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Episode LAN396
From Countdown
Episode 396 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 5 March 2012, and was the third quarter-final of Series 4.
Kerin White played Daniel Chua, with Daniel Chua winning 32 – 26.
NOTE: The conundrum had two valid solutions: DILIGENCE and CEILINGED.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Kerin White | Score | Daniel Chua | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PMCLIAISE | CLAMPS | 6 – 6 | CLAIMS | MISPLACE | 8 |
| 2 | OAGRMTEAD | GRATED | 12 – 6 | mortaged ☓ | MATADOR, GRADATE*, MARGATE* | 15 |
| 3 | 75 50 3 4 8 1 → 860 | 842 | 12 – 11 | 854
(8 + 4) × 75 − 50 + 3 + 1 |
LS: 860 = (75 + 8 + 3) × 50 ÷ (4 + 1) |
25 |
| WM | RAGEVEND | Written beneath the surface. | ENGRAVED | |||
| 4 | EUEHFDSRF | SUFFERED | 20 – 11 | RUFFED | 33 | |
| 5 | TYSCIUOLE | LOCUST | 26 – 17 | LOCUST | SOCIETY, CITOLES*, OCULIST* | 40 |
| 6 | 25 7 4 10 8 5 → 583 | 580 ☓ | 26 – 17 | 585 ☓ |
LS: 583 = (7 + 4) × 5 × 10 + 25 + 8 |
50 |
| WM | BORNIDEA | A ball on oxygen. | DEBONAIR | |||
| 7 | BSWDAIAGR | — | 26 – 22 | GRABS | AIRBAGS | 57 |
| 8 | 50 9 3 8 1 1 → 198 | 197 | 26 – 32 | 198
(3 + 1) × 50 − 9 + 8 − 1 |
|
67 |
| 9 | NICEGLIDE | 26 – 32 | DILIGENCE** | 77 | ||
