Difference between revisions of "Episode 397"

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Episode 397 was broadcast on 27 March 1986, and was the Series 8 grand final.

Clive Spate played Anthony Butcher, with Clive Spate winning 107 - 53. Clive Spate was therefore the first player in Countdown's history to score a century. In a specially extended 45-minute edition the Dictionary Corner guests were Bill Tidy and Gyles Brandreth, and the lexicographer was Julia Swannel.

Rnd	Selection	Clive Spate	Score	Anthony Butcher	Others	Max.
1	OAELGDSIN	DEALINGS	8 – 8	DEALINGS	ALONGSIDE*	18
2	SCRATUSNX	CARTS	13 – 13	CARTS	SUNSTAR*	25
3	50 75 4 10 7 7 → 365	367	13 – 23	365		35
4	EAORHLTES	EARHOLES ☓	13 – 31	LEATHERS	TREHALOSE*	53
5	PDSAWISPE	SWAPPED	20 – 38	SWAPPED	APSIDES, WASPIES	60
6	100 50 3 10 4 1 → 475	475	30 – 38	—		70
7	TRAGICIER	GERIATRIC (6 seconds)	40 – 38			80
8	STNATEYWI	SATINET	47 – 38	TWINES	TAWNIEST*	88
9	OIEDMTNAR	DOMINATER *	65 – 38	DOMINATE	DERATION, ORDINATE, RATIONED, MEDIATOR	106
10	25 75 3 7 5 8 → 698	698	75 – 48	698		116
11	BDENVROVA	BROADEN	82 – 48	BRAVED	BANDORE*	123
12	OULGVEOMW	GLOVE	87 – 53	GLOVE	VOLUME*	129
13	50 100 4 3 10 8 → 548	548	97 – 53	546		139
14	ALBUMHINT	THUMBNAIL (18 seconds)	107 – 53			149

Round 9: under the rules in force at the time (for verbs listed in COD 7, agent nouns in common usage accepted and assumed to take -er endings), DOMINATER is acceptable, despite the fact that it is commonly known that dominatOR is the correct spelling (which presumably would have been disallowed!).

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 |365|sol2=
 |13|23|35}}
-{{R-letters  |4 |EAORHLTES|EARHOLESx {{x}}|LEATHERS |TREHALOSE*          | 13|31 | 53}}
+{{R-letters  |4 |EAORHLTES|EARHOLES {{x}}|LEATHERS |TREHALOSE*          | 13|31 | 53}}
 {{R-letters  |5 |PDSAWISPE|SWAPPED  |SWAPPED  |APSIDES*, WASPIES*  | 20|38 | 60}}
 {{R-numbers  |6 | 100|50|3|10|4|1| 475
@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 {{R-conundrum|7|TRAGICIER|c1time=6|c1sol=GERIATRIC|40|38|80}}
 {{R-letters  |8 |STNATEYWI|SATINET  |TWINES   |TAWNIEST*           | 47|38 | 88}}
-{{R-letters  |9 |OIEDMTNAR|DOMINATER|DOMINATE |DERATION*, ORDINATE*, RATIONED*, MEDIATOR*| 65|38 |106}}
+{{R-letters  |9 |OIEDMTNAR|DOMINATER *|DOMINATE |DERATION*, ORDINATE*, RATIONED*, MEDIATOR*| 65|38 |106}}
 {{R-numbers  |10| 25|75|3|7|5|8| 698
 |698|sol1=
@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 {{R-conundrum|14|ALBUMHINT|c1time=18|c1sol=THUMBNAIL|107|53|149}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
+* Round 9: under the rules in force at the time (for verbs listed in COD 7, agent nouns in common usage accepted and assumed to take -er endings), DOMINATER is acceptable, despite the fact that it is commonly known that dominatOR is the correct spelling (which presumably would have been disallowed!).
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