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Episode 7778

From Countdown

Episode 7778 was broadcast on 7 June 2022, as part of Series 85.

Steven Etherington played Richard Simpson, with Steven Etherington winning 95 – 69. The Dictionary Corner guest was Tanni Grey-Thompson, who also stood in as lexicographer while Susie Dent was self-isolating.

In Round 6, when showing Simpson his solution to the second numbers game, Etherington muttered to him that his answer was not fully written down - though he did not declare his solution as not written down to host Anne Robinson, invalidating his score for that round and making the true final scores 85 – 69. However, this would not have affected the final outcome of the match.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Steven Etherington Score Richard Simpson Others Max.
1 NPSWOENCA WEAPONS 7 – 7 WEAPONS ANCONES*, COWPEAS*, PANNOSE*, PEACOWS*, SNOWCAP*, SONANCE* 7
2 RTGNEOEMC CORNET 13 – 7 mentored ☓ CORTEGE* 14
3 100 6 3 10 3 2 → 263 263
(10 × 3 + 100) × 2 + 3
23 – 17 263
100 × 2 + 6 × 10 + 3


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TTT TRIANGLE He puts the warning triangle on the hard shoulder for purposes of this. ALERTING
4 KSTRIIOLE OILIEST 30 – 24 TOILERS KILTIES*, KIRTLES*, LOITERS*, RESITOL*, SILKIER, SILTIER* 31
5 VGTRYAUIM GRAVITY 37 – 31 GRAVITY GUITARY*, TRAGIUM*, TRIGAMY* 38
6 100 4 7 2 2 8 → 434 434
(100 + 7) × 4 + 8 − 2
47 – 41 434
(100 + 7) × 4 + 8 − 2


48
7 NDPRAOEPD PONDER 53 – 47 PONDER PARDONED 56
8 FRSBIAOSU FIBROUS 60 – 47 FOURS ISOBARS, ROSBIFS* 63
9 25 3 9 1 6 1 → 586 594 ☓ 60 – 47

RR: 586 = (25 × 3 − 1) × (9 − 1) − 6

73
TTT LAKEECHO Keep it shut, especially when you're eating. CAKEHOLE
10 LSTPEEUCL pellets NWD 60 – 54 PELLETS PUCELLES* 81
11 RDJIMSOAH mohairs ☓ 60 – 54 moarish ☓ DIRHAMS*, HAIRDOS, MAJOIDS*, RAJOIDS*, ROAMISH*, RODHAMS* 88
12 TDNTIAESR RANDIEST 68 – 62 STRAINED TRANSITED 106
13 IESMHUTLR HURTLES 75 – 69 HURTLES LUTHIERS* 114
14 25 10 2 7 3 4 → 589 589
(10 − 2) × 3 × 25 − (7 + 4)
85 – 69 579


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15 ANGSTQUIT SQUATTING
(3.75 seconds)
95 – 69 134