Monday 18 January 1993 (Series 25, Prelim 4)

[Jacob Sutton]

Countdown recap for Monday 18 January 1993.

C1: Champion Mike Drew (2 wins, 106 points.)
C2: Challenger John Curtis. At age 75, one of the oldest contestants to appear on Countdown.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B N D I O T A W V
R02: R I L O X M E S A
R03: D F M E U D P E L
R04: 75, 10, 3, 2, 7, 4. Target: 493.
R05: S D A E N O G E T
R06: J T S A E O W H Q
R07: S A P O N E G Y I
R08: 75, 9, 8, 10, 5, 1. Target: 761.
R09: W O R D F A D E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: B N D I O T A W V

C1: BANDIT (6)
C2: BANDIT (6)
DC: OBTAIN (6)
OT: BANDITO (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: R I L O X M E S A

C1: mailers
C2: SAILOR (6)
OT: MORALISE (8)
Score: 6–12 (max 15)

Round 3: D F M E U D P E L

C1: PUDDLE (6)
C2: FUDDLE/PUDDLE/MUDDLE (6)
DC: DUMPED (6) FLUMPED (7) PLUMED (6)
OT: DEPLUMED (8)
Score: 12–18 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 10, 3, 2, 7, 4. Target: 493.

C1: 492. Mistake in working.
C2: 487. ((4 + 2) x 75) + (3 x 10) + 7 (5)
CV: 493. (7 x 75) - ((10 - 2) x 4) (10)
Score: 12–23 (max 33)

Round 5: S D A E N O G E T

C1: DONATES (7)
C2: DOTAGES (7)
DC: GOATEES (7) NEGATED (7) NEGATES (7)
Score: 19–30 (max 40)

Round 6: J T S A E O W H Q

C1: WASTE (5)
C2: wheats
OT: SWATHE (6)
Score: 24–30 (max 46)

Round 7: S A P O N E G Y I

C1: SOAPING (7)
C2: SPONGY (6)
DC: PIGEONS (7)
OT: AGONIES (7) AGONISE (7) ESPYING (7) NOSEGAY (7) SPAYING (7)
Score: 31–30 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 9, 8, 10, 5, 1. Target: 761.

C1: 762.
C2: 761. (10 x 75) + ((9 + 8) - 5 - 1) (10)
Score: 31–40 (max 63)

Round 9: W O R D F A D E R

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say FORWARDER which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say FORWARDED which is correct.
Score: 41–40 (max 73)

Highly unlucky conundrum round for John hands the game to Mike by just the one point. It will be interesting to see how his run continues after such a streak of luck in this particular game.

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