Monday 14 May 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 25)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Monday 14 May 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 25).

C1: Champion Debbie Maguire (2 wins, 98 points.)
C2: Challenger Mike Willis.
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D U H B E Y S I V
R02: E I L N L P O S I
R03: R O S A L L I E B
R04: 50, 6, 1, 7, 10, 2. Target: 275.
R05: A C G O I A W C I
R06: O T E S Y B I U D
R07: K L I S E A G V U
R08: 25, 6, 1, 5, 9, 8. Target: 411.
R09: U U R T T N E L B (conundrum)


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Round 1: D U H B E Y S I V

C1: HIVES (5)
C2: HIVES (5)
DC: BUSIED (6)
OT: BUSHED (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: E I L N L P O S I

C1: PILLIONS (8)
C2: PILLIONS (8)
DC: POLLENS (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: R O S A L L I E B

C1: RALLIES (7)
C2: RALLIES (7)
DC: BROLLIES (8)
OT: ISOLABLE (8) LIBERALS (8) LOBELIAS (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 6, 1, 7, 10, 2. Target: 275.

C1: 280. (6x50)-(10x2) (7)
C2: 270. Mistake in working.
CV: 275. (6-1+50)x10/2 (10)
Score: 27–20 (max 32)

Round 5: A C G O I A W C I

C1: COW (3)
C2: COG (3)
DC: COCA
OT: CACAO (5)
Score: 30–23 (max 37)

Round 6: O T E S Y B I U D

C1: TEDIOUS (7)
C2: OBESITY (7)
OT: DISOBEY (7) DUBIETY (7) OUTBIDS (7) OUTSIDE (7)
Score: 37–30 (max 44)

Round 7: K L I S E A G V U

C1: GAVELS (6)
C2: VALUES (6)
DC: VALISE (6)
OT: GLAIVES (7)
Score: 43–36 (max 51)

Round 8: 25, 6, 1, 5, 9, 8. Target: 411.

C1: -
C2: 413. ((9+1+6)x25)+8+5 (7)
CV: 411. ((9+8-1)x25)+6+5 (10)
Score: 43–43 (max 61)

Round 9: U U R T T N E L B

C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say TURNTABLE which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was TURBULENT.
Score: 43–43 (max 71)

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