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Episode 5947
Episode 5947 was broadcast on 30 June 2014, as part of Series 71.
James Wall played Tricia Blatherwick, with James Wall winning 68 – 33. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jon Culshaw, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
This episode was notable for being the first edition to use the Oxford Dictionary Online (ODO), which also meant that Dictionary Corner had a laptop computer, instead of a paper dictionary for the first time in the history of Countdown.
In round 10, Blatherwick's declaration of FURNITURES was disallowed for three reasons; it is not a valid word, it contains letters not in the selection, and it was misdeclared as a 9. A declaration had previouusly been disallowed for three separate reasons in Episode 5264.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | James Wall | Score | Tricia Blatherwick | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MCEPHAOEN | MENACE | 6 – 0 | cephane ☓ | CHAPMEN*, CHEAPEN*, PACEMEN*, PHONEME* | 7 |
2 | UGOSANISO | SONGS | 11 – 0 | ooing ☓ | SOUSING, SUASION* | 14 |
3 | 50 4 8 9 8 2 → 817 | 817
8 × 2 × 50 + 9 + 8 |
21 – 0 | 815 |
|
24 |
TTT | HORSECAP | They'll cook eggs and fish which they've acquired illegally. | POACHERS | |||
4 | ELDOERBGU | BLUDGER | 28 – 7 | BURGLED | REDOUBLE | 32 |
5 | ASMRIGLDE | GRIMED | 34 – 13 | RIDGES | REGALISM* | 40 |
6 | 50 8 1 10 7 1 → 329 | 330
(50 − 8 − 7 − 1 − 1) × 10 |
41 – 13 | 329 ☓ |
RR: 329 = (50 − (10 − 8 + 1)) × 7 |
50 |
7 | TWLOATVES | VOLES | 41 – 19 | TOWELS | SOLVATE*, WATTLES | 57 |
8 | IMREDOITJ | REMIT | 41 – 25 | MITRED | DIORITE, TIMIDER* | 64 |
9 | 75 2 6 9 3 1 → 264 | 262
75 × 3 + (6 − 2) × 9 + 1 |
48 – 25 | 258 |
RR: 264 = (3 + 1) × 6 × (9 + 2) |
74 |
TTT | ONEDROVE | One drove to the restaurant to avoid eating the tough meat. | OVERDONE | |||
10 | USENRIFET | infester ☓ | 48 – 25 | furnitures ☓9 | INTERFUSE | 92 |
11 | ANSPIODBI | PIANOS | 48 – 33 | OBSIDIAN | 100 | |
12 | RAZESOEMA | amazers ☓ | 48 – 33 | reamazes ☓ | AMAZES, AROMAS*, MAZERS, RAMOSE*, SEAMER*, ZEROES* | 106 |
13 | CPSEUHIPL | spices ☓ | 48 – 33 | pilches ☓ | PLUSHIE*, SCHLEPP*, SPICULE* | 113 |
14 | 9 10 8 8 3 4 → 864 | 864
((10 + 3) × 8 + 4) × 8 |
58 – 33 | — |
|
123 |
15 | VINEGOURD | DEVOURING
(2.25 seconds) |
68 – 33 | 133 |