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Episode 7853
From Countdown
Episode 7853 was broadcast on 21 September 2022, as part of Series 86.
Alan Young played Dawn MacPhie, with Alan Young winning 117 – 82. The Dictionary Corner guest was Noreen Khan, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
The solution for 743 in Round 14 was given by Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Alan Young | Score | Dawn MacPhie | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GEMINOSLT | MOLESTING | 18 – 18 | MOLESTING | 18 | |
2 | CPBEIUSME | BEMUSE | 18 – 25 | PUMICES | BUMPEES* | 25 |
3 | 6 9 7 6 1 3 → 205 | 206 ☓ | 18 – 32 | 202
9 × 7 × 3 + 6 + 6 + 1 |
RR: 205 = (6 × 3 + 7 + 9) × 6 + 1 |
35 |
TTT | NICEDAVE | Dave is nice and doesn't have this in his character at all. | DEVIANCE | |||
4 | SRLAIECWA | WAILERS | 25 – 32 | crawlies ☓ | AERIALS*, ECLAIRS*, RILAWAS*, SCALIER* | 42 |
5 | RENUTIGPT | REPUTTING | 43 – 32 | PETTING | PUTTERING | 60 |
6 | 75 25 7 4 2 3 → 141 | 141
(75 − 3) × 2 − (7 − 4) |
53 – 42 | 141
(75 − 3) × 2 − (7 − 4) |
|
70 |
7 | SAKELOPEM | ELOPES | 59 – 48 | PLEASE | APLOMES*, MOEPELS*, PALKEES* | 77 |
8 | XZLDEEUTA | EXALTED | 66 – 55 | EXALTED | EXUDATE*, EXULTED*, LUXATED*, TEAZLED* | 84 |
9 | 10 1 1 9 10 2 → 573 | 576
(10 − 2) × 9 × (10 − 1 − 1) |
73 – 55 | 580 |
RR: 573 = ((10 + 9) × 10 + 1) × (1 + 2) |
94 |
TTT | ANTITONE | It's not what you say, it's how you say it. | INTONATE | |||
10 | NJROAESPE | PERSONA | 80 – 55 | PARSON | PERAEONS*, PERSONAE | 102 |
11 | TANORIETD | RATIONED | 88 – 63 | RATIONED | ANTIDOTE*, ATTORNED*, DERATION*, NADORITE*, NITRATED*, ORDINATE, RODENTIA*, TENTORIA*, TETANOID* | 110 |
12 | HWTAIUGRO | RAGOUT | 94 – 69 | GROWTH | ROUGHIT*, WARTHOG, WROUGHT | 117 |
13 | FENOCEYIS | NIECES | 100 – 75 | FENCES | INFOSEC, SENECIO* | 124 |
14 | 50 100 6 7 6 9 → 743 | 742
(100 + 6) × 7 |
107 – 82 | 744
100 × 7 + 50 − 6 |
RR: 743 = (9 + 6) × 50 − 7 |
134 |
15 | SAWHISBAN | WASHBASIN
(6.5 seconds) |
117 – 82 | 144 |