Tuesday 1 November 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 26)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 1 November 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 26).

C1: Champion Andrew Guy (1 win, 57 points.)
C2: Challenger Phil Slade.
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V E I Y B Z U T R
R02: N D I T E S O B F
R03: L I A H G E X S C
R04: 100, 3, 6, 5, 4, 7. Target: 105.
R05: T A G F O I O S T
R06: N E I S Y G U N B
R07: I M B E G R O S E
R08: 25, 4, 2, 9, 6, 8. Target: 820.
R09: K D U E T R A E N (conundrum)


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Round 1: V E I Y B Z U T R

C1: RIVET (5)
C2: TRIBE (5)
DC: BREVITY (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: N D I T E S O B F

C1: BODIES (6)
C2: TENDS (5)
DC: FOISTED (7)
OT: BONIEST (7) FONDEST (7)
Score: 11–5 (max 14)

Round 3: L I A H G E X S C

C1: CHASE (5)
C2: AGILE (5)
DC: SILAGE (6) SEX
OT: CHAISE (6) CHELAS (6) CHISEL (6) GEISHA (6) GLACIS (6) LACHES (6) SHEILA (6) SLEIGH (6)
Score: 16–10 (max 20)

Round 4: 100, 3, 6, 5, 4, 7. Target: 105.

C1: 105. 100+5 (10)
C2: 105. 100+5 (10)
Score: 26–20 (max 30)

Round 5: T A G F O I O S T

C1: TOAST (5)
C2: GIFTS (5)
DC: FOIST (5)
OT: AFOOT (5) AGIOS (5) AGIST (5) FIATS (5) FOOTS (5) GAITS (5) GIFTS (5) GOATS (5) GOOFS (5) GOTTA (5) IOTAS (5) SOFTA (5) STOAT (5) TOFTS (5) TOGAS (5) TOOTS (5)
Score: 31–25 (max 35)

Round 6: N E I S Y G U N B

C1: BUSYING (7)
C2: BUSYING (7)
DC: BUNNIES (7)
OT: ENSUING (7) GUNNIES (7)
Score: 38–32 (max 42)

Round 7: I M B E G R O S E

C1: MERGES (6)
C2: ROBES (5)
DC: ORGIES (6) BEGRIMES (8)
Score: 44–32 (max 50)

Round 8: 25, 4, 2, 9, 6, 8. Target: 820.

C1: 2 away. ? (7)
C2: 2 away. ? (7)
OT: 820. ((25x8)+9+2-6)x4 (10)
Score: 51–39 (max 60)

Round 9: K D U E T R A E N

C1 buzzes on 4.5 seconds to say UNDERTAKE which is correct.
Score: 61–39 (max 70)

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