Tuesday 3 January 1989 (COC4 2nd Quarter Final)

[Johnny Canuck]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 3 January 1989.

C1: Champion Stephen Deakin (5 wins, 490 points, quarter-finalist and #2 seed of Series 14.)
C2: Champion Nic Brown (11 wins, 674 points, champion and #1 seed of Series 14.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Tim Rice.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S O T L I K E N
R02: T N E I L D O I L
R03: R N E M C O R A C
R04: 50, 6, 10, 5, 1, 2. Target: 368.
R05: D R I O I P M E G
R06: P V O L B I S E T
R07: S T E O R Y I E X
R08: 7, 6, 9, 5, 9, 2. Target: 825.
R09: A C C D E H R S T * (conundrum, scramble unknown)


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Round 1: T S O T L I K E N

C1: TITLES (6)
C2: LIONETS (7)
DC: KITTENS (7) TOILETS (7)
OT: ENTISOL (7) ONLIEST (7) LENTISK (7) TINKLES (7) LITOTES (7) SKITTLE (7) TIENTOS (7) TONIEST (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T N E I L D O I L

C1: LIONET (6)
C2: EDITION (7)
DC: LIONET (6) EDITION (7)
OT: LENTOID (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 14)

Round 3: R N E M C O R A C

C1: CORNER (6)
C2: CORNER (6)
DC: ROMANCER (8)
Score: 6–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 6, 10, 5, 1, 2. Target: 368.

C1: 368. (50+10)x6+5+2+1 (10)
C2: 367.
Score: 16–20 (max 32)

Round 5: D R I O I P M E G

C1: ROMPED (6)
C2: GRIPED (6)
DC: GRIMED (6) GROPED (6) PRIMED (6) PODGIER (7)
OT: PIEROGI (7)
Score: 22–26 (max 39)

Round 6: P V O L B I S E T

C1: POLITE (6)
C2: VIOLETS (7)
DC: VIOLETS (7)
OT: PIOLETS (7) PISTOLE (7) PLOSIVE (7)
Score: 22–33 (max 46)

Round 7: S T E O R Y I E X

C1: STORY (5)
C2: STOREY (6)
DC: OYSTER (6) SEXIER (6)
OT: EXERTS (6) EXSERT (6) EYRIES (6) ORYXES (6) OXTERS (6) RESITE (6) RETIES (6) RESTIO (6) SORTIE (6) TRIOSE (6) SOIREE (6) STEREO (6)
Score: 22–39 (max 52)

Round 8: 7, 6, 9, 5, 9, 2. Target: 825.

C1: -
C2: 823. 9x9x2x5+7+6 (7)
Score: 22–46 (max 59)

Round 9: A C C D E H R S T *

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say SCRATCHED which is correct.
Score: 32–46 (max 69)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-7