Monday 17 December 1984 (Series 5, QF3)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Monday 17 December 1984 (Series 5, QF3).

C1: #3 Seed Peter Evans (3 wins, 147 points.)
C2: #5 Seed Jane Smith (2 wins, 112 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B Z Y E E W V I T
R02: S R T I O Q S N E
R03: N N L U I N P E R
R04: 100, 4, 1, 3, 10, 5. Target: 850.
R05: H S G U I E S F E
R06: B C D I E G B A O
R07: Y F V T I O A Q E
R08: 50, 4, 8, 4, 1, 7. Target: 548.
R09: A C T T U L U F E (conundrum)


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Round 1: B Z Y E E W V I T

C1: beview
C2: BEVY (4)
OT: BEET BITE BYTE TWEE VIBE VIEW YETI
Score: 0–4 (max 4)

Round 2: S R T I O Q S N E

C1: SORTIES (7)
C2: INSERTS (7)
DC: STONIER (7)
OT: NOSIEST (7) ORIENTS (7) ROSIEST (7) SENIORS (7) SINTERS (7) SONSIER (7) STORIES (7) TENSORS (7)
Score: 7–11 (max 11)

Round 3: N N L U I N P E R

C1: LUPINE (6)
C2: LUPINE (6)
OT: PINNULE (7)
Score: 13–17 (max 18)

Round 4: 100, 4, 1, 3, 10, 5. Target: 850.

C1: 850. ((5+3)x100)+((4+1)x10) (10)
C2: 850. ((5+3)x100)+((4+1)x10) (10)
Score: 23–27 (max 28)

Round 5: H S G U I E S F E

C1: FISHES (6)
C2: FISHES (6)
DC: GUSHES (6)
OT: FUSEES (6) GUISES (6) SEGUES (6) SIEGES (6)
Score: 29–33 (max 34)

Round 6: B C D I E G B A O

C1: cabbie
C2: gabbed
OT: BABIED (6) BOCAGE (6) BODEGA (6) BODICE (6) GEODIC (6) GOBBED (6)
Score: 29–33 (max 40)

Round 7: Y F V T I O A Q E

C1: VOTE (4)
C2: OVATE (5)
OT: FOVEA (5)
Score: 29–38 (max 45)

Round 8: 50, 4, 8, 4, 1, 7. Target: 548.

C1: 548. ((7+4)x50)-(8/4) (10)
C2: 549.
Score: 39–38 (max 55)

Round 9: A C T T U L U F E

C1 buzzes on 23 seconds to say FLUCTUATE which is correct.
Score: 49–38 (max 65)

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