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Episode 3975
From Countdown
Episode 3975 was broadcast on 21 November 2005, as part of Series 54.
Daniel Peake played Ray Oakley, with Ray Oakley winning 78 - 70. The Dictionary Corner guest was Philip Franks, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Daniel Peake | Score | Ray Oakley | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | YERTNOEPD | ENTROPY | 7 – 0 | POETRY | PENTODE*, PERENTY*, PORTEND, PRETEND*, RETYPED* | 7 |
2 | STLOASNIA | STAINS | 13 – 6 | STAINS | INSTALS*, SALINAS*, SOLATIA*, SONATAS, TONSILS* | 14 |
3 | ROMANMOEG | MAROON | 19 – 6 | GNOME | MONOGRAM, NOMOGRAM* | 22 |
4 | LSAUCBARE | ABACUS | 25 – 6 | cablers ☓ | CAESURAL | 30 |
5 | 50 6 7 6 3 5 → 379 | 379 ☓ | 25 – 16 | 379
(50 + 5) × 7 - 6 |
|
40 |
TTT | SATINPOP | Gives someone a job using their index finger. | APPOINTS | |||
6 | JSRAESPOL | SPEARS | 31 – 22 | SPARES | REPOSALS* | 48 |
7 | TENIHSAZF | FAINTS | 31 – 29 | HAZIEST | FISHNET, HAFIZES*, ZANIEST, ZENITHS* | 55 |
8 | DSECROIDE | SCORED | 31 – 36 | DISCORD | DECIDERS, DECODERS, DESCRIED* | 63 |
9 | TISEMTOQP | POTTIES | 38 – 43 | POTTIES | MOPIEST*, STOMPIE*, TIPTOES | 70 |
10 | 50 9 1 7 4 5 → 588 | 583 | 38 – 53 | 588
(7 + 5) × 50 - 9 - 4 + 1 |
|
80 |
TTT | COSTPAIR | They're soft, but not in the middle. | APRICOTS | |||
11 | FINECMOWD | CONFIDE | 45 – 53 | MOWED | DEMONIC | 87 |
12 | GHEIRTDEA | RIGHTED | 52 – 60 | HEARTED | GAITERED, GATHERED, HERITAGE* | 95 |
13 | TINUDLETX | UNTITLED | 60 – 68 | UNTITLED | 103 | |
14 | 50 1 10 9 8 9 → 897 | 897
(9 + 9) × 50 - 10 + 8 - 1 |
70 – 68 | 898 |
|
113 |
15 | TOURFORCE | 70 – 78 | FORECOURT
(12 seconds) |
123 |