Monday 7 November 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 29)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Monday 7 November 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 29).

C1: Challenger Bernard Oakes.
C2: Champion David Brook (1 win, 53 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N O G E B I M A S
R02: Y N O T E G X A F
R03: S U A L M O S E G
R04: 3, 7, 8, 2, 9, 100. Target: 773.
R05: R E T A S Y A B S
R06: L O T I S E K A P
R07: N G O W B I N J E
R08: 100, 2, 3, 5, 6, 1. Target: 741.
R09: L O U L O U F R C (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: N O G E B I M A S

C1: boning
C2: BEAMING (7)
DC: BEGONIAS (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: Y N O T E G X A F

C1: FAGOT (5)
C2: AGENT (5)
DC: AGONY (5)
OT: OXYGEN (6)
Score: 5–12 (max 14)

Round 3: S U A L M O S E G

C1: MOGULS (6)
C2: ASSUME (6)
DC: MUSSEL (6)
OT: GASEOUS (7)
Score: 11–18 (max 21)

Round 4: 3, 7, 8, 2, 9, 100. Target: 773.

C1: 773. ? (10)
C2: 773. ? (10)
OT: (8x100)-(9x3) (10)
Score: 21–28 (max 31)

Round 5: R E T A S Y A B S

C1: BASTER (6)
C2: STAYERS (7)
DC: BREASTS (7)
OT: ABREAST (7) ASSAYER (7) BARYTES (7) BETRAYS (7)
Score: 21–35 (max 38)

Round 6: L O T I S E K A P

C1: POLITE (6)
C2: pelotas
OT: APOSTLE (7) ISOLATE (7) OPIATES (7) PISTOLE (7) POKIEST (7) TALIPES (7) TALKIES (7) TOPSAIL (7)
Score: 27–35 (max 45)

Round 7: N G O W B I N J E

C1: BOWING (6)
C2: BOWING (6)
DC: BINGE (5)
OT: BENIGN (6) BONING (6) ENJOIN (6) OWNING (6) WIGEON (6)
Score: 33–41 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 2, 3, 5, 6, 1. Target: 741.

C1: 741. Mistake in working.
C2: 719.
OT: 741. ((100+6)x(5+2))-1 (10)
Score: 33–41 (max 61)

Round 9: L O U L O U F R C

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say COLOURFUL which is correct.
Score: 33–51 (max 71)

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