Tuesday 23 October 1984 (CoC I Grand Final)

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Tuesday 23 October 1984 (CoC I Grand Final)

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 23 October 1984 (CoC I Grand Final).

C1: #2 Seed Joyce Cansfield (4 wins, 1 draw, 231+ points.)
C2: #1 Seed Mark Nyman (12 wins, 677 points.)
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Ned Sherrin (with Nigel Rees coming on for the presentation at the end of the programme).
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

The only ever 9-round grand final!

R01: G E M I L A O R F
R02: T A D U W S E P D
R03: I G O S E G Y E T
R04: 75, 10, 3, 7, 2, 8. Target: 646.
R05: U B S I L F A B S
R06: D E B O L A W L U
R07: I P A F C U G X E
R08: 75, 4, 5, 1, 7, 3. Target: 693.
R09: B A L R O O U I S (conundrum)


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Round 1: G E M I L A O R F

C1: FORMAL (6)
C2: FOLIAGE (7)
OT: ALIFORM (7) FEMORAL (7) FLAMIER (7) FOAMIER (7) FOLIAGE (7) FRAGILE (7) LOAMIER (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T A D U W S E P D

C1: WASTED (6)
C2: WASTED (6)
DC: PAUSED (6) PASTED (6) DUSTED (6)
OT: UPDATED (7) UPDATES (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 14)

Round 3: I G O S E G Y E T

C1: EGGIEST (7)
C2: EGGIEST (7)
DC: EGGIEST (7)
OT: EGOTISE (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 10, 3, 7, 2, 8. Target: 646.

C1: -
C2: 648. ((3x2)+75)x8 (7)
CV: 646. ((75+7)x8)-10 (10)
Score: 13–27 (max 31)

Round 5: U B S I L F A B S

C1: BULBS (5)
C2: FIBULAS (7)
Score: 13–34 (max 38)

Round 6: D E B O L A W L U

C1: ALLOWED (7)
C2: ALLOWED (7)
DC: ALLOWED (7)
Score: 20–41 (max 45)

Round 7: I P A F C U G X E

C1: FACE (4)
C2: FACE (4)
OT: AGUE APEX CAFE CAGE CAPE EPIC FUCI GAPE PACE PAGE PICA PUCE
Score: 24–45 (max 49)

Round 8: 75, 4, 5, 1, 7, 3. Target: 693.

C1: 693. (75+3-1)x(4+5) (10)
C2: 693. (75+3-1)x(4+5) (10)
Score: 34–55 (max 59)

Round 9: B A L R O O U I S

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say LABORIOUS which is correct.
Score: 34–65 (max 69)

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
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Re: Tuesday 23 October 1984 (CoC I Grand Final)

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Mike Brown wrote:The only ever 9-round grand final!
Wasn't the final of Series 1 a 9-rounder too?
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Re: Tuesday 23 October 1984 (CoC I Grand Final)

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7 maxes for Mark Nyman. Looking at the two he missed, it could have been a max game!
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