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Episode LAN218
From Countdown
Episode 218 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 1 June 2011, as part of Series 3.
John Langford played Arti Sharma, with John Langford winning 41 – 38.
NOTE: In Round 7, David stated that TOEPRINTS is eligible word for scoring 18 points, however it is not found in both Oxford and Collins dictionaries.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | John Langford | Score | Arti Sharma | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EOOSMSIKR | SMOKER | 6 – 0 | MOOSE | SMOKERS, ROOKIES, SMOKIES*, SMOKIER*, MOSSIER*, ISOMERS*, IRKSOME*, ROOMIES* | 7 |
| 2 | DBUAHCEIF | DEBAUCH | 13 – 0 | ABIDE | 14 | |
| 3 | 50 100 75 6 9 6 → 217 | 216
100 + 75 + 50 − 6 − 9 + 6 |
20 – 7 | 216
50 × 6 − 75 − 9 |
LS: 217 = (9 − 6) × 75 − 100 ÷ 50 − 6 |
24 |
| WM | SOYTRIBE | Preferred state when using heavy machinery. | SOBRIETY | |||
| 4 | NERNAOMES | MEANER | 20 – 14 | MANNERS | ANEMONES | 32 |
| 5 | DUCAEGRAD | GRADED | 26 – 20 | GRADED | GUARDED, ARCADED* | 39 |
| 6 | 50 25 100 1 1 7 → 466 | 452 | 26 – 20 | 473 ☓ |
LS: 467 Best: 467 = (50 − 1) × 7 + 100 + 25 − 1 |
46 |
| WM | POISETOP | Unexpectedly attractive. | OPPOSITE | |||
| 7 | NTPIEROTS | POINTERS | 34 – 28 | POINTERS | TOEPRINTS** | 64 |
| 8 | 25 75 50 9 4 7 → 211 | 209
50 × 4 + 9 |
41 – 28 | — |
LS: 211 = 25 × 9 − 75 + 50 + 7 + 4 |
74 |
| 9 | JUTECONGA | 41 – 38 | CONJUGATE
(3 seconds) |
84 | ||
