Episode LAN244

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Episode 244 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 4 August 2011, as part of Series 3.

Alana Rowe played Nick Anast, with Alana Rowe winning 49 – 41.

NOTE: In Round 2, David stated that EARBASHED is a valid word for scoring 18 points, however it is not recognised as a single word in Oxford Dictionary.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Alana Rowe	Score	Nick Anast	Others	Max.
1	NTFUOISZU	FOUNTS	6 – 6	FUSION	FUTONS, UNFITS*	6
2	SDABEERHA	SHEARED	13 – 13	HEADERS	EARBASHED**	24
3	100 25 6 8 7 1 → 814	814 ☓	13 – 23	814 8 × 100 + 7 + 6 + 1		34
WM	SHORECON	A vessel for sailing or drinking.			SCHOONER
4	EILBPAEGC	gaelic ☓	13 – 27	BILE	PELAGIC, ELEGIAC*, EPIGEAL*	41
5	DRCAIDGAI	ACRID	18 – 27	RAID	DIAGRID*	48
6	50 100 2 10 1 2 → 708	703 50 × 10 + 2 × 100 + 2 + 1	25 – 27	—	L​S: 708 = (100 + 1) × (10 − 2) − 50 × 2	58
WM	PROUDCAB	A place for dull containers.			CUPBOARD
7	SHNDEOAPR	SHARPEN	32 – 34	APRONED	ORPHANED, OPERANDS*, PADRONES*, RHAPSODE*	66
8	100 75 7 3 4 5 → 896	895 3 × 4 × 75 − 5	39 – 41	897 (4 + 5) × 100 − 3	L​S: 896 = (4 + 5) × 100 − 7 + 3	76
9	YOGAGENUS	SYNAGOGUE (4.75 seconds)	49 – 41			86