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This game had a few notable highlights:
 
This game had a few notable highlights:
 
* Higginson's performance was a [[max game]] — the fourteenth in the history of ''[[Countdown]]'', and it was the second time it had occurred in just over a month.
 
* Higginson's performance was a [[max game]] — the fourteenth in the history of ''[[Countdown]]'', and it was the second time it had occurred in just over a month.
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* This also made him the first person to obtain two [[max game]]s in a single regular series.
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* This also made him the first person to obtain two max games in a single regular [[series winners|series]].
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* Notably, this was the second occasion of a player getting the ''max'' score in every round without getting the ''best'' solutions — the first time being in [[Episode 1903|1996]]. In Round 3, Dexter and Higginson still scored the max of 7 points, with both declaring a target of 672, but neither of them could find the closest possible target of 663.
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* Notably, this was the second known occasion of a player getting the ''max'' score in every round without getting the ''best'' solutions — the first time being on [[Episode 1903|16 December 1996]]. In Round 3, Dexter and Higginson still scored the max of seven points, with both declaring a target of 672, but neither of them could find the closest possible solution of 663.
  
 
==Rounds==
 
==Rounds==
 
{{Rounds-start|Ronan Higginson|Adam Dexter}}
 
{{Rounds-start|Ronan Higginson|Adam Dexter}}
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{{R-letters  |1 |WLFOEAMEN|LOANEE |wolfman {{x}} |ENAMEL*, FEMALE*, FLAMEN, FOEMAN*, FOEMEN*, LAWMEN*, LEAFEN*, MAENOL*, MELENA*|  6|0  |  6}}
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{{R-letters  |1 |WLFOEAMEN|LOANEE   |wolfman {{x}}|ENAMEL*, FEMALE*, FLAMEN, FOEMAN*, FOEMEN*, LAWMEN*, LEAFEN*, MAENOL*, MELENA*|  6|0  |  6}}
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{{R-letters  |2 |DNMOOAGIN|MONODIA  |DAMNING  |DOOMING*, GOODMAN, MAGNOON*, MIDNOON*, MOANING*, MONDAIN*, MONODIAM*, MOONING                   | 13|7 | 13}}
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{{R-letters  |2 |DNMOOAGIN|MONODIA  |DAMNING  |DOOMING*, GOODMAN, MAGNOON*, MIDNOON*, MOANING*, MONDAIN*, MOONING| 13|7 | 13}}
 
{{R-numbers  |3 | 100|75|25|50|1|2| 667
 
{{R-numbers  |3 | 100|75|25|50|1|2| 667
 
|672|sol1=(100 − 75) × 25 + 50 − 2 − 1
 
|672|sol1=(100 − 75) × 25 + 50 − 2 − 1
 
|672|sol2=(100 − 75) × 25 + 50 − 2 − 1
 
|672|sol2=(100 − 75) × 25 + 50 − 2 − 1
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|rr=663|other=663|solother=(50 × 25 + 75 + 1) ÷ 2
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|rr=663
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|other=663|solother=(50 × 25 + 75 + 1) ÷ 2
 
|20|14|20}}
 
|20|14|20}}
 
{{R-TTT        |ENDEDBIRD|He ended his hobby of birdwatching when he could no longer get up.|BEDRIDDEN}}
 
{{R-TTT        |ENDEDBIRD|He ended his hobby of birdwatching when he could no longer get up.|BEDRIDDEN}}
 
{{R-letters  |4 |GSLEIUHAS|SLEIGHS  |SLEIGHS  |GEISHAS*, GLASSIE*, LIGASES*, SHEILAS*, SILAGES, SLUSHIE*| 27|21 | 27}}
 
{{R-letters  |4 |GSLEIUHAS|SLEIGHS  |SLEIGHS  |GEISHAS*, GLASSIE*, LIGASES*, SHEILAS*, SILAGES, SLUSHIE*| 27|21 | 27}}
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{{R-letters  |5 |OEATSNHOL|ANETHOLS   |ETHANOLS |           | 35|29 | 35}}
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{{R-letters  |5 |OEATSNHOL|ANETHOLS |ETHANOLS |                   | 35|29 | 35}}
 
