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Episode 7407
Episode 7407 was broadcast on 10 December 2020, and was the first quarter-final of Series 82.
Luke Johnson-Davies played David Kempshall, with Luke Johnson-Davies winning 136 – 89. The Dictionary Corner guest was John Inverdale, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Johnson-Davies's maximum-scoring performance was only the eleventh in the history of Countdown, the second in the "new" 15 round format, and the first since December 2014 when Dan McColm achieved this feat. It was also the first since a major 2015 update to Oxford Dictionaries Online which massively expanded the scope of the dictionary compared to all the other max games. In addition, 136 points out of a possible 136 is the highest maximum score ever achieved to date.
The Teatime Teasers were lifted from Episode 4904.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Luke Johnson-Davies | Score | David Kempshall | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SPCDEOIAT | SCIAPODE | 8 – 0 | PACIEST | DESPOTIC*, DIOPTASE*, OPACITES*, SOCIATED, SPICATED* | 8 |
2 | GYEUHLOTR | HELOTRY | 15 – 7 | ROUGHLY | LOGHTER*, OUTERLY, ROUGHET*, THEURGY*, TOUGHER, TOUGHLY, YOGHURT* | 15 |
3 | 25 10 10 9 3 8 → 170 | 170
(9 + 8) × 10 |
25 – 17 | 170
(9 + 8) × 10 |
|
25 |
TTT | TOMSROAD | They're very submissive, often trodden all over. | DOORMATS | |||
4 | MSIENCGAW | MAGNESIC | 33 – 17 | CEASING | 33 | |
5 | PBTDOEIGR | RIDGETOP | 41 – 17 | PODGIER | 41 | |
6 | 25 100 6 7 9 7 → 528 | 528
(100 − 25) × 7 + 9 − 6 |
51 – 27 | 528
(100 − 25) × 7 + 9 − 6 |
|
51 |
7 | WMLNOEAKU | UNMAKE | 57 – 27 | WOMAN | ALUMEN*, AWOKEN*, KNAWEL*, LAWMEN*, MAENOL*, WANKLE* | 57 |
8 | RTIESAJFL | FRAILEST | 65 – 35 | FRAILEST | 65 | |
9 | 75 5 4 9 8 3 → 396 | 396
(8 × 3 + 75) × 4 |
75 – 45 | 396
75 × 4 + (9 + 3) × 8 |
|
75 |
TTT | CACTISET | Feeling happy that your former partner won't move. | ECSTATIC | |||
10 | HDOENRSIT | HORNIEST | 83 – 53 | HORNIEST | DOITHERS*, HEDONIST, NORDITES*, ORTHIDES* | 83 |
11 | PCFVEOALB | VOCABLE | 90 – 53 | copable ☓ | PLACEBO* | 90 |
12 | PNUESRMOT | REMOUNTS | 98 – 61 | REMOUNTS | MOUNTERS, MOURNEST*, PORTSMEN* | 98 |
13 | NGDLIEAIT | DETAILING | 116 – 79 | DETAILING | 116 | |
14 | 50 10 6 7 2 8 → 292 | 292
50 × 6 − 8 |
126 – 89 | 292
50 × 6 − 8 |
|
126 |
15 | TVSERIIES | RESISTIVE
(5.5 seconds) |
136 – 89 | 136 |