Episode 8528

Episode 8528 was broadcast on 30 May 2025, as part of Series 91.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Ashley Upchurch	Score	Amy Berry	Others	Max.
1	HASEROCNT	CHANTERS	8 – 8	CHANTERS	ANCESTOR, CHORTENS, ENACTORS, ESCHATON, NOTCHERS, SNATCHER, STANCHER, THORACES, TRANCHES	8
2	LISFBNEOC	BONES	8 – 15	FOIBLES	LOBEFINS	16
3	50 100 8 7 3 9 → 890	890 9 × 100 − (7 + 3)	18 – 25	890 9 × 100 − (7 + 3)		26
TTT	CATNOISE	The hedgehog had food – good vibrations.			SONICATE
4	HISRWTAEN	WASHER	18 – 32	TARNISH	HAIRNETS, INEARTHS, SHERWANI, TARWHINE, THERIANS	34
5	SULEPIRNY	SNIPER	24 – 38	PLIERS	PLEURISY*, SUPINELY	42
6	25 50 7 10 3 9 → 819	818 ☓	24 – 38	817 ☓	RR: 819 = 7 × 9 × (10 + 3)	52
7	MODATELRP	PLATED	24 – 46	TEMPORAL	TRAMPLED	60
8	STMUROSEF	MUSTER	24 – 53	MUSTERS	STRUMOSE	68
9	4 1 5 8 6 5 → 819	—	24 – 53	820 ☓	RR: 819 = (1 + 6) × (4 + 5) × (5 + 8)	78
TTT	DUNETIDE	It's how every single episode of Countdown definitely does not come to you.			UNEDITED
10	LMSATIEDG	MALTED	24 – 60	MIDGETS	MISDEALT	86
11	WELADGERS	WELDERS	31 – 67	REGALED	DEALERS, DRAGEES, DRAWEES, GALERES, GREASED, LASERED, LEADERS, LEDGERS, LEEWARD, RAGWEED, REGALES, SLEDGER, WAGERED*	93
12	GDUAVATIE	AVIATE	31 – 74	AVIATED	DIVAGATE	101
13	CNIAMBORU	MANIC	31 – 80	BARIUM	COUMARIN	109
14	75 5 9 8 4 7 → 181	180 ☓	31 – 87	182 (9 − 7) × 75 + 8 × 4	RR: 181 = (8 + 4) × 9 − (7 − 5) + 75	119
15	HUGERCONK	ROUGHNECK (6.75 seconds)	41 – 87			129