Saturday 2 July 1983 (Series 2 Grand Final)

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Saturday 2 July 1983 (Series 2 Grand Final)

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Countdown recap for Saturday 2 July 1983 (Series 2 Grand Final).

C1: #7 Seed Ash Haji (5 wins, 261 points.)
C2: #1 Seed Russell Byers (7 wins, 375 points.)
DC: Lesley Burnett and Gyles Brandreth & Kenneth Williams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

I can still remember sitting in my bedroom on a Saturday night watching this on my black and white portable. I knew how to live the life of a rowdy teenager...

R01: G I B G E V N I S
R02: A E C T R S D I R
R03: 50, 6, 8, 3, 2, 5. Target: 896.
R04: B U O T D E M V G
R05: A E T S M W I T L
R06: 75, 100, 8, 8, 2, 1. Target: 429.
R07: Z I I L Q C Z U A (conundrum)
R08: E O D Y C X A E F
R09: N P I O D E N D C
R10: 6, 5, 8, 7, 2, 8. Target: 282.
R11: I E N G N O J G N
R12: G E B W S I N O K
R13: 50, 6, 7, 1, 2, 2. Target: 682.
R14: I B S R T T O A A (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: G I B G E V N I S

C1: GIVING (6)
C2: givings
OT: SIEVING (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: A E C T R S D I R

C1: DIRECTS (7)
C2: CRATERS (7)
OT: ASTRIDE (7) CARDERS (7) CARRIED (7) CARRIES (7) CARTERS (7) CREDITS (7) CRISTAE (7) DARTERS (7) DISRATE (7) DRASTIC (7) ERRATIC (7) RACIEST (7) RADICES (7) RAIDERS (7) REDACTS (7) RETARDS (7) SCARIER (7) SCARRED (7) STARRED (7) STIRRED (7) STRIDER (7) TARDIER (7) TARRIED (7) TARRIES (7) TARSIER (7) TIRADES (7) TRACERS (7) TRADERS (7) TRICARS (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 14)

It doesn’t come much flatter than this...

Round 3: 50, 6, 8, 3, 2, 5. Target: 896.

C1: 896. ? (10)
C2: -
OT: 896. (6x3x50)-(8/2) (10)
Score: 23–7 (max 24)

Round 4: B U O T D E M V G

C1: TOMBED (6)
C2: BUDGET (6)
OT: DEVOUT (6)
Score: 29–13 (max 30)

Round 5: A E T S M W I T L

C1: WATTLES (7)
C2: WATTLES (7)
OT: MATIEST (7)
Score: 36–20 (max 37)

Round 6: 75, 100, 8, 8, 2, 1. Target: 429.

C1: 441.
C2: 417.
CV: 429. ? (10)
OT: 429. (75x(8-1))-100+(8/2) (10)
Score: 36–20 (max 47)

Round 7: Z I I L Q C Z U A

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say QUIZZICAL which is correct.
Score: 36–30 (max 57)

Round 8: E O D Y C X A E F

C1: COAXED (6)
C2: COAXED (6)
OT: DEFACE (6)
Score: 42–36 (max 63)

Round 9: N P I O D E N D C

C1: COPIED (6)
C2: PINNED (6)
OT: POINDED (7)
Score: 48–42 (max 70)

Round 10: 6, 5, 8, 7, 2, 8. Target: 282.

C1: 272.
C2: 276. ? (5)
CV: 282. ? (10)
OT: 282. (8x5x7)+2 (10)
Score: 48–47 (max 80)

Round 11: I E N G N O J G N

C1: NOGGIN (6)
C2: NOGGIN (6)
OT: GENNING (7)
Score: 54–53 (max 87)

Round 12: G E B W S I N O K

C1: SKEWING (7)
C2: SKEWING (7)
OT: WIGEONS (7)
Score: 61–60 (max 94)

Round 13: 50, 6, 7, 1, 2, 2. Target: 682.

C1: 682. ? (10)
C2: 696.
OT: (7x2x50)-(6x(2+1))
Score: 71–60 (max 104)

Round 14: I B S R T T O A A

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say ABATTOIRS which is correct.
Score: 71–70 (max 114)

Ash won the leather-bound dictionaries and Russell went home with a £100 book token.

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