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Episode LAN426
From Countdown
Episode 426 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 16 April 2012, as part of Series 5.
Jane Taylor played Steve Hibbert, with Steve Hibbert winning 48 – 40.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Jane Taylor | Score | Steve Hibbert | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LRFREAIEC | FRAILER | 7 – 7 | CLEARER | FIERCER, EARLIER*, LEAFIER* | 7 |
| 2 | TPDSUAOEJ | SPOUTED | 14 – 14 | JOUSTED | UPDATES | 14 |
| 3 | 100 3 4 3 6 4 → 983 | 990
(6 + 4) × 100 − 4 − 3 − 3 |
19 – 14 | — |
LS: 982 Best: 982 = (100 − 3) × (6 + 4) + 4 × 3 |
21 |
| WM | TIEALERT | Holder of a pen licence. | LITERATE | |||
| 4 | DTMCAESNO | DECANTS | 26 – 14 | DANCES | COASTED, ACNODES*, COMATES*, DAEMONS*, DEACONS*, DESCANT*, DOCENTS*, DONATES*, ENDMOST*, MASONED*, OCTANES*, SCANTED*, TANDEMS* | 28 |
| 5 | DSHNRIEAC | HANDIER | 33 – 21 | HINDERS | ECHIDNAS, INARCHED*, INARCHES*, RACHIDES* | 36 |
| 6 | 100 1 2 7 6 9 → 684 | 682 | 33 – 31 | 684
7 × 100 − 9 − 1 − 6 |
|
46 |
| WM | INGOTRIB | Doing the rounds. | ORBITING | |||
| 7 | RXTNLEIUG | RINGLET | 40 – 31 | RULING | EXULTING | 54 |
| 8 | 100 8 1 6 7 4 → 945 | 942 | 40 – 38 | 946
(8 + 1) × 100 + 6 × 7 + 4 |
LS: 945 = (100 + 7 + 4 − 6) × (8 + 1) |
64 |
| 9 | WORNGROVE | 40 – 48 | OVERGROWN
(10 seconds) |
74 | ||
