c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 26 April 1984 (Series 4, Prelim 16).

C1: Champion Sydney Price (3 wins, 1 draw, 194 points.)
C2: Challenger Liam Johnstone.
DC: Julia Swannell and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G D O I S T E O D
R02: B S Q Z A I U K Y
R03: I U N S B O A L N
R04: 75, 6, 2, 9, 2, 4. Target: 845.
R05: T N L G E I D S L
R06: O I T B A I S B M
R07: Y T R H N T E I A
R08: 100, 7, 10, 9, 4, 6. Target: 394.
R09: S P A L O O P S R (conundrum)


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

C1: STOOGED (7)
C2: GOOSED (6)
DC: DODGIEST (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: B S Q Z A I U K Y

C1: SQUIB (5)
C2: SQUIB (5)
OT: QUAKY (5) QUAYS (5) SQUAB (5)
Score: 12–5 (max 13)

Round 3: I U N S B O A L N

C1: BOILS (5)
C2: BONUS (5)
DC: BUNIONS (7)
OT: ALBINOS (7)
Score: 17–10 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 6, 2, 9, 2, 4. Target: 845.

C1: 847. ((9+2)x75)+(6x4)-2 (7)
C2: 847. ((9+2)x75)+(6x4)-2 (7)
CV: 845. ((2+9)x(75+2))-2 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 30)

Round 5: T N L G E I D S L

C1: TINGLED (7)
C2: SINGLET (7)
DC: TINGLES (7) STILLED (7) GLINTED (7)
OT: DENTILS (7) DINGLES (7) LENTILS (7) LINTELS (7) SELLING (7) SINGLED (7) TELLING (7)
Score: 31–24 (max 37)

Round 6: O I T B A I S B M

C1: - (4) (not specified)
C2: TAOISM (6)
OT: BOMBAST (7)
Score: 31–30 (max 44)

Round 7: Y T R H N T E I A

C1: TREATY (6)
C2: THREAT (6)
DC: NITRATE (7)
OT: NATTIER (7) TERTIAN (7)
Score: 37–36 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 7, 10, 9, 4, 6. Target: 394.

C1: 394. (4x100)-6 (10)
C2: 394. (4x100)-6 (10)
Score: 47–46 (max 61)

Round 9: S P A L O O P S R

C1 buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say PROPOSALS which is correct.
Score: 57–46 (max 71)

Something you don’t see nowadays... a plural conundrum solution!

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