Episode S44 - Revision history

DaaniyalAli at 11:22, 6 April 2026

2026-04-06T11:22:32Z

DaaniyalAli at 11:21, 6 April 2026

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TobyMcDonald at 22:53, 13 August 2023

2023-08-13T22:53:58Z

The Doctor: moving to new order

2020-12-21T12:37:31Z

moving to new order

JamesL25 at 17:34, 28 April 2016

2016-04-28T17:34:56Z

JRTerrier24 at 16:52, 8 May 2015

2015-05-08T16:52:10Z

JRTerrier24 at 16:27, 8 May 2015

2015-05-08T16:27:55Z

JRTerrier24 at 05:51, 10 April 2015

2015-04-10T05:51:57Z

JRTerrier24: New Episode

2015-04-10T05:51:41Z

New Episode

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{{episode|previous=Episode S43}}
'''Episode S44''' was a [[special episode]] broadcast on 10 April 2015, which featured 2 [[contestant]]s who were in the police force.

PC [[Matt Croy]] played prison officer [[Craig Lingard]], with Matt Croy winning {{score|91|66}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Paul Zenon]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].

Like [[Episide S43]], this episode was also broadcast at 6am, and also used the "old" [[15 round format]], which was still being used when this was recorded in 2012.

==Rounds==
{{Rounds-start|Matt Croy|Craig Lingard}}
{{R-letters |1 |BHETEINTO|BOTNET |BITTEN |EBONITE* | 6|6 | 7}}
{{R-letters |2 |DRIDANUSE|DENARIUS |DRAINS |RADIUSED*, SARDINED | 14|6 | 15}}
{{R-letters |3 |VSAHEITEC|HEAVIEST |HEAVIEST |ACHIEVES, VESICATE* | 22|14 | 23}}
{{R-letters |4 |PRITARUFE|PARTIER |PARTIER |FRUITER, RAPTURE, TURFIER*| 29|21 | 30}}
{{R-numbers |5 | 100|75|6|4|3|7| 858
|857
|858|sol2=3 × 4 × 75 − 7 × 6
|29|31|40}}
{{R-TTT |ROBSFEAR|Refrains from adding to Goldilocks' woes.|FORBEARS}}
{{R-letters |6 |NRUSOTAXO|RATOONS |OUTRAN |SANTOOR*, UNROOTS* | 36|31 | 47}}
{{R-letters |7 |LTAMEODYN|OMENTAL |MALTED |MANTLED*, TALONED, TELAMON*| 43|31 | 54}}
{{R-letters |8 |RFAHECAMO|CARAFE |CAMERA |CHAMFER* | 49|37 | 61}}
{{R-letters |9 |DNIVEEKOG|INVOKED |EVOKING |DOVEKIE* | 56|44 | 68}}
{{R-numbers |10| 25|4|6|6|9|10| 928
|926|sol1=9 × 4 × 25 + 6 × 6 − 10
|922
|rr=928|solrr=(25 × 9 + 6) × 4 + 10 − 6
|63|44|78}}
{{R-TTT |TOMSFEAR|Sounds like Esther can count all her friends on one hand.|FORMATES}}
{{R-letters |11|SDIWOEGLR|GWEILOS |GLIDERS |DOWRIES*, GILDERS*, GIRDLES, GLORIED, GLORIES*, GLOWERS*, GODLIER*, GROWLED, LODGERS*, REGILDS*, ROWDIES*, SOLDIER*, SOLIDER*, SWIRLED*, WEIRDOS, WIDGERS*, WILDERS*| 70|51 | 85}}
{{R-letters |12|TSAMETAFB|ABATES |MATES |AFTEST*, BEMATA*, FABEST*, MATTES*, TAMEST*| 76|51 | 91}}
{{R-letters |13|JSEQIESPA|SPIES |JAPES |ESPIES*, JESSIE*, SEPIAS| 81|56 | 97}}
{{R-numbers |14| 100|4|6|4|7|5| 290
|290|sol1=(7 − 4) × 100 − 6 − 4
|290|sol2=(7 − 4) × 100 − 6 − 4
|91|66|107}}
{{R-conundrum|15|FITTERDUO|sol=FORTITUDE|91|66|117}}
{{Rounds-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:S044}}
[[Category:15-round games]]
[[Category:Special episodes|43]]
[[Category:Episodes presented by Nick Hewer]]
[[Category:Episodes with Rachel Riley as arithmetician]]
[[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]]
[[Category:Episodes with Paul Zenon as a guest]]

