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Episode COBRIS20053
From Countdown
Episode COBRIS20053 was played on 30 July 2005, as part of CoBris 2005.
The host was James Macarthur, and the Dictionary Corner guest and lexicographer was Jerry Humphreys.
NOTE: It is possible that the starting numbers in the Round 4 selection were not in the order given. Additionally, the final letter in the Round 5 selection is unknown; if it was an S, WANNABES was available as a darrenic 8, making the game's maximum score 69 instead of 68. (If it was an E, HENBANE was available as an alternate max 7.)
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Score | Others | Max. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DTPNGEAIT | – | PAINTED, PATIENT, PATTING, PETTING, TAINTED | 7 | ||
| 2 | SQTAEOTAF | – | FATES, FATSO, FEAST, FEATS, FESTA, FETTA, SOFTA, STATE, STOAT, TASTE, TEATS, TESTA, TOAST, TOFTS, TOTES | 12 | ||
| 3 | VHLCOUOYO | – | CHOLO, OVOLO, VOUCH | 17 | ||
| 4 | 2 2 7 8 9 100 → 271 | – |
Best: 271 = 2 × 100 + 9 × 7 + 8 |
27 | ||
| 5 | WHNBAEAN? | – | WANNABE** | 34 | ||
| 6 | SKIEIYXLD | – | DISLIKE, KYLIXES | 41 | ||
| 7 | HRERASSSO | – | HOARSER, RASHERS, SAROSES, SHARERS, SOARERS | 48 | ||
| 8 | 75 100 25 1 2 7 → 842 | – |
Best: 842 = (75 × 25 + 7) ÷ 2 − 100 + 1 |
58 | ||
| 9 | NUDECLOTS | – | CONSULTED | 68 |
