Monday 17 October 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 17)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Monday 17 October 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 17).

C1: Champion Allan Simmons (7 wins, 1 draw, 385 points.)
C2: Challenger William Bradford.
DC: Yvonne Warburton and William Rushton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

A legendary edition of Countdown...

R01: T O B A F E S U J
R02: N T L O E N O S T
R03: A D I S L U Y B G
R04: 75, 6, 7, 1, 5, 2. Target: 637.
R05: O I E N W V D G A
R06: E I H M N P E O R
R07: G I Y S O C T E B
R08: 25, 100, 6, 10, 10, 4. Target: 392.
R09: G E E L I R A C S (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: T O B A F E S U J

C1: BOAST (5)
C2: BOATS (5)
OT: BEAUTS (6) FOETUS (6) JABOTS (6) OBTUSE (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: N T L O E N O S T

C1: LOOSEN (6)
C2: STOLEN (6)
OT: LOTTOS (6) NELSON (6) NONETS (6) SONNET (6) STOLON (6) TELSON (6) TENONS (6) TENSON (6) TONNES (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 12)

Round 3: A D I S L U Y B G

C1: BUILDS (6)
C2: ? (0) (invalid declaration)
OT: LADYBUGS (8)
Score: 17–11 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 6, 7, 1, 5, 2. Target: 637.

C1: ? (0)
C2: 2 away. ? (7)
OT: 637. (75+(5x2)+6)x7 (10)
Score: 17–18 (max 30)

Round 5: O I E N W V D G A

C1: WEAVING (7)
C2: WEAVING (7)
OT: AVOWING (7) EVADING (7) WIDGEON (7) WINDAGE (7)
Score: 24–25 (max 37)

Round 6: E I H M N P E O R

C1: PRIME (5)
C2: EMPIRE (6)
OT: MORPHINE (8)
Score: 24–31 (max 45)

Round 7: G I Y S O C T E B

C1: OBESITY (7)
C2: COYEST (6)
OT: SOCIETY (7)
Score: 31–31 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 100, 6, 10, 10, 4. Target: 392.

C1: ? (0)
C2: 1 away. ? (7)
OT: 392. ((10x10)+(100/25)-6)x4 (10)
Score: 31–38 (max 62)

Round 9: G E E L I R A C S

No one buzzes. The answer was SACRILEGE.
Score: 31–38 (max 72)

And so it was that Allan Simmons didn’t quite become Countdown’s first ever eight-time winner, but what then of his successor?

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

[Gavin Chipper]

And so it was that Allan Simmons didn’t quite become Countdown’s first ever eight-time winner, but what then of his successor?

I think he has the look of an eight-time winner. Is eight the most then? No-one's got that far so I wasn't sure.

Why do I get redirected here - http://www.webring.org/hub/uktwr - from your website?

[Mike Brown]

And so it was that Allan Simmons didn’t quite become Countdown’s first ever eight-time winner, but what then of his successor?

I think he has the look of an eight-time winner. Is eight the most then? No-one's got that far so I wasn't sure.

Why do I get redirected here - http://www.webring.org/hub/uktwr - from your website?

Haha, and I'm not sure, some crappy coding they've put into webring I think. Probably time to take that link out...