Monday 27 June 1983 (Series 2, QF2)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Monday 27 June 1983 (Series 2, QF2).

C1: #6 Seed Peter Finley (3 wins, 167 points.)
C2: #13 Seed Norma Nicholson (2 wins, 121 points.)
DC: Lesley Burnett and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman or Dr Linda Barrett.
OT: Other words or solutions.

This is the first edition to feature former Miss Ireland Angie O’Dougherty as letters hostess, who only appeared on about five programmes.

R01: M E Y R J U L T S
R02: L O N C I Y A L E
R03: V U H E S D I F D
R04: 25, 100, 2, 8, 3, 4. Target: 654.
R05: G P U E P X O G B
R06: S I S Q K E N W B
R07: R U S M I N S E L
R08: 50, 25, 6, 8, 2, 1. Target: 117.
R09: M R O P S E I V I (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: M E Y R J U L T S

C1: MYRTLES (7)
C2: ? (0)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: L O N C I Y A L E

C1: ? (0)
C2: ? (6)
OT: CLEANLY (7)
Score: 7–6 (max 14)

Round 3: V U H E S D I F D

C1: ? (6)
C2: ? (6)
OT: DISHED (6) DUDISH (6) FISHED (6)
Score: 13–12 (max 20)

Round 4: 25, 100, 2, 8, 3, 4. Target: 654.

C1: within 5. ? (7)
C2: ?.
OT: 654. (((8x3)+2)x25)+4 (10)
Score: 20–12 (max 30)

Round 5: G P U E P X O G B

C1: GOUGE (5)
C2: GOUGE (5)
Score: 25–17 (max 35)

Round 6: S I S Q K E N W B

C1: ? (6)
C2: ? (6)
OT: SEWINS (6) SINEWS (6) SKEINS (6) SWINES (6)
Score: 31–23 (max 41)

Round 7: R U S M I N S E L

C1: ? (6)
C2: ? (6)
OT: MISRULES (8)
Score: 37–29 (max 49)

Round 8: 50, 25, 6, 8, 2, 1. Target: 117.

C1: ?.
C2: 117. ? (10)
OT: 117. (25x(6-1))-8 (10)
Score: 37–39 (max 59)

Round 9: M R O P S E I V I

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say IMPROVISE which is correct.
Score: 37–49 (max 69)

All words not in the COD7 have been excluded from this recap.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=2