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+ | [[Image:Episode 3000.JPG|right|thumb|Special guest [[Cecil Korer]] joins the team for a champagne toast.]] | ||
'''Episode 3000''' was broadcast on 27 April 2001, as part of [[Series 44]]. | '''Episode 3000''' was broadcast on 27 April 2001, as part of [[Series 44]]. | ||
− | [[Paul Hawkins]] played [[Raymond Reece]], with Paul Hawkins winning 51 | + | [[Paul Hawkins]] played [[Raymond Reece]], with Paul Hawkins winning {{score|51|31}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Keith Barron]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Tania Styles]]. |
− | + | This episode was specifically billed as the 3000th episode, and on its original transmission, it was followed by the documentary ''[[A Tribute to Countdown: 3000 and Counting]]''. This is the only instance to date in which a "thousandth" episode of ''[[Countdown]]'' has actually been celebrated on the correct day according to the episode numbering used by this wiki – all others have deviated from it, sometimes by several weeks (e.g., the episode billed as the "6000th" was actually [[Episode 5987]]). | |
− | [[Category:Episodes in Series 44 | + | ==Rounds== |
− | [[Category:9-round games | + | {{Rounds-start|Paul Hawkins|Raymond Reece}} |
− | [[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley | + | {{R-letters |1|DAHTNEGVI|EVADING |HEADING |DEVIANT*, GAHNITE*, HEATING*, HEAVING*, NIGHTED*, VINTAGE| 7|7 | 7}} |
− | [[Category:Episodes with Tania Styles as lexicographer | + | {{R-letters |2|RESYOLCAL|COARSELY |LOCALES | | 15|7 | 15}} |
− | [[Category:Episodes with Keith Barron as a guest | + | {{R-letters |3|TSUDERNIP|SPRINTED |TURNIPS |DISPUTER*, INTRUDES, STUPIDER, UNRIPEST*, UPTRENDS*| 23|7 | 23}} |
+ | {{R-numbers |4| 100|2|5|9|8|4| 158 | ||
+ | |159|sol1=(5 + 2) × 9 − 4 + 100 | ||
+ | |159|sol2=100 ÷ 2 × (8 − 5) + 9 | ||
+ | |cv=158|solcv= (8 − 2) × 9 + 4 + 100 | ||
+ | |30|14|33}} | ||
+ | {{R-letters |5|SVADEMRIE|DIVERSE |DREAMS |ADMIRES, ADVERSE*, ADVISER*, DEARIES*, DERIVES*, MISREAD, READIES*, REVISED*, SEAMIER*, SIDEARM*, SMEARED*| 37|14 | 40}} | ||
+ | {{R-letters |6|XATGNOIHF|HATING |HOAXING |HAFTING | 37|21 | 47}} | ||
+ | {{R-letters |7|REPSUTKEA|UPRATES |uptakes {{x}}|AUSTERE*, PASTURE*, PERUKES*, REPEATS*, REPUTES*, RETAKES*, SPEAKER*| 44|21 | 54}} | ||
+ | {{R-numbers |8| 5|1|1|25|3|7| 727 | ||
+ | |725|sol1=((3 + 1) × 7 + 1) × 25 | ||
+ | |— | ||
+ | |cv=728|solcv=((7 − 1) × 5 − 1) × 25 + 3 | ||
+ | |51|21|61}} | ||
+ | {{R-conundrum|9|PICZASIGN|c2sol=CAPSIZING|c2time=23.5|51|31|71}} | ||
+ | {{Rounds-end}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{YouTube|I94ikxuRDuM|t=33s}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:3000}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Episodes in Series 44]] | ||
+ | [[Category:9-round games]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Episodes presented by Richard Whiteley]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Episodes with Carol Vorderman as arithmetician]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Episodes with Tania Styles as lexicographer]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Episodes with Keith Barron as a guest]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Thousandth episodes]] |
Latest revision as of 21:25, 31 May 2024
Episode 3000 was broadcast on 27 April 2001, as part of Series 44.
Paul Hawkins played Raymond Reece, with Paul Hawkins winning 51 – 31. The Dictionary Corner guest was Keith Barron, and the lexicographer was Tania Styles.
This episode was specifically billed as the 3000th episode, and on its original transmission, it was followed by the documentary A Tribute to Countdown: 3000 and Counting. This is the only instance to date in which a "thousandth" episode of Countdown has actually been celebrated on the correct day according to the episode numbering used by this wiki – all others have deviated from it, sometimes by several weeks (e.g., the episode billed as the "6000th" was actually Episode 5987).
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Paul Hawkins | Score | Raymond Reece | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DAHTNEGVI | EVADING | 7 – 7 | HEADING | DEVIANT*, GAHNITE*, HEATING*, HEAVING*, NIGHTED*, VINTAGE | 7 |
2 | RESYOLCAL | COARSELY | 15 – 7 | LOCALES | 15 | |
3 | TSUDERNIP | SPRINTED | 23 – 7 | TURNIPS | DISPUTER*, INTRUDES, STUPIDER, UNRIPEST*, UPTRENDS* | 23 |
4 | 100 2 5 9 8 4 → 158 | 159
(5 + 2) × 9 − 4 + 100 |
30 – 14 | 159
100 ÷ 2 × (8 − 5) + 9 |
CV: 158 = (8 − 2) × 9 + 4 + 100 |
33 |
5 | SVADEMRIE | DIVERSE | 37 – 14 | DREAMS | ADMIRES, ADVERSE*, ADVISER*, DEARIES*, DERIVES*, MISREAD, READIES*, REVISED*, SEAMIER*, SIDEARM*, SMEARED* | 40 |
6 | XATGNOIHF | HATING | 37 – 21 | HOAXING | HAFTING | 47 |
7 | REPSUTKEA | UPRATES | 44 – 21 | uptakes ☓ | AUSTERE*, PASTURE*, PERUKES*, REPEATS*, REPUTES*, RETAKES*, SPEAKER* | 54 |
8 | 5 1 1 25 3 7 → 727 | 725
((3 + 1) × 7 + 1) × 25 |
51 – 21 | — |
CV: 728 = ((7 − 1) × 5 − 1) × 25 + 3 |
61 |
9 | PICZASIGN | 51 – 31 | CAPSIZING
(23.5 seconds) |
71 |