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]] played [[Pauline Latham]], with Pauline Latham winning {{score|67|64}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-NOTE 1: This episode was broadcast over 1.5 years after its original recording, during which the dictionary had changed from the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|paper version]] to the [[Oxford Dictionaries Premium|online version]]
+NOTE 1: This episode was broadcast over 1.5 years after its original recording, during which the dictionary had changed from the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|paper version]] to the [[Oxford Dictionaries Premium|online version]].
-NOTE 2: This episode was [[Countdown transmission times|broadcast]] at 6:00am, making the earliest broadcast for any episode of ''[[Countdown]]'' in its entire history.
+NOTE 2: This episode was [[Countdown transmission times|broadcast]] at 6:00am, making it the earliest broadcast time for any episode of ''[[Countdown]]'' in its entire history.
 ==Rounds==

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]] played [[Pauline Latham]], with Pauline Latham winning {{score|67|64}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-This episode is notable for two reasons – firstly, it was broadcast over a year and a half after its original recording, during which the dictionary had changed from the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|paper version]] to the [[Oxford Dictionaries Premium|online version]], and secondly, the episode was broadcast at 6am, making the earliest broadcast for any episode of ''[[Countdown]]'' in its entire history.
+NOTE 1: This episode was broadcast over 1.5 years after its original recording, during which the dictionary had changed from the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|paper version]] to the [[Oxford Dictionaries Premium|online version]]
 ==Rounds==

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{episode|previous=Episode S43|next=Episode S45}}
-'''Episode S44''' was a [[special episode]] broadcast on 6 April 2015, which featured 2 [[contestant]]s who happen to be sisters.
+'''Episode S44''' was broadcast on 6 April 2015, as a [[special episode]] between two sisters.
 [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]] played [[Pauline Latham]], with Pauline Latham winning {{score|67|64}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-This episode is notable for 2 reasons; firstly, it was broadcast over a year and a half after its original recording, during which the dictionary had changed from the paper to the online version, and secondly, the episode was broadcast at 6am, making the earliest broadcast for any episode of ''[[Countdown]]'' in its entire history.
+This episode is notable for two reasons – firstly, it was broadcast over a year and a half after its original recording, during which the dictionary had changed from the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|paper version]] to the [[Oxford Dictionaries Premium|online version]], and secondly, the episode was broadcast at 6am, making the earliest broadcast for any episode of ''[[Countdown]]'' in its entire history.
 ==Rounds==

