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Episode 6959
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Episode 6959 was broadcast on 24 November 2018, as part of Series 79.
Andrew Jackson played Sue Booton, with Andrew Jackson winning 103 – 42. The Dictionary Corner guest was Dr Phil Hammond, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Due to Formula 1 racing coverage overlapping Countdown's normal time slot on Friday 23 November, this episode was moved to 2:45pm on the following day (but started late at 2:55pm), making it the first Countdown episode to have been shown on a Saturday since Episode 4077 more than 12.5 years ago.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Andrew Jackson | Score | Sue Booton | Others | Max. |
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1 | BPUAERSWH | WASHER | 6 – 6 | WASHER | ABUSER*, BASHER*, BURSAE*, BUSHWA*, HAWSER*, PAREUS*, PAUSER*, PESHWA*, PHARES*, PHASER*, PHRASE*, PRAHUS*, PRESAW*, PUSHER, REBUSH*, REHABS*, REPUSH*, REWASH*, SERAPH*, SHAPER*, SUBPAR*, SUPERB*, WHARES*, WHAUPS* | 6 |
2 | FSFIAUGRE | SUFFRAGE | 14 – 6 | FIGURES | ARGUFIES, GIRAFFES, SUFFRAGI* | 14 |
3 | 75 5 5 7 10 4 → 789 | 789
(75 + 4) × 10 − 5 ÷ 5 |
24 – 16 | 789
(75 + 5) × 10 − 7 − 4 |
|
24 |
TTT | MARIEUNIT | Marie bought me a bottle of whisky, but there was only one unit of alcohol in it. | MINIATURE | |||
4 | NVDIOEMTO | DEVOTION | 32 – 16 | MOOTED | DEMOTION, MOTIONED | 32 |
5 | RDYAOIRSN | DAIRY | 37 – 16 | radions ☓ | ORDINARS*, ORDINARY, RANDORIS* | 40 |
6 | 25 50 5 10 10 8 → 322 | 320
(25 + 8) × 10 − 10 |
44 – 16 | 325 |
RR: 322 = ((50 − 10) ÷ 5 + 25) × 10 − 8 |
50 |
7 | TNCUAERWH | CHUNTER | 51 – 23 | WATCHER | CHANTEUR* | 58 |
8 | STDOIAIGS | IDIOTS | 57 – 29 | IDIOTS | IDIOTAS* | 65 |
9 | 75 10 6 5 5 7 → 431 | 430
75 × 6 − 10 − 5 − 5 |
64 – 29 | 432 ☓ |
RR: 431 = (75 + 10) × 5 + 6 |
75 |
TTT | SINUSTOOL | The answers can always be found in liquid form. | SOLUTIONS | |||
10 | PTLAEBPIN | PLANET | 70 – 29 | ☓7 | BIPLANE, PANTILE, PENTAIL* | 82 |
11 | LKGSUIODA | GOADS | 70 – 35 | GUILDS | GLADIUS, KAGOULS* | 89 |
12 | TMIAJTUES | MATIES | 76 – 35 | MATTE | MATIEST, MATTIES*, MUTATES*, SITUATE* | 96 |
13 | AOERCSRIN | SCARIER | 83 – 42 | SCARIER | RESORCIN*, SCENARIO* | 104 |
14 | 100 6 10 5 5 3 → 342 | 342
(10 ÷ 5 + 5) × 6 + 3 × 100 |
93 – 42 | 345 |
|
114 |
15 | GROWROBIN | BORROWING
(1.5 seconds) |
103 – 42 | 124 |