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Episode 7845
From Countdown
Episode 7845 was broadcast on 8 September 2022, as part of Series 86.
Joseph Bartram played Adam Brown, with Joseph Bartram winning 71 – 76. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nina Wadia, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
The solution in Round 14 was given by Colin Murray.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Joseph Bartram | Score | Adam Brown | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BEPOLATIH | HOPLITE | 7 – 0 | pilate ☓ | PHILOBAT* | 8 |
2 | STEOFMRIN | INFORMS | 14 – 0 | FOSTER | ENSIFORM*, FERMIONS, RIMSTONE* | 16 |
3 | 25 3 3 8 9 1 → 821 | 827
(3 × 8 + 9) × 25 − 3 − 1 |
14 – 10 | 821 |
|
26 |
TTT | MINIBLOG | He's not drunk, but he's on his knees at the bar. | LIMBOING | |||
4 | DUEGDNIEQ | QUEEN | 14 – 16 | GUIDED | DEEDING, DEIGNED*, GUIDEED* | 33 |
5 | SUTODILER | SOLITUDE | 22 – 24 | OUTLIERS | DELIROUS*, DILUTERS*, ETOURDIS*, OUTRIDES*, OUTSIDER, STUDLIER | 41 |
6 | 100 75 2 7 9 3 → 740 | 739 ☓ | 22 – 31 | 741
(3 + 7) × 75 − 9 |
RR: 740 = (100 − 2 − 3) × 7 + 75 |
51 |
7 | CIREMALET | METRICAL | 30 – 31 | CREMATE | MATERIEL* | 59 |
8 | GJCIOAYTR | RATIO | 35 – 31 | gaitor ☓ | ACTORY, AORTIC*, COTIJA*, ORGIAC*, TRAGIC | 65 |
9 | 50 10 3 1 8 10 → 743 | 741
(8 − 3 + 10) × 50 − 10 + 1 |
42 – 31 | 743 ☓ |
RR: 743 = (8 × 10 − 1) × 10 − 50 + 3 |
75 |
TTT | VETREELS | They sound like fake cow skin, but they're real hares. | LEVERETS | |||
10 | IEFNDROAD | FIRENADO | 50 – 31 | FINDER | ORDAINED | 83 |
11 | MESATUPOS | STEAMS | 56 – 31 | passout ☓ | EMPUSAS*, MOPUSES*, MUTASES*, OMATSUS*, OSMATES*, OUTPASS, PASTOSE*, PETASOS*, PETASUS*, POSTEAS*, STUPOSE* | 90 |
12 | RAUSNTEAE | NATURES | 63 – 31 | sautee ☓ | ARSENATE*, NAUSEATE, SERENATA*, URANATES* | 98 |
13 | GOTAREPOS | PORTAGES | 71 – 31 | STORAGE | POTAGERS*, ROOTAGES* | 106 |
14 | 100 25 8 9 3 5 → 260 | — | 71 – 31 | 260 ☓ |
RR: 260 = (3 − (9 − 8)) × (100 + 25 + 5) |
116 |
15 | RATOWNERS | 71 – 31 | NARROWEST | 126 |