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Episode 8348

From Countdown

Episode 8348 was broadcast on 28 August 2024, as part of Series 90.

Alex Call played Lorraine Graham, with Alex Call winning 103 – 42. The Dictionary Corner guest was Kadeena Cox, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Call was not asked to spell his word in Round 11 – therefore, he may have intended MANTLES rather than MANTELS.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Alex Call Score Lorraine Graham Others Max.
1 CAOSDENST COASTED 7 – 7 COASTED CONTESSA*, COSTEANS*, DESCANTS*, ONSTEADS* 8
2 MAGTENRID MIGRATED 15 – 7 dreaming ☓9 DERATING*, DREAMING, EMIGRANT, GRADIENT*, MARGINED*, REDATING*, TERINDAM*, TREADING* 16
3 100 2 9 6 2 7 → 689 689
(100 − 2) × 7 + 9 − 6
25 – 17 689
7 × 100 − (9 + 2)


26
TTT APHIDPOEM It's all about a tale, about a horse. HIPPODAME
4 TONEPLPAR PLANTER 32 – 24 PROPANE PROPENAL* 34
5 SOREFSAGE FORAGES 39 – 31 FORAGES SERFAGES* 42
6 75 50 1 3 5 5 → 771 771
(75 − 3) × (5 + 5) + 50 + 1
49 – 31 750


52
7 RISUBRAES BRUISERS 57 – 31 burries ☓ BURSARIES* 70
8 PUGRIDVNE GRIPED 63 – 31 pungier ☓ PERUVIN*, PERVING*, PUDGIER, UNRIPED* 77
9 50 1 5 10 9 8 → 489 489
(50 − 1) × 10 − (9 − 8)
73 – 31 490


87
TTT CHOSEPOOR She chose a poor day to read this – her prospects were bleak. HOROSCOPE
10 TIKTWUROB WORK 77 – 35 WORK OUTWIT, RUTTOK*, TURBIT*, TURBOT 93
11 NAOLSMETJ MANTELS 84 – 42 LAMENTS AJOSTLE*, ETALONS*, LOMENTS*, MAENOLS*, MALTOSE*, MANLOTS*, MANSLOT*, MANTLES*, OMENTAL, TELAMON* 100
12 CTLAMLOIX CLAIM 89 – 42 mallot ☓ COMITAL*, MAILLOT* 107
13 DETIRSODG STORIED 96 – 42 sodgier ☓ DODGIEST, STODGIER 115
14 75 25 8 7 7 9 → 911 909
(75 + 25) × 9 + 8 + 7 ÷ 7
103 – 42

Best: 911 = (7 × 7 + 9) × (25 − 8) − 75

125
15 ADIMGRAPH paradigm ☓
(4.25 seconds)
103 – 42 demigraph ☓
(3.75 seconds)
DIAPHRAGM 135