Difference between revisions of "Episode 4748"

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Episode 4748 was broadcast on 2 February 2009, as part of Series 60.

Starting from this episode, Countdown was back to square one for the fourteenth time to discover new eventual finalists and series champions post-Championship of Champions XIII.

Rnd	Selection	Zoe Bowman	Score	Andrew Hodges	Others	Max.
1	GODXEMADT	DOTAGE	6 – 6	MOATED	DODGEM, GOADED, GODDAM	6
2	EAIPKTZSI	PASTIE	12 – 6	sitake ☓	PIETAS, PITIES, TIKIAS*	12
3	LNRAUSMLE	MULLERS	19 – 13	SMALLER	MENSURAL*, NUMERALS	20
4	UOENCJDLE	CLONED	25 – 19	CLONED	JOUNCED	27
5	25 5 9 4 10 8 → 834	835 4 × 25 × 8 + 5 × 9 − 10	32 – 19	831	RR: 834 = (25 × 8 + 9) × 4 − 10 ÷ 5	37
TTT	HOGDRAIN	Gathering up the advertising board.			HOARDING
6	AEIRTMTSA	ATTIRES	39 – 26	MATTERS	METATARSI*	55
7	BGLDEAEET	BELATED	46 – 33	BLEATED	DELEGATE	63
8	UAOPNWNME	unopen ☓	46 – 39	WEAPON	NOUMENA*	70
9	DSRRAIEST	TARRIED	53 – 46	RAIDERS	DISASTER, DISRATES, STRIDERS, TARSIERS*	78
10	50 100 75 25 4 3 → 895	896 75 × 4 × 3 − 100 ÷ 25	60 – 46	900	RR: 895 = (100 + 75 + 4) × (50 ÷ 25 + 3)	88
TTT	EVECRIER	It's officially part of the telephone.			RECEIVER
11	FPTHOIEOQ	FOOTIE	66 – 52	FOOTIE		94
12	IEUNRRSNO	RUNNERS	73 – 59	SUNNIER	REUNIONS*	102
13	RGSFRIEAI	FAIRER	73 – 66	FAIRIES	FRIARIES, RARIFIES	110
14	50 4 4 2 8 8 → 664	—	73 – 73	660 (50 + 4 × 4) × (8 + 2)	Best: 664 = 50 × (4 × 2 + 4) + 8 × 8	120
15	KINGRUBEN	BUNKERING (3.25 seconds)	83 – 73			130

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