Thursday 20 October 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 20)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Thursday 20 October 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 20).

C1: Challenger David Coss.
C2: Champion William Bradford (3 wins, 135 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

The 100th edition of Countdown, featuring Richard Whiteley wearing a bow tie and confessing he might look smarter, but he’s still ignorant! (This was also the first ever programme to be repeated as a filler for rained-off cricket coverage. I don’t suppose anyone recorded it and kept a copy, particularly as the numbers game solutions are still missing?)

R01: V N U G E I T A Y
R02: D O J E G O S C U
R03: S F E O A T B H E
R04: 50, 8, 5, 8, 2, 7. Target: 337.
R05: I M E I P O S T F
R06: E A T R W E L D I
R07: V X T U O I L N E
R08: 75, 100, 6, 3, 4, 1. Target: 445.
R09: L T T S H I I Y O (conundrum)


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Round 1: V N U G E I T A Y

C1: EATING (6)
C2: NAIVETY (7)
DC: VANITY (6)
OT: VINTAGE (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: D O J E G O S C U

C1: GOODS (5)
C2: JUDGES (6)
DC: JOCOSE (6)
OT: COUDES (6) ESCUDO (6) GOOSED (6)
Score: 0–13 (max 13)

Round 3: S F E O A T B H E

C1: BATHES (6)
C2: BATHES (6)
OT: BATHOS (6) BEHEST (6) BOHEAS (6)
Score: 6–19 (max 19)

Round 4: 50, 8, 5, 8, 2, 7. Target: 337.

C1: 337. (10)
C2: 337. (10)
OT: 337. (50x7)-8-5 (10)
Score: 16–29 (max 29)

Round 5: I M E I P O S T F

C1: IMPOSE (6)
C2: IMPOSE (6)
OT: OPTIMISE (8)
Score: 22–35 (max 37)

Round 6: E A T R W E L D I

C1: RETAILED (8)
C2: WATERED (7)
Score: 30–35 (max 45)

Round 7: V X T U O I L N E

C1: TOIL (4)
C2: VIXEN (5)
DC: OUTLINE (7)
OT: INVOLUTE (8)
Score: 30–40 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 100, 6, 3, 4, 1. Target: 445.

C1: 445. ? (10)
C2: 445. ? (10)
OT: 445. (75x6)-4-1 (10)
Score: 40–50 (max 63)

Round 9: L T T S H I I Y O

C2 buzzes on 28 seconds to say LOITISHLY which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was HOSTILITY.
Score: 40–50 (max 73)

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

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=3