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| − | [[File:Episode_7860_(2).png|thumb|200px|right|The highest ever score on ''Countdown''!]] | + | [[File:Episode_7860_(2).png|thumb|200px|right|The highest ever score on ''[[Countdown]]''!]] |
'''Episode 7860''' was broadcast on 29 September 2022, as part of [[Series 86]]. | '''Episode 7860''' was broadcast on 29 September 2022, as part of [[Series 86]]. | ||
[[Tom Stevenson]] played [[Lauren Bowley]], with Tom Stevenson winning {{score|154|28}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Eve Muirhead]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]]. | [[Tom Stevenson]] played [[Lauren Bowley]], with Tom Stevenson winning {{score|154|28}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Eve Muirhead]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]]. | ||
| − | Stevenson's score of 154 points was the highest ever achieved on ''Countdown'', surpassing [[Elliott Mellor]]'s previous record of [[Episode 7077|152]]. His performance was also a [[max game]] — the twelfth in the history of ''Countdown'', the first in a heat game in the [[15 round format (new)|new 15-round format]], and naturally, the highest-scoring max of all time, topping [[Luke Johnson-Davies]]' previous high of [[Episode 7407|136 points]]. | + | Stevenson's score of 154 points was the highest ever achieved on ''[[Countdown]]'', surpassing [[Elliott Mellor]]'s previous record of [[Episode 7077|152]]. His performance was also a [[max game]] — the twelfth in the history of ''Countdown'', the first in a heat game in the [[15 round format (new)|new 15-round format]], and naturally, the highest-scoring max of all time, topping [[Luke Johnson-Davies]]' previous high of [[Episode 7407|136 points]]. |
==Rounds== | ==Rounds== | ||
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[[Category:15-round scores under 30]] | [[Category:15-round scores under 30]] | ||
[[Category:Wins by over 100]] | [[Category:Wins by over 100]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Maximum-scoring games]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes presented by Colin Murray]] | [[Category:Episodes presented by Colin Murray]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes with Rachel Riley as arithmetician]] | [[Category:Episodes with Rachel Riley as arithmetician]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]] | [[Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes with Eve Muirhead as a guest]] | [[Category:Episodes with Eve Muirhead as a guest]] | ||
Revision as of 00:56, 30 September 2022
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The highest ever score on Countdown!
Episode 7860 was broadcast on 29 September 2022, as part of Series 86.
Tom Stevenson played Lauren Bowley, with Tom Stevenson winning 154 – 28. The Dictionary Corner guest was Eve Muirhead, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Stevenson's score of 154 points was the highest ever achieved on Countdown, surpassing Elliott Mellor's previous record of 152. His performance was also a max game — the twelfth in the history of Countdown, the first in a heat game in the new 15-round format, and naturally, the highest-scoring max of all time, topping Luke Johnson-Davies' previous high of 136 points.
Rounds
| Rnd | Selection | Tom Stevenson | Score | Lauren Bowley | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TESCATREA | CASTRATE | 8 – 8 | CASTRATE | ACETATES*, RASCETTA*, RASCETTE*, STEARATE* | 8 |
| 2 | GNIETFGER | GREETING | 16 – 8 | FREEING | 16 | |
| 3 | 4 6 7 8 3 3 → 208 | 208
(7 × 4 − 6 ÷ 3) × 8 |
26 – 8 | 207 |
|
26 |
| TTT | LUTEAREA | Hugh had dinner with a poet. | LAUREATE | |||
| 4 | LSIUWLDAO | DISALLOW | 34 – 8 | SWILL | 34 | |
| 5 | EUTANFSCA | NUTCASE | 41 – 8 | FAUNAS | ACUATES*, CAFTANS, CATENAS*, FAUCETS* | 41 |
| 6 | 50 4 1 7 2 2 → 689 | 689
(7 × 50 − 4) × 2 − 2 − 1 |
51 – 8 | 688 |
|
51 |
| 7 | TWGOEAPKL | GELATO | 57 – 8 | POLKA | KGOTLA*, KOTWAL*, LEGATO*, LOWAGE*, PELOTA*, POTAGE*, TOWAGE | 57 |
| 8 | BTEIMSORN | BRIMSTONE | 75 – 8 | tersion ☓ | 75 | |
| 9 | 25 1 9 10 10 9 → 225 | 225
9 × 25 |
85 – 18 | 225
(10 + 10) × (9 + 1) + 25 |
|
85 |
| TTT | DOWNSIDE | The downside is they're going to stop funding you. | DISENDOW | |||
| 10 | QOELRIHSE | HEROISE | 92 – 18 | HOLES | LOERIES* | 92 |
| 11 | IAMRENLIN | MAINLINER | 110 – 18 | LINEAR | 110 | |
| 12 | TGOIRVSEH | OVERSIGHT | 128 – 18 | SHIVER | 128 | |
| 13 | PCUSAXENJ | PECANS | 134 – 18 | excuse ☓ | PUCANS*, UNCAPS*, UNCASE*, UPCASE*, USANCE* | 134 |
| 14 | 10 3 8 2 5 6 → 108 | 108
(8 + 2) × 10 + 5 + 3 |
144 – 28 | 108
5 × 2 × 10 + 8 |
|
144 |
| 15 | UNLETOVER | VOLUNTEER
(3.25 seconds) |
154 – 28 | 154 | ||
