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Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 February 1989.

C1: Champion Evan Simpson (2 wins, 114 points.)
C2: Challenger Esther Poligadoo.
DC: Frazer Hines and Freda Thornton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F N O I D S E A R
R02: N H D R U I D E G
R03: T K R E A B T M O
R04: 100, 5, 10, 8, 9, 9. Target: 507.
R05: T G E A W L J O R
R06: I L P F A E S C N
R07: L R P T O E N T A
R08: 100, 1, 10, 9, 6, 1. Target: 300.
R09: D E E I P P R R S * (conundrum)


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Round 1: F N O I D S E A R

C1: ANEROID (7)
C2: FRIENDS (7)
DC: ANEROIDS (8) FORESAID (8)
OT: ANODISER (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Ouch!

Round 2: N H D R U I D E G

C1: HERDING (7)
C2: HINDER (6)
DC: HUNDRED (7)
OT: UNGIRDED (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)

Round 3: T K R E A B T M O

C1: BROMATE (7)
C2: MARKET (6)
DC: ABETTOR (7)
Score: 21–7 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 5, 10, 8, 9, 9. Target: 507.

C1: 507. 5*100+8-(9/9) (10)
C2: 507. 5*100+8+9-10 (10)
Score: 31–17 (max 33)

Pretty trivial.

Round 5: T G E A W L J O R

C1: LEGATOR (7)
C2: GLOAT (5)
OT: GLOATER (7)
Score: 38–17 (max 40)

Now it’s Esther’s turn to not put something on the end of a word (and DC also missed it!)

Round 6: I L P F A E S C N

C1: PELICANS (8)
C2: PLACES (6)
DC: CAPELINS (8) (small fish)
OT: LIFESPAN (8) PANICLES (8)
Score: 46–17 (max 48)

Round 7: L R P T O E N T A

C1: PORTENT (7)
C2: PORTENT (7)
DC: PLANTER (7) PATTERN (7)
OT: TOLERANT (8)
Score: 53–24 (max 56)

Round 8: 100, 1, 10, 9, 6, 1. Target: 300.

C1: 300. (10-6-1)*100 (10)
C2: 300. (9-6)*100 (10)
CV: 300. (6/(1+1))*100 (10)
Score: 63–34 (max 66)

Again, easy.

Round 9: D E E I P P R R S

C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say PERSPIRED which is correct.
Score: 73–34 (max 76)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=17

Thomas Carey wrote:Wednesday 1 February 1989 (Series 17, Prelim 21)

Shouldn't that be an 8, Thomas

James Robinson wrote:

Thomas Carey wrote:Wednesday 1 February 1989 (Series 17, Prelim 21)

Shouldn't that be an 8, Thomas

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