Wednesday 14 December 1983 (Series 3, SF2)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 14 December 1983 (Series 3, SF2).

C1: #2 Seed William Bradford (9 wins, 450 points.)
C2: #6 Seed Andrew Guy (3 wins, 180 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R P I E U Y F N G
R02: N E T O G O W O T
R03: O I E B B H R L G
R04: 75, 6, 9, 2, 4, 5. Target: 651.
R05: S L U S E A D K C
R06: D U N I G V A O B
R07: G S T E I Q E Y S
R08: 10, 2, 1, 5, 6, 3. Target: 548.
R09: L U G S A R U O R (conundrum)


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Round 1: R P I E U Y F N G

C1: PURIFY (6)
C2: FINGER (6)
DC: PREYING (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N E T O G O W O T

C1: TONE (4) (and several other fours)
C2: GOTTEN (6)
OT: GENTOO (6)
Score: 6–12 (max 13)

Round 3: O I E B B H R L G

C1: GOBBLER (7)
C2: GOBBLER (7)
DC: GOBBLER (7) LOBBIER (7)
OT: GLIBBER (7) HOBBLER (7) OBLIGER (7)
Score: 13–19 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 6, 9, 2, 4, 5. Target: 651.

C1: 651. (9x75)-(6x4) (10)
C2: 651. (9x75)-(6x4) (10)
Score: 23–29 (max 30)

Round 5: S L U S E A D K C

C1: SLACKED (7)
C2: CLASSED (7)
DC: SLACKED (7) SLAKED (6) SUCKED (6) SCALED (6) CAUSED (6)
OT: CAULKED (7) CLAUSES (7) SUCKLED (7) SUCKLES (7)
Score: 30–36 (max 37)

Round 6: D U N I G V A O B

C1: aboding
C2: DAUBING (7)
Score: 30–43 (max 44)

Round 7: G S T E I Q E Y S

C1: STYES (5)
C2: STIES (5)
OT: SIEGES (6)
Score: 35–48 (max 50)

Round 8: 10, 2, 1, 5, 6, 3. Target: 548.

C1: 549. ((3+2+6)x5x10)-1 (7)
C2: 549. ((3+2+6)x5x10)-1 (7)
CV: 549. ((3+2+6)x5x10)-1 (7)
Score: 42–55 (max 57)

Round 9: L U G S A R U O R

C2 buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say GARRULOUS which is correct.
Score: 42–65 (max 67)

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