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Episode 5987

From Countdown

Episode 5987 was broadcast on 5 September 2014, as part of Series 71.

Szelong Ng played Paul Bradley, with Paul Bradley winning 68 – 52. The Dictionary Corner guest was Janet Street-Porter, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The show celebrated its 6,000th edition in this episode (even though Episode 6000 wasn't due to be broadcast until later in the month – of all the episodes billed as thousandth episodes, this one is the furthest to date from being the actual thousandth episode), and to mark the occasion, the show was recognised in the Guinness World Records for being the game show with the most series in the history of the world, with over 70 to its name.

NOTE: In Round 8, Bradley notably declared SPIRIT, when there was only one I in the selection, the mistake went unnoticed, and he was allowed to keep his 6 points [1]. Coincidentally, Episode 1003 also had another administrative error (a misspelt conundrum) besides being erroneously billed as a thousandth episode.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Szelong Ng Score Paul Bradley Others Max.
1 TOMGERASF GRATES 6 – 6 FASTER FOREMAST*, FORMATES 8
2 RONSADSEB BADNESS 6 – 14 BROADENS BROADNESS 26
3 100 75 50 6 3 7 → 973 6 – 21 975
(6 + 3) × 100 + 75

RR: 973 = (100 + 50) × 7 − 75 − 6 ÷ 3

36
TTT SINGUILT He may have guilt about certain sins, but bad language isn't one of them. LINGUIST
4 JATLUVEDR VAULTED 13 – 28 VAULTED VAULTER 43
5 NOUTEMDCN COUNTED 20 – 35 MOUNTED DOCUMENT 51
6 25 100 75 10 7 6 → 496 497
75 × 6 + 100 ÷ 25 × 10 + 7
27 – 35

RR: 496 = (75 + 7) × 6 + 100 ÷ 25

61
7 GAOWMEMIT gammit ☓ 27 – 35 went ☓ TOWAGE 67
8 ZREPSIPAT ASPIRE 33 – 41 SPIRIT wrongly allowed APPRIZES*, PERIAPTS*, ZAPPIEST 75
9 100 25 75 5 10 2 → 747 748 33 – 51 747
75 × 10 − (5 − 2)


85
TTT CHILDGET See the child get cross, because the computer's broken. GLITCHED
10 NETSUNEXI TUNES 33 – 57 UNISEX EXEUNTS*, INTENSE*, SIXTEEN*, TENNIES*, TUNNIES 92
11 DUAPEAKRE PEAKED 39 – 63 PEAKED PARKADE* 99
12 LACSUNILA canulis ☓ 39 – 68 CLANS CALLUNA*, CLAUSAL*, LACUNAL*, LACUNAS, UNCIALS* 106
13 TROULVINA VALOUR 45 – 68 TRAIN OUTRIVAL 114
14 75 7 4 8 8 6 → 553 549
75 × 7 + 6 × 4
52 – 68 555 ☓

RR: 553 = (75 + 4) × 7

124
15 DISOWNZED womanized ☓
(29.75 seconds)
52 – 68 onesied ☓
(29.5 seconds)
DOWNSIZED 134