Thursday 8 December 1983 (Series 3, QF3)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Thursday 8 December 1983 (Series 3, QF3).

C1: #5 Seed Andrew Guy (2 wins, 118 points.)
C2: #3 Seed Allan Simmons (7 wins, 1 draw, 385 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L I R B A O H K G
R02: R A E D N E A P Z
R03: N O T W G I T G N
R04: 25, 6, 6, 1, 8, 8. Target: 406.
R05: O I E I B C H F G
R06: M U I E Y M F D A
R07: L N N B W O I Y Q
R08: 75, 2, 1, 10, 7, 5. Target: 562.
R09: C I C Y D A D N A (conundrum)


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Round 1: L I R B A O H K G

C1: KOHLRABI (8)
C2: KOHLRABI (8)
DC: KOHLRABI (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
Amazing – KOHLRABI comes up two shows in succession and I don’t think it’s come up since! (except as a Teaser solution). Somebody sack the shuffler!

Round 2: R A E D N E A P Z

C1: EARNED (6)
C2: ENDEAR (6)
DC: PARADE (6) PANDER (6)
OT: NEAPED (6) NEARED (6) PANZER (6) REAPED (6)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)

Round 3: N O T W G I T G N

C1: TOWING (6)
C2: TOWING (6)
DC: OWNING (6) GOWNING (7)
OT: WONTING (7)
Score: 20–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 6, 6, 1, 8, 8. Target: 406.

C1: 406. ? (10)
C2: 406. ? (10)
OT: 406. ((8+8)x25)+6 (10)
Score: 30–30 (max 31)

Round 5: O I E I B C H F G

C1: CHIEF (5)
C2: ECHO (4)
OT: CHIGOE (6)
Score: 35–30 (max 37)

Round 6: M U I E Y M F D A

C1: DUMMY (5)
C2: madefy
OT: MAIMED (6) MEDIUM (6)
Score: 40–30 (max 43)

Allan falls into the old Scrabble-only trap. To madefy is to moisten.

Round 7: L N N B W O I Y Q

C1: BLOWN (5)
C2: BLOWN (5) (considered inblown)
DC: BONNILY (7)
Score: 45–35 (max 50)

Round 8: 75, 2, 1, 10, 7, 5. Target: 562.

C1: 560. ? (7)
C2: -
CV: 562. ? (10)
OT: 562. ((75+5)x7)+2 (10)
Score: 52–35 (max 60)

Round 9: C I C Y D A D N A

C1 buzzes on 26.5 seconds to say CANDIDACY which is correct.
Score: 62–35 (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