Wednesday 12 October 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 15)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 12 October 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 15).

C1: Challenger John Rusted.
C2: Champion Allan Simmons (5 wins, 1 draw, 293 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and William Rushton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

The bad news: maxes only for this game, I’m afraid (apart from the conundrum).
The good news: no more missing recaps for the next five weeks.

R01: N E D A O S G U I
R02: P A V E R I N G F
R03: B U K N E S V T S
R04: 25, 5, 4, 4, 8, 6. Target: 922.
R05: H S W A E C T Y T
R06: P I L O Y N G A E
R07: X I O M U E I G E
R08: 75, 100, 5, 10, 8, 5. Target: 653.
R09: N E C N E C N I O (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: N E D A O S G U I

OT: AGONISED (8) DIAGNOSE (8)

Round 2: P A V E R I N G F

OT: FEARING (7) REAPING (7) REAVING (7) VINEGAR (7)

Round 3: B U K N E S V T S

OT: SUBSET (6) SUNSET (6)

Round 4: 25, 5, 4, 4, 8, 6. Target: 922.

OT: 922. ((25+4)x8x4)-6 (10)

Round 5: H S W A E C T Y T

OT: WATCHES (7)

Round 6: P I L O Y N G A E

OT: ELOPING (7) LEAPING (7) OPALINE (7) PEALING (7) PLAYING (7) YELPING (7)

Round 7: X I O M U E I G E

OT: MOXIE (5)

Round 8: 75, 100, 5, 10, 8, 5. Target: 653.

OT: 653. (75x10)-100+8-5 (10)
Score: 40–37 (max 60)

Round 9: N E C N E C N I O

C2 buzzes on 15 seconds to say INNOCENCE which is correct.
Score: 40–47 (max 70)

Allan clutches victory from the jaws of defeat with a crucial conundrum solve!

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