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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 08, 2025 4:28 pm If she'd said "four" she would have been closer arithmetically speaking, if not conceptually so.

Yeah. There aren't enough atoms in the universe to even write out that number.

John Garcia

I thought the "obvious" way to do that 3rd numbers was 75*50/6+6*100/25 = 649. It's essentially a 25 squared method. Yeah that's the way I did it too. Not the biggest numbers faux-pas on today's show though. Colin asked "A number 1 followed by 100 zeros is known by what name?" R...

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TIRESOME as an alt 8 in R13

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First numbers - (25*10+10-9)*4-6 = 998 Surprised Rachel didn't get this. Fairly standard splitting the multiplication. The teatime teaser shortwave appears not to be valid, nor was it when it was the conundrum in the CoC III semi-final between Harvey Freeman and John Clarke. Not sure if it was in 2...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Aug 05, 2025 5:16 pm Could have just done (7+4+1)×75+4×10=940 though.

That's the way I did it. Also today's conundrum was pretty straightforward I thought.

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If ever a player deserved to be a finalist it was Angus. Great play from Brett. Seems like 4 large is gonna feature heavily in this series! Speaking of which, no 4-large tricks needed for R6.

2nd Numbers:
100 + 75 + (50/25 x 6) = 187; 187 x 5 = 935

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It's only July but my money is on John for series champ.

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Someone mentioned the similarity of the contestants on another thread. It's not that they look like twins, but at times it was like watching one of those old movies where they get the same actor to play two different parts. Great pair of contestants and a great final! Good choice of conundrum too - ...

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4th Numbers. A bit of a toughie to spot:

100/25 = 4; 4 + 3 = 7; 50 - 1 = 49; 49 x 7 = 343; 343 + 75 = 418

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Yeah great game. DIRECTOR (and CREDITOR) as alt 8s to RHETORIC.

It's good to see the conundrums are gettable these finals!

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Also R14:

> "It's got loads of factors but none of them count"

I would beg to differ!

8 + 7 + 3 = 18;
50 - 5 + 1 = 46;
18 x 46 = 828

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BURTON as in gone for a burton. Doesn't really help! According to Wikipedia, it means to be missing or to die Still not sure I fully understand it's usage but, from Oxford Dictionaries go for a burton Informal British English Meet with disaster; be ruined, destroyed, or killed: `his boat would cut ...

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1st numbers (easy to miss this one)
75 - 25 + 7 - 5 = 52; 10 + 8 = 18; 18 x 52 = 936; 936 - 10 = 926

3rd numbers (a lot easier - got this straight away)
(4 + 4) x (75 + 10) = 680; 50 / 25 = 2; 680 + 2 = 682

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R8 - I declared OVERCASTS and totally would have declared it in live play too. 1st numbers 733 - there was a 7 there, obvious thing was to look for 100. Oh look there is a 5 and a 5, oh and look there is a 4. Now we need to get closer so we add 6 to 100 and get 742. Oh look there is a 9 there. Take ...

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I thought the better man won on the day, but Anthony can hold his head up high. Hope they don't make him wait 10 years before he is allowed to re-apply. Felt like a final in all but name.

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R4 - DISUSED as alt 7
R11 - GAROTTING for 9

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In hindsight it clearly wasn't fudging, but whilst watching it I (wrongly) thought the challenger was fudging. The point is the viewer, opponent and Colin have no idea whether the person is fudging or not, so I think this was good refereeing. I also thought the discussion afterwards made clear that ...

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R5 - GODETIAS as an alt 8
R11 - PHONATE alt 7
R12 - COARSENS for 8

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R10 - TRUANCIES for 9
R11 - REGIFTED as an alt 8

4th Numbers: I just did 26 x 27 or (25+1) x (10+8+9) = 702

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Disappointed to see MUDIRATE is no longer part of the dictionary!

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NOVENAS for 7 in R11

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Is there a difference between the way Dictionary Corner checks their own words and the contestants’ words on the show? Not for the first time, they’ve suggested an invalid word: VERONALS (means BARBITONE which is an uncountable mass noun, so VERONAL would not take the S plural). I think this might ...

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R7: DIASTOLE as an alt 8

2nd numbers:
(4+1)=5; (25 x 7) + 8 = 183; 183 x 5 = 915

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R4: INTERMIT for 8

4th Numbers: 100 75 50 25 3 2 -> 542
(3 x 75) + 50 = 275; 275 - (100 / 25) = 271; 271 x 2 = 542

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That was a fantastic ding-dong battle from merrily on high! Congrats to Fiona for being a deserved winner and for Chris for being a gracious runner-up. One of the best finals in ages.

