Episode M95

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Episode M95 was an episode of Series 2 of the Countdown Masters. It was scheduled to begin on 21 January 1991 but was never broadcast due to the Gulf War.

Michael Wareham played John Clarke, with John Clarke winning 95 – 88. The lexicographer was Freda Thornton.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Michael Wareham	Score	John Clarke	Others	Max.
1	XSTIELSOT	LITOTES	7 – 7	TOILETS	LOSTEST*	7
2	75 9 4 2 3 6 → 422	423	7 – 17	422 75 × 6 – (9 – 2) × 4		17
3	NASTINOSE		7 – 27	SENSATION (5.25 seconds)		27
4	VDLSFIOOY	FLOODS	13 – 33	FLOODS	FOLIOS*, OVOIDS	33
5	25 50 8 1 3 6 → 450	450 25 × 6 × 3	23 – 43	450 (50 + 25) × 6		43
6	NUVOCREED		23 – 53	UNCOVERED (3.25 seconds)		53
7	RWPYEUTCA	CAPTURE	30 – 60	CAPTURE	CAUTERY*	60
8	50 9 8 1 4 2 → 752	752 ☓	30 – 67	751 (9 + 4 + 2) × 50 + 1	CV: 752 = (50 + 8) × (9 + 4) – 2	70
9	MONGOSPIC	COMPOSING (2 seconds)	40 – 67			80
10	TBYMJOEED	DEMOTE	46 – 73	DEMOTE	EMBODY, EMOTED*, OBEYED*	86
11	50 100 10 6 7 2 → 601	601 100 × 6 + 10 – 7 – 2	56 – 83	601 100 × 6 + 10 – 7 – 2		96
12	VOTEDACAD	ADVOCATED (1 second)	66 – 83			106
13	SPPSYUOIH	SOPPY	71 – 88	SHOPS	PHYSIOS*	113
14	25 75 4 6 4 2 → 689	690 (75 – 6) × (4 + 4 + 2)	78 – 95	690 (75 – 6) × (4 + 4 + 2)	Best: 689 = (25 × 6 + 4) × 4 + 75 – 2	123
15	RAPIDSEED	DESPAIRED (1.5 seconds)	88 – 95			133

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1), (part 2), (part 3) (Rounds 1 to 9)