Thursday 12 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 8)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Thursday 12 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 8).

C1: Champion Christine Hunt (3 wins, 144 points.)
C2: Challenger Peter Skiba.
DC: Julia Swannell and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P T O G S A N P E
R02: Y U S A N B E T L
R03: S T I V E D C I M
R04: 50, 8, 3, 9, 4, 6. Target: 748.
R05: J G C O A E K N W
R06: S T I R O B G I N
R07: V Y O L I S E N F
R08: 50, 100, 5, 7, 4, 8. Target: 874.
R09: Y T L O I E N L V (conundrum)


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Round 1: P T O G S A N P E

C1: STOPPAGE (8)
C2: PANTS (5)
DC: STOPGAP (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: Y U S A N B E T L

C1: UNABLE (6) (also STABLE)
C2: BLEATS (6)
DC: UNSTABLE (8)
OT: ABSENTLY (8) UNSTABLY (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 16)

Round 3: S T I V E D C I M

C1: DIVEST (6)
C2: DICIEST (7)
OT: DEISTIC (7) VICTIMS (7) VISITED (7)
Score: 14–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 8, 3, 9, 4, 6. Target: 748.

C1: 749. ? (7)
C2: 749. ? (7)
CV: 748. ? (10)
OT: 748. ((9+6)x50)-(8/4) (10)
Score: 21–20 (max 33)

Round 5: J G C O A E K N W

C1: WAKEN (5)
C2: WAGE (4)
DC: AWOKEN (6)
Score: 26–20 (max 39)

Round 6: S T I R O B G I N

C1: strobing
C2: RIOTINGS (8)
DC: ORBITINGS (18)
Score: 26–28 (max 57)

Sadly for Christine, STROBE was only listed as a noun in those days. Somewhat dubiously, Peter is allowed RIOTINGS, despite RIOTING only being given as a verb and to rub salt into the wound, they then offer up the even more suspect ORBITINGS. And you think it’s bad today when the mass noun rule rears its head!?

Round 7: V Y O L I S E N F

C1: FLIES (5)
C2: NOISE (5)
DC: FINELY (6) OLIVES (6)
OT: OLEFINS (7)
Score: 31–33 (max 64)

Round 8: 50, 100, 5, 7, 4, 8. Target: 874.

C1: 873. ? (7)
C2: 873. ? (7)
CV: 874. ? (10)
OT: 874. ((100+(8x4))x7)-50 (10)
Score: 38–40 (max 74)

Round 9: Y T L O I E N L V

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say VIOLENTLY which is correct.
Score: 38–50 (max 84)

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