Episode C0816

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Episode C0816 was played on 8 July 2008 as the second quarter-final of COOT 08.

Ben Wilson played Paul Howe, with Ben Wilson winning 116 – 106. The game was hosted by Jason Cullen.

Their combined score of 222 of a possible 224 is one of the highest on record, and some commentators at the time called this the greatest game of online Countdown ever played.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Ben Wilson	Score	Paul Howe	Others	Max.
1	HXGDEIANT	HEADING	7 –  7	HEATING		7
2	BMNDIAOOA	DOMAIN	13 –  13	DOMINO	ANOMIA*, DAIMON*, INDABA*, MAIDAN*	13
3	LPKTUEOME	TEMPLE	19 –  19	TUPELO	EELPOUT*	20
4	RRPPUOAIE	REPAIR	25 –  25	RAPIER	PARURE*, PAUPER*, POURER*, PROPER*, RAPPER*, RIPPER*, RIPRAP*, ROPIER*, UPROAR*	26
5	25 100 50 9 10 5 → 416	416 (50 − 100 ÷ 25) × 9 + 10 ÷ 5	35 – 35	416 (10 + 5 + 100 ÷ 50) × 25 − 9		36
TTT	HEYGITES	Eating carrots supposedly helps to improve this.			EYESIGHT
6	NRSDAIELE	ISLANDER	43 –  43	ISLANDER	ARSENIDE*, NEARSIDE*, REALISED*, REDLINES*, SIDEREAL*	44
7	TGPNOEIRG	GROPING	50 –  50	GROPING	GENITOR*, PIROGEN*, POINTER*, PONGIER*, PORTING*, PROTEIN*, REPOINT*, TRIGONE*	51
8	SJBSUOATW	SABOTS	56 –  56	SABOTS	BOASTS*, JABOTS*, JOUSTS*, TSUBAS*, TSUBOS*	57
9	RSHFEEOLR	REFRESH	63 –  63	HERSELF	FLESHER*, FRESHER*	64
10	100 3 7 10 4 1 → 444	444 (100 + 10 + 1) × 4	73 – 73	444 (100 + 10 + 1) × 4		74
TTT	DEERPEAS	A plant that has been sexually assaulted perhaps!			RAPESEED
11	NSTQUAIEY	ANTIQUES	81 –  81	QUANTISE	QUINATES*	82
12	FSTLOEALC	COLLATES	89 –  89	FLOATELS		90
13	DRTCIAEEI	CATERED	96 –  96	CREATED		97
14	100 5 1 10 8 1 → 952	952 (100 − 5) × 10 + 1 + 1	106 – 106	952 (100 − 5) × 10 + 1 + 1		107
15	PEERHOURS	SUPERHERO (3 seconds)	116 – 106			117