Tuesday 18 December 1984 (Series 5, QF4)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 18 December 1984 (Series 5, QF4).

C1: Seed #5 Elizabeth Thomson (3 wins, 131 points.)
C2: Seed #4 June Madell (3 wins, 146 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L T N E O E S N N
R02: L R O E K N I G C
R03: R D U E T G O T B
R04: 50, 75, 9, 7, 5, 6. Target: 734.
R05: D R I I G P O G S
R06: D S E A F R E T N
R07: P D O E S Y A W G
R08: 25, 8, 6, 3, 9, 5. Target: 932.
R09: T I G A N I N N D (conundrum)


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Round 1: L T N E O E S N N

C1: SONNET (6)
C2: SONNET (6)
OT: NELSON (6) NESTLE (6) NONETS (6) SENNET (6) STOLEN (6) TELSON (6) TENONS (6) TENSON (6) TONNES (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: L R O E K N I G C

C1: ROCKING (7)
C2: CRINKLE (7)
DC: RELOCKING (18)
Score: 13–13 (max 24)

Round 3: R D U E T G O T B

C1: GROUTED (7)
C2: TRUDGE (6)
DC: BROGUED (7)
OT: DOUBTER (7) OBTRUDE (7) REDOUBT (7) TUTORED (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 31)

Round 4: 50, 75, 9, 7, 5, 6. Target: 734.

C1: -
C2: 736. (9x75)+50+6+5 (7)
CV: 734. ((6-5+75)x9)+50 (10)
Score: 20–20 (max 41)

Round 5: D R I I G P O G S

C1: RIGID (5)
C2: RIGID (5)
DC: PRIGS (5)
OT: DIPSO (5) DORPS (5) DRIPS (5) DROPS (5) GIRDS (5) GIROS (5) GRIDS (5) GRIGS (5) GRIPS (5) PRODS (5) PROGS (5) SPRIG (5)
Score: 25–25 (max 46)

Round 6: D S E A F R E T N

C1: DEAREST (7)
C2: DEAFENS (7)
DC: FASTENED (8) FASTENER (8) STRAFED (7)
OT: DRAFTEES (8) FENESTRA (8)
Score: 32–32 (max 54)

Round 7: P D O E S Y A W G

C1: GASPED (6)
C2: DOPES (5)
OT: DAGOES (6) DOSAGE (6) GAWPED (6) SOAPED (6) SPAYED (6) SWAGED (6) SWAYED (6) WODGES (6) YAWPED (6)
Score: 38–32 (max 60)

Round 8: 25, 8, 6, 3, 9, 5. Target: 932.

C1: 932. Mistake in working.
C2: 943.
CV: 932. (((3x25)+9)x(6+5))+8 (10)
Score: 38–32 (max 70)

Round 9: T I G A N I N N D

C2 buzzes on 6.75 seconds to say INDIGNANT which is correct.
Score: 38–42 (max 80)

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