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Episode 7938
From Countdown
Episode 7938 was broadcast on 24 January 2023, as part of Series 87.
Peter Burke played Rog Airey, with Peter Burke winning 93 – 67. The Dictionary Corner guest was Stephen K. Amos, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Peter Burke | Score | Rog Airey | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FACONIPAL | FALCON | 6 – 6 | FALCON | FOLACIN*, PALACIO*, PIANOLA, PINACOL* | 7 |
2 | TEWRIQBER | REWRITE | 13 – 13 | REWRITE | 14 | |
3 | 6 10 6 8 9 1 → 221 | 220
(6 + 6 + 9 + 1) × 10 |
20 – 13 | — |
RR: 221 = (6 + 6 + 1) × (8 + 9) |
24 |
TTT | STEPKNEE | What Alex Stepney might use when fishing. | KEEPNETS | |||
4 | MRLOEORBS | BLOOMERS | 28 – 21 | BLOOMERS | REBLOOMS, SOMBRERO* | 32 |
5 | NETIGOSEL | TINGLES | 35 – 21 | seeting ☓ | EGESTION, NEOLITES*, NOSELITE*, SLEETING*, STEELING* | 40 |
6 | 50 25 100 75 5 4 → 950 | 950
(5 + 4) × 100 + 50 |
45 – 31 | 950
(5 + 4) × 100 + 50 |
|
50 |
7 | PONECUSOR | POUNCERS | 53 – 31 | COUPONS | COUPONERS | 68 |
8 | GESLAZURT | GLAZERS | 60 – 31 | saulter ☓ | GESTURAL, TRAGULES* | 76 |
9 | 50 100 75 3 5 7 → 620 | 621 | 60 – 41 | 620
7 × 100 − 75 − 5 |
|
86 |
TTT | MADESOLD | She made and sold lots of these in her Romanian café. | DOLMADES | |||
10 | LEAODYHST | DEATHLY | 67 – 48 | LOATHES | LOATHED*, SHOALED* | 93 |
11 | NESAVENUT | VENUES | 73 – 54 | UNSEEN | AVENUES, NANTEES*, NEATENS*, UNEATEN* | 100 |
12 | DEIFPEADT | DEFEAT | 79 – 60 | DEFEAT | IDEATED* | 107 |
13 | SETAGOKER | STORAGE | 86 – 67 | STORAGE | KERATOSE* | 115 |
14 | 100 50 25 75 2 4 → 260 | 258
100 + 75 + 50 + 25 + 4 × 2 |
93 – 67 | — |
RR: 260 = 75 ÷ 25 × (100 + 4) − 2 − 50 |
125 |
15 | VOTERRISK | 93 – 67 | impetuous ☓
(0.5 seconds) |
OVERSKIRT | 135 |