Episode 6615

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Episode 6615 was broadcast on 3 July 2017, as part of Series 77.

Tom Chafer-Cook played Carmel O'Brien, with Tom Chafer-Cook winning 118 – 37. The Dictionary Corner guest was Greg Rusedski, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This was the first regular episode to be played on the "new" blue Countdown set, featuring red and brown accents as well as brighter blue LED screens for CECIL and the contestants' scores. Partial and modified versions of the set had, however, previously been seen in episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 13 the month before.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Tom Chafer-Cook	Score	Carmel O'Brien	Others	Max.
1	HSLEAUSAR	HAULERS	7 – 0	ASSURE	RESSALAH*	8
2	PMLEAIDTE	EPILATED	15 – 0	PLEATED	DEPILATE*, MALIPEDE*, PIMELATE*	16
3	25 9 5 2 8 6 → 667	667 6 ÷ 2 × 9 × 25 − 8	25 – 0	664		26
TTT	ITINYBEER	I only had one tiny beer, but it was the wine that caused this.			INEBRIETY
4	RFRAUEWPA	WARFARE	32 – 7	WARFARE		33
5	MLCOEADIR	MACROLIDE	50 – 7	RECLAIM		51
6	75 4 10 6 3 6 → 740	740 (75 − (4 − 3)) × 10	60 – 17	740 10 × 75 − 4 − 6		61
7	NSTUAOMAE	SEAMOUNT	68 – 17	MOUNTS	MANTEAUS*	69
8	LTNIUAKRO	URANOTIL	76 – 17	altro ☓6	ALITRUNK*	77
9	50 8 1 7 4 2 → 428	428 50 × 8 + 7 × 4	86 – 27	428 50 × 8 + 7 × 4		87
TTT	ISTHEMAIN	This is the main reason you're sneezing so often; you need your "anti-".			HISTAMINE
10	XSGEAENBI	BEANIES	93 – 27	BEGINS		94
11	LQMEIEWOD	MILDEW	99 – 27	WIELD	MELOID*, MEOWED, MEWLED*, MOILED*, MOWDIE*	100
12	IOITRTSEG	GORIEST	106 – 27	TRITE	EGOTIST*, GIRTEST*, GOITRES, TOITIES*, TORTIES*	107
13	RTDOIOTEN	DOTTIER	113 – 27	NOTED	NITTOED*, NORDITE*, RIDOTTO*, TORTONI*, TRIDENT, TRITONE*	114
14	50 8 8 9 7 6 → 944	950 ((8 − 6) × 9 + 8 − 7) × 50	118 – 27	—	RR: 944 = (9 + 8) × (50 + 6) − 8	124
15	ITSTENNIS		118 – 37	INSISTENT (6.75 seconds)		134