Thursday 28 June 1984 (Series 4, Grand Final)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Thursday 28 June 1984 (Series 4, Grand Final).

C1: Champion Brian Hudson (6 wins, 282 points.)
C2: Champion Christine Hunt (5 wins, 231 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth & Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T L D E I S T E B
R02: X B M E H V K O E
R03: 25, 100, 1, 9, 3, 3. Target: 274.
R04: R H G T E E R A I
R05: S Y R E O D B E G
R06: 25, 10, 7, 6, 9, 8. Target: 636.
R07: Z H H A A A D R P (conundrum)
R08: N F I A S T L E G
R09: P Y L U O A G T E
R10: 25, 100, 8, 5, 9, 8. Target: 305.
R11: V D D A E Q N H A
R12: T B S V E U O W I
R13: 25, 75, 8, 7, 10, 5. Target: 524.
R14: C C E E O D N S R (conundrum)


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Round 1: T L D E I S T E B

C1: SETTLED (7)
C2: SETTLED (7)
OT: BETIDES (7) EDIBLES (7) SLITTED (7) STILTED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: X B M E H V K O E

C1: BEHOVE (6)
C2: BEHOVE (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

Round 3: 25, 100, 1, 9, 3, 3. Target: 274.

C1: 274. (100x3)-(3x9)+1 (10)
C2: 274. (100x3)-25-1 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 23)

Round 4: R H G T E E R A I

C1: GATHERER (8)
C2: GREATER (7)
OT: EARTHIER (8) HEARTIER (8) HERITAGE (8)
Score: 31–23 (max 31)

Round 5: S Y R E O D B E G

C1: BODGERS (7)
C2: GREEDY (6)
DC: SOBERED (7)
OT: BEDSORE (7) GEODESY (7) OBEYERS (7)
Score: 38–23 (max 38)

Round 6: 25, 10, 7, 6, 9, 8. Target: 636.

C1: -
C2: 633. ((9+6+10)x25)+8 (7)
CV: 636. (7x9x10)+6 (10)
Score: 38–30 (max 48)

Round 7: Z H H A A A D R P

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say HAPHAZARD which is correct.
Score: 48–30 (max 58)

Round 8: N F I A S T L E G

C1: FEASTING (8)
C2: SLATING (7)
DC: INFLATES (8) STEALING (8)
OT: FATLINGS (8) FINAGLES (8) GENITALS (8)
Score: 56–30 (max 66)

Round 9: P Y L U O A G T E

C1: PLAGUE (6)
C2: APTLY (5)
DC: PLAGUE (6)
OT: OUTPLAY (7) PLAGUEY (7)
Score: 62–30 (max 73)

Round 10: 25, 100, 8, 5, 9, 8. Target: 305.

C1: 308. ((8-5)x100)+25-9-8 (7)
C2: 308. ((8-5)x100)+8 (7)
CV: 305. (8x25)+100+5 (10)
Score: 69–37 (max 83)

Round 11: V D D A E Q N H A

C1: HANDED (6)
C2: HANDED (6)
Score: 75–43 (max 89)

Round 12: T B S V E U O W I

C1: BOUTS (5)
C2: WIVES (5)
DC: OBTUSE (6) BESTOW (6) SOVIET (6) OUTVIES (7)
Score: 80–48 (max 96)

Round 13: 25, 75, 8, 7, 10, 5. Target: 524.

C1: 525. ((75+25)x5)+8+7+10 (7)
C2: 523. (75x7)-25+10+8+5 (7)
CV: 524. ((25+75)x5)+((10-7)x8) (10)
Score: 87–55 (max 106)

Round 14: C C E E O D N S R

C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say “it’s not right... it’s not what I thought” which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was CRESCENDO.
Score: 87–55 (max 116)

Brian wins the leather-bound edition of the OED, worth in excess of £1,000, while Christine wins the customary £100 book token.

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