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Episode JOLT19
From Countdown
Episode JOLT19 was played in 2004, as the grand final of JOLT.
Julian Fell played Jon Stitcher, with Julian Fell winning 89 – 86. The host was Chris Philpot, and the lexicographer was Kirk Bevins.
NOTE: Stitcher guessed watergolf ☓ after the conundrum time elapsed, but was wrong anyway.
Rounds
Rnd | Selection | Julian Fell | Score | Jon Stitcher | Others | Max. |
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1 | NDTEAOCEG | ANECDOTE | 8 – 8 | ANECDOTE | ACETOGEN* | 8 |
2 | YCTOAIVER | VERACITY | 16 – 8 | VICTORY | VORACITY | 16 |
3 | PRNAIUGPS | RAPPING | 23 – 15 | RAPPING | SUPPING, PARSNIP, RASPING, SPARING, AIRGUNS*, PARINGS*, PARPING*, PARSING*, PAUSING*, PINGAUS*, PURINGS*, PURSING*, SAPPING*, SPRAING* | 23 |
4 | LWDOEUPBY | BUOYED | 29 – 21 | BLOWED | BOWLED, DOUBLE, DOUBLY, DEPLOY*, LOUPED*, PELUDO*, PODLEY*, POUBLE*, PUEBLO*, YOLPED*, YOWLED* | 29 |
5 | 50 2 4 2 3 6 → 345 | 345
50 × (4 + 3) + 2 ÷ 2 − 6 |
39 – 31 | 345
50 × (4 + 3) + 2 ÷ 2 − 6 |
|
39 |
TTT | BLUEVAIN | (no clue given) | UNVIABLE | |||
6 | TMVUEOPTD | POTTED | 45 – 37 | PUTTED | UPVOTED* | 46 |
7 | GCRUIETIY | CRUET | 50 – 42 | TIGER | CUTER, CITER*, CURIE*, CUTEY*, CUTIE*, ERUCT*, ICIER*, RECIT*, RECTI*, RECUT*, RICEY*, RUICE*, RYUGI*, TRICE*, TRUCE*, UTERI* | 51 |
8 | GPNUOAFES | SPONGE | 56 – 48 | SPONGE | FUNGOES, FUNGOSE*, POSAUNE* | 58 |
9 | XTPAOIBZS | PATOIS | 62 – 54 | PATIOS | BIOTAS, OPZITS*, POTAIS* | 64 |
10 | 8 3 9 5 1 7 → 979 | — | 62 – 59 | 970
(7 × 5 × 3 − 8) × (9 + 1) |
Best: 980 = (9 × 3 + 1) × 7 × 5 |
71 |
TTT | HALFPIGS | (no clue given) | FLAGSHIP | |||
TTT | SIXGEESE | (no clue given) | EXEGESIS | |||
TTT | GREENMAILED | (no clue given) | LEGERDEMAIN | |||
11 | RTWEIACHL | THERIAC | 69 – 66 | WATCHER | ARTICLE, RECITAL, ETHICAL, ALETHIC*, CHARLIE*, LACHTER*, LICHTER*, REWATCH* | 78 |
12 | MNLIEAPCN | MANIPLE | 76 – 73 | PELICAN | MANCIPLE, PINNACLE, PANNICLE* | 86 |
13 | HDROUOSVI | SHROUD | 82 – 79 | SHROUD | HOURIS, ODOURS, DOVISH*, ODIOUS*, OVOIDS*, RUDISH*, SHIVOO* | 92 |
14 | 9 4 1 2 5 9 → 555 | 554
(9 × (5 + 2) − 1) × 9 − 4 |
89 – 86 | 554
(9 + 2) × (9 + 1) × 5 + 4 |
|
99 |
15 | GREATWOLF | 89 – 86 | AFTERGLOW | 109 |