Tuesday 13 December 1983 (Series 3, SF1)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 13 December 1983 (Series 3, SF1).

C1: #1 Seed Mark Nyman (9 wins, 506 points.)
C2: #5 Seed Esther Byers (5 wins, 266 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P O N M E C I D J
R02: Z S G E O U S T F
R03: I D Y N E W N S E
R04: 50, 7, 1, 6, 4, 6. Target: 806.
R05: B V I A E X T S R
R06: L S I E T B I G O
R07: H Q E A L S T A M
R08: 50, 10, 6, 6, 9, 3. Target: 152.
R09: R A T E X U N E B (conundrum)


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Round 1: P O N M E C I D J

C1: DEMONIC (7)
C2: MINCED (6)
DC: DEMONIC (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: Z S G E O U S T F

C1: gustos (disallowed at start of Part Two)
C2: GUESTS (6)
OT: FOETUS (6) GUSSET (6)
Score: 7–6 (max 13)

Round 3: I D Y N E W N S E

C1: SINEWED (7)
C2: DENIES (6)
DC: DENIES (6)
Score: 14–6 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 7, 1, 6, 4, 6. Target: 806.

C1: 806. ((7+6+4-1)x50)+6 (10)
C2: 806. ((6+6+4)x50)+7-1 (10)
Score: 24–16 (max 30)

Round 5: B V I A E X T S R

C1: VIBRATES (8)
C2: VIBRATES (8)
DC: VIBRATES (8)
Score: 32–24 (max 38)

Round 6: L S I E T B I G O

C1: OILIEST (7)
C2: GIBLETS (7)
OT: GOBLETS (7) LOGIEST (7) OBLIGES (7)
Score: 39–31 (max 45)

Round 7: H Q E A L S T A M

C1: HAMLETS (7)
C2: HEALS (5)
OT: TAMALES (7)
Score: 46–31 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 10, 6, 6, 9, 3. Target: 152.

C1: 152. (50x3)+10-9+(6/6) (10)
C2: 152. (50x3)+10-9+(6/6) (10)
Score: 56–41 (max 62)

Round 9: R A T E X U N E B

C2 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say EXUBERANT which is correct.
Score: 56–51 (max 72)

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