Thursday 24 May 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 32)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Thursday 24 May 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 32).

C1: Champion Colin Woollard (1 win, 53 points.)
C2: Challenger Stephen Wooder.
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T Z G E I D U P I
R02: S M T E S J U D I
R03: B T L A G I G O U
R04: 75, 25, 9, 7, 8, 1. Target: 198.
R05: R S Y E T P I E O
R06: B S M A E W I S T
R07: R X B S A U T L I
R08: 100, 50, 5, 4, 8, 1. Target: 353.
R09: N I O R P R U C G (conundrum)


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Round 1: T Z G E I D U P I

C1: GUIDE (5)
C2: guized
DC: DIET
OT: PITIED (6)
Score: 5–0 (max 6)

Round 2: S M T E S J U D I

C1: SMITES (6)
C2: MISUSED (7)
OT: DEMISTS (7) STUDIES (7)
Score: 5–7 (max 13)

Round 3: B T L A G I G O U

C1: BLOAT (5)
C2: BLOAT (5)
DC: BIGOT (5) BLOAT (5) GOUT LOUT
OT: AGOUTI (6) GALIOT (6) LOGGIA (6)
Score: 10–12 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 25, 9, 7, 8, 1. Target: 198.

C1: 198. (8x25)-9+7 (10)
C2: 198. (8x25)-9+7 (10)
Score: 20–22 (max 29)

Round 5: R S Y E T P I E O

C1: PYRITES (7)
C2: ROPIEST (7)
OT: POETRIES (8)
Score: 27–29 (max 37)

Round 6: B S M A E W I S T

C1: WAISTS (6)
C2: bemists
DC: SMITES (6)
OT: SAMITES (7)
Score: 33–29 (max 44)

Round 7: R X B S A U T L I

C1: BRATS (5)
C2: builts
DC: BURIALS (7)
OT: RITUALS (7)
Score: 38–29 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 50, 5, 4, 8, 1. Target: 353.

C1: 353. ((4-1)x100)+50+8-5 (10)
C2: 353. (4x100)-50+8-5 (10)
Score: 48–39 (max 61)

Round 9: N I O R P R U C G

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say PRODUCING which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was PROCURING.
Score: 48–39 (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