c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 18 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 11).

C1: Challenger Alison Hepworth.
C2: Champion Peter Skiba (3 wins, 172 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N H E T I I D L A
R02: L I T E R A B N E
R03: B I R L O L E T N
R04: 75, 9, 3, 10, 5, 9. Target: 149.
R05: Z F I O N S L I Y
R06: V Q S O A T N O R
R07: B E G E J G I W C
R08: 50, 4, 3, 7, 8, 3. Target: 715.
R09: T B D S E S S I U (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: N H E T I I D L A

C1: HINTED (6)
C2: HINTED (6)
DC: INHALED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: L I T E R A B N E

C1: BANTER (6)
C2: entrail
DC: LIBERATE (8)
OT: RENTABLE (8) TREENAIL (8)
Score: 12–6 (max 15)

Round 3: B I R L O L E T N

C1: bottler
C2: BOILER (6)
DC: TOLLER (6)
OT: RETINOL (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 9, 3, 10, 5, 9. Target: 149.

C1: 149. ((5-3)x75)-(9/9) (10)
C2: 149. ((5-3)x75)-(9/9) (10)
Score: 22–22 (max 32)

Round 5: Z F I O N S L I Y

C1: NOISILY (7)
C2: LIONS (5)
DC: LOINS (5)
Score: 29–22 (max 39)

Round 6: V Q S O A T N O R

C1: ROAST (5)
C2: ARSON (5)
DC: RATOONS (7)
Score: 34–27 (max 46)

Round 7: B E G E J G I W C

C1: JIBE (4)
C2: BEE (3)
OT: BEIGE (5)
Score: 38–27 (max 51)

Round 8: 50, 4, 3, 7, 8, 3. Target: 715.

C1: 711.
C2: 714. ((8+7)x50)-(4x3x3) (7)
CV: 715. ((50+(3x3))x(8+4))+7 (10)
Score: 38–34 (max 61)

Round 9: T B D S E S S I U

C2 buzzes on 21.25 seconds to say SUBSISTED which is correct.
Score: 38–44 (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=4