Thursday 14 January 1993 (Series 25, Prelim 2)

[Jacob Sutton]

Countdown recap for Thursday 14 January 1993.

C1: Challenger Mike Drew.
C2: Champion Barbi Birdseye (1 win, 55 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P D C I A E H G N
R02: R I M L A U Y D F
R03: Z K F I E D A V R
R04: 100, 2, 8, 3, 5, 5. Target: 297.
R05: C S T E U N C A L
R06: R T Y S E I U N T
R07: D S A E N B O D L
R08: 100, 10, 7, 9, 9, 5. Target: 744.
R09: L Y C R A F U E L (conundrum)


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Round 1: P D C I A E H G N

C1: HEADING (7)
C2: PEACHING (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: R I M L A U Y D F

C1: MILADY (6)
C2: FAMILY (6)
DC: FAMILY (6) MYRIAD (6)
OT: FLUIDRAM (8)
Score: 6–14 (max 16)

Round 3: Z K F I E D A V R

C1: VARIED (6)
C2: FAKED (5)
DC: FERVID (6)
OT: DARKIE (6) FAIRED (6) AVIDER (6) VIZARD (6)
Score: 12–14 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 2, 8, 3, 5, 5. Target: 297.

C1: 297. (3 x 100) - (5 - 2) (10)
C2: 297. (3 x 100) - (5 - 2) (10)
Score: 22–24 (max 32)

Round 5: C S T E U N C A L

C1: STANCE (6)
C2: LANCETS (7)
DC: ACCENTS (7) CANCELS (7) LAUNCES (7) UNLACES (7)
OT: CANTLES (7) ELUANTS (7) LUNATES (7) NUTCASE (7) SACCULE (7) SULCATE (7)
Score: 22–31 (max 39)

Round 6: R T Y S E I U N T

C1: NUTTERS (7)
C2: runtiest* (misdeclared as a 7)
DC: RUNTIEST (8)
Score: 29–31 (max 47)

Round 7: D S A E N B O D L

C1: NODDLES (7)
C2: bondable
DC: BLONDES (7)
OT: ALBEDOS (7) DANDLES (7)
Score: 36–31 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 10, 7, 9, 9, 5. Target: 744.

C1: 744. ((100 + 5) x 7) + 9 (10)
C2: 744. Mistake in working.
Score: 46–31 (max 64)

Round 9: L Y C R A F U E L

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say CAREFULLY which is correct.
Score: 56–31 (max 74)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=25

[Charlie Reams]

I feel like the name of today's challenger deserves some comment.

[Graeme Cole]

Why, what's so funny about Mike Drew?

[Charlie Reams]

Why, what's so funny about Mike Drew?

Oh, yeah. The weird old days.