c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 14).

C1: Champion Sydney Price (2 wins, 99 points.)
C2: Challenger Graham Paxton.
DC: Julia Swannell and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E O L G E S T I S
R02: E O N A R W B I D
R03: E U G S R I E W L
R04: 50, 4, 9, 2, 8, 1. Target: 799.
R05: J P E S I B A Y M
R06: S O I G B D E E L
R07: T N U H U O T R I
R08: 75, 10, 4, 10, 9, 6. Target: 237.
R09: T D A E T G I U R (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: E O L G E S T I S

C1: EGOISTS (7)
C2: STILES (6)
DC: EGOTISES (8) ELEGISTS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: E O N A R W B I D

C1: BROWNED (7)
C2: ONWARD (6)
OT: DEBONAIR (8)
Score: 14–0 (max 16)

Round 3: E U G S R I E W L

C1: guilers
C2: GRILSE (6)
DC: GLUERS (6) GRUELS (6)
OT: LEISURE (7)
Score: 14–6 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 4, 9, 2, 8, 1. Target: 799.

C1: 800.
C2: 799. (8x2x50)-1 (10)
Score: 14–16 (max 33)

Round 5: J P E S I B A Y M

C1: JAPES (5)
C2: JAMS (4) (also BASE; BAYS)
DC: JIBES (5) MAYBE (5)
OT: EMBAYS (6)
Score: 19–16 (max 39)

Round 6: S O I G B D E E L

C1: BOILED (6)
C2: OBLIGES (7) (also OBLIGED)
DC: OBLIGEES (8)
OT: OBELISED (8)
Score: 19–23 (max 47)

Round 7: T N U H U O T R I

C1: TROUT (5)
C2: UNHURT (6)
DC: UNTRUTH (7)
Score: 19–29 (max 54)

Round 8: 75, 10, 4, 10, 9, 6. Target: 237.

C1: 235. ((9-6)x75)+10 (7)
C2: 235. ((9-6)x75)+10 (7)
CV: 237. ((75-10-6)x4)+1 (10)
Score: 26–36 (max 64)

Round 9: T D A E T G I U R

C1 buzzes on 11.25 seconds to say GRATITUDE which is correct.
Score: 36–36 (max 74)

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