Wednesday 7 December 1983 (Series 3, QF2)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 7 December 1983 (Series 3, QF2).

C1: #7 Seed David Brook (2 wins, 104 points.)
C2: #2 Seed William Bradford (8 wins, 399 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y M R O G E B A M
R02: E I E D Z F D U N
R03: W A G E P N O T E
R04: 25, 1, 1, 7, 9, 3. Target: 702.
R05: T U L I O E N Q G
R06: L I R K O H A B U
R07: H S F C E E U I G
R08: 100, 4, 8, 8, 7, 5. Target: 542.
R09: B U F O I L N U T (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y M R O G E B A M

C1: EMBARGO (7)
C2: BORAGE (6)
DC: GAMMER (6)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: E I E D Z F D U N

C1: DEFINED (7)
C2: DEFINED (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

Round 3: W A G E P N O T E

C1: AGENT (5)
C2: WEAPON (6)
DC: POTAGE (6)
OT: PEONAGE (7)
Score: 14–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 1, 1, 7, 9, 3. Target: 702.

C1: 700.
C2: 701. ? (7)
CV: 702. (25+1)x9x3 (10)
Score: 14–20 (max 31)

Round 5: T U L I O E N Q G

C1: OUTLINE (7)
C2: QUOTING (7)
OT: ELUTING (7) ELUTION (7)
Score: 21–27 (max 38)

Round 6: L I R K O H A B U

C1: LABOUR (6)
C2: KOHLRABI (8)
Score: 21–35 (max 46)

Round 7: H S F C E E U I G

C1: CHIEFS (6)
C2: CHIEFS (6)
OT: FESCUE (6) FICHES (6) FICHUS (6) SEICHE (6)
Score: 27–41 (max 52)

Round 8: 100, 4, 8, 8, 7, 5. Target: 542.

C1: 542. ? (10)
C2: 540.
OT: 542. ((100+8)x5)+(8/4) (10)
Score: 37–41 (max 62)

Round 9: B U F O I L N U T

C2 buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say BOUNTIFUL which is correct.
Score: 37–51 (max 72)

Apparently, David also spotted the conundrum just after William.

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