Thursday 10 May 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 24)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Thursday 10 May 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 24).

C1: Champion Debbie Maguire (1 win, 50 points.)
C2: Challenger Sybil Robertson.
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R U S D A M Z E I
R02: Q T E A N S U B I
R03: S E T I D M E B L
R04: 50, 4, 10, 1, 9, 7. Target: 832.
R05: G N O E G P I E B
R06: N I W R A D O E K
R07: T N A U T J I O F
R08: 50, 5, 7, 10, 1, 5. Target: 620.
R09: T R A C E X D E T (conundrum)


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Round 1: R U S D A M Z E I

C1: DREAMS (6)
C2: DREAMS (6)
DC: AMUSED (6)
OT: ADMIRES (7) MISREAD (7) RESIDUA (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: Q T E A N S U B I

C1: INQUEST (7)
C2: QUAINT (6)
DC: ANTIQUES (8)
OT: BANQUETS (8) QUANTISE (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: S E T I D M E B L

C1: LISTED (6)
C2: BETIMES (7)
DC: BEDTIMES (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 4, 10, 1, 9, 7. Target: 832.

C1: -
C2: 832. Mistake in working.
CV: 832. ((10/(4+1))+50)x(9+7) (10)
Score: 13–13 (max 33)

Round 5: G N O E G P I E B

C1: BEGONE (6)
C2: BEGONE (6)
DC: PIGEON (6) EPIGONE (7)
OT: BEEPING (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 40)

Round 6: N I W R A D O E K

C1: WORKED (6)
C2: drained
DC: ANEROID (7)
OT: DOWNIER (7) WONKIER (7)
Score: 25–19 (max 47)

Round 7: T N A U T J I O F

C1: OUTFIT (6)
C2: JAUNT (5)
Score: 31–19 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 5, 7, 10, 1, 5. Target: 620.

C1: 616. ((7+5)x50)+10+1+5 (7)
C2: 606.
CV: 620. (50+7+5)x10 (10)
Score: 38–19 (max 63)

Round 9: T R A C E X D E T

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say EXTRACTED which is correct.
Score: 48–19 (max 73)

All words not in the COD7 have been excluded from this recap.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=4