Friday 24 June 1983 (Series 2, QF1)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Friday 24 June 1983 (Series 2, QF1).

C1: #8 Seed Gary Roussak (3 wins, 141 points.)
C2: #1 Seed Russell Byers (5 wins, 261 points.)
DC: Lesley Burnett and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman or Dr Linda Barrett.
OT: Other words or solutions.

We really are going way back now, with the 74th edition of Countdown. Unfortunately, not all of the contestant’s offerings are complete, but hey...

R01: T E F O W A B S N
R02: I O G H S I D E A
R03: X I G B E R N A S
R04: 50, 5, 10, 5, 3, 1. Target: 701.
R05: A E B M S V A N M
R06: E B R O S N F U N
R07: I E T N L S I O Y
R08: 100, 75, 5, 9, 10, 1. Target: 691.
R09: C R A P H O I L A (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: T E F O W A B S N

C1: ? (6)
C2: ? (0)
OT: ABSENT (6) ATONES (6) BATONS (6) BEANOS (6) BESTOW (6) FASTEN (6) SOFTEN (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)

Round 2: I O G H S I D E A

C1: ? (0)
C2: ? (6)
OT: DAGOES (6) DOGIES (6) DOSAGE (6) GASHED (6) GEISHA (6) IODISE (6) SIGHED (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 12)

Round 3: X I G B E R N A S

C1: BEARINGS (8)
C2: BEARINGS (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 5, 10, 5, 3, 1. Target: 701.

C1: 701. ? (10)
C2: 701. ? (10)
OT: 701. ((10+3+1)x50)+1 (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 30)

Round 5: A E B M S V A N M

C1: ? (0)
C2: ? (6)
OT: BASEMAN (7)
Score: 24–30 (max 37)

Round 6: E B R O S N F U N

C1: ? (5)
C2: ? (0)
OT: BOURNES (7) NEURONS (7) UNROBES (7)
Score: 29–30 (max 44)

Round 7: I E T N L S I O Y

C1: ? (0)
C2: OILIEST (7)
OT: SENILITY (8)
Score: 29–37 (max 52)

Round 8: 100, 75, 5, 9, 10, 1. Target: 691.

C1: ?
C2: 691. ? (10)
OT: 691. (9x75)+10+5+1 (10)
Score: 29–47 (max 62)

Round 9: C R A P H O I L A

C1 buzzes on 19 seconds to say PAROCHIAL which is correct.
Score: 39–47 (max 72)

Apologies, but I wonder if the original idea for the scramble was CRAPHOLIA, but it was deemed too unsavoury for a teatime audience??

All words not in the COD7 have been excluded from this recap.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=2