Monday 7 January 1991 (CoCV, Semi-Final 2)

[Joseph Krol]

Countdown recap for Monday 7 January 1991.

C1: Champion Gino Corr (7 wins, 367 points.)
C2: Champion Lawrence Pearse (12 wins, 673 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D G W T E A O N A
R02: D L E S U D V I R
R03: C D S Y I E A H D
R04: 6, 8, 2, 3, 4, 1. Target: 135.
R05: G D O T E Y L O S
R06: G N R J A E I F S
R07: P B I G A R M E L
R08: 25, 75, 100, 10, 8, 5. Target: 534.
R09: D U N G L I N E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: D G W T E A O N A

C1: TOWAGE (6)
C2: GOWNED (6)
DC: TANGOED (7)
OT: TWANGED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: D L E S U D V I R

C1: DRIVELS (7)
C2: SLIDER (6)
DC: RIDDLES (7)
OT: DREIDLS (7) RUDDIES (7) RUDDLES (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: C D S Y I E A H D

C1: CADDIES (7)
C2: CADDIES (7)
OT: CADDISH (7) DAYSIDE (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 6, 8, 2, 3, 4, 1. Target: 135.

C1: 135. (((6/2)*8)+3)*(4+1) (10)
C2: 136.
Score: 30–13 (max 31)

Round 5: G D O T E Y L O S

C1: GOODLY (6)
C2: STOOLED (7)
OT: STOOGED (7)
Score: 30–20 (max 38)

Round 6: G N R J A E I F S

C1: FEARING (7)
C2: FRINGES (7)
