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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 |