Friday 14 December 1984 (Series 5, QF2)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Friday 14 December 1984 (Series 5, QF2).

C1: #2 Seed Colin Pearce (4 wins, 1 draw, 255 points.)
C2: #7 Seed Leslie Olson (2 wins, 106 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D S E T P I U S E
R02: N O G Y W A I B H
R03: N R T E I S P B E
R04: 50, 8, 2, 7, 3, 5. Target: 704.
R05: R T N K E O L E S
R06: D G N R I E G U F
R07: D B I D O I Z T R
R08: 25, 50, 8, 8, 7, 1. Target: 520.
R09: C O N T I E T E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: D S E T P I U S E

C1: DEPUTISES (18)
C2: DESPISE (7)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)

Round 2: N O G Y W A I B H

C1: BAYING (6)
C2: BAYING (6)
DC: BOWING (6)
OT: BOWYANG (7)
Score: 24–6 (max 25)

Round 3: N R T E I S P B E

C1: PRINTS (6)
C2: ENTERS (6)
DC: ENTRIES (7)
OT: ENTIRES (7) PRESENT (7) REPENTS (7) REPINES (7) RESPITE (7) SERPENT (7)
Score: 30–12 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 8, 2, 7, 3, 5. Target: 704.

C1: 705.
C2: 704. (2x50x7)+(8/(5-3)) (10)
Score: 30–22 (max 42)

Round 5: R T N K E O L E S

C1: STOKER (6)
C2: STOKER (6)
DC: RELENTS (7)
OT: SKELETON (8)
Score: 36–28 (max 50)

Round 6: D G N R I E G U F

C1: FRINGED (7)
C2: URGING (6)
OT: UNRIGGED (8)
Score: 43–28 (max 58)

Round 7: D B I D O I Z T R

C1: DROIT (5)
C2: IDIOT (5)
OT: ORBIT (5) ORIBI (5) TORII (5)
Score: 48–33 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 50, 8, 8, 7, 1. Target: 520.

C1: 519. Mistake in working.
C2: 523. ((50+25)x7)-(8/8)-1 (7)
CV: 520. (50+8+7)x8 (10)
Score: 48–40 (max 73)

Round 9: C O N T I E T E D

C1 buzzes on 1.75 seconds to say "I'm sorry, I've got it wrong" which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was DETECTION.
Score: 48–40 (max 83)

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

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=5