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Episode 6782
From Countdown
Episode 6782 was broadcast on 13 March 2018, as part of Series 78.
Patrick Murphy played Richard Anning, with Patrick Murphy winning 62 – 46. The Dictionary Corner guest was Suzi Perry, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Patrick Murphy | Score | Richard Anning | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GOTMUNORA | AMOUNT | 6 – 6 | AMOUNT | AGRONOM*, GUNROOM*, MANTOOR*, MOONRAT, NUGATOR*, ORGANUM*, OUTRANG*, ROMAUNT* | 7 |
2 | RPESTIRES | RESPITE | 13 – 13 | RESPITE | PERSISTER | 25 |
3 | 75 7 8 7 8 3 → 591 | 590 ☓ | 13 – 20 | 590
8 × 75 − (7 + 3) |
RR: 591 = 8 × 75 − 8 − 7 ÷ 7 |
35 |
TTT | SIRPLEADS | The teacher pleads with the pupils to break it up; he's looking for this. | DISPERSAL | |||
4 | DVISKUNAE | ADVISE | 19 – 20 | SKIED | INVADES, UNASKED, UNSAVED* | 42 |
5 | QOBRALDUS | LABOURS | 26 – 20 | QUADS | BUSLOAD, LABROUS*, QUADROS*, SQUALOR* | 49 |
6 | 50 6 9 6 5 10 → 920 | — | 26 – 30 | 920
(9 + 10) × 50 − 6 × 5 |
|
59 |
7 | PITXERLON | POLITER | 33 – 30 | PETROL | EXPLOIT, PETROIL*, PLERION*, POINTEL*, POINTER*, POINTREL*, PONTILE*, POTLINE*, PROLINE*, PROTEIN*, PTERION*, REPOINT*, RETINOL*, TRIPLEX, TROPINE* | 66 |
8 | THASCEDUR | CRUSTED | 40 – 30 | CHEATS | EDUCRATS*, RECHAUDS*, STARCHED*, TRADUCES | 74 |
9 | 100 4 5 9 2 1 → 469 | 468 ☓ | 40 – 30 | 468 ☓ |
RR: 469 = (100 − 4 − 2) × 5 − 1 |
84 |
TTT | SARAHSGIN | Sarah's drowned her sorrows in gin and now she's beginning to annoy people. | HARASSING | |||
10 | FPIESGADW | GASPED | 46 – 36 | GASPED | PEGASID* | 91 |
11 | PIGOHTADI | IDIOT | 51 – 36 | PAID | IDIOPT*, IDIOTA*, PITHOI* | 97 |
12 | STOWIECNE | INCEST | 56 – 36 | SCONE | CENTOISE*, SEICENTO | 105 |
13 | RIZTELTIV | TILER | 62 – 36 | vittler ☓ | LITTER, LIVIER*, LIVRET*, TILTER*, TRIVET*, VIRILE, VITTLE*, VIZIER* | 111 |
14 | 75 3 6 6 9 5 → 787 | — | 62 – 36 | — |
RR: 787 = 6 × 6 × (75 − 9) ÷ 2 − 5 |
121 |
15 | ORRANGUTA | orangutan ☓
(0.75 seconds) |
62 – 46 | GUARANTOR
(7.25 seconds) |
131 |