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Episode LAN012
From Countdown
Episode 12 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 17 August 2010, as part of Series 1.
Stephen Farrelly played Sudesh Piyatissa, with Sudesh Piyatissa winning 37 – 30.
Notably, all six of the starting numbers in Round 6 appeared again, disregarding their order, two rounds later in Round 8. This is the shortest known interval between repetitions of a set of starting numbers on any Countdown-like programme worldwide.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Stephen Farrelly | Score | Sudesh Piyatissa | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOSEIGDRL | gristed ☓ | 0 – 6 | SLIDER | GODLIEST*, STODGIER | 8 |
| 2 | NROVEADSU | DROVES | 0 – 13 | AROUSED | RAVENOUS, RONDEAUS*, SAVOURED* | 16 |
| 3 | 100 75 25 50 6 1 → 753 | 751 | 0 – 23 | 753
(6 + 1) × 100 + 50 + 75 ÷ 25 |
|
26 |
| WM | VINEROOM | Not a fussy eater. | OMNIVORE | |||
| 4 | CPTEOFXEA | EXCEPT | 6 – 23 | EXACT | CAPOTE*, ECOTAX, EXPECT, FACETE*, TOECAP* | 32 |
| 5 | TISHODREN | SHORTEN | 13 – 23 | SHORED | HEDONIST, HORNIEST* | 40 |
| 6 | 75 50 1 6 8 9 → 680 | 653 | 13 – 30 | 678
(8 + 1) × 75 + 9 − 6 |
LS: 680 = 9 × 75 + 6 − 1 |
50 |
| WM | MICETANG | A strong attractive power or charm. | MAGNETIC | |||
| 7 | BAALEGCNA | BALANCE | 20 – 30 | CABLE | 57 | |
| 8 | 75 50 9 8 6 1 → 652 | 652 ☓ | 20 – 37 | 651
75 × 8 + 50 + 1 |
LS: 652 = 8 × 75 + 50 + 9 − 6 − 1 |
67 |
| 9 | BEINGHOUR | NEIGHBOUR
(17.5 seconds) |
30 – 37 | 77 | ||
