Wednesday 4 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 3)

[Mike Brown]

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

C1: Champion David Gillespie (2 wins, 83 points.)
C2: Challenger Stephanie Braines.
DC: Julia Swannell and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T B M P E U I R E
R02: F L O J I A F G O
R03: B S B N O A E N I
R04: 100, 8, 8, 1, 6, 5. Target: 369.
R05: G D O A Y D I H G
R06: S W C H E A A E X
R07: L K A E N S I S E
R08: 25, 2, 6, 7, 2, 3. Target: 303.
R09: I S O U U L C R D (conundrum)


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Round 1: T B M P E U I R E

C1: UMPIRE (6) (also EMPIRE)
C2: UMPIRE (6)
DC: BUMPIER (7)
OT: EMPTIER (7) PERMUTE (7) TERBIUM (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: F L O J I A F G O

C1: OFFAL (5)
C2: FOLIO (5)
DC: LOG JIFF FOG
OT: ALOOF (5) IGLOO (5)
Score: 11–11 (max 12)

Round 3: B S B N O A E N I

C1: nobbins
C2: INSANE (6)
OT: BENISON (7)
Score: 11–17 (max 19)

Round 4: 100, 8, 8, 1, 6, 5. Target: 369.

C1: 378. (5)
C2: 360. (5)
CV: 368. (7)
OT: 369. (((8x5)+6)x8)+1 (10)
Score: 16–22 (max 29)

Round 5: G D O A Y D I H G

C1: GIDDY (5)
C2: GIDDY (5)
DC: GIDDY (5)
OT: GADOID (6)
Score: 21–27 (max 35)

Round 6: S W C H E A A E X

C1: ESCHEW (6)
C2: CHASE (5)
DC: CASHEW (6)
Score: 27–27 (max 41)

Round 7: L K A E N S I S E

C1: ANKLES (6)
C2: LESSEN (6)
DC: SILKEN (6) SALINES (7) ANKLES (6)
OT: LEAKINESS (18)
Score: 33–33 (max 59)

Round 8: 25, 2, 6, 7, 2, 3. Target: 303.

C1: 303. (10)
C2: 303. (10)
OT: 303. (6x2x25)+3 (10)
Score: 43–43 (max 69)

Round 9: I S O U U L C R D

C1 buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say LUDICROUS which is correct.
Score: 53–43 (max 79)

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