Monday 15 October 1984 (CoC I, QF1)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Monday 15 October 1984 (CoC I, QF1).

C1: #8 Seed William Bradford (9 wins, 515 points.)
C2: #1 Seed Mark Nyman (10 wins, 562 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

The first ever Championship of Champions (or “Final of Finalists”, as Richard also referred to it at this early juncture) game between Countdown’s first two octochamps. A landmark in the history of the show, you might say.

R01: L R A I Q O E K A
R02: B L E O S Y J O H
R03: T U M G A D W I A
R04: 100, 2, 5, 6, 7, 3. Target: 764.
R05: S U R E Y F M E F
R06: I E E T T V W A S
R07: E V O R N I D G E
R08: 50, 100, 25, 1, 2, 8. Target: 588.
R09: M I H S I A L C W (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: L R A I Q O E K A

C1: KOALA (5)
C2: AERIAL (6)
OT: AREOLA (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: B L E O S Y J O H

C1: hooleys
C2: LOBES (5)
OT: HOBOES (6)
Score: 0–11 (max 12)

Round 3: T U M G A D W I A

C1: AWAIT (5)
C2: AWAIT (5)
OT: ADMIT (5) AUDIT (5) DATUM (5) GAMUT (5) TAIGA (5) TUMID (5)
Score: 5–16 (max 17)

Round 4: 100, 2, 5, 6, 7, 3. Target: 764.

C1: 764. (100x7)+((5+3)x(6+2)) (10)
C2: 764. (100x7)+((5+3)x(6+2)) (10)
Score: 15–26 (max 27)

Round 5: S U R E Y F M E F

C1: REFUSE (6)
C2: SUFFER (6)
DC: FEMURS (6) (noted the following day)
OT: EFFUSE (6) RESUME (6) RUFFES (6)
Score: 21–32 (max 33)

Round 6: I E E T T V W A S

C1: WEAVES (6)
C2: WAVIEST (7)
Score: 21–39 (max 40)

Round 7: E V O R N I D G E

C1: VEERING (7)
C2: dovering
DC: DROVING (7) IGNORED (7) ERODING (7)
OT: GOVERNED (8)
Score: 28–39 (max 48)

Round 8: 50, 100, 25, 1, 2, 8. Target: 588.

C1: 594. Mistake in working.
C2: 581. ((100+1)x(8-2))-25 (5)
CV: 588. (100-(50/25))x(8-2) (10)
Score: 28–44 (max 58)

Round 9: M I H S I A L C W

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say WHIMSICAL which is correct.
Score: 28–54 (max 68)

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

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-4