Wednesday 30 November 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 43)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 30 November 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 43).

C1: Challenger George McGee.
C2: Champion Esther Byers (1 win, 57 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B T E T V I B P U
R02: L I R E G D H E G
R03: T N S A L I S N E
R04: 25, 5, 1, 2, 4, 10. Target: 155.
R05: H E G S I J U D N
R06: L G G E I Y S O B
R07: K U C M O E T S A
R08: 50, 1, 10, 5, 7, 8. Target: 563.
R09: F E A F A T I L I (conundrum)


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Round 1: B T E T V I B P U

C1: BUTT (4)
C2: BITE (4)
OT: BUTTE (5) PETIT (5) PUTTI (5)
Score: 4–4 (max 5)

Round 2: L I R E G D H E G

C1: GLIDER (6)
C2: GIRDLE (6)
OT: HIGGLED (7) HIGGLER (7) LEDGIER (7) LEGGIER (7)
Score: 10–10 (max 12)

Round 3: T N S A L I S N E

C1: SALIENT (7)
C2: sentinals
DC: LASSIE (6) ENTAILS (7) SALIENTS (8)
Score: 17–10 (max 20)

Round 4: 25, 5, 1, 2, 4, 10. Target: 155.

C1: 155. ? (10)
C2: 155. ? (10)
OT: 155. (25x(4+2))+5 (10)
Score: 27–20 (max 30)

Round 5: H E G S I J U D N

C1: digest (mistook the J for a T)
C2: HINGED (6)
DC: GUSHED (6) JUDGES (6)
OT: DEIGNS (6) DESIGN (6) DINGES (6) DINGUS (6) GENIUS (6) GUIDES (6) HINGES (6) INDUES (6) NEIGHS (6) NUDGES (6) SHINED (6) SIGHED (6) SIGNED (6) SINGED (6) UNDIES (6) UNSHED (6)
Score: 27–26 (max 36)

Round 6: L G G E I Y S O B

C1: BOGGLE (6)
C2: BOGGLES (7)
DC: SOGGILY (7)
OT: OBLIGES (7)
Score: 27–33 (max 43)

Round 7: K U C M O E T S A

C1: COMETS (6)
C2: SOCKET (6)
OT: ACETOUS (7) COSTUME (7)
Score: 33–39 (max 50)

Round 8: 50, 1, 10, 5, 7, 8. Target: 563.

C1: 563. ? (10)
C2: 563. ? (10)
OT: 563. (50x10)+(7x(8+1)) (10)
Score: 43–49 (max 60)

Round 9: F E A F A T I L I

No one buzzes. The answer was AFFILIATE.
Score: 43–49 (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