{{R-numbers  |6 | 4|9|7|1|10|5| 843
 
{{R-numbers  |6 | 4|9|7|1|10|5| 843
 
|844|sol1=(7 × 10 − 5) × (9 + 4) − 1
 
|844|sol1=(7 × 10 − 5) × (9 + 4) − 1
 
|844|sol2=(10 + 5) × 7 × (9 − 1) + 4
 
|844|sol2=(10 + 5) × 7 × (9 − 1) + 4
 
|42|36|42}}
 
|42|36|42}}
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{{R-letters  |7 |AIEXTRSAE|AERATES  |AERATES  |ATRESIA*, EXISTER*, RETAXES,
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{{R-letters  |7 |AIEXTRSAE|AERATES  |AERATES  |ATRESIA*, EXISTER*, RETAXES, SERIATE*| 49|43 | 49}}
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SERIATE*| 49|43 | 49}}
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{{R-letters  |8 |DSNOAICED|DIOCESAN |ANODISED |ADENOIDS, ADONISED* | 57|51 | 57}}
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{{R-letters  |8 |DSNOAICED|DIOCESAN |ANODISED   |ADENOIDS, ADONISED*| 57|51 | 57}}
 
 
{{R-numbers  |9 | 75|100|50|25|5|9| 140
 
{{R-numbers  |9 | 75|100|50|25|5|9| 140
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|140|sol1=100 + 75 − 25 − (50 ÷ 5)
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|140|sol1=100 + 75 − 25 − 50 ÷ 5
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|140|sol2=(75 − 5) × (100 ÷ 50)
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|140|sol2=(75 − 5) × 100 ÷ 50
 
|67|61|67}}
 
|67|61|67}}
 
{{R-TTT        |SARAHSGIN|Sarah's had too much gin, and is starting to upset people.|HARASSING}}
 
{{R-TTT        |SARAHSGIN|Sarah's had too much gin, and is starting to upset people.|HARASSING}}
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{{R-letters  |10|RBFOUONAR|RURBAN  |UNROOF |ARBOUR*, FOOBAR*| 73|67 | 73}}
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{{R-letters  |10|RBFOUONAR|RURBAN  |UNROOF   |ARBOUR*, FOOBAR*   | 73|67 | 73}}
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{{R-letters  |11|IAETPSMUE|AMPUTEES   |epistema {{x}}   |SEPTEMIA*| 81|67 | 81}}
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{{R-letters  |11|IAETPSMUE|AMPUTEES |epistema {{x}}|SEPTEMIA*           | 81|67 | 81}}
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{{R-letters  |12|NRTIOASOG|ROGATIONS |ROGATIONS | | 99|85 | 99}}
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{{R-letters  |12|NRTIOASOG|ROGATIONS|ROGATIONS|                   | 99|85 | 99}}
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{{R-letters  |13|EUILGDEPU|PLEDGE |PLEDGE|DELUGE*, GULPED*| 105|91|1O5}}
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{{R-letters  |13|EUILGDEPU|PLEDGE   |PLEDGE   |DELUGE*, GULPED*   |105|91 |105}}
 
{{R-numbers  |14| 50|75|100|25|10|3| 692
 
{{R-numbers  |14| 50|75|100|25|10|3| 692
 
|693|sol1=75 × 10 − 50 − (100 ÷ 25 + 3)
 
|693|sol1=75 × 10 − 50 − (100 ÷ 25 + 3)
 
|693|sol2=75 × 10 − 50 − (100 ÷ 25 + 3)
 
|693|sol2=75 × 10 − 50 − (100 ÷ 25 + 3)
 
|112|98|112}}
 
|112|98|112}}
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{{R-conundrum|15|SITONSAND|c1time=1.25|c1sol=DISSONANT|122|98|122}}
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{{R-conundrum|15|SITONSAND|c1time=1.5|c1sol=DISSONANT|122|98|122}}
 