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{episode|previous=Episode S43|next=Episode S45}}
-'''Episode S44''' was a [[special episode]] broadcast on 10 April 2015, which featured 2 [[contestant]]s who were in the police force.
+'''Episode S44''' was a [[special episode]] broadcast on 6 April 2015, which featured 2 [[contestant]]s who happen to be sisters.
-PC [[Matt Croy]] played prison officer [[Craig Lingard]], with Matt Croy winning {{score|91|66}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Paul Zenon]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
+[[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]] played [[Pauline Latham]], with Pauline Latham winning {{score|67|64}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Gyles Brandreth]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-Like [[Episode S43]], this episode was also broadcast at 6am, and also used the "old" [[15 round format]], which was still being used when this was recorded in 2012. As of April 2016, it is the final game to have been premiered in the Old 15 format, although a few specials recorded during the [[Richard Whiteley]] and [[Jeff Stelling]] eras are yet to emerge.
+This episode is notable for 2 reasons; firstly, it was broadcast over a year and a half after its original recording, during which the dictionary had changed from the paper to the online version, and secondly, the episode was broadcast at 6am, making the earliest broadcast for any episode of ''[[Countdown]]'' in its entire history.
 ==Rounds==
-{{Rounds-start|Matt Croy|Craig Lingard}}
+{{Rounds-start|Olivia Lloyd-Potts|Pauline Latham}}
-{{R-letters  |1 |BHETEINTO|BOTNET   |BITTEN   |EBONITE*            |  6|6  |  7}}
+{{R-letters  |1 |NOVEHRAST|ANOTHER  |ANTHERS  |EARSHOT*, HARVEST*, HOAREST*, HORNETS*, NOVATES*, ROANEST*, SANTERO*, SENATOR*, SENHORA*, SERVANT*, SHORTEN*, TAVERNS*, THRONES*, TREASON*, VERSANT*|  7|7  |  7}}
-{{R-letters  |2 |DRIDANUSE|DENARIUS |DRAINS   |RADIUSED*, SARDINED | 14|6  | 15}}
+{{R-letters  |2 |JNCOULAQN|NOUN     |CLAN     |NOUNAL              | 11|11 | 13}}
-{{R-letters  |3 |VSAHEITEC|HEAVIEST |HEAVIEST |ACHIEVES, VESICATE* | 22|14 | 23}}
+{{R-numbers  |3 | 50|9|6|1|8|4| 354
-{{R-letters  |4 |PRITARUFE|PARTIER  |PARTIER  |FRUITER, RAPTURE, TURFIER*| 29|21 | 30}}
+|354|sol1=(8 − 1) × 50 + 4
-{{R-numbers  |5 | 100|75|6|4|3|7| 858
+|354|sol2=(50 + 9) × 6
-|857
+|21|21|23}}
-|858|sol2=3 × 4 × 75 − 7 × 6
+{{R-TTT         |SEAFRIES|These pretty plants sound like they come without charge.|FREESIAS}}
-|29|31|40}}
+{{R-letters  |4 |YGPEAESRK|SPEAKER  |parkers {{x}}|PRESAGE             | 28|21 | 30}}
-{{R-TTT         |ROBSFEAR|Refrains from adding to Goldilocks' woes.|FORBEARS}}
+{{R-letters  |5 |CPEABNEOT|ATONE    |PENCE    |ACETONE*, PATONCE*, POTENCE| 33|26 | 37}}
-{{R-letters  |6 |NRUSOTAXO|RATOONS  |OUTRAN   |SANTOOR*, UNROOTS*  | 36|31 | 47}}
+{{R-numbers  |6 | 100|7|1|10|8|10| 372
-{{R-letters  |7 |LTAMEODYN|OMENTAL  |MALTED   |MANTLED*, TALONED, TELAMON*| 43|31 | 54}}
+|&mdash;
-{{R-letters  |8 |RFAHECAMO|CARAFE   |CAMERA   |CHAMFER*            | 49|37 | 61}}
+|&mdash;
-{{R-letters  |9 |DNIVEEKOG|INVOKED  |EVOKING  |DOVEKIE*            | 56|44 | 68}}
+|rr=372|solrr=(100 − 7) × 8 ÷ (10 ÷ 10 + 1)
-{{R-numbers  |10| 25|4|6|6|9|10| 928
+|33|26|47}}
-|926|sol1=9 × 4 × 25 + 6 × 6 − 10
+{{R-letters  |7 |HUIARLOSE|HAULIERS |airholes {{x}}|                    | 41|26 | 55}}
-|922
+{{R-letters  |8 |PTWIEIMGR|MITRE    |PERMIT   |PERIWIG*, WIMPIER   | 41|32 | 62}}
-|rr=928|solrr=(25 × 9 + 6) × 4 + 10 − 6
+{{R-numbers  |9 | 100|8|1|5|4|9| 635
-|63|44|78}}
+|637
-{{R-TTT         |TOMSFEAR|Sounds like Esther can count all her friends on one hand.|FORMATES}}
+|636|sol2=100 × (5 + 1) + 9 × 4
-{{R-letters  |11|SDIWOEGLR|GWEILOS  |GLIDERS  |DOWRIES*, GILDERS*, GIRDLES, GLORIED, GLORIES*, GLOWERS*, GODLIER*, GROWLED, LODGERS*, REGILDS*, ROWDIES*, SOLDIER*, SOLIDER*, SWIRLED*, WEIRDOS, WIDGERS*, WILDERS*| 70|51 | 85}}
+|rr=635|solrr=((4 − 1) × 9 + 100) × 5
-{{R-letters  |12|TSAMETAFB|ABATES   |MATES    |AFTEST*, BEMATA*, FABEST*, MATTES*, TAMEST*| 76|51 | 91}}
+|41|39|72}}
-{{R-letters  |13|JSEQIESPA|SPIES    |JAPES    |ESPIES*, JESSIE*, SEPIAS| 81|56 | 97}}
+{{R-TTT         |REALNICE|It's real nice to be able to have some trust in somebody.|RELIANCE}}
-{{R-numbers  |14| 100|4|6|4|7|5| 290
+{{R-letters  |10|VRMEOINDE|overmined {{x}}|REMOVED  |DOMINEER*           | 41|46 | 80}}
-|290|sol1=(7 − 4) × 100 − 6 − 4
+{{R-letters  |11|TREAFOSRI|farters {{x}}|FROSTIER |ROTARIES*, ROTIFERS | 41|54 | 88}}
-|290|sol2=(7 − 4) × 100 − 6 − 4
+{{R-letters  |12|BSMOIAGIS|IMAGOS   |IMAGOS   |BIOMASS*            | 47|60 | 95}}
-|91|66|107}}
+{{R-letters  |13|TOXAOETDN|NOTATED  |NOTATED  |ODONATE             | 54|67 |102}}
-{{R-conundrum|15|FITTERDUO|sol=FORTITUDE|91|66|117}}
+{{R-numbers  |14| 25|4|3|8|10|5| 381
 {{Rounds-end}}
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 [[Category:Episodes with Rachel Riley as arithmetician]]
 [[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]]
-[[Category:Episodes with Paul Zenon as a guest]]
+[[Category:Episodes with Gyles Brandreth as a guest]]

