c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 9 June 1983 (Series 2, Prelim 38).

C1: Challenger David Wright (1 draw, 40 points.)
C2: Champion Philip Nelkon (1 win, 1 draw, 93 points.)
DC: Kenneth Williams.
OT: Other words or solutions.

A re-match between the previous day’s contestants – but will it be a close game this time around? And in the world at large, it was General Election Day – would Maggie triumph again?

R01: B A S I T H O E V
R02: C K U L J O A N U
R03: S T O X O I G V A
R04: 75, 3, 5, 9, 4, 1. Target: 145.
R05: N P O A R L E E T
R06: G I O Y M E D N S
R07: W S I E R E B F O
R08: 75, 5, 6, 3, 9, 2. Target: 857.
R09: N D E T S I E C P (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: B A S I T H O E V

OT: OBVIATES (8)

Round 2: C K U L J O A N U

OT: UNCLOAK (7)

Round 3: S T O X O I G V A

OT: AGIOS (5) AGIST (5) GAITS (5) GOATS (5) IOTAS (5) TAXIS (5) TOGAS (5) VISTA (5)

Round 4: 75, 3, 5, 9, 4, 1. Target: 145.

OT: 145. ((3-1)x75)-5 (10)

Round 5: N P O A R L E E T

OT: ANTELOPE (8) PERONEAL (8)

Round 6: G I O Y M E D N S

OT: MOSEYING (8)

Round 7: W S I E R E B F O

OT: BEFORE (6) BOWERS (6) BOWIES (6) BOWSER (6) BRIEFS (6) BROWSE (6) FIBRES (6) FIBROS (6) RIBOSE (6) SOIREE (6) WEBERS (6)

Round 8: 75, 5, 6, 3, 9, 2. Target: 857.

OT: 857. ((75-6+2)x(9+3))+5 (10)

Round 9: N D E T S I E C P

The answer was INSPECTED.
Score: 18–57 (max 72)

Next: the quarter-final prelims!

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

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