c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 3 May 1983 (Series 2, Prelim 16).

C1: Champion Ash Haji (1 win, 55 points.)
C2: Challenger Gray Robertson.
DC: Kenneth Williams.
OT: Other words or solutions.

Factoid: this programme was used for the photograph on the front of one of the first ever Countdown box games.

R01: R A Y A N P E K I
R02: O T G A E N N C I
R03: S E V G O R E M I
R04: 3, 6, 7, 9, 1, 4. Target: 773.
R05: U E S P T W E I N
R06: R E G A M W U T I
R07: E O D G C U R G E
R08: 25, 7, 10, 7, 6, 8. Target: 237.
R09: S A N I C B L A N (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: R A Y A N P E K I

OT: APIARY (6) NAPERY (6) PARKIN (6) PINERY (6) PINKER (6) RAPINE (6)

Round 2: O T G A E N N C I

OT: CANOEING (8) ENACTING (8) ENACTION (8) NEGATION (8)

Round 3: S E V G O R E M I

OT: EROSIVE (7) GRIEVES (7) REGIMES (7) REMIGES (7) REMOVES (7) VERISMO (7)

Round 4: 3, 6, 7, 9, 1, 4. Target: 773.

OT: 773. (((9x7x4)+6)x3)-1 (10)

Round 5: U E S P T W E I N

OT: PEEWITS (7) PUNIEST (7) UNSWEPT (7)

Round 6: R E G A M W U T I

OT: MIGRATE (7) MURIATE (7) RAGTIME (7) WARTIME (7)

Round 7: E O D G C U R G E

OT: CODGER (6) COGGED (6) DOGGER (6) DROGUE (6) GORGED (6) GOUGED (6) GOUGER (6) GRUDGE (6) REDUCE (6) ROGUED (6) ROUGED (6) RUGGED (6)

Round 8: 25, 7, 10, 7, 6, 8. Target: 237.

OT: 237. (25x10)-7-6 (10)

Round 9: S A N I C B L A N

The answer was CANNIBALS.
Score: 58–18 (max 71)

All words not in the COD7 have been excluded from this recap.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=2