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Episode LAN297
From Countdown
Episode 297 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 18 October 2011, and was the fourth quarter-final of Series 3.
Jeremy Schiftan played Brydon Coverdale, with Jeremy Schiftan winning 51 – 41.
NOTE: The answer to the first Word Mix is recognised only as a proper noun in Oxford Dictionary.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Jeremy Schiftan | Score | Brydon Coverdale | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAHELIBOM | MOBILE | 6 – 6 | MOBILE | BOHEMIAN | 8 |
| 2 | SDCERIVOM | MEDICS | 12 – 12 | VOICED | DISCOVER, DIVORCES | 16 |
| 3 | 100 50 3 1 8 6 → 858 | 858
8 × 100 + 50 + 6 + 3 − 1 |
22 – 22 | 858
8 × 100 + 50 + 6 + 3 − 1 |
|
26 |
| WM | WEARTOOL | I was defeated, you won the war. | WATERLOO** | |||
| 4 | TGUPADNEI | PAINTED | 29 – 22 | PAINED | DEPUTING, UPDATING | 34 |
| 5 | TOFACEHIK | CHEAT | 34 – 27 | CHEAT | ACHIOTE* | 41 |
| 6 | 75 1 8 7 2 1 → 171 | 171
(75 + 8) × 2 + 7 − 1 − 1 |
44 – 27 | 167 |
|
51 |
| WM | COSTMICE | No deeper than the surface. | COSMETIC | |||
| 7 | GASEROSIN | SOARING | 51 – 34 | SEARING | ORGANISES | 69 |
| 8 | 50 25 8 5 9 4 → 659 | 663 | 51 – 41 | 658
(9 + 4) × 50 + 8 |
LS: 659 = (8 + 5) × 50 + 9 |
79 |
| 9 | RULECACTI | 51 – 41 | CIRCULATE | 89 | ||
