Thursday 13 February 1986 (Series 8, Preliminary 29)

[Rhys Benjamin]

Countdown recap for Thursday 13 February 1986.

C1: Challenger Steve Athans.
C2: Champion Andy Keeble (1 win, 52 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Steve Jones.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S I N E P G O S O
R02: A I E T X C O F N
R03: M D A O H Y I S P
R04: 25, 10, 2, 2, 9, 5. Target: 652.
R05: A U E C R T D L O
R06: F S E A W P O E D
R07: I E U N S L R E W
R08: 25, 3, 4, 7, 4, 1. Target: 544.
R09: I V Y S O N A I R (conundrum)


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Round 1: S I N E P G O S O

C1: PINES (5)
C2: SPONGES (7)
DC: PIGEONS (7)
OT: GOOPINESS (18)
Score: 0–7 (max 18)

Round 2: A I E T X C O F N

C1: FATE (4)
C2: EXACTION (8)
Score: 0–15 (max 26)

Round 3: M D A O H Y I S P

C1: shody
C2: DAISY (5)
DC: DISMAY (6)
OT: SYMPODIA (8)
Score: 0–20 (max 34)

Round 4: 25, 10, 2, 2, 9, 5. Target: 652.

C1: -
C2: 652. (2 + 10 + 5 + 9) x 25 + 2 (10)
Score: 0–30 (max 44)

Round 5: A U E C R T D L O

C1: CLOUTED (7)
C2: LOCATED (7)
DC: EDUCATOR (8)
OT: OUTRACED (8)
Score: 7–37 (max 52)

Round 6: F S E A W P O E D

C1: DEPOSE (6)
C2: SOAPED (6)
OT: EPODES (6) PESEWA (6) SPEEDO (6) SPEWED (6)
Score: 13–43 (max 58)

Round 7: I E U N S L R E W

C1: LINERS (6)
C2: INSURE (6)
DC: LEISURE (7) UNWISER (7)
OT: LIERNES (7) NEWSIER (7) RELINES (7) UNREELS (7) WIENERS (7)
Score: 19–49 (max 65)

Round 8: 25, 3, 4, 7, 4, 1. Target: 544.

C1: 546.
C2: 545. 3 x 7 x 25 + (4 x (4 + 1) (7)
CV: 544. (25 + 3 + 7 - 1) x (4 x 4) (10)
Score: 19–56 (max 75)

Round 9: I V Y S O N A I R

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say VISIONARY which is correct.
Score: 19–66 (max 85)


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

[James Robinson]

Round 3: M D A O H Y I S P

C1: daisy
C2: SHODY (5)
DC: DISMAY (6)
OT: SYMPODIA (8)
Score: 0–20 (max 34)

It shows the flip arrows on the recap, Rhys, as with the previous 2 rounds.

So C1 had shody disallowed, and C2 scored 5 for DAISY.

[Rhys Benjamin]

Round 3: M D A O H Y I S P

C1: daisy
C2: SHODY (5)
DC: DISMAY (6)
OT: SYMPODIA (8)
Score: 0–20 (max 34)

It shows the flip arrows on the recap, Rhys, as with the previous 2 rounds.

So C1 had shody disallowed, and C2 scored 5 for DAISY.

The flip arrows indicated what I wrote down!