Episode 6959 - Revision history

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‎Rounds: add

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Linked to the last Saturday episode before this one

JohnnyCanuck: today's game

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today's game

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'''Episode 6959''' was broadcast on 24 November 2018, as part of [[Series 79]].

[[Andrew Jackson (Series 79)|Andrew Jackson]] played [[Sue Booton]], with Andrew Jackson winning {{score|103|42}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Dr Phil Hammond]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].

Due to Formula 1 racing coverage overlapping ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s normal time slot on Friday 23 November, this episode was moved to 2:45pm on the following day, making it the first ''Countdown'' episode to have been shown on a Saturday since [[Series 54]].

==Rounds==
{{Rounds-start|Andrew Jackson|Sue Booton}}
{{R-letters | 1|BPUAERSWH|WASHER |WASHER |ABUSER*, BASHER*, BURSAE*, BUSHWA*, HAWSER*, PAREUS*, PAUSER*, PESHWA*, PHARES*, PHASER*, PHRASE*, PRAHUS*, PRESAW*, PUSHER, REBUSH*, REHABS*, REPUSH*, REWASH*, SERAPH*, SHAPER*, SUBPAR*, SUPERB*, WHARES*, WHAUPS*| 6|6 | 6}}
{{R-letters | 2|FSFIAUGRE|SUFFRAGE |FIGURES |ARGUFIES, GIRAFFES, SUFFRAGI*| 14|6 | 14}}
{{R-numbers | 3| 75|5|5|7|10|4| 789
|789|sol1=(75 + 4) × 10 − 5 ÷ 5
|789|sol2=(75 + 5) × 10 − 7 − 4
|24|16|24}}
{{R-TTT |MARIEUNIT|Marie bought me a bottle of whiskey, but there was only one unit of alcohol in it.|MINIATURE}}
{{R-letters | 4|NVDIOEMTO|DEVOTION |MOOTED |DEMOTION, MOTIONED | 32|16 | 32}}
{{R-letters | 5|RDYAOIRSN|DAIRY |radions {{x}}|ORDINARS*, ORDINARY, RANDORIS*| 37|16 | 40}}
{{R-numbers | 6| 25|50|5|10|10|8| 322
|320|sol1=(25 + 8) × 10 − 10
|325
|rr=322|solrr=((50 − 10) ÷ 5 + 25) × 10 − 8
|44|16|50}}
{{R-letters | 7|TNCUAERWH|CHUNTER |WATCHER |CHANTEUR* | 51|23 | 58}}
{{R-letters | 8|STDOIAIGS|IDIOTS |IDIOTS |IDIOTAS* | 57|29 | 65}}
{{R-numbers | 9| 75|10|6|5|5|7| 431
|430|sol1=75 × 6 − 10 − 5 − 5
|432 {{x}}
|rr=431|solrr=(75 + 10) × 5 + 6
|64|29|75}}
{{R-TTT |SINUSTOOL|The answers can always be found in liquid form.|SOLUTIONS}}
{{R-letters |10|PTLAEBPIN|PLANET |{{misdeclared||7}}|BIPLANE, PANTILE, PENTAIL*| 70|29 | 82}}
{{R-letters |11|LKGSUIODA|GOADS |GUILDS |GLADIUS, KAGOULS* | 70|35 | 89}}
{{R-letters |12|TMIAJTUES|MATIES |MATTE |MATIEST, MATTIES*, MUTATES*, SITUATE*| 76|35 | 96}}
{{R-letters |13|AOERCSRIN|SCARIER |SCARIER |RESORCIN*, SCENARIO*| 83|42 |104}}
{{R-numbers |14| 100|6|10|5|5|3| 342
|342|sol1=(10 ÷ 5 + 5) × 6 + 3 × 100
|345
|93|42|114}}
{{R-conundrum|15|GROWROBIN|c1time=1.5|c1sol=BORROWING|103|42|124}}
{{Rounds-end}}

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 [[Andrew Jackson (Series 79)|Andrew Jackson]] played [[Sue Booton]], with Andrew Jackson winning {{score|103|42}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Dr Phil Hammond]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-Due to Formula 1 racing coverage overlapping ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s normal time slot on Friday 23 November, this episode was moved to 2:45pm on the following day (but started late at 2:55pm), making it the first ''Countdown'' episode to have been shown on a Saturday since [[Episode 4077]] more than 12.5 years ago.
+Due to Formula 1 racing coverage overlapping ''[[Countdown]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s normal time slot on Friday 23 November, this episode was moved to 2:45pm on the following day (but started late at 2:55pm), making it the first ''Countdown'' episode to have been shown on a Saturday since [[Episode 4077]] more than 12.5 years ago.
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 |789|sol2=(75 + 5) × 10 − 7 − 4
 |24|16|24}}
-{{R-TTT         |MARIEUNIT|Marie bought me a bottle of whiskey, but there was only one unit of alcohol in it.|MINIATURE}}
+{{R-TTT         |MARIEUNIT|Marie bought me a bottle of whisky, but there was only one unit of alcohol in it.|MINIATURE}}
 {{R-letters  | 4|NVDIOEMTO|DEVOTION |MOOTED   |DEMOTION, MOTIONED  | 32|16 | 32}}
 {{R-letters  | 5|RDYAOIRSN|DAIRY    |radions {{x}}|ORDINARS*, ORDINARY, RANDORIS*| 37|16 | 40}}
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 {{R-conundrum|15|GROWROBIN|c1time=1.5|c1sol=BORROWING|103|42|124}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
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