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Episode LAN158
From Countdown
Episode 158 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 9 March 2011, as part of Series 2.
Richard Hartley played Tim Shiel, with Richard Hartley winning 42 – 28.
NOTE: In Round 2, David stated that PANICKER is a valid word for scoring 8 points, however it is not recognised as a single word in the Oxford Dictionary.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Richard Hartley | Score | Tim Shiel | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IAOSPTMIB | paints ☓ | 0 – 5 | STAMP | SPAMBOT, IMPASTO*, BITMAPS*, BAPTISM* | 7 |
| 2 | CAPUKIREN | UNPACK | 6 – 11 | UNPACK | UNPACKER, PANICKER** | 15 |
| 3 | 6 8 5 7 7 9 → 461 | 455
7 × 7 × 9 + 8 + 6 |
11 – 11 | 108 |
LS: 461 = (8 + 9) × 6 × 5 − 7 × 7 |
25 |
| WM | ORBITHIP | "Yes" to start, but finally: "no". | PROHIBIT | |||
| 4 | GODELOTAG | TOGGLED | 18 – 11 | TAGGED | GOOGLED, GLOATED* | 32 |
| 5 | FDOETMNAR | FRONTED | 25 – 11 | donater ☓ | FOREMAN, DORMANT*, FORMATE*, FORMANT*, FORAMEN*, FRONTED*, MORDENT*, MORDANT*, ROADMEN* | 39 |
| 6 | 25 100 4 10 5 1 → 515 | 515
5 × 100 + 25 − 10 |
35 – 21 | 515
5 × 100 + 10 + 4 + 1 |
|
49 |
| WM | CABSFOIL | More than one way to look at the world. | BIFOCALS | |||
| 7 | DSOADNESR | SADDENS | 42 – 28 | SANDERS | ODDNESS, REASONS*, ADDRESS*, DANDERS*, DEODARS*, SODDENS*, ADORNED* | 56 |
| 8 | 8 5 2 4 5 10 → 751 | — | 42 – 28 | 780 |
LS: 750 Best: 750 = (8 + 2 + 5) × 5 × 10 |
63 |
| 9 | VINEENTER | inventer ☓
(20 seconds) |
42 – 28 | INTERVENE | 73 | |
