Monday 9 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 5)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Monday 9 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 5).

C1: Challenger Christine Hunt.
C2: Champion Ken Smith (1 win, 39 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Eve Pollard (making her debut as the first female DC guest).
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M S E T N U O G I
R02: S D O I W N H E Q
R03: S P I M Z A E Y O
R04: 25, 2, 1, 4, 9, 3. Target: 534.
R05: E B N W S U N A K
R06: J B E S L I T B A
R07: C S G I V T O O D
R08: 75, 25, 4, 10, 2, 3. Target: 167.
R09: L L D F I U F E L (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: M S E T N U O G I

C1: TONGUES (7)
C2: GNOMES (6)
OT: EGOTISM (7) EMOTING (7) IGNEOUS (7) MINUETS (7) MINUTES (7) MOISTEN (7) MOUSING (7) NUTMEGS (7) OUSTING (7) OUTINGS (7) TIMEOUS (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: S D O I W N H E Q

C1: ENDOWS (6)
C2: winches
OT: DISOWN (6) HONIED (6) NEWISH (6) NOISED (6) NOSHED (6) ONSIDE (6) SHINED (6) SHOWED (6) SNOWED (6) WHINED (6) WHINES (6) WIDENS (6) WISHED (6)
Score: 13–0 (max 13)

Round 3: S P I M Z A E Y O

C1: maizes
C2: MAZES (5)
DC: IMPOSE (6)
OT: EPIZOA (6) MYOPES (6) MYOPIA (6) ZYMASE (6)
Score: 13–5 (max 19)

Round 4: 25, 2, 1, 4, 9, 3. Target: 534.

C1: 525. (5)
C2: 532. Mistake in working. (realised when declared)
CV: 534. (10)
OT: 534. ((4+3)x(2+1)x25)+9 (10)
Score: 18–5 (max 29)

Round 5: E B N W S U N A K

C1: WAKENS (6)
C2: SWANK (5)
DC: ASKEW (5)
OT: SUNKEN (6)
Score: 24–5 (max 35)

Round 6: J B E S L I T B A

C1: STABLE (6)
C2: BLEATS (6)
DC: TABBIES (7) BESTIAL (7)
OT: BISTABLE (8)
Score: 30–11 (max 43)

Round 7: C S G I V T O O D

C1: DIVOTS (6)
C2: GODS (4)
OT: DICOTS (6) OVOIDS (6)
Score: 36–11 (max 49)

Round 8: 75, 25, 4, 10, 2, 3. Target: 167.

C1: 167. (10)
C2: 167. (10)
OT: 167. (75x2)+10+4+3 (10)
Score: 46–21 (max 59)

Round 9: L L D F I U F E L

No one buzzes. The answer was FULFILLED.
Score: 46–21 (max 69)

Interestingly, both Cathy and Carol got the conundrum.

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