Tuesday 3 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 2)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 3 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 2).

C1: Champion David Gillespie (1 win, 37 points.)
C2: Challenger Gordon Cross.
DC: Julia Swannell and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C W G S A E O H G
R02: S T S A A X I O H
R03: C P D G A E E W M
R04: 25, 10, 3, 1, 10, 3. Target: 802.
R05: L B Q E A V I T S
R06: S B G I O E F F J
R07: R P N U O B M E T
R08: 50, 9, 6, 4, 7, 8. Target: 760.
R09: R K A E S T A F B (conundrum)


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Round 1: C W G S A E O H G

C1: WAGES (5)
C2: CAGES (5)
DC: SOCAGE (6)
OT: CASHEW (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: S T S A A X I O H

C1: ataxis
C2: HOISTS (6)
OT: HOSTAS (6) SHOATS (6)
Score: 5–11 (max 12)

Round 3: C P D G A E E W M

C1: CAMPED (6)
C2: CAGED (5)
OT: DECAMP (6) GAWPED (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 18)

Round 4: 25, 10, 3, 1, 10, 3. Target: 802.

C1: 805. (7)
C2: 804. Mistake in working.
CV: 800. (7)
OT: 802. (((10x3)-1)x(25+3))-10 (10)
Score: 18–11 (max 28)

Round 5: L B Q E A V I T S

C1: ABLEST (6) (also had VIABLE)
C2: VIABLE (6)
DC: VITALS (6) QIBLA (5)
OT: ASTILBE (7) BESTIAL (7) STABILE (7)
Score: 24–17 (max 35)

Round 6: S B G I O E F F J

C1: BOGIES (6)
C2: BOGIES (6)
OT: BEFOGS (6) FOGIES (6) GOBIES (6)
Score: 30–23 (max 41)

Round 7: R P N U O B M E T

C1: NUMBER (6)
C2: POUTER (6)
DC: BORNE (5) REMOUNT (7)
OT: MOUNTER (7)
Score: 36–29 (max 48)

Round 8: 50, 9, 6, 4, 7, 8. Target: 760.

C1: 760. (10)
C2: 761.
OT: 760. ((8+7)x50)+6+4
Score: 46–29 (max 58)

Round 9: R K A E S T A F B

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say BREAKFAST which is correct.
Score: 46–39 (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