Wednesday 4 January 1989 (COC4 3rd Quarter Final)

[Johnny Canuck]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 January 1989.

C1: Champion Allan Saldanha (10 wins, 652 points, runner-up and #1 seed of Series 15.)
C2: Champion Nita Marr (8 wins, 516 points, semi-finalist and #1 seed of Series 13.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Tim Rice.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D H B U A E J W Z
R02: N F O F I L U G T
R03: R N S E I A G P S
R04: 75, 2, 5, 7, 9, 9. Target: 991.
R05: S C I R E D U Q V
R06: W R T I O E S H N
R07: S T A N E M A L S
R08: 2, 8, 6, 10, 6, 9. Target: 521.
R09: A A G I N O R T V * (conundrum, scramble unknown)


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Round 1: D H B U A E J W Z

C1: HEAD (4)
C2: JAWED (5)
OT: DAUBE (5) HAWED (5) HAZED (5) JEHAD (5)
Score: 0–5 (max 5)

Round 2: N F O F I L U G T

C1: FLOUTING (8)
C2: FLOUTING (8)
Score: 8–13 (max 13)

Round 3: R N S E I A G P S

C1: PRESSING (8)
C2: ASPERSING (18)
OT: REPASSING (18)
Score: 8–31 (max 31)

Round 4: 75, 2, 5, 7, 9, 9. Target: 991.

C1: 990. (7+5)x(75+9)-9x2 (7)
C2: -
CV: 991. (2x75-9)x7+9-5 (10) [Out of time, and helped by Tim Rice.]
Score: 15–31 (max 41)

Round 5: S C I R E D U Q V

C1: CRUISED (7)
C2: CURSIVE (7)
DC: CRUISED (7) SQUIRED (7)
OT: CERVIDS (7) CIRQUES (7) QUIVERS (7)
Score: 22–38 (max 48)

Round 6: W R T I O E S H N

C1: HORNIEST (8)
C2: HORNIEST (8)
DC: HORNIEST (8)
OT: WORTHIES (8)
Score: 30–46 (max 56)

Round 7: S T A N E M A L S

C1: SALESMAN (8)
C2: STAMENS (7)
OT: NAMASTES (8) SEALANTS (8) TALESMAN (8)
Score: 38–46 (max 64)

Round 8: 2, 8, 6, 10, 6, 9. Target: 521.

C1: 522. (6x10-2)x9 (7)
C2: 522. (9x6-2)x10+8-6 (7)
Score: 45–53 (max 71)

Round 9: A A G I N O R T V *

C1 buzzes on 27 seconds to say GRAVATION which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was NAVIGATOR.
Score: 45–53 (max 81)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-7