Monday 19 September 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 1) - Maxed

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Monday 19 September 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 1) - Maxed

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Countdown recap for Monday 19 September 1983 (Series 3, Prelim 1).

C1: Challenger Harry Venet.
C2: Challenger David Drake-Brockman.
DC: Yvonne Warburton and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

I’ve been meaning to do this for some time: this is the first in a series of updated recaps featuring all the letter and number selections (and therefore maxes) for each game. Naturally, I’ll also be updating the relevant pages on the wiki. Enjoy.

R01: A N R I E Q P L E
R02: T B E E Y L I S I
R03: U O Z W N I G N O
R04: 100, 25, 7, 10, 4, 5. Target: 565.
R05: N T O O E X N E B
R06: A E T B T A T I B
R07: D J E I N V A K L
R08: 25, 5, 7, 6, 9, 7. Target: 558.
R09: Y P A N C L I F P (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: A N R I E Q P L E

OT: PERINEAL (8)

Round 2: T B E E Y L I S I

OT: BELIES (6) ELITES (6) SLEETY (6) STEELY (6)

Round 3: U O Z W N I G N O

OT: OOZING (6) OWNING (6) WOOING (6) ZONING (6)

Round 4: 100, 25, 7, 10, 4, 5. Target: 565.

OT: 565. (5x100)+(4x10)+25 (10)

Round 5: N T O O E X N E B

OT: BONNET (6) BOOTEE (6)

Round 6: A E T B T A T I B

OT: ABATE (5)

Round 7: D J E I N V A K L

OT: JAVELIN (7)

One of the contestants declared KINDLE on this round – don’t know which.

Round 8: 25, 5, 7, 6, 9, 7. Target: 558.

OT: 558. ((6x5)+7+25)x9 (10)

Score: 36–26 (max 58)

Round 9: Y P A N C L I F P

No one buzzes. The answer was FLIPPANCY.
Score: 36–26 (max 68)

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

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=3
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