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Episode LAN432
From Countdown
Episode 432 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 24 April 2012, as part of Series 5.
Ian Phillips played Brent Dalton, with Ian Phillips winning 59 – 26.
Notably, the best-scoring word in Round 4 is spelt the same as Brent's surname.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Ian Phillips | Score | Brent Dalton | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RTDUIEAMI | MITRED | 6 – 0 | IRATE | MATURED, AIRTIME*, MURIATE*, READMIT*, TIMIDER* | 7 |
| 2 | SCREOESNU | SCREENS | 13 – 7 | UNCROSS | CENSURES, CORNUSES*, NECROSES*, NEUROSES* | 15 |
| 3 | 25 5 10 4 3 5 → 474 | 475
4 × 5 × 25 − 3 × 5 − 10 |
20 – 14 | 475
(10 + 5 + 4) × 25 |
LS: 474 = (5 × 5 + 25 − 3) × 10 + 4 |
25 |
| WM | FIREDIAL | Place where oxygen is grown. | AIRFIELD | |||
| 4 | TLTQAOIDN | TOTAL | 25 – 19 | TOTAL | DALTON, TALION*, LATION*, LADINO*, DOLINA* | 31 |
| 5 | CRLAUETSA | SECULAR | 32 – 19 | CRATES | CAESURAL* | 39 |
| 6 | 75 3 9 8 1 7 → 367 | 367
(8 − 3) × 75 − 9 + 1 |
42 – 19 | — |
|
49 |
| WM | LACEMELT | Pen pal. | CELLMATE | |||
| 7 | GNOISRHDE | HERDING | 49 – 26 | HERDING | HINDERS, DEHORNS*, DINGERS*, DINGOES*, ENGIRDS*, ERODING*, GROINED*, HORSING*, IGNORED*, IGNORES*, INDORSE*, INSHORE*, NERDISH*, OGREISH*, REDOING*, REGIONS*, ROSINED*, SHOEING*, SHORING*, SHRINED* | 56 |
| 8 | 4 5 10 3 7 1 → 527 | — | 49 – 26 | 544 |
LS: 527 = ((5 + 3) × 4 − 1) × (10 + 7) |
66 |
| 9 | FLAWLATER | WATERFALL
(1.5 seconds) |
59 – 26 | 76 | ||
