Episode LAN399

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Episode 399 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 8 March 2012, and was the second semi-final of Series 4.

Alan Nash played Toby Baldwin, with Alan Nash winning 50 – 40, after a tiebreak conundrum.

NOTE: In Round 1, David didn't accept the word AMITIES, as this specific form was not listed in Macquarie Dictionary, but it could be found in Oxford Dictionary.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Alan Nash	Score	Toby Baldwin	Others	Max.
1	DBAISMEIT	amities ☓**	0 – 6	BIASED	BASTIDE*, MISDATE*	7
2	LRNUEJAUE	UNREAL	6 – 12	UNREAL	NEURULA*	14
3	100 75 25 50 6 1 → 681	681 (100 + 1) × 6 + 75	16 – 12	681 ☓		24
WM	REALTHUG	It really is the best medicine.			LAUGHTER
4	STYCIOMET	STYMIE	16 – 19	TOTEMIC	SOCIETY, COTTISE*	31
5	FSPRIAEDI	DESPAIR	23 – 26	DIARIES	PRAISED, DIAPERS*, DAIRIES*, FAIRIES*, PIERIDS*, PERIDIA*, ASPIRED*, AIRSIDE*, DIAPIRS*, DIARISE*	38
6	50 9 1 5 4 6 → 852	851 (5 × 4 − 9 + 6) × 50 + 1	30 – 26	851 ☓		45
WM	USUALFOB	Michelle Pfeiffer's Baker Boys.			FABULOUS
7	CNKRAOENG	ORANGE	30 – 33	CORKAGE	ACROGEN*, CRANNOG*	52
8	50 75 5 8 4 10 → 887	884	30 – 40	885 (8 + 4) × 75 − 10 − 5	L​S: 887 = 10 × 50 + 5 × 75 + 8 + 4	62
9	NEATIDEAL	ALIENATED (5.25 seconds)	40 – 40			72
TB	SUAVECORN	CAVERNOUS (2.5 seconds)	50 – 40			72