Episode 7080

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Episode 7080 was broadcast on 22 May 2019, as part of Series 80.

Elliott Mellor played Kieran Matley, with Elliott Mellor winning 143 – 10. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jon Culshaw, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Mellor's winning margin of 133 points was the largest in the history of Countdown, surpassing the previous record of 112 also jointly held by him; his record would later be tied by Ronan Higginson in Episode 8024.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Elliott Mellor	Score	Kieran Matley	Others	Max.
1	IAERGNDML	DREAMING	8 – 0	MANGLER	DANGLIER*, DRAGLINE*, GERMINAL*, MALIGNED, MALIGNER*, MALINGER*, MARDLING*, MARGINED*, RELADING*	8
2	ZRUTRATOM	MUTATOR	15 – 0	—		15
3	75 8 4 6 7 2 → 693	693 (6 × 4 + 75) × 7	25 – 0	—		25
TTT	SOMEGENTS	Some gents spend a fortune on these in the hope of impressing their lovers.			GEMSTONES
4	KPETPAGWO	POTAGE	31 – 0	GAPE	PEGTOP*, TOWAGE	31
5	UEINMSHOE	INHUMES	38 – 0	HOMIES	HOUSEMEN	39
6	100 3 3 9 8 10 → 666	666 (10 × 8 − 3 − 3) × 9	48 – 0	680		49
7	AUIGVLMAI	AVAIL	53 – 0	valium ☓	AGUILA*, GAVIAL*, MAULVI*	55
8	SPURCETSI	PICTURES	61 – 0	spruciest ☓	CITRUSES*, CREPITUS, CRISPEST*, CRUSTIES*, CURTSIES*, PISTEURS*, RICTUSES*, SPRUCEST	63
9	100 1 9 2 8 2 → 902	902 9 × 100 + 2	71 – 10	902 9 × 100 + 2		73
TTT	LIPPYSORT	She's a lippy sort of girl and will often speak to you this way.			STROPPILY
10	NTORNAWDU	UNTOWARD	79 – 10	UNDRAWN	DOWNTURN, OUTDRAWN, TURNDOWN*	81
11	IOESCLRAR	CARRIOLES	97 – 10	CLOSER		99
12	NSILSODSA	ANDISOLS	105 – 10	SOILS		107
13	EAITCRTON	CARNOTITE	123 – 10	CANTER	CORTINATE	125
14	100 7 5 8 6 9 → 851	851 (100 + 7) × 8 − 5	133 – 10	848		135
15	GIMPCOUNT	COMPUTING (0.75 seconds)	143 – 10			145

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)