Difference between revisions of "Episode 7547"

Latest revision as of 22:51, 8 July 2021

Episode 7547 was broadcast on 8 July 2021, as part of Series 84.

Carlos Da Silva played Laura Savvas, with Laura Savvas winning 65 – 58. The Dictionary Corner guest was Grace Dent, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Savvas declared six in Round 4, but stated that she had used a phantom O and so did not declare her word.

Rnd	Selection	Carlos Da Silva	Score	Laura Savvas	Others	Max.
1	WPUENLAMN	PLANE	5 – 0	unpeal ☓	UNPENAL*	7
2	SWATIOKSU	—	5 – 5	SWATS	KIASUS, KUSTIS, KWAITO, OUSIAS, OUTSAW, TAIKOS, TOWAIS, WAISTS*	13
3	100 10 2 7 4 6 → 927	936	5 – 15	927 (100 − 4 × 2) × 10 + 7		23
TTT	SANKARAM	It's not American motor racing, it's an Indian greeting.			NAMASKAR
4	RTMAERANO	MOANER	11 – 15	—	EMANATOR*	31
5	HCTOELAPF	CHAPEL	17 – 21	CHAPEL	AFLOCHT, CHAPLET, EPOCHAL*, POLECAT	38
6	50 5 7 3 6 6 → 231	230	17 – 31	231 50 × 5 − (7 + 6 + 6)		48
7	IOORZDILY	OOZILY	23 – 31	DOOR	RODIZIO*	55
8	DTSUOHEAS	SHOUTED	30 – 38	SHOUTED	STOUSHED*	63
9	50 25 100 7 9 4 → 526	525 (9 − 4) × 100 + 25	37 – 45	525 50 × 9 + 100 − 25	RR: 526 = (7 + 4) × (50 − 9) + 100 − 25	73
TTT	DOLLRACE	Was the man arrested for stealing neckwear?			COLLARED
10	BLEIDREGA	baldier ☓	37 – 51	GLARED	GABELIER, REBAILED, RIDEABLE	81
11	PCSLAEITS	PLASTICS	45 – 59	SPECIALS	ALPISTES, ELASTICS, ESCAPIST, PELICATS, SCALIEST, SLIPCASE*, SPACIEST	89
12	BRREUPION	ROPIER	51 – 65	BURNER	PORNIER, PREBORN, PRONEUR	96
13	DGSOAETAG	DOTAGES	58 – 65	STAGED	DOGATES, GADGETS, GEODATA, GEOTAGS, STAGGED, STOGGED	103
14	100 8 2 3 9 7 → 460	—	58 – 65	—	RR: 460 = (100 − 8) × (7 − 2)	113
15	INTOLOCAL	courgette ☓ (0.25 seconds)	58 – 65		COLLATION	123

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 [[Carlos Da Silva]] played [[Laura Savvas]], with Laura Savvas winning {{score|65|58}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Grace Dent]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
-Da Silva's offering of {{word|COURGETTE}} on the conundrum shared just two common letters with the scramble, and thus was the joint-second-worst conundrum guess in history by this measure, joint with [[Episode M72]].
+NOTE: Savvas declared six in Round 4, but stated that she had used a [[List of Countdown terminology|phantom {{word|O}}]] and so did not declare her word.
 ==Rounds==
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 |5|15|23}}
 {{R-TTT         |SANKARAM|It's not American motor racing, it's an Indian greeting.|NAMASKAR}}
-{{R-letters  |4 |RTMAERANO|MOANER   |{{misdeclared||6}} |EMANATOR*           | 11|15 | 31}}
+{{R-letters  |4 |RTMAERANO|MOANER   |&mdash; |EMANATOR*           | 11|15 | 31}}
 {{R-letters  |5 |HCTOELAPF|CHAPEL   |CHAPEL   |AFLOCHT*, CHAPLET*, EPOCHAL*, POLECAT| 17|21 | 38}}
 {{R-numbers  |6 | 50|5|7|3|6|6| 231