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Episode 3579
From Countdown
Episode 3579 was broadcast on 31 October 2003, as part of Series 50.
Stuart Solomons played Sue Hearn, with Stuart Solomons winning 117 – 25. The Dictionary Corner guest was Lesley Garrett, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Unusually, the conundrum TREECABLE had two valid answers: CELEBRATE and ERECTABLE.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Stuart Solomons | Score | Sue Heard | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DBFSEOILA | DISABLE | 7 – 0 | BLADES | BALDIES, FOIBLES, ALBEDOS*, BOLIDES*, OBELIAS* | 7 |
2 | WMIECTUOS | CUTIES | 13 – 6 | CUTIES | COSTUME, TIMEOUS* | 14 |
3 | RNTADIEGC | REDACTING | 31 – 6 | CREATING | 32 | |
4 | SPHAEODRE | REPOSED | 38 – 6 | SHAPED | RESHAPED, EPHEDRAS*, RHAPSODE*, SOREHEAD* | 40 |
5 | 100 7 4 5 6 8 → 285 | 285
(100 − 5) × (7 − 4) |
48 – 6 | 283 |
|
50 |
6 | MZAOUNLER | NUMERAL | 55 – 6 | ZONULE | ALMONER, ENAMOUR*, NEUROMA*, MORULAE*, UNMORAL* | 57 |
7 | QAISREPCO | COPIERS | 62 – 13 | COPIERS | PROSAIC, SOAPIER, PICAROS*, SCORIAE*, SCRAPIE*, SPACIER* | 64 |
8 | EAEDVTGAM | DAMAGE | 68 – 19 | TEAMED | GAMETE, METAGE* | 70 |
9 | DLSEAINTR | ISLANDER | 76 – 19 | DETAINS | DETRAINS, ENTRAILS, LANDTIES*, RANDIEST*, STRAINED*, LATRINES*, RATLINES*, TRENAILS*, TENDRILS* | 78 |
10 | 50 6 3 7 7 2 → 423 | 423
(50 − 3) × (7 + 2) |
86 – 19 | — |
|
88 |
11 | SLHEUOXIJ | JOULES | 92 – 25 | JOULES | ISOHEL* | 94 |
12 | PABETMORI | PRIMATE | 99 – 25 | IMPORT | PROBATE, EMPORIA, BROMATE* | 101 |
13 | NEADEFRCT | DECANTER | 107 – 25 | CREATED | CANTERED*, CRENATED*, RECANTED* | 109 |
14 | 50 2 4 4 1 3 → 776 | 776
(4 + 1) × (50 + 2) − 4 |
117 – 25 | — |
|
119 |
15 | TREECABLE | 117 – 25 | CELEBRATE | 129 |