Monday 24 February 1986 (Series 8, Preliminary 36)

[Rhys Benjamin]

Countdown recap for Monday 24 February 1986.

C1: Champion YT (3 wins, 160 points.)
C2: Challenger Di Dennis.
DC: Hilary McGlynn and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E U O N S G L I N
R02: S A R E D T I E G
R03: A E I N Z T S N P
R04: 100, 3, 7, 1, 1, 3. Target: 792.
R05: G U A J N E T M L
R06: I U I H T C L S E
R07: T O G O M D E I P
R08: 100, 50, 6, 5, 1, 10. Target: 336.
R09: A V I T A L E E L (conundrum)


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Round 1: E U O N S G L I N

C1: ENSIGN (6)
C2: LOUNGES (7)
DC: ENSOULING (18)
Score: 0–7 (max 18)

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

C1: GAITERS (7)
C2: READIEST (8)
DC: DISAGREE (8) TRAGEDIES (18)
Score: 0–15 (max 36)

Round 3: A E I N Z T S N P

C1: PAINS (5)
C2: ZANIEST (7)
OT: PANNIST (7) PANTIES (7) PINNATE (7) SAPIENT (7) TANNIES (7) TENPINS (7)
Score: 0–22 (max 43)

Round 4: 100, 3, 7, 1, 1, 3. Target: 792.

C1: 793. (7 + 1) x 100 - (3 + 1 + 3) (7)
C2: 793. (7 + 1) x 100 - (3 + 1 + 3) (7)
CV: 792. (7 + 1) x 100 - (3 x 3 - 1) (10)
Score: 7–29 (max 53)

Round 5: G U A J N E T M L

C1: MANGE (5)
C2: JANGLE (6)
DC: AUGMENT (7)
OT: GUNMETAL (8)
Score: 7–35 (max 61)

Round 6: I U I H T C L S E

C1: TILES (5)
C2: CHUTES (6)
DC: SLUICE (6)
OT: CULTISH (7) ELICITS (7) LITCHIS (7) UTILISE (7)
Score: 7–41 (max 68)

Round 7: T O G O M D E I P

C1: MOOTED (6)
C2: MIDGET (6)
OT: GIMPED (6) GOODIE (6) POGOED (6) POOTED (6)
Score: 12–47 (max 74)

Round 8: 100, 50, 6, 5, 1, 10. Target: 336.

C1: 335. (6 + 1) x 50 - (10 + 5) (7)
C2: 340.
CV: 336. (50 + 5 + 1) x 6 (10)
Score: 20–47 (max 84)

Round 9: A V I T A L E E L

C2 buzzes on 18 seconds to say ALLEVIATE which is correct.
Score: 20–57 (max 94)


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

[James Robinson]

Round 5: G U A J N E T M L

C1: MANGLE (6)
C2: JANGLE (6)
DC: AUGMENT (7)
OT: GUNMETAL (8)
Score: 13–35 (max 61)

Try not to be so hasty, Rhys. C1 only said MANGE, not MANGLE.
So 6 points off there.