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Episode 3155
From Countdown
Episode 3155 was broadcast on 28 December 2001, as part of Series 47.
Tom Hargreaves played Alan Wright, with Tom Hargreaves winning 110 – 64. The Dictionary Corner guest was Geoffrey Durham, and the lexicographer was Clare Pemberton, with this episode being Pemberton's last appearance as lexicographer to date.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Tom Hargreaves | Score | Alan Wright | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RDTBUEISC | CRUDITES | 8 – 8 | CRUDITES | CURBSIDE, CURTSIED* | 8 |
2 | DAFOMPEAN | FOAMED | 14 – 14 | DAMPEN | ADENOMA* | 15 |
3 | RTSGIUOLE | GLORIES | 21 – 21 | UGLIEST | EULOGIST*, OUTLIERS | 23 |
4 | NITASDPEF | DEFIANT | 28 – 28 | STAINED | DESTAIN*, DETAINS*, FAINTED*, INSTEAD*, PAINTED, PANDITS*, PANTIES*, PEDANTS*, PENTADS*, SAINTED*, SANDPIT*, SAPIENT*, SATINED*, STIPEND, TIENDAS* | 30 |
5 | 100 4 1 5 6 9 → 993 | 993
(9 + 1) × 100 − (5 − 4 + 6) |
38 – 38 | 993
(9 + 1) × 100 − (6 − 4 + 5) |
|
40 |
TTT | ALANSUM | MANUALS | ||||
6 | SOQBAIHTD | BOAST | 43 – 43 | OATHS | TOADISH* | 47 |
7 | CMPNEAUYL | ENCAMP | 49 – 43 | CAMEL | CALUMNY*, CLEANUP* | 54 |
8 | VETORSAIL | VIOLATES | 57 – 43 | TAILORS | LEVATORS*, OVERSAIL, VALORISE*, VERTISOL*, VOTARIES* | 62 |
9 | GNRWEIATE | WATERING | 65 – 43 | WEARING | ENARGITE*, GRATINEE* | 70 |
10 | 75 7 6 2 9 1 → 644 | 643
(75 + 6) × (9 − 1) − (7 − 2) |
72 – 43 | 636 |
CV: 644 = (75 + 1) × 9 − (6 × 7 − 2) |
80 |
TTT | BEERCAM | EMBRACE | ||||
11 | MSLCOEADF | SCALED | 78 – 49 | FOAMED | SOLACED* | 87 |
12 | BOTIPRAUH | PATIO | 83 – 54 | THROB | ABITUR*, ABRUPT*, AUTHOR, PHOBIA, PROBIT*, RUBATI*, RUBATO*, RUPIAH*, THORIA* | 93 |
13 | DNGREIOMD | IGNORED | 90 – 54 | MINDER | DEMIGOD*, DEMOING*, DERMOID*, DODGIER*, ERODING*, GROINED*, MINORED*, REDDING*, REDOING | 100 |
14 | 50 10 9 6 2 8 → 132 | 132
(50 + 10 + 6) × 2 |
100 – 64 | 132
(9 − 6) × 50 − (10 + 8) |
|
110 |
15 | NUTDOUCHE | UNTOUCHED
(2 seconds) |
110 – 64 | 120 |