c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 20 December 1984 (Series 5, SF2).

C1: #3 Seed Peter Evans (4 wins, 196 points.)
C2: #2 Seed Colin Pearce (5 wins, 1 draw, 303 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C T C E U H D O J
R02: V Y T Y B I U E G
R03: H B H O E S S A L
R04: 25, 2, 6, 8, 8, 10. Target: 303.
R05: S G D E I A N M S
R06: N L P E O V G E G
R07: F Z W S I U W A Q
R08: 50, 100, 1, 8, 7, 10. Target: 939.
R09: B I R A P O N O T (conundrum)


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Round 1: C T C E U H D O J

C1: TOUCHED (7)
C2: TOUCHED (7)
DC: COUCHED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: V Y T Y B I U E G

C1: BITE (4)
C2: GIVE (4)
DC: BYTE
OT: UBIETY (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 13)

Round 3: H B H O E S S A L

C1: BASHES (6)
C2: SHOALS (6)
OT: BOLASES (7)
Score: 17–17 (max 20)

Round 4: 25, 2, 6, 8, 8, 10. Target: 303.

C1: 302. (6x2x25)+10-8 (7)
C2: 306.
CV: 303. ((6-2)x8x10)+8-25 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 30)

Round 5: S G D E I A N M S

C1: SINGED (6)
C2: SEAMING (7)
DC: DESIGNS (7) MESSING (7) MAIDENS (7) ENIGMAS (7)
OT: ASSIGNED (8) GAMINESS (8) SMIDGENS (8)
Score: 24–24 (max 38)

Round 6: N L P E O V G E G

C1: ENVELOP (7)
C2: ENVELOP (7)
DC: GLOVE (5)
Score: 31–31 (max 45)

Round 7: F Z W S I U W A Q

C1: WAIFS (5)
C2: SQUAW (5)
OT: QUASI (5)
Score: 36–36 (max 50)

Round 8: 50, 100, 1, 8, 7, 10. Target: 939.

C1: 940. ((8+1)x100)+50-10 (7)
C2: 940. ((8+1)x100)+50-10 (7)
CV: 939. ((100-7)x10)+1+8 (10)
Score: 43–43 (max 60)

Round 9: B I R A P O N O T

C1 buzzes on 10.75 seconds to say PROBATION which is correct.
Score: 53–43 (max 70)

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