Thursday 17 November 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 36)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Thursday 17 November 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 36).

C1: Challenger David Hughes.
C2: Champion Mark Nyman (3 wins, 170 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and William Rushton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P L U F H V I D T
R02: B S N G E I E T C
R03: D T O E H D G T A
R04: 100, 8, 10, 8, 1, 5. Target: 793.
R05: I S G N O G L E Q
R06: W B N I Z N Y O F
R07: M G R U A M I E B
R08: 75, 8, 1, 1, 3, 8. Target: 313.
R09: L G H E E L A C N (conundrum)


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Round 1: P L U F H V I D T

C1: FLUID (5)
C2: FILTH (5)
DC: TULIP (5)
OT: UPLIFT (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: B S N G E I E T C

C1: BEGINS (6)
C2: GENETIC (7)
OT: GENETICS (8)
Score: 5–12 (max 14)

Round 3: D T O E H D G T A

C1: DOTAGE (6)
C2: DOTTED (6)
DC: GHETTO (6)
OT: GODHEAD (7)
Score: 11–18 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 8, 10, 8, 1, 5. Target: 793.

C1: 793. ? (10)
C2: 793. ? (10)
OT: 793. (8x100)-8+1 (10)
Score: 21–28 (max 31)

Round 5: I S G N O G L E Q

C1: oglings
C2: LEGIONS (7)
OT: GOSLING (7) LINGOES (7) NIGGLES (7) SNIGGLE (7)
Score: 21–35 (max 38)

Round 6: W B N I Z N Y O F

C1: BONNY (5)
C2: BONNY (5)
DC: FINNY (5)
OT: BOWFIN (6)
Score: 26–40 (max 44)

Round 7: M G R U A M I E B

C1: brummie (noted should have been allowed at start of next programme)
C2: gammier
OT: GAMBIER (7) GUMMIER (7) RUMMAGE (7) UMBRAGE (7)
Score: 26–40 (max 51)

Round 8: 75, 8, 1, 1, 3, 8. Target: 313.

C1: 315. ? (7)
C2: 315. ? (7)
CV: 312. ? (7)
OT: 312. ((75+1)x(3+1))+8 (7)
Score: 33–47 (max 58)

Round 9: L G H E E L A C N

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say CHALLENGE which is correct.
Score: 33–57 (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