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Episode LAN240
From Countdown
Episode 240 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 1 July 2011, as part of Series 3.
Jacob Davey played Leanne Roberts, with Jacob Davey winning 71 – 20.
NOTE: In Round 5, David stated that SOBEREST would not be an eligible word, however it could be found in Oxford dictionary.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Jacob Davey | Score | Leanne Roberts | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMRCOIENA | CLAIMER | 7 – 7 | ROMANCE | COALMINER | 18 |
| 2 | DTLEEAPSE | DEPLETES | 15 – 7 | ELAPSED | PEDESTAL, TEASELED*, STEEPLED* | 26 |
| 3 | 75 100 4 7 8 7 → 630 | 630
100 × 7 − 75 + 8 − 7 + 4 |
25 – 7 | 632 |
|
36 |
| WM | MOVERAKE | To do some self-renovation. | MAKEOVER | |||
| 4 | BRIANORTI | RATION | 31 – 7 | banter ☓ | TABORIN, ROBINIA* | 43 |
| 5 | EOESTRASB | BOASTER | 38 – 14 | BEATERS | BOASTERS, SOBEREST** | 51 |
| 6 | 50 100 8 9 2 10 → 437 | 437
50 × 9 − 10 ÷ 2 − 8 |
48 – 14 | — |
|
61 |
| WM | PEARSHIP | A hot gemstone. | SAPPHIRE | |||
| 7 | HFGDEOEON | HOONED | 54 – 20 | HOOFED | GOOFED* | 67 |
| 8 | 75 25 100 4 1 9 → 430 | 433
100 × 4 + 25 + 9 − 1 |
61 – 20 | 429 ☓ |
LS: 430 = (75 − 25) × 9 − (100 ÷ (4 + 1)) |
77 |
| 9 | COUNTGRIN | TROUNCING
(29 seconds) |
71 – 20 | 87 | ||
