Countdown Game Show - Number Rounds (2 August 2022)

Colin Murray and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.

[@NotoriousWhistler]

Bjoern, you're a real legend man.

[@Kodiak1234]

These ones are so easy this episode

[@alanshand829]

For the 1st round, slight alternative:
50+2=52
52*4=208
208+3=211
For the 3rd round:
100+5=105
4+4=8
105*8=840
840-3=837

[@stephenhenley7452]

First time ever I got all 4!!!

[@fc63457]

3:55 love how Rachel knows right away how he's solving it.

[@medusa_404]

353:
75 * 4 = 300
10 - 6 - 1 = 3
300 + 50 + 3 = 353

[@redrackham6812]

I had a different way of getting 837: (100+5)x(4+4)-3.

[@shymike]

I did 5*4 is 20, minus other 4 is 16, 100 - 16 is 84, times 10 840 minus 3

[@cagindora]

Same

[@daviddesreumaux338]

837 4×4=16 100-16=84×10=840-3=837

[@IsaacKing2006]

211:
50 + 2 = 52
52 x 4 = 208
208 + 3 = 211

[@daviddesreumaux338]

353 4×75=300+50=350+10=360-6-1=353

[@Adamdow95]

(Round 1 option A)
50 x 4 = 200
9 + 2 = 11
(200 + 11 = 211)
(Round 1 option B)
50 + 2 = 52
52 x 4 = 208
(208 + 3 = 211)
100 + 5 = 105
4 + 4 = 8
8 x 105 = 840
(840 - 3 = 837)

[@IsaacKing2006]

837:
100 + 5 = 105
4 + 4 = 8
105 x 8 = 840
840 - 3 = 837

[@daviddesreumaux338]

211 50+2=52×4=208+3=211

[@rodrigomarinho1807]

211 with the small ones
3*9*2*4 - 5

[@daviddesreumaux338]

923 100×10=1000 9+2=11×7=77 1000-77=923

[@IsaacKing2006]

923:
100 x 9 = 900
25 - 2 = 23
900 + 23 = 923

[@medusa_404]

211:
4 * 50 = 200
200 + 9 + 2 = 211
50 + 5 = 55
55 * 4 = 220
220 - 9 = 211
50 + 2 = 52
52 * 4 = 208
208 + 3 = 211
9 * 4 = 36
36 + 3 = 39
5 * 50 = 250
250 - 39 = 211

[@einSteppenwolf]

353=4×75+50+10-6-1

[@einSteppenwolf]

923=100×10-(9+2)×7

[@einSteppenwolf]

923=9×100+25-2

[@einSteppenwolf]

211=4×50+9+2

[@einSteppenwolf]

211=5×50-(9+4)×3

[@Nullifidian]

In the first numbers round, I saw the contestant's solution, but because it was a low-target one large puzzle I also tried to solve it as a "five small" and got this solution, which fell out very nicely for the target:
9 x 4 x 3 x 2 = 216
216 - 5 = 211
And I also had this solution using all the numbers:
50 + 9 = 59
59 x 4 = 236
3 + 2 = 5
5 x 5 = 25
236 - 25 = 211
In the second round, Thomas's solution is the only viable one. The only thing one could do differently is take 10 - 6 at the start and multiply the 75 by the 4 thus created, using the original 4 for 4 - 1 = 3 to add on, but that's just a difference in bookkeeping and not a different solution.
In the third round, I saw Quinn's solution because I always factor the targets if they're not prime, and I also had this solution:
100 / 5 = 20
20 x 4 = 80
80 + 4 = 84
84 x 10 = 840
840 - 3 = 837
In the final round, the contestants' solution was the second one I saw. In my immediate solution, I did this:
100 - 7 = 93
93 x 10 = 930
9 - 2 = 7
930 - 7 = 923
I also wanted to do something with the fact that 923 can be factored as 71 x 13, but I couldn't find any way to make that work.

[@isaacking6305]

923
100 x 9 = 900
25 - 2 = 23
900 + 23 = 923

[@einSteppenwolf]

837=(100-4-3)×(5+4)

[@isaacking6305]

211
50 x 4 = 200
200 + 9 + 2 = 211

[@TheSpotify95]

100 x 9 = 900
900 + 25 = 925
925 - 2 = 923 #

[@TheSpotify95]

50 x 4 = 200
200 + 9 + 2 = 211 #

[@medusa_404]

923:
9 * 100 = 900
900 + 25 - 2 = 923
9 - 2 = 7
100 - 7 = 93
93 * 10 = 930
930 - 7 = 923
9 * 7 = 63
100 - 63 = 37
37 * 25 = 925
925 - 2 = 923