Episode C12

Episode C12 was broadcast on 7 January 2020, as part of Series 2 of Celebrity Countdown.

Stuart Maconie played James O'Brien, with James O'Brien winning 82 – 59, in a rearranged 14-rounder. The Dictionary Corner guest was Rufus Hound, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rachel Riley preselected the six-small selection in Round 2, describing, in particular, a strategy for solving targets divisible by 11.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Stuart Maconie	Score	James O'Brien	Others	Max.
1	UMNERISAT	REMAINS	7 – 7	MINSTER	ANTISERUM, MISAUNTER, RUMANITES, RUMINATES	18
2	8 9 7 3 2 5 → 671	—	7 – 17	671 (8 + 3) × (9 × 7 − 2)		28
3	CRABTOADS		7 – 17		BROADCAST	38
TTT	MACONIED	He's got to be having a laugh, surely.			COMEDIAN
4	PRCOIETNO	☓⁶	7 – 23	CORNET	ECTROPION, NEOTROPIC	56
5	YENTAISBU	YENS	11 – 27	BUYS	SUBITANE*	64
6	75 2 6 8 7 6 → 414	411 ☓	11 – 37	414 (8 − 2) × 75 − 6 × 6		74
TTT	SEESWIRL	There are no cables involved with this set at all.			WIRELESS
7	RAWTIPONX	portion ☓	11 – 43	RATION	WAITRON*	81
8	GSNEOARSI	SINGERS	18 – 50	GASSIER	AGONISERS*, ORGANISES	99
9	50 4 4 3 6 2 → 738	—	18 – 55	746 (4 + 6 + 3 + 2) × 50 − 4	RR: 738 = (50 × 2 + 6) × (4 + 3) − 4	109
TTT	HEARRADIO	You'll never hear our celebrities spouting this verbal nonsense on the radio.			DIARRHOEA
10	BSDEOULME	MOULDS	24 – 61	MOULDS	DUELSOME*	117
11	NAFMEIRUD	UNFARMED	32 – 67	FRAMED	MUDARINE, MURAENID, UNFRAMED	125
12	SGAETWLOT	WATTLES	39 – 72	GLOWS	GELATOS, GESTALT, LEGATOS, LOWAGES, STOWAGE, TOWAGES	132
13	25 75 4 6 2 3 → 306	306 75 × 4 + 6	49 – 82	306 75 × 4 + 6		142
14	QUEENRYFC	FREQUENCY (3 seconds)	59 – 82			152