Thursday 13 December 1984 (Series 5, QF1)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Thursday 13 December 1984 (Series 5, QF1).

C1: #1 Seed John Wallace (8 wins, 404 points.)
C2: #8 Seed Robert Violett (2 wins, 101 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L A S L A J E S H
R02: G E F O C I T O N
R03: M E L A N T A G I
R04: 50, 5, 2, 1, 3, 10. Target: 296.
R05: S E G E C T A O S
R06: B A G X E S O V S
R07: T O D I G X O W Y
R08: 100, 1, 3, 10, 4, 9. Target: 953.
R09: A A B C E I L N P * (conundrum)


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Round 1: L A S L A J E S H

C1: SHELLS (6)
C2: HASSLE (6)
DC: LASHES (6) (RW)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: G E F O C I T O N

C1: FOOTING (7)
C2: FOOTING (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

Round 3: M E L A N T A G I

C1: MELTING (7)
C2: LAMINATE (8)
DC: ALGINATE (8)
OT: LIGAMENT (8)
Score: 13–21 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 5, 2, 1, 3, 10. Target: 296.

C1: 296. (50x2x3)-10+1+5 (10)
C2: 296. (3x2x50)-5+1 (10)
Score: 23–31 (max 31)

Round 5: S E G E C T A O S

C1: COASTS (6)
C2: STAGES (6)
DC: GOATEES (7)
Score: 29–37 (max 38)

Round 6: B A G X E S O V S

C1: BOXES (5)
C2: BOXES (5)
OT: ABOVE (5) BASES (5) BASSO (5) GASES (5) GESSO (5) OASES (5) SAGES (5) SAGOS (5) SAVES (5) SAXES (5) VASES (5)
Score: 34–42 (max 43)

Round 7: T O D I G X O W Y

C1: WOODY (5)
C2: WOODY (5)
DC: GOODY (5)
OT: GODWIT (6)
Score: 39–47 (max 49)

Round 8: 100, 1, 3, 10, 4, 9. Target: 953.

C1: 953. (9x100)+((1+4)x10)+3 (10)
C2: 953. (9x100)+((1+4)x10)+3 (10)
Score: 49–57 (max 59)

Round 9: A A B C E I L N P *

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say INCAPABLE which is correct.
Score: 49–67 (max 69)

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