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Episode LAN379
From Countdown
Episode 379 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 9 February 2012, as part of Series 4.
Alan Nash played Peter Szantry, with Alan Nash winning 73 – 24.
This game marks a very rare instance in which a century was available in (a close variant of) a game in the Countdown 9 round format. Also it's worth noting that this have been occured in two games in a row, although some of the 9-letter words may not have been present in the Macquarie Dictionary at the time.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Alan Nash | Score | Peter Szantry | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IATLDESIU | DETAILS | 7 – 7 | DILATES | DUALITIES* | 18 |
| 2 | NCEOALMDE | CLEANED | 14 – 7 | DEMEAN | LEMONADE | 26 |
| 3 | 25 50 100 75 8 7 → 495 | 498
7 × 75 − 25 − 100 ÷ 50 |
21 – 7 | — |
LS: 495 = 8 × 75 − 100 − 7 + 50 ÷ 25 |
36 |
| WM | TWEEDSOB | Put upon and dragged away. | BESTOWED | |||
| 4 | RNRHOUOES | HONOURS | 28 – 7 | SHORE | HONOURERS | 54 |
| 5 | IAETJNGTU | JUTTING | 35 – 14 | JUTTING | JETTING | 61 |
| 6 | 75 50 100 25 5 4 → 179 | 179
100 + 75 + 4 |
45 – 24 | 179
100 + 75 + 4 |
|
71 |
| WM | MANSPEAR | Sharp and bitey. | PARMESAN | |||
| 7 | REMSOACPS | COMPRESS | 53 – 24 | SCREAMS | MESOCARPS* | 89 |
| 8 | 100 2 9 5 8 2 → 575 | 575
(100 + 9 + 8 − 2) × 5 |
63 – 24 | 575 ☓ |
|
99 |
| 9 | ITCHYNEST | SYNTHETIC
(26.25 seconds) |
73 – 24 | hesitancy ☓
(23.5 seconds) |
109 | |
