Tuesday 29 May 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 34)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 29 May 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 34).

C1: Challenger Norah Moore.
C2: Champion Brian Hudson (1 win, 45 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Mark Nyman.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

The first of three editions featuring ‘or own protégé’ (RW’s words) Mark Nyman in Dictionary Corner after Ned Sherrin failed to turn up in time for the first recordings of the day. Mark looked nervous at first, but soon settled in and started offering some excellent words and seemed keen to come back for another show. And the rest, as they say, is history.

R01: A N E D V I L E T
R02: S G B O I A R S I
R03: L E K O S P A T Z
R04: 25, 9, 6, 3, 10, 7. Target: 707.
R05: E O D G S J T I U
R06: F I T E L R O G S
R07: I E W B N A V B O
R08: 25, 9, 10, 7, 2, 4. Target: 886.
R09: A P M I C D O S S (conundrum)


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Round 1: A N E D V I L E T

C1: LAIN (4)
C2: EVIDENT (7)
DC: DEVIANT (7) ENTAILED (8)
OT: DIVALENT (8) LEVANTED (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S G B O I A R S I

C1: GRABS (5)
C2: BOARS (5)
DC: BRASS (5) (CH) GRASS (5) (CH)
OT: ISOBARS (7)
Score: 5–12 (max 15)

Round 3: L E K O S P A T Z

C1: SLOPES (6) (no one apparently spotted the phantom ‘S’!)
C2: PLATES (6)
DC: POSTAL (6) SPELT (5) ZEALOTS (7) APOSTLE (7)
OT: TOPAZES (7)
Score: 11–18 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 9, 6, 3, 10, 7. Target: 707.

C1: 707. Mistake in working.
C2: 706. ((10-6)x25x7)+9-3 (7)
CV: 707. ((10+9+6+3)x25)+7 (10)
Score: 11–25 (max 32)

Round 5: E O D G S J T I U

C1: JOUSTED (7)
C2: JOUSTED (7)
DC: TEDIOUS (7) OUTSIDE (7)
OT: JOISTED (7) JUDOIST (7)
Score: 18–32 (max 39)

Round 6: F I T E L R O G S

C1: GOITRES (7)
C2: STIFLER (7)
DC: FORGETS (7) LOFTIER (7) GOLFERS (7) GRISTLE (7) TREFOILS (8)
Score: 25–39 (max 47)

Round 7: I E W B N A V B O

C1: BANE (4)
C2: BOVINE (6)
Score: 25–45 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 9, 10, 7, 2, 4. Target: 886.

C1: 888.
C2: 886. (25x4x9)-(7x2) (10)
Score: 25–55 (max 63)

Round 9: A P M I C D O S S

No one buzzes. The answer was SPASMODIC.
Score: 25–55 (max 73)

Mark Nyman solved the conundrum after neither of the contestants offered anything.

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