Episode 7998

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Episode 7998 was broadcast on 18 April 2023, as part of Series 87.

Pouvanen Pillay played Mandy Morgan, with Pouvanen Pillay winning 91 – 62. The Dictionary Corner guest was Justin Moorhouse, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In Round 13, Dictionary Corner offered paralyze ☓ which is the American spelling of PARALYSE and therefore not allowed under the Countdown rules.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Pouvanen Pillay	Score	Mandy Morgan	Others	Max.
1	MARIHSULI	LAIRS	0 – 6	MARISH	SHIURIM*, SIMILAR, URAMILS*	7
2	MCEOSRAMS	SCREAMS	7 – 6	COMMAS	MARMOSES*, SCAMMERS	15
3	50 9 1 10 4 5 → 696	696 (5 − 1 + 10) × 50 − 4	17 – 6	—		25
TTT	FEARICON	Your liking for this sort of person will decrease over time.			IRONFACE
4	NTEIBDOIS	EDITION	24 – 6	BODIES	BONITIES*, EDITIONS, SEDITION*	33
5	ROWERADIS	WORRIES	31 – 13	DRAWERS	DROWSIER, ROSARIED*	41
6	75 50 1 8 4 1 → 375	375 (4 + 1) × 75	41 – 23	375 (8 − 1 − 1) × 50 + 75		51
7	MERUTEIGE	MEETER	47 – 29	MEETER	EREMITE*	58
8	NRAETNUAF	TANNER	53 – 35	TANNER	URANATE*	65
9	75 25 50 1 3 5 → 649	649 (5 + 3) × 75 + 50 − 1	63 – 35	650		75
TTT	PINGLUNG	Don't start working on a blocked sink with this sort of neckline.			PLUNGING
10	SGEHUEWPI	WIPES	68 – 40	SWEEP	EEPHUS*, WEIGHS	81
11	TAVISEDOJ	DOVES	68 – 46	OVATES	DATIVES*, DOATIES*, IODATES*, JOISTED, TOADIES*, VISTAED*, VOIDEST*	88
12	FGEONLAOT	FOOTAGE	75 – 46	TANGLE	ANGELOT*, FOOLAGE*, TANGELO	95
13	PEYAZERLA	PLAYER	81 – 52	REPLAY	REPAYAL*	102
14	100 75 8 10 1 6 → 210	210 (8 − 6) × 100 + 10	91 – 62	210 (8 − 6) × 100 + 10		112
15	PHONEEBOX		91 – 62		XENOPHOBE	122