c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 15).

C1: Champion Sydney Price (2 wins, 1 draw, 135 points.)
C2: Challenger Graham Paxton (1 draw, 36 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E I T P S O U D L
R02: R E I L V O X I B
R03: M E A T A S N I C
R04: 100, 9, 5, 8, 9, 6. Target: 284.
R05: E O E D V N F E L
R06: N I G B A U C O T
R07: R S G S E I E T B
R08: 75, 7, 9, 4, 2, 6. Target: 665.
R09: A C T T E E R D S (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: E I T P S O U D L

C1: SPOILED (7)
C2: OUTSIDE (7)
DC: SPOUTED (7)
OT: POSTLUDE (8) SOLITUDE (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: R E I L V O X I B

C1: LIVER (5)
C2: BOILER (6)
DC: VIRILE (6) BOILER (6)
OT: BOXIER (6) ELIXIR (6) OILIER (6)
Score: 7–13 (max 14)

Round 3: M E A T A S N I C

C1: SATANIC (7)
C2: MINCES (6)
DC: MANIACS (7) ANIMATES (8)
OT: AMNESIAC (8) SEMANTIC (8)
Score: 14–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 9, 5, 8, 9, 6. Target: 284.

C1: 283. ((9-6)x100)-9-8 (7)
C2: 286.
CV: 284. ((9-6)x(100-5))-9+8 (10)
Score: 21–13 (max 32)

Round 5: E O E D V N F E L

C1: LOVED (5)
C2: fended
DC: FONDLE (6)
OT: ELEVEN (6) ELEVON (6) ENFOLD (6) EVENED (6) NEEDLE (6)
Score: 26–13 (max 38)

Round 6: N I G B A U C O T

C1: BOATING (7)
C2: BOATING (7)
DC: CAUTION (7)
OT: AUCTION (7) BOTANIC (7) COATING (7) GUNBOAT (7) TABUING (7)
Score: 33–20 (max 45)

Round 7: R S G S E I E T B

C1: SIEGES (6)
C2: TIGERS (6)
OT: BESTIRS (7) TIGRESS (7)
Score: 39–26 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 7, 9, 4, 2, 6. Target: 665.

C1: 665. (9x75)-6-4 (10)
C2: 665. (9x75)-6-4 (10)
Score: 49–36 (max 62)

Round 9: A C T T E E R D S

C1 buzzes on 14 seconds to say SCATTERED which is correct.
Score: 59–36 (max 72)

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