Wednesday 19 October 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 19)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 October 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 19).

C1: Challenger Pat Bowlas.
C2: Champion William Bradford (2 wins, 85 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

N.B. Some of the contestant’s offerings of equal length may have been transposed.

R01: G I E L H M A U W
R02: E G I N Y D N B O
R03: T S A I G B O A S
R04: 50, 2, 8, 5, 3, 8. Target: 549.
R05: R P V I E O G U N
R06: D E I T Y O E G J
R07: A I E S B C S T F
R08: 25, 75, 5, 6, 8, 10. Target: 244.
R09: C C P L R E S O U (conundrum)


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Round 1: G I E L H M A U W

C1: IMAGE (5)
C2: LAUGH (5)
DC: MILAGE (6)
OT: AWEIGH (6) AWHILE (6) HAMULI (6) HELIUM (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: E G I N Y D N B O

C1: BENDING (7)
C2: BENDING (7)
OT: BODYING (7) BONDING (7) DENYING (7) OBEYING (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: T S A I G B O A S

C1: BOASTS (6)
C2: BIGOTS (6)
OT: ABATIS (6) AGISTS (6) SABOTS (6) SAIGAS (6)
Score: 18–18 (max 19)

Round 4: 50, 2, 8, 5, 3, 8. Target: 549.

C1: -
C2: 549. ? (10)
OT: 549. (50x(8+3))-8+5+2 (10)
Score: 18–28 (max 29)

Round 5: R P V I E O G U N

C1: VIPER (5)
C2: PROVING (7)
DC: PIROGUE (7)
OT: GROUPIE (7) POURING (7) ROUPING (7)
Score: 18–35 (max 36)

Round 6: D E I T Y O E G J

C1: DEITY (5)
C2: DEITY (5)
OT: DOGIE (5) GEODE (5) GEOID (5) GODET (5) JOYED (5) OGEED (5) TOYED (5)
Score: 23–40 (max 41)

Round 7: A I E S B C S T F

C1: SCABIES (7)
C2: BEFITS (6)
OT: ASCITES (7) BISECTS (7) FIESTAS (7)
Score: 30–40 (max 48)

Round 8: 25, 75, 5, 6, 8, 10. Target: 244.

C1: 244. (25x10)-6 (10)
C2: 244. ? (10)
Score: 40–50 (max 58)

Round 9: C C P L R E S O U

No one buzzes. The answer was CORPUSCLE.
Score: 40–50 (max 68)

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