Thursday 6 February 1986 (Series 8, Preliminary 24)

[Rhys Benjamin]

Countdown recap for Thursday 6 February 1986.

C1: Challenger Michael Purdie.
C2: Champion Clive Spate (5 wins, 296 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Steve Jones.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: U E O E C T H L D
R02: U A E X T S H O S
R03: E E A I L T Y N R
R04: 100, 50, 4, 6, 3, 2. Target: 341.
R05: O A F D E S M T R
R06: I I O U T V S R E
R07: O E O Z S M E N Y
R08: 25, 75, 2, 6, 9, 7. Target: 714.
R09: H E L P M E E A R (conundrum)


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Round 1: U E O E C T H L D

C1: TOUCHED (7)
C2: CLUTHED (7)
DC: ELOCUTE (7)
OT: CLOTHED (7) CLOUTED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: U A E X T S H O S

C1: SHOUTS (6)
C2: EXHAUSTS (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)

Round 3: E E A I L T Y N R

C1: ENTRAIL (7)
C2: REALITY (7)
DC: ENTIRELY (8) ENTAILER (8)
OT: INTERLAY (8) TREENAIL (8)
Score: 14–22 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 50, 4, 6, 3, 2. Target: 341.

C1: 342. 50 x (4 + 3) - (6 + 2) (7)
C2: 340. 3 x 100 + 50 - (6 + 4) (7)
CV: 341. (4 x 100) - (50 + 6 + 3) (10)
Score: 21–29 (max 33)

Round 5: O A F D E S M T R

C1: DEFORMS (7)
C2: STORMED (7)
DC: MASTED (6) FORMATES (8)
OT: FOREMAST (8)
Score: 28–36 (max 41)

Round 6: I I O U T V S R E

C1: virtuoes
C2: VISITOR (7)
DC: VIRTUOSI (8)
OT: VITREOUS (8)
Score: 28–43 (max 49)

Round 7: O E O Z S M E N Y

C1: SNOOZE (6)
C2: ENZYMES (7)
DC: SOMEONE (7)
Score: 28–50 (max 56)

Round 8: 25, 75, 2, 6, 9, 7. Target: 714.

C1: 713.
C2: 714. (9 x 75) + 25 + (7 x 2) (10)
Score: 28–60 (max 66)

Round 9: H E L P M E E A R

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say EPHEMERAL which is correct.
Score: 28–70 (max 76)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=8