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Episode 3905

From Countdown

Episode 3905 was broadcast on 12 April 2005, as part of Series 53.

Jon O'Neill played Gary McEnaney, with Jon O'Neill winning 94 – 58. The Dictionary Corner guest was Julia McKenzie, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Jon O'Neill Score Gary McEnaney Others Max.
1 HFSMTOIEN FISHNET 7 – 7 MOISTEN FOMENTS, FOMITES*, HISTONE*, HOMIEST 7
2 TNADEXIEP EXPIATED 15 – 7 EXPAND 15
3 RSRDCOAEW COWARDS 22 – 7 SCORED ADORERS*, ARROWED*, CARDERS*, COARSER*, DRAWERS*, DROSERA, RECORDS*, REDRAWS*, REWARDS*, REWORDS*, SCARRED*, WARDERS* 22
4 ULANBIOTR TRIBUNAL 30 – 7 TRAIN ABLUTION*, ABUTILON*, TURBINAL* 30
5 75 25 100 50 1 10 → 755 755
75 × 10 + (100 + 50) ÷ 25 − 1
40 – 17 755
75 × 10 + 100 ÷ 25 + 1


40
TTT PILLPOOL LOLLIPOP
6 CEUROEGSL RESCUE 46 – 23 CRUELS ECLOGUES* 48
7 JTRTDAOEC tracted ☓ 46 – 29 CARTED CORDATE, DETRACT*, REDCOAT, ROTATED* 55
8 OAVNEIDHE HEAVED 52 – 35 INVADE DEVEIN*, ENDIVE*, ENVIED*, HEAVEN, HONIED*, VEINED 61
9 MSMTROEIS SIMMERS 59 – 42 MOISTER MORTISES 69
10 75 50 4 9 7 7 → 400 400
(50 − 4) × 9 − 7 − 7
69 – 42 400 ☓


79
TTT MEGABORT BERGAMOT
11 PLZNLOUAP LAP 72 – 42 unplan ☓ POLLAN 85
12 NEARNEORI NEARER 78 – 42 rainer ☓ EARNER, IRONER*, NERINE* 91
13 QSLSBEAIF FABLES 84 – 48 FABLES ABSEILS, FABLESS*, FALSIES 98
14 75 100 8 3 6 8 → 256 256
3 × 100 ÷ 75 × 8 × 8
94 – 48 247


108
15 DECENTPIE 94 – 58 CENTIPEDE
(2.5 seconds)
118

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