Tuesday 22 May 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 30)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 22 May 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 30).

C1: Challenger Val Simmons. (sister of Series 3 contestant and Scrabble legend Allan Simmons.)
C2: Champion Ralph Strocchi (1 win, 41 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I U T S N I E L K
R02: G D P Z A U E O S
R03: J T D I A M I S E
R04: 75, 10, 5, 3, 2, 10. Target: 315.
R05: G L S O E I G R A
R06: B E T Y S I P O B
R07: T S M T E O I W A
R08: 75, 7, 9, 3, 10, 1. Target: 434.
R09: R A E H T T E L F (conundrum)


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Round 1: I U T S N I E L K

C1: UNITES (6)
C2: INSULT (6)
DC: UNITIES (7)
OT: INKIEST (7) INUTILE (7) KILTIES (7) LINIEST (7) TINKLES (7) UTENSIL (7) UTILISE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: G D P Z A U E O S

C1: DOSAGE (6)
C2: USAGE (5)
DC: GASPED (6) ZAP
OT: DAGOES (6) PAUSED (6) PSEUDO (6) PUDGES (6) SOAPED (6) SOUPED (6)
Score: 12–6 (max 13)

Round 3: J T D I A M I S E

C1: MAIDS (5)
C2: STEAM (5)
DC: ADMITS (6) MASTED (6) MISDATE (7)
Score: 17–11 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 10, 5, 3, 2, 10. Target: 315.

C1: 315. (75x5)-((3+2)x10)-10 (10)
C2: -
Score: 27–11 (max 30)

Round 5: G L S O E I G R A

C1: LARGE (5)
C2: LOGGERS (7)
DC: GARGLES (7) SOGGIER (7) LIGER (5)
OT: GIRASOLE (8) SERAGLIO (8) SLAGGIER (8)
Score: 27–18 (max 38)

Round 6: B E T Y S I P O B

C1: BITES (5)
C2: OBESITY (7)
DC: SPITE (5) PIETY (5)
Score: 27–25 (max 45)

Round 7: T S M T E O I W A

C1: STEAM (5)
C2: MOTETS (6)
DC: ATOMISE (7)
OT: ATOMIES (7) ATOMIST (7) MATIEST (7)
Score: 27–31 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 7, 9, 3, 10, 1. Target: 434.

C1: 434. ((7-1)x75)-10-9+3 (10)
C2: 434. ((9-3)x75)-10-7+1 (10)
Score: 37–41 (max 62)

Round 9: R A E H T T E L F

No one buzzes. The answer was HEARTFELT.
Score: 37–41 (max 72)

All words not in the COD7 have been excluded from this recap.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=4