × 100 + 10 + 1	86 – 82	811 4 × 2 × 100 + 10 + 1		112
15	GRIPYAHOB		86 – 92	BIOGRAPHY (17.25 seconds)		122

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)