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 PC [[Matt Croy]] played prison officer [[Craig Lingard]], with Matt Croy winning {{score|91|66}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Paul Zenon]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-Like [[Episode S43]], this episode was also broadcast at 6am, and also used the "old" [[15 round format]], which was still being used when this was recorded in 2012.
+Like [[Episode S43]], this episode was also broadcast at 6am, and also used the "old" [[15 round format]], which was still being used when this was recorded in 2012. As of April 2016, it is the final game to have been premiered in the Old 15 format, although a few specials recorded during the [[Richard Whiteley]] and [[Jeff Stelling]] eras are yet to emerge.
 ==Rounds==

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:S044}}
 [[Category:15-round games]]
-[[Category:Special episodes|43]]
+[[Category:Special episodes|44]]
 [[Category:Episodes presented by Nick Hewer]]
 [[Category:Episodes with Rachel Riley as arithmetician]]
 [[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]]
 [[Category:Episodes with Paul Zenon as a guest]]

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−	{{episode\|previous=Episode S43}}	+	{{episode\|previous=Episode S43\|next=Episode S45}}
	'''Episode S44''' was a [[special episode]] broadcast on 10 April 2015, which featured 2 [[contestant]]s who were in the police force.		'''Episode S44''' was a [[special episode]] broadcast on 10 April 2015, which featured 2 [[contestant]]s who were in the police force.