c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 11 June 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 41).

C1: Challenger St. John Daly.
C2: Champion Roy Smith (1 win, 53 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G R T A D I S E S
R02: S U R D E S L E G
R03: T M L O H A W S I
R04: 25, 100, 3, 8, 5, 1. Target: 450.
R05: B X S E E B M O N
R06: B T B I V I E G N
R07: N D I O S L I D O
R08: 100, 7, 9, 4, 5, 9. Target: 190.
R09: E O N S T M O T B (conundrum)


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Round 1: G R T A D I S E S

C1: GRASSED (7)
C2: STRIDES (7)
DC: ASTRIDE (7) SATIRES (7)
OT: AGISTERS (8) DISASTER (8) DISRATES (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S U R D E S L E G

C1: SLEDGES (7)
C2: SURDS (5)
DC: DURESS (6) GUESSED (7) SLEDGERS (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)

Round 3: T M L O H A W S I

C1: SHALOM (6)
C2: MOATS (5)
OT: ALMOST (6) HOLISM (6) LATHIS (6) LATISH (6) LITHOS (6) LOWISH (6) MIAOWS (6) OWLISH (6) TAHSIL (6) WHATSO (6) WHILOM (6) WHILST (6) WITHAL (6)
Score: 20–7 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 100, 3, 8, 5, 1. Target: 450.

C1: 450. (5x100)-((3-1)x25) (10)
C2: 453.
Score: 30–7 (max 32)

Round 5: B X S E E B M O N

C1: BONES (5)
C2: BONES (5)
OT: BESOM (5) BOMBS (5) BOXES (5) EXONS (5) MESNE (5) MESON (5) OBESE (5) OMENS (5) SEMEN (5)
Score: 35–12 (max 37)

Round 6: B T B I V I E G N

C1: EBBING (6)
C2: EBBING (6)
OT: BITING (6) GIBBET (6) IGNITE (6) INVITE (6)
Score: 41–18 (max 43)

Round 7: N D I O S L I D O

C1: LIONS (5)
C2: LIDOS (5)
OT: DILDOS (6) SOLIDI (6)
Score: 46–23 (max 49)

Round 8: 100, 7, 9, 4, 5, 9. Target: 190.

C1: 190. (100-5)x(9-7) (10)
C2: 190. ((9-7)x100)-9-5+4 (10)
Score: 56–33 (max 59)

Round 9: E O N S T M O T B

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say nothing which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say TOMBSTONE which is correct.
Score: 56–43 (max 69)

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