Wednesday 27 June 1984 (Series 4, SF2)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 27 June 1984 (Series 4, SF2).

C1: #7 Seed Christine Hunt (4 wins, 178 points.)
C2: #3 Seed Peter Skiba (5 wins, 261 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B Y I N N D E T U
R02: M A B E T A H I F
R03: S R E N S A S V G
R04: 75, 4, 5, 5, 9, 1. Target: 353.
R05: R U W O T E Z O R
R06: G P A S G E I D S
R07: L U D A G E N I C
R08: 50, 100, 7, 1, 1, 6. Target: 603.
R09: U O O N N I C F S (conundrum)


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Round 1: B Y I N N D E T U

C1: NINETY (6)
C2: TINNED (6)
OT: DUBIETY (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: M A B E T A H I F

C1: BATHE (5)
C2: HABIT (5)
OT: ABAFT (5) ABATE (5) ABEAM (5) AMBIT (5) BEFIT (5) FAITH (5) MAFIA (5) TAFIA (5) THIEF (5)
Score: 11–11 (max 12)

Round 3: S R E N S A S V G

C1: GRAVES (6)
C2: GRAVES (6)
DC: GRAVES (6)
OT: GASSERS (7) GRASSES (7) SARSENS (7) SERANGS (7)
Score: 17–17 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 4, 5, 5, 9, 1. Target: 353.

C1: 350.
C2: 354. (5x75)-(4x5)-1 (7)
CV: 353. ((75-5)x5)+4-1 (10)
Score: 17–24 (max 29)

Round 5: R U W O T E Z O R

C1: ROUTER (6)
C2: outrow
OT: OUTWORE (7)
Score: 23–24 (max 36)

Round 6: G P A S G E I D S

C1: GASPED (6)
C2: PAGED (5)
DC: SAGGED (6)
OT: APSIDES (7)
Score: 29–24 (max 43)

Round 7: L U D A G E N I C

C1: ELUDING (7)
C2: DEALING (7)
DC: GUIDANCE (8)
Score: 36–31 (max 51)

Round 8: 50, 100, 7, 1, 1, 6. Target: 603.

C1: 602. (6x100)+1+1 (7)
C2: 602. (6x100)+1+1 (7)
CV: 603. ((100-7-1)x6)+50+1 (10)
Score: 43–38 (max 61)

Round 9: U O O N N I C F S

C2 buzzes on 28.75 seconds to say CONFUCIUS which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 29.75 seconds to say CONFUSION which is correct.
Score: 53–38 (max 71)

At the end of this show, Richard indicated that the final would feature 12 rounds. It was, of course, the usual length of 14.

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