Tuesday 11 December 1984 (Series 5, Prelim 35)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 11 December 1984 (Series 5, Prelim 35).

C1: Challenger Adrian Moore.
C2: Champion Elizabeth Thomson (1 win, 46 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and John Junkin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L N O U C S I E G
R02: K T A E R Q U D S
R03: N L R I E G A T V
R04: 50, 4, 2, 8, 10, 5. Target: 952.
R05: P E X N O I L K E
R06: G D O U F S E I L
R07: G O T V P A E W I
R08: 25, 1, 9, 8, 1, 4. Target: 528.
R09: Y O F S L L H O I (conundrum)


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Round 1: L N O U C S I E G

C1: SONG (4)
C2: LOUNGES (7)
DC: LESION (6) CLONES (6) CLOSING (7) LOUSING (7)
OT: LIGNEOUS (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: K T A E R Q U D S

C1: QUARTS (6)
C2: SQUARED (7)
DC: QUAKES (6) QUARKS (6) QUARTS (6)
OT: DARKEST (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 15)

Round 3: N L R I E G A T V

C1: VINEGAR (7)
C2: TEARING (7)
DC: TRIANGLE (8) RELATING (8) ALTERING (8) ALERTING (8) INTEGRAL (8)
OT: AVERTING (8) INTERVAL (8) TANGLIER (8) VALETING (8) VINTAGER (8)
Score: 7–21 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 4, 2, 8, 10, 5. Target: 952.

C1: 956. (10x2x50)-(5x8)-4 (7)
C2: -
CV: 952. (((2x50)-5)x10)+(8/4) (10)
Score: 14–21 (max 33)

Round 5: P E X N O I L K E

C1: LIKEN (5)
C2: KILN (4)
DC: EXPEL (5) OPINE (5) KNEEL (5)
OT: KELPIE (6) PENILE (6) PINOLE (6)
Score: 19–21 (max 39)

Round 6: G D O U F S E I L

C1: FIELDS (6)
C2: DOUSE (5)
DC: GUILDS (6) FUDGES (6) FOGIES (6) DOGIES (6)
OT: FLUIDS (6) FOILED (6) FOULED (6) GLIDES (6) GOLFED (6) GUIDES (6) LODGES (6) LOUSED (6) OLDIES (6) SLUDGE (6) SOILED (6) SOULED (6)
Score: 25–21 (max 45)

Round 7: G O T V P A E W I

C1: TAPE (4)
C2: WAIVE (5)
OT: OPIATE (6) POTAGE (6) TOWAGE (6)
Score: 25–26 (max 51)

Round 8: 25, 1, 9, 8, 1, 4. Target: 528.

C1: 527. ((9+8+4)x25)+1+1 (7)
C2: 520.
CV: 528. (((4-1)x25)-9)x8 (10)
Score: 32–26 (max 61)

Round 9: Y O F S L L H O I

C2 buzzes on 12.75 seconds to say FOOLISHLY which is correct.
Score: 32–36 (max 71)

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