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Nobody in Countdown chat got the conundrum and had heads scratching after reveal. Sorry to say, that conundrum was unsuitably difficult for the match and is more of a Champion of Champions conundrum at semi-final level, given that it’s not a British word (which is why it’s not on Ascension on Apter...

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R7 - ETALONS for 7
R8 - HOARILY for 7
R12 - SEAPORTS for 8

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Major oversight. No nickname given to Chris Kirby on his octochampdom.
How about "CK One", given his initials and he is number 1 seed?

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FRESCOES for 8 in R4

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Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:36 am Round 7 has generated quite a stir amongst terrorist supporters on X.

How does standing against genocide make someone a "terrorist supporter"?

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No way does Susie look 60.
Ridiculously high scoring potential max today. It was raining 9's.

MUSCARINE in R1 as an alt 9

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R2 - SHAGPILE for 8

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R9: DISPARATE as an alt 9 to ASPIRATED
R12: MODEMING (didn't spot) was available for an unusual 8

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R2: HOWDIES for 7
R7: EQUATORS as an alt 8
R9: There was a 9 which I missed
R13: ELECTRON for 8

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Ist Numbers game / R3:
(3+4) x 6 = 42; 42 x 9 = 378; 378 + 8 - 3 = 383

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DIORAMAS as an alt 8 in R3
MUTINEER as an alt 8 in R10

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GRADUATE for 8 in R12

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CORTEGE for 7 in R1
PLOUTER for 7 in R4
INFIELD as an alt 7 to INFIDEL in R12

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Toby McDonald wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 11:17 pm SLIMIEST in R5

Also SMILIEST

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I was willing Michael to spot OUTWINDED. The final would have taken a completely different turn. As it was there could only be one winner, the dominant Arthur. Well deserved! Great end to a great series.

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How does Colin not know what GUMSHOE means? It comes up regularly.

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R3 Numbers: (75/25) * 6 = 18; 100 - 18 = 82; 82 x (6+4) = 820

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MONOIDS for 7 in R8

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Here she is whipping up more hatred against Palestinians: https://twitter.com/StevePowers_/status/1780189829529047461 "We now know that there was a pregnant woman, who had her belly cut open and the baby was removed from her stomach and beheaded in front of her. There's videos of this. ... I kn...

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Rachel Riley has made the news for her Tweet about the Sydney stabbings. It is also unfortunate for her that people are putting her in the same bracket as Julia Hartley-Brewer . Because whatever one thinks of Rachel Riley, this isn't something you'd wish on anyone. Blaming the Sydney attack on Pale...

John Garcia

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:04 am No reseason (on Apterous - usual disclaimer).

Nor on Oxford Dictionaries (it's hypenated).

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R4 numbers (100, 75, 50, 25, 9, 2 -> 939) was do-able without any 4 large tricks. Straight-forward once you spot the method.

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noun
1. (plural hammies) informal a person's hamstring: I had an issue with my hammy. I couldn't sprint

https://premium.oxforddictionaries.com/ ... s#hammy__7

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HAMMIES for 7 in R2 for a DC-beater.

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4th Numbers:
6 + 5 + 10 = 21; 21 x 50 = 1050; 1050 - 75 - 7 = 968

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I feel people may benefit from a free version of Lexplorer to check words without paywalls. There was one in the past, but I think it stopped working, somehow. Agree. But Lexplorer works fine for me without subscription. You just need to sign in. Can't use advanced features like anagrams, but basic...

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Octanes bad (maybe it's fine in the new dictionary update idk but def bad on apterous), costean the falsey Says invalid in oxforddictionaries (listed as a mass noun). r14 alt: (5+5)*(8*7)-2-1=557 That's the way I did it. p.s. Susie got OUTDARES and said it's the only out- word she could find in tha...

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R5: GROUPIES and GROUPIST as alt 8's to PIROGUES

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Agree, great game!
PUTAMENS as an alt 8 to SPUMANTE in R7

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Great final played in the best of spirits!

DUTIFUL for 7 in R8 as a DC-beater.

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Great opener from Viraj. Though not sure how REPLAITED was a definite 9 and RECLOSING wasn't worth risking!

4th numbers (520 was best).
(9+8) x 3 = 51; 51+1 =52;
9+1=10;
Yes we multiply.

John Garcia

4th Numbers:
8 x 8 x 4 = 256
50 x 6 = 300
256 + 300 + 7 = 563

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Adam Dexter wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:59 pm FUNDABLET - It was Flaunted not Flounced

Ooops. Apologies!

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FUNDABLE was an alt 8 to FLOUNCED (r13).
Also I thought the conundrum was on the easier side. Surprised no one in the studio got it.

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AGNOMEN in R1

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