http://qs1969.pair.com?node_id=128628


in reply to andye Re: "Countdown" (golf)
in thread "Countdown" (golf)

As always, removing the trailing semi-colon helps. :-)

Excellent solution!

Update: Of course (and this wasn't specified, so it's cool!) ... this won't work with duplicate letters. blakem's does, yours doesn't. I would suspect the gameshow, though it wouldn't say this, would never give dupes.

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