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Episode 5884
From Countdown
Episode 5884 was broadcast on 7 March 2014, as part of Series 70.
Joe Hammill played Paul Easton, with Joe Hammill winning 84 – 55. The Dictionary Corner guest was Gloria Hunniford, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Joe Hammill | Score | Paul Easton | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SFREABSGI | BASSIER | 7 – 0 | BRAISE | BAGSIES*, BRAISES*, BRASSIE*, FRAISES*, GASSIER | 7 |
2 | OEDTUWPAN | POUTED | 13 – 6 | PUNTED | NOTEPAD, TONEPAD* | 14 |
3 | 100 9 7 2 5 4 → 494 | 494
100 × 5 − (7 − 4) × 2 |
23 – 16 | 494
5 × 100 − (4 + 2) |
|
24 |
TTT | INNERVET | You can to do this to yourself, but not to a wheel. | REINVENT | |||
4 | CMEIGNORH | COMING | 29 – 16 | — | CHOIRMEN*, COHERING*, NICHROME*, REHOMING* | 32 |
5 | FKSEALDOE | flasked ☓ | 29 – 16 | slacks ☓ | DALEKS, ELODEA*, FLAKED*, FLAKES*, FOALED*, LEAFED*, LEAKED*, LEASED*, LOAFED*, SEALED, SELFED*, SLAKED*, SOAKED* | 38 |
6 | 75 25 8 2 10 9 → 176 | 176
2 × 75 + 25 + 9 − 8 |
39 – 26 | 176
2 × 75 + 25 + 9 − 8 |
|
48 |
7 | RSZAIPDEO | parodizes ☓ | 39 – 33 | PRAISED | DIASPORE*, PARODIES | 56 |
8 | EUSYIDRON | INSURED | 46 – 33 | NOSIER | ENDUROS*, INDORSE*, RESOUND*, ROSINED*, SOUNDER* | 63 |
9 | 75 100 50 25 3 10 → 678 | 678
75 × 10 − 100 + 25 + 3 |
56 – 33 | 678 ☓ |
|
73 |
TTT | CONSBANK | Forget the money, it's all about the bread. | BANNOCKS | |||
10 | VEPALGORT | GRAVEL | 62 – 33 | GROVE | GLOATER, LEGATOR*, LEVATOR*, OVERLAP, PERGOLA*, PORTAGE*, POTAGER*, PROLATE*, VOLTAGE* | 80 |
11 | HSRQAIETN | HEARTS | 68 – 33 | SAINT | HAIRNETS, THERIANS* | 88 |
12 | SAVTOIPXA | PIVOTS | 74 – 39 | PIVOTS | PATIOS, PATOIS* | 94 |
13 | GTSCOIMNU | customing ☓ | 74 – 45 | COMING | COSTUMING | 112 |
14 | 100 9 3 6 4 2 → 660 | 660
(100 + 9) × 6 + 4 + 2 |
84 – 45 | — |
|
122 |
15 | YODARLING | 84 – 55 | ADORINGLY
(21.5 seconds) |
132 |