Episode 7885

Episode 7885 was broadcast on 3 November 2022, as part of Series 86.

There were no Teatime Teasers in this episode; clips of Guinness World Records adjudicator Mark McKinley certifying Countdown as the game show with the most series ever during Episode 5987, and of Jeff Stelling's introduction of Rachel Riley in their first episode, were instead broadcast before the breaks.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Heather Beadnell	Score	Barrie Atkinson	Others	Max.
1	TSNOAESPT	STONES	0 – 7	PATENTS	POTESTAS*	8
2	DJOENLESI	JOINED	6 – 13	ONSIDE	LESIONED*	16
3	100 50 2 5 7 6 → 674	—	6 – 18	664 6 × 100 + 50 + 2 × 7	RR: 674 = 6 × 100 + 50 + (5 + 7) × 2	26
4	FOSRAESNO	SOONER	6 – 25	REASONS	SONOFERS*	34
5	FMSXEOUEN	MOUSE	11 – 30	SEMEN	EXOMES, FOEMEN, NEUMES, NEXUMS, NOEMES*	40
6	25 50 4 3 9 9 → 448	449 (9 + 9) × 25 − (4 − 3)	18 – 37	447 9 × 50 − 3	RR: 448 = (50 − 3) × 9 + 25	50
7	PSLGUEARR	GRASPER	25 – 37	GULPS	EARPLUGS, PLAGUERS, REGULARS	58
8	TIOMTKUOR	MOTOR	30 – 42	MOTOR	MOTORIK, ROOTKIT	65
9	100 25 6 2 4 10 → 432	432 (100 + 6) × 4 + 10 − 2	40 – 42	431		75
10	ENBOCALER	CLEANER	47 – 42	CLEAR	BACONER, BLANCER, CARBENE, CORNEAL, EARLOBE, ENABLER, RELANCE, RENABLE	82
11	LMTAIOSDE	MALTOSE	54 – 42	moldiest ☓	ATOMISED, DIASTOLE, ISOLATED, LOAMIEST, MELODIAS, MELODIST, MISDEALT, MODALISE, MODALIST, MODELIST, MODISTAE, SODALITE	90
12	YDOIGNUHI	HIDING	60 – 48	HIDING	DINGHY, DOUGHY, GUIDON, HOYING, INDIGO, UNIOID, YOGINI, YOUING*	96
13	MNSBEAEZI	BEANIES	67 – 55	MEANIES	AMBIENS, BASEMEN, NEMBIES, NEMESIA*	103
14	75 100 50 10 7 2 → 248	247 2 × 100 + 50 − (10 − 7)	74 – 55	248 ☓	RR: 248 = 50 × 7 − 100 − 2	113
15	MILIGANNG	mangling ☓ (7.5 seconds)	74 – 55		MALIGNING	123