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Episode 5224
From Countdown
Episode 5224 was broadcast on 21 March 2011, as part of Series 64.
Andy McGurn played James Hall, with Andy McGurn winning 94 – 87. The Dictionary Corner guest was Donal MacIntyre, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
NOTE: Hall's declaration of TOUGHED was later found to be wrongly disallowed by Dent, and so the score should have been 94 – 94 and therefore go to a tie-break conundrum. As per precedent, Hall was invited back in the following series.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Andy McGurn | Score | James Hall | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GDTEOIHEU | HIDEOUT | 7 – 0 | toughed ☓** | TOUGHIE | 7 |
2 | LNMEOEHOR | HORMONE | 14 – 7 | HORMONE | HONOREE*, MOORHEN* | 14 |
3 | DLBIAUSOE | AUDIBLE | 21 – 14 | DISABLE | AUDIBLES* | 22 |
4 | RSAOENMNJ | OARSMEN | 28 – 21 | MANNERS | MANNOSE*, MOANERS | 29 |
5 | 100 75 4 3 3 8 → 760 | 760
(100 − (3 ÷ 3 + 4)) × 8 |
38 – 21 | 758 |
|
39 |
TTT | BOBREADS | Bob reads book from cover to cover, he's gripped by it! | ABSORBED | |||
6 | SGNTOEAOS | TANGOES | 45 – 28 | TANGOES | GENTOOS, ONSTAGE*, SOONEST*, STOOGES | 46 |
7 | RTSAAEWNA | STREWN | 51 – 34 | ANSWER | WANTERS | 53 |
8 | EIPXTDUEO | POUTED | 57 – 40 | EXITED | EPIDOTE*, EPOXIDE*, EPOXIED* | 60 |
9 | TDKEAEFRT | FREAKED | 64 – 47 | FREAKED | DRAFTEE*, FRETTED*, TREATED | 67 |
10 | 9 6 1 4 1 10 → 446 | 446
(10 + 1) × 4 × (9 + 1) + 6 |
74 – 57 | 446
(6 − 1) × 9 × 10 − 4 |
|
77 |
TTT | STARSHIP | Forget Enterprise, they're all about pluck. | HARPISTS | |||
11 | RSROAEWMI | WORRIES | 81 – 64 | MARROWS | ARMOIRES*, EARWORMS* | 85 |
12 | SNIEOPFAU | INFUSE | 87 – 70 | FUSION | FUSAIN*, OPINES, PAEONS, PIANOS*, PONIES*, PUISNE*, SUPINE*, UNSAFE* | 91 |
13 | RSTIOECIA | RACIEST | 94 – 77 | COASTER | AORISTIC | 99 |
14 | 6 4 1 9 4 3 → 912 | — | 94 – 77 | — |
RR: 912 = (9 × 4 + 3 − 1) × 4 × 6 |
109 |
15 | DREAMSPAN | 94 – 87 | AMPERSAND
(3.25 seconds) |
119 |