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Episode LAN070
From Countdown
Episode 70 of Letters and Numbers was broadcast on 5 November 2010, as part of Series 1.
James Parton played Jason Taylor, with James Parton winning 48 – 14.
NOTE: In Round 7, Taylor declared a word pronounced as ROGUES, but when asked to spell it, gave the spelling of the word ROUGES. Under the rules followed by the show at this time, such a declaration had to be ruled invalid.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | James Parton | Score | Jason Taylor | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUEUNTRSF | UNTRUE | 6 – 0 | RUNTS | FORTUNES | 8 |
| 2 | NTEHACIMS | CHASM | 6 – 8 | MACHINES | MECHANIST | 26 |
| 3 | 75 50 8 4 1 2 → 740 | 745
(2 + 8) × 75 − 4 − 1 |
13 – 8 | — |
LS: 740 = (2 + 8) × 75 − 50 ÷ (4 + 1) |
36 |
| WM | TAILDUET | Going up. | ALTITUDE | |||
| 4 | ENKODSERI | DRINKS | 19 – 14 | REDONE | DEERSKIN, INDORSEE*, KEROSINE* | 44 |
| 5 | IOEECTLLI | ELICIT | 25 – 14 | TELL | CITOLE*, COLLET*, COLLIE, ILLITE*, IOLITE*, OCELLI* | 50 |
| 6 | 75 50 25 4 1 3 → 694 | 699
(75 + 25) × (4 + 3) − 1 |
32 – 14 | — |
LS: 693 Best: 693 = (75 + 25 − 1) × (4 + 3) |
57 |
| WM | THEIRDYE | Hand-me-down genes. | HEREDITY | |||
| 7 | EAUOVGRSO | ROGUES | 38 – 14 | rouges ☓** | GROOVES, SEVRUGA* | 64 |
| 8 | 100 50 4 1 6 10 → 185 | 185
100 + 50 + 4 × 10 − 6 + 1 |
48 – 14 | — |
|
74 |
| 9 | SPITEMISS | 48 – 14 | PESSIMIST | 84 | ||
