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Episode LAN040
From Countdown
Episode 40 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 24 September 2010, as part of Series 1.
Rob Mould played Ian See, with Ian See winning 35 – 22.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Rob Mould | Score | Ian See | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOATCSLUE | SLATE | 0 – 6 | LOCUST | EUSOCIAL*, LACTEOUS*, LOCUSTAE*, OSCULATE, SOCIETAL* | 8 |
| 2 | RTROEINOD | ROOTED | 6 – 6 | INTRO | ROOTIER | 15 |
| 3 | 75 25 4 6 2 9 → 642 | 638 | 6 – 13 | 640
75 × 4 × 2 + 6 + 9 + 25 |
LS: 642 = 6 × (75 + 25 + 9 − 2) |
25 |
| WM | EPICHOUR | It would be hard to top the feeling of solving this one. | EUPHORIC | |||
| 4 | AOMSCIEMJ | COMES | 11 – 13 | jammies ☓ | COMMIES | 32 |
| 5 | UEATSPNEU | SPATE | 11 – 19 | UNEASE | NEPETAS*, PEANUTS, PENATES*, TUPUNAS* | 39 |
| 6 | 100 50 4 1 2 1 → 417 | 423
4 × 100 + 50 ÷ 2 − 1 − 1 |
16 – 19 | — |
LS: 417 = 4 × 100 + (50 + 1) ÷ (2 + 1) |
49 |
| WM | BALDYRID | A lady, but not a woman, and a bird, but no feathers. | LADYBIRD | |||
| 7 | OAIDTHRAE | DITHER | 22 – 25 | THREAD | AIRDATE*, AIRHEAD, HETAIRA*, RADIATE*, THEROID*, THORIDE* | 56 |
| 8 | 25 75 2 6 2 8 → 687 | 675 | 22 – 25 | 686 ☓ |
Best: 687 = (25 − 2 × 8) × 75 + 2 × 6 |
66 |
| 9 | OWEDWALLS | 22 – 35 | SWALLOWED
(4 seconds) |
76 | ||
