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Episode LAN065
From Countdown
Episode 65 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 29 October 2010, as part of Series 1.
Ian Campbell-Fraser played Michael Phillips, with Ian Campbell-Fraser winning 40 – 38.
NOTE: Neither Campbell-Fraser nor Phillips were asked to spell their word in Round 2; therefore, it is possible that one or both of them intended the word BREAKS rather than BRAKES.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Ian Campbell-Fraser | Score | Michael Phillips | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPIODAGTI | PAID | 0 – 5 | PATIO | GADOID | 6 |
| 2 | KPABTAESR | BRAKES | 6 – 11 | BRAKES | PARTAKES | 14 |
| 3 | 50 75 5 8 4 2 → 123 | 123
75 + 50 − 2 |
16 – 21 | 123
75 + 50 − 2 |
|
24 |
| WM | THENCORE | One that is easily understood. | COHERENT | |||
| 4 | BNTUAMECR | RECANT | 22 – 27 | BANTER | CENTAUR, CENTRUM*, UNBRACE*, UNCRATE* | 31 |
| 5 | HLIOQNEAT | LITHE | 22 – 33 | LOATHE | ELATION, ETHANOL*, HOTLINE*, NEOLITH*, TOENAIL* | 38 |
| 6 | 50 25 75 100 7 8 → 611 | 609
7 × 100 − 75 − 50 ÷ 25 × 8 |
29 – 33 | 607 |
LS: 611 = 8 × 75 + 7 + 100 ÷ 25 |
48 |
| WM | SLITTUBE | SBS tend to do this to their movies. | SUBTITLE | |||
| 7 | TOIHCRUSS | CHORUS | 35 – 33 | STOIC | CITROUS*, OSTRICH, RUSTICS*, SOURISH*, SUITORS* | 55 |
| 8 | 100 50 6 7 8 8 → 260 | 252
6 × 50 − 7 × 8 + 8 |
40 – 38 | 252
6 × 50 − 7 × 8 + 8 |
LS: 260 = (50 − 8) × 6 + 8 |
65 |
| 9 | CURSEPOET | 40 – 38 | PROSECUTE | 75 | ||
