Friday 27th March 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 39)

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Friday 27th March 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 39)

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Countdown recap for Friday 27 March 1987.

C1: Champion John Clarke (1 win, 45 points.)
C2: Challenger David Carr.
DC: Freda Thornton and Russell Harty.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

This episode was missed. John beat David by 61 points to 53, after unscrambling RECITETAX on 8 seconds to become EXTRICATE, after David failed with EXTRICATOR on 4 seconds.
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Re: Friday 27th March 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 39)

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James Robinson wrote:This episode was missed. John beat David by 61 points to 53, after unscrambling RECITETAX on 48!? seconds to become EXTRICATE, after David failed with EXTRICATOR.
I think the 4 is crossed out -- David buzzed in on 4 seconds, got it wrong, and then John got it on 8 seconds.
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