Episode 7937

Episode 7937 was broadcast on 23 January 2023, as part of Series 87.

NOTE 1: Starting from this episode, this was officially the first episode presented by Colin Murray as a full-time presenter.

NOTE 2: Starting from this episode, Countdown was back to square one for the fifteenth time to discover new eventual finalists and series champions post-Championship of Champions XVI because 30th Birthday Championship, Championship of Champions XIV and Championship of Champions XV (the knockout tournaments presented by Nick Hewer) did not invite back the chosen finalists from the latest series.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Peter Burke	Score	Marc Meakin	Others	Max.
1	DITESALIT	DETAILS	7 – 7	DETAILS	IDEALIST*	8
2	EAIRGDOJY	GRADE	7 – 14	JOYRIDE		15
3	6 3 9 6 2 7 → 261	261 6 × 6 × 7 + 9	17 – 14	—		25
TTT	DRABLAWS	Not just one boring tool, there's lots of them.			BRADAWLS
4	TLSAOAZSE	ZEALOTS	24 – 21	ZEALOTS	ALTESSA, ALTEZAS, ATLASES, SLEAZOS	32
5	POGEVUMER	REMOVE	30 – 27	REMOVE	MORGUE, OEUVRE, PREVUE, PUGREE, PURGEE, VOGUER*	38
6	25 1 7 4 2 8 → 910	909 (8 + 1) × 4 × 25 + 7 + 2	37 – 27	910 ☓	RR: 910 = ((25 + 8) × 4 − 2) × 7	48
7	HUDOSEPIG	POISED	43 – 33	POGUES	DOGESHIP, PHUGOIDS, PISHOGUE*	56
8	EORNSFAER	senora ☓	43 – 33	farer ☓	AERONEFS, REASONER	64
9	10 7 5 6 2 3 → 343	343 (5 × 10 − (3 − 2)) × 7	53 – 43	343 (6 × 5 + 3 + 2) × 10 − 7		74
TTT	GERSHWIN	By George, they never stop complaining.			WHINGERS
10	NCHNUAETM	unmatch ☓	53 – 43	unmatch ☓	ENCHANT, MANCHET, MANHUNT, MAUNCHE, MECHANT, UNMEANT, UNTEACH	81
11	TINEKEGAR	INTEGER	53 – 51	RETAKING	ENARGITE*, GRATINEE	89
12	NTWSOAIAT	AWAITS	59 – 57	AWAITS	ANATTOS, ATTAINS, STATION, TITANOS*	96
13	NISOLEMIS	OILINESS	67 – 57	MISSION	ELISIONS, EMISSION, ISOLINES, LIMINESS, LIONISES, MELISSIN, MISLINES	104
14	100 5 10 3 9 6 → 361	360 (9 − 3) × 6 × 10	74 – 64	360 3 × 100 + 6 × 10	RR: 361 = (5 × 6 − 3) × 10 − 9 + 100	114
15	MODERNWIG		74 – 64	wondering ☓ (9.75 seconds)	DEWORMING	124