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Episode LAN042
From Countdown
Episode 42 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 28 September 2010, as part of Series 1.
Ian See played James Weatherhead, with James Weatherhead winning 63 – 27.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Ian See | Score | James Weatherhead | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPEOSNACU | CAUSED | 6 – 6 | CAUSED | ACNODES*, DAPSONE*, DEACONS*, PEASCOD*, POUNCED, POUNCES*, UNCASED*, UNPOSED*, UPCASED* | 7 |
| 2 | OILRAIDTO | RADIO | 11 – 11 | TRAIL | TOROIDAL | 15 |
| 3 | 25 100 2 3 7 9 → 733 | 733
7 × 100 + 25 + 9 − 3 + 2 |
21 – 21 | 733
7 × 100 + 25 + 9 − 3 + 2 |
|
25 |
| WM | ORGANNIT | I don't know anything about these puzzles. | IGNORANT | |||
| 4 | UEBSAUNCS | ABUSES | 27 – 27 | SAUCES | UNCASES, USANCES* | 32 |
| 5 | GTMEIADOR | metred ☓ | 27 – 35 | MEDIATOR | IDEOGRAM*, MIGRATED | 40 |
| 6 | 75 6 5 4 8 5 → 951 | — | 27 – 35 | 930 |
LS: 951 = (8 + 5) × 75 − 6 × 4 |
50 |
| WM | MANORHAT | The final event in Ancient Greece. | MARATHON | |||
| 7 | HTCAEIMLS | MATCHES | 27 – 43 | CLIMATES | ALCHEMIST | 68 |
| 8 | 75 25 5 5 9 4 → 259 | 256 | 27 – 53 | 259
(5 + 5) × 25 + 9 |
|
78 |
| 9 | CHAIRTACT | 27 – 63 | CATHARTIC
(15.5 seconds) |
88 | ||
