c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 4 October 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 10).

C1: Champion Allan Simmons (1 win, 41 points.)
C2: Challenger George France.
DC: Yvonne Warburton and William Rushton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R O I F U A N B
R02: T G I O B Y E L I
R03: C I M E U S N P O
R04: 25, 50, 9, 2, 3, 8. Target: 161.
R05: S J A L G I E T U
R06: F O T A D I V E O
R07: P T U A H T E G O
R08: 75, 50, 3, 4, 1, 10. Target: 320.
R09: S C O I L E E L B (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: S R O I F U A N B

C1: FIBROUS (7)
C2: ? (0)
OT: INSOFAR (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: T G I O B Y E L I

C1: betoil
C2: BIGOT (5)
OT: GOBLET (6) OBLIGE (6)
Score: 7–5 (max 13)

Round 3: C I M E U S N P O

C1: POUNCES (7)
C2: ? (0)
OT: CONSUME (7) INCOMES (7) MESONIC (7) PUMICES (7)
Score: 14–5 (max 20)

Round 4: 25, 50, 9, 2, 3, 8. Target: 161.

C1: 161. ? (10)
C2: 161. ? (10)
OT: 161. (50x3)+9+2(10)
Score: 24–15 (max 30)

Round 5: S J A L G I E T U

C1: LIGATES (7)
C2: ? (0)
OT: AGILEST (7) UGLIEST (7)
Score: 31–15 (max 37)

Round 6: F O T A D I V E O

C1: ? (0)
C2: FOOTED (6)
OT: DATIVE (6) FOETID (6) IODATE (6)
Score: 31–21 (max 43)

Round 7: P T U A H T E G O

C1: TAUGHT (6)
C2: TAUGHT (6)
OT: POTTAGE (7)
Score: 37–27 (max 50)

Round 8: 75, 50, 3, 4, 1, 10. Target: 320.

C1: 320. ? (10)
C2: ?
OT: 320. (75x4)+((3-1)x10) (10)
Score: 47–27 (max 60)

Round 9: S C O I L E E L B

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say BELLICOSE which is correct.
Score: 47–37 (max 70)

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

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=3