{{Rounds-end}}
 
{{Rounds-end}}
  
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:8048}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:8048}}
 
[[Category:15-round games]]
 
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[[Category:Episodes in Series 87]]
 
[[Category:Semi-finals]]
 
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[[Category:15-round joint scores over 200]]
 
[[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 Maggie Aderin-Pocock as a guest]]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 25 July 2023

Episode 8048 was broadcast on 27 June 2023, as the first semi-final of Series 87.

Ronan Higginson played Adam Dexter, with Ronan Higginson winning 122 – 98. The Dictionary Corner guest was Maggie Aderin-Pocock, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This game had a few notable highlights:

  • Higginson's performance was a max game — the fourteenth in the history of Countdown, and it was the second time it had occurred in just over a month.
  • This also made him the first person to obtain two max games in a single regular series.
  • Notably, this was the second known occasion of a player getting the max score in every round without getting the best solutions — the first time being on 16 December 1996. In Round 3, Dexter and Higginson still scored the max of seven points, with both declaring a target of 672, but neither of them could find the closest possible solution of 663.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Ronan Higginson Score Adam Dexter Others Max.
1 WLFOEAMEN LOANEE 6 – 0 wolfman ☓ ENAMEL*, FEMALE*, FLAMEN, FOEMAN*, FOEMEN*, LAWMEN*, LEAFEN*, MAENOL*, MELENA* 6
2 DNMOOAGIN MONODIA 13 – 7 DAMNING DOOMING*, GOODMAN, MAGNOON*, MIDNOON*, MOANING*, MONDAIN*, MOONING 13
3 100 75 25 50 1 2 → 667 672
(100 − 75) × 25 + 50 − 2 − 1		 20 – 14 672
(100 − 75) × 25 + 50 − 2 − 1

RR: 663 Best: 663 = (50 × 25 + 75 + 1) ÷ 2

20
TTT ENDEDBIRD He ended his hobby of birdwatching when he could no longer get up. BEDRIDDEN
4 GSLEIUHAS SLEIGHS 27 – 21 SLEIGHS GEISHAS*, GLASSIE*, LIGASES*, SHEILAS*, SILAGES, SLUSHIE* 27
5 OEATSNHOL ANETHOLS 35 – 29 ETHANOLS 35
6 4 9 7 1 10 5 → 843 844
(7 × 10 − 5) × (9 + 4) − 1		 42 – 36 844
(10 + 5) × 7 × (9 − 1) + 4


42
7 AIEXTRSAE AERATES 49 – 43 AERATES ATRESIA*, EXISTER*, RETAXES, SERIATE* 49
8 DSNOAICED DIOCESAN 57 – 51 ANODISED ADENOIDS, ADONISED* 57
9 75 100 50 25 5 9 → 140 140
100 + 75 − 25 − 50 ÷ 5		 67 – 61 140
(75 − 5) × 100 ÷ 50


67
TTT SARAHSGIN Sarah's had too much gin, and is starting to upset people. HARASSING
10 RBFOUONAR RURBAN 73 – 67 UNROOF ARBOUR*, FOOBAR* 73
11 IAETPSMUE AMPUTEES 81 – 67 epistema ☓ SEPTEMIA* 81
12 NRTIOASOG ROGATIONS 99 – 85 ROGATIONS 99
13 EUILGDEPU PLEDGE 105 – 91 PLEDGE DELUGE*, GULPED* 105
14 50 75 100 25 10 3 → 692 693
75 × 10 − 50 − (100 ÷ 25 + 3)		 112 – 98 693
75 × 10 − 50 − (100 ÷ 25 + 3)


112
15 SITONSAND DISSONANT
(1.5 seconds)		 122 – 98 122
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