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Episode 3833
From Countdown
Episode 3833 was broadcast on 8 December 2004, as part of Series 52.
Fred Reynolds played James Hill, with Fred Reynolds winning 80 – 68. The Dictionary Corner guest was Rick Wakeman, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Fred Reynolds | Score | James Hill | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IEWNFJARH | FINER | 5 – 5 | FINER | WHARFIE* | 7 |
2 | LDGNIEQOB | IGNOBLE | 12 – 5 | LODGE | BOINGED, OBLIGED* | 14 |
3 | PLCEUDOTS | COUPLED | 19 – 5 | ☓5 | COUPLETS, OCTUPLED*, OCTUPLES, POSTLUDE*, SCULPTED* | 22 |
4 | LSTYAEIPR | plaiter ☓ | 19 – 12 | PLASTER | ASPERITY, PILASTER, PLASTERY*, PRIESTLY, PSALTERY*, SPRITELY* | 30 |
5 | 50 5 8 1 3 9 → 716 | 713 ☓ | 19 – 12 | — |
CV: 716 = (9 + 5) × 50 + (3 − 1) × 8 |
40 |
TTT | BARMISAM | You can take strike action while playing these. | MARIMBAS | |||
6 | NTVCAUIRU | VAUNT | 19 – 19 | CURTAIN | 47 | |
7 | TLDXAEROM | MORALE | 25 – 25 | MORTAL | DELATOR*, DEXTRAL*, EARLDOM, LEOTARD | 54 |
8 | BGRFEIETS | BRIEFEST | 33 – 25 | GREETS | 62 | |
9 | UAEKMSRSM | MAKERS | 39 – 31 | SMEARS | MASKERS*, MASSEUR, SESAMUM*, SUMMERS | 69 |
10 | 100 8 7 2 9 10 → 950 | 950
(100 − 7 + 2) × 10 |
49 – 41 | 950
9 × 100 + (7 − 2) × 10 |
|
79 |
TTT | SATDRANK | Sat and drank from these, perhaps? | TANKARDS | |||
11 | PTRTOENSI | SPOTTIER | 57 – 41 | POTTERS | NEPOTIST*, POINTERS, PORTENTS, PROTEINS, REPOINTS*, SNOTTIER, TENORIST*, TRITONES* | 87 |
12 | HDTNOEIPE | POINTED | 64 – 48 | POINTED | EPIDOTE*, PENTODE, POTHEEN | 94 |
13 | IAEOGSCTM | MASCOT | 70 – 48 | MOIST | GEOMATICS | 112 |
14 | 100 75 5 6 8 2 → 708 | 708
(5 + 2) × 100 + 8 |
80 – 58 | 708
(5 + 2) × 100 + 8 |
|
122 |
15 | DUNDERTAN | 80 – 68 | REDUNDANT
(6.25 seconds) |
132 |