c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 23 October 1989.

C1: Series 16 Contestant Clif Boynton.
C2: Series 13 Contestant Robert Randall.
DC: Freda Thornton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G N V C G E A E I
R02: 100, 7, 3, 4, 1, 6. Target: 355.
R03: C E I O O R R S V * (conundrum)
R04: P N G S P E O U I
R05: 100, 4, 7, 1, 9, 10. Target: 202.
R06: A I L N P Q T U Y * (conundrum)
R07: N K D R N E U I F
R08: 75, 6, 4, 6, 9, 5. Target: 619.
R09: A E E I N P S V X * (conundrum)
R10: T D D Q N A E A S
R11: 25, 7, 10, 9, 1, 4. Target: 916.
R12: T A T T I E C O P (conundrum)
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R14: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. Target: ???.
R15: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (conundrum)


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Round 1: G N V C G E A E I

C1: CAVING/CAGING (6)
C2: CAVING (6)
DC: ENGAGE (6)
OT: AGEING (6) AVENGE (6) ENCAGE (6) EVINCE (6) GEEING (6) GENEVA (6) VEGGIE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: 100, 7, 3, 4, 1, 6. Target: 355.

C1: 355. (3 x 100) + ((7 + 4) x (6 - 1)) (10)
C2: -
Score: 16–6 (max 16)

Round 3: C E I O O R R S V *

No one buzzes. The answer was CORROSIVE.
Score: 16–6 (max 26)

Round 4: P N G S P E O U I

C1: SOPPING (7)
C2: SAPPING (7 - there's no A though........ )
DC: PIGEONS (7) SUPPING (7)
OT: GUINEPS (7) GUPPIES (7) IGNEOUS (7) OPPUGNS (7) PEPINOS (7) PIGPENS (7) POPGUNS (7) SOUPING (7)
Score: 23–13 (max 33)

Round 5: 100, 4, 7, 1, 9, 10. Target: 202.

C1: 202. ((9 - 7) x 100) + (10 / (4 + 1)) (10)
C2: 202. (100 + 1) x (9 - 7) (10)
Score: 33–23 (max 43)

Round 6: A I L N P Q T U Y *

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say PIQUANTLY which is correct.
Score: 33–33 (max 53)

Round 7: N K D R N E U I F

C1: DRUNKEN (7)
C2: UNKINDER (8)
OT: FUNKIER (7) FUNNIER (7) INURNED (7) UNFIRED (7)
Score: 33–41 (max 61)

Round 8: 75, 6, 4, 6, 9, 5. Target: 619.

C1: 621.
C2: 619. ((75 - 6) x 9) - (6 - 4) (10)
Score: 33–51 (max 71)

Round 9: A E E I N P S V X *

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say EXPANSIVE which is correct.
Score: 33–61 (max 81)

Round 10: T D D Q N A E A S

C1: SADDEN (6)
C2: SANDED (6)
OT: ADNATE (6) DANDAS (6) DEDANS (6) QANATS (6)
Score: 39–67 (max 87)

Round 11: 25, 7, 10, 9, 1, 4. Target: 916.

C1: 916. (9 x 4 x 25) + 10 + 7 - 1 (10)
C2: 916. (9 x 4 x 25) + 10 + 7 - 1 (10)
Score: 49–77 (max 97)

Round 12: T A T T I E C O P

C1 buzzes on 9 seconds to say PETTICOAT which is correct.
Score: 59–77 (max 107)

Mike missed the last 3 rounds because on the day they were show, Nigel Lawson's resignation as Chancellor of the Exchequer pushed the show to a later time, which meant that Mike's tape missed the show.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-52