Episode 6889

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Episode 6889 was broadcast on 15 August 2018, as part of Series 79.

Adam Rolston played Leonora Fleming, with Adam Rolston winning 76 – 59. The Dictionary Corner guest was Julia Bradbury, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: For reasons unknown, Fleming was asked to declare her word first in the odd-numbered Round 5. In addition, in Round 13, Dictionary Corner suggested marlier as a 7, but this has never been valid in the Oxford Dictionary used by Countdown.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Adam Rolston	Score	Leonora Fleming	Others	Max.
1	SUORSGIUI	GROSS	5 – 5	GROSS	GUIROS*, RUGOUS*, SIGRIS*	6
2	MVZAOETNA	MEANT	10 – 10	AMAZE	METAZOAN*	14
3	50 9 6 7 1 5 → 347	347 7 × 50 − (9 − 6)	20 – 20	347 7 × 50 − (9 − 6)		24
TTT	NOTNINETY	He'd not even got ninety views on his YouTube channel, and he felt a bit like this.			NONENTITY
4	DSSEOANRE	REASONED	28 – 28	REASONED	DEARNESS*, ENDORSES, SEASONED	32
5	TEAGTTPON	TEAPOT	34 – 34	PATTEN	PONTAGE*, POTTAGE	39
6	50 75 100 25 1 6 → 443	445 75 × 6 − (100 ÷ 25 + 1)	41 – 34	449	RR: 443 = (100 + 50) × 75 ÷ 25 − 6 − 1	49
7	DEOYTRAWE	WATERY	47 – 40	WATERY	DEWATER*, EYEWARD*, OARWEED*, TARWEED*, TOWERED*, WATERED	56
8	KFSUEADCE	DEFACES	54 – 40	DEFUSE		63
9	50 75 7 5 8 6 → 147	147 ☓	54 – 47	148 (7 − 5) × 75 − (8 − 6)	RR: 147 = (75 ÷ 5 + 6) × 7	73
TTT	IBELETOUT	Will I ever be let out of here? I think I'm trapped.			OUBLIETTE
10	HTMOAIESL	MAILSHOT	62 – 47	homliest ☓	HELOTISM*, HEMIOLAS*, LOAMIEST*, METALISH*	81
11	SVAETPBIN	PANTIES	69 – 47	PAVES	BAPTISE*, BASINET*, NATIVES, PATINES*, PIANETS*, PINATES*, SAPIENT*, VAINEST*	88
12	JLDOEUSXU	louds ☓	69 – 52	DOUSE	EXODUS, JOULES, LOUSED*, SOULED*	94
13	TIARLREMR	MARRIER	76 – 59	TRAILER	MALTIER*, MARLIER**, MARLITE*, MARRITE*, RETIRAL*, RETRIAL*, TARRIER*	101
14	6 1 9 8 3 7 → 220	—	76 – 59	—	RR: 220 = (9 − 1 + 8 + 6) × (7 + 3)	111
15	CREAMPEAK		76 – 59		PACEMAKER	121