Countdown Recap: Wednesday 28 March 1990
Series 19, Semi Final 1
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C1: Lindsay Denyer, number 1 seed. A newsagent from Falmouth, 8 wins, total 430, average 48.
C2: Gino Corr, number 5 seed. 5 wins, 254 total, average under 51. Was first player this series to get nine letter word, PLAINSMEN in the quarter final.
DC: Bill Tidy (BT) and Simon Mason (from the Oxford University Press)
RW: Richard Whiteley
CV: Carol Voderman
Summary of game:
Round 1: L T R O E U D M F
Round 2: E R Y T I E U E L
Round 3: D V Q A O A B C A
Round 4: 960 (50 75 100 2 7 6)
Round 5: G T L N O E O S W
Round 6: P T R D E I E P M
Round 7: N N S N S A O I D
Round 8: 142 (100 10 5 4 6 9)
Round 9 (Conundrum): N U L B U T T E R
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Round 1: L T R O E U D M F
C1: FLOUTED (7)
C2: FLOUTED (7)
DC: MOULTED (7)
Score 07 - 07
Round 2: E R Y T I E U E L
C1: TRULY (5)
C2: TRULY (5)
DC: RUTILE (6)
Score 12 - 12
Round 3: D V Q A O A B C A
C1: BAD (3)
C2: CAB (3) (GC wanted to try AVOCADA x)
DC: CODA (4)
Score 15 - 15
Round 4: 960 (50 75 100 2 7 6)
C1: 968 (0)
C2: 957 (7) 50 x 75 = 125. 125 x 8 = 1000. 100 / 2 = 50. 1000 - 50 = 950. 950 + 7 = 957.
CV: 100 + 75 - 50 = 125. 7 - 2 = 5. 125 - 5 = 120. 120 x 8 = 960.
Score 15 - 22
BT draws his customary sketch and tells gag prior to the break.
Round 5: G T L N O E O S W
C1: LOWEST (0)
C2: WOOLENS (7)
DC: GENTOOS, LONGEST
Score 15 - 29
RW: GC was the first person to offer GENTOOS 6 years ago.
RW will tell something about GC at the end of the programme
Round 6: P T R D E I E P M
C1: TEMPER (0)
C2: TRIPPED (7)
DC: -
Score 15 - 36
Round 7: N N S N S A O I D
C1: SANDS (5)
C2: SAID (0)
BT: offers non word NISSAN ?!
Score 20 - 36
Round 8: 142 (100 10 5 4 6 9)
C1: 143 (0)
C2: 142 (10) 100 + (4 x 10 = 40) + (5 - (9 - 6 = 3) = 2) = 142.
Score 30 - 46
Round 9 (Conundrum): N U L B U T T E R
C2 buzzes on 5 seconds and correctly says: TURBULENT.
Score 20 - 56
C2 qualifies for the final.
RW: tells audience about GC. "How many games have you missed?" GC hold five fingers up. RW then explains how GC records the games in bulk and sees them on the oil rigs!
BT signs off with another sketch and gag.
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Mauro Pratesi
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Wednesday 28 March 1990, Series 19, Semi Final 1
Moderator: James Robinson