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Episode 7998
From Countdown
Episode 7998 was broadcast on 18 April 2023, as part of Series 87.
Pouvanen Pillay played Mandy Morgan, with Pouvanen Pillay winning 91 – 62. The Dictionary Corner guest was Justin Moorhouse, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Note: In Round 13, Dictionary Corner offered paralyze ☓, which is the American spelling of PARALYSE and therefore not allowed under Countdown rules.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Pouvanen Pillay | Score | Mandy Morgan | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MARIHSULI | LAIRS | 0 – 6 | MARISH | SHIURIM*, SIMILAR, URAMILS* | 7 |
2 | MCEOSRAMS | SCREAMS | 7 – 6 | COMMAS | MARMOSES*, SCAMMERS | 15 |
3 | 50 9 1 10 4 5 → 696 | 696
(5 − 1 + 10) × 50 − 4 |
17 – 6 | — |
|
25 |
TTT | FEARICON | Your liking for this sort of person will decrease over time. | IRONFACE | |||
4 | NTEIBDOIS | EDITION | 24 – 6 | BODIES | BONITIES*, EDITIONS, SEDITION* | 33 |
5 | ROWERADIS | WORRIES | 31 – 13 | DRAWERS | DROWSIER, ROSARIED* | 41 |
6 | 75 50 1 8 4 1 → 375 | 375
(4 + 1) × 75 |
41 – 23 | 375
(8 − 1 − 1) × 50 + 75 |
|
51 |
7 | MERUTEIGE | MEETER | 47 – 29 | MEETER | EREMITE* | 58 |
8 | NRAETNUAF | TANNER | 53 – 35 | TANNER | URANATE* | 65 |
9 | 75 25 50 1 3 5 → 649 | 649
(5 + 3) × 75 + 50 − 1 |
63 – 35 | 650 |
|
75 |
TTT | PINGLUNG | Don't start working on a blocked sink with this sort of neckline. | PLUNGING | |||
10 | SGEHUEWPI | WIPES | 68 – 40 | SWEEP | EEPHUS*, WEIGHS | 81 |
11 | TAVISEDOJ | DOVES | 68 – 46 | OVATES | DATIVES*, DOATIES*, IODATES*, JOISTED, TOADIES*, VISTAED*, VOIDEST* | 88 |
12 | FGEONLAOT | FOOTAGE | 75 – 46 | TANGLE | ANGELOT*, FOOLAGE*, TANGELO | 95 |
13 | PEYAZERLA | PLAYER | 81 – 52 | REPLAY | REPAYAL* | 102 |
14 | 100 75 8 10 1 6 → 210 | 210
(8 − 6) × 100 + 10 |
91 – 62 | 210
(8 − 6) × 100 + 10 |
|
112 |
15 | PHONEEBOX | 91 – 62 | XENOPHOBE | 122 |