Monday 30 September 1996 (COC8 1st Quarter-Final)

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Monday 30 September 1996 (COC8 1st Quarter-Final)

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Countdown recap for Monday 30 September 1996.

C1: Champion Alan Sinclair (7 wins, 442 points, champion and #3 seed of Series 32.)
C2: Champion Chris Rogers (8 wins, 611 points, runner-up and #1 seed of Series 29.)
DC: Susie Dent and Jan Harvey.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N E T U S T A F E
R02: L K Y O O A S C P
R03: N U R I S M I V E
R04: 2, 5, 10, 6, 6, 2. Target: 295.
R05: A I S T D E S L N
R06: P A T U R A E V F
R07: M G W L I O D E A
R08: 75, 5, 1, 7, 9, 10. Target: 527.
R09: B L E A K B A R E (conundrum)


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Round 1: N E T U S T A F E

C1: NEATEST (7)
C2: FATTENS (7)
DC: TETANUS (7)
OT: ATTUNES (7) TAUTENS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: L K Y O O A S C P

C1: plooks
C2: SPOOKY (6)
DC: COPALS (6) CALYPSO (7)
OT: POLACKS (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 14)

Round 3: N U R I S M I V E

C1: neurism
C2: VERMINS (7)
DC: MINIVERS (8)
Score: 7–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 2, 5, 10, 6, 6, 2. Target: 295.

C1: 295. 6x5x10-(6/2+2) (10)
C2: 295. (6-2/2)x6x10-5 (10)
Score: 17–30 (max 32)

Round 5: A I S T D E S L N

C1: SLANTED (7)
C2: SANDIEST (8)
OT: DEINSTALS (18)
Score: 17–38 (max 50)

Round 6: P A T U R A E V F

C1: PATER (5)
C2: PATER (5)
DC: TAPER (5) UPRATE (6)
OT: PATERA (6)
Score: 22–43 (max 56)

Round 7: M G W L I O D E A

C1: MOILED (6)
C2: MIAOWED (7)
DC: MEADOW (6)
Score: 22–50 (max 63)

Round 8: 75, 5, 1, 7, 9, 10. Target: 527.

C1: 527. Mistake in working.
C2: 527. 75x7+10/5 (10)
Score: 22–60 (max 73)

Round 9: B L E A K B A R E

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say BREAKABLE which is correct.
Score: 32–60 (max 83)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-11
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