Episode C10

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Episode C10 was broadcast on 19 November 2019, as part of Series 2 of Celebrity Countdown.

Charlie Higson played Rufus Hound, with Rufus Hound winning 78 – 70, in a rearranged 14-rounder. The Dictionary Corner guest was Anna Richardson, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Following on from her tips during the previous celebrity programme, Rachel Riley demonstrated and explained the four-large solution of James Martin in Round 4 of Episode 1962, then made the four-large selection for Round 2. She also selected four-large in Round 13, this time without conferring with the players as on the previous show.

NOTE 1: Hound was asked to declare his word first in Round 10, though it was longer than Higson's.

NOTE 2: Also in Round 10, Dictionary Corner's offering of cheerios ☓ is invalid as CHEERIO is listed in the ODP only as an exclamation, not as a noun or verb. [1] However, it has been included here for the purposes of maximum score calculation.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Charlie Higson	Score	Rufus Hound	Others	Max.
1	SALNITUMO	SLAM	4 – 0	mounts ☓5	MANITOUS*, SIMULANT*, SOLATIUM*, TINAMOUS	8
2	75 100 50 25 9 5 → 312	—	4 – 10	312 (100 × 75 − 50) ÷ 25 + 9 + 5		18
3	HIGSONWAD	SHADOWING (26.75 seconds)	14 – 10			28
TTT	CELEBHAM	It's white and creamy according to my "sauces".			BECHAMEL
4	SNCMAEIOL	LANCES	20 – 10	melanoic ☓	CAMISOLE*, LACONISM*, LAMINOSE*, MECONIAL*, MENISCAL*, MESCALIN*, SEMOLINA	36
5	FBSEUDIPA	ABUSED	26 – 16	BIPEDS	ABIDES*, ADIEUS*, BIASED*, BUSIED, DAUBES*, FEDAIS*, PAUSED*, UPSIDE*	42
6	25 100 75 50 8 3 → 243	—	26 – 21	250 (8 − 3) × 50	RR: 243 = (75 + 8 − 50 ÷ 25) × 3	52
TTT	NICEDIME	These balls are sometimes said to be hard to swallow.			MEDICINE
7	LKHROUESC	CLOSER	32 – 28	SHOCKER	SUCKHOLE	60
8	DTJFIAUES	jesuit ☓	32 – 28	fausted ☓	FEUDIST	67
9	25 100 8 2 4 3 → 251	251 (100 + 25) × 2 + 4 − 3	42 – 38	251 (100 + 25) × 2 + 4 − 3		77
TTT	ENDEDACTS	Self-indulgent people, and the old record label was Susie's.			DECADENTS
10	OEIEHCSGR	CHEERS	48 – 45	CHEERIO	CHEERIOS**	85
11	WNDMOAIED	DOMAIN	54 – 51	WINDED	DIAMOND, DOMAINE, MIAOWED*, WOADMEN*	92
12	VOTERADIT	ROTTED	60 – 58	DOTTIER	DEVIATOR, ROTATIVE	100
13	100 75 50 25 3 2 → 203	203 2 × 100 + 3	70 – 68	203 2 × 100 + 3	RR: 203 = (100 × 50 + 75) ÷ 25	110
14	ROOFUSWEB		70 – 78	SUBWOOFER (20.5 seconds)		120

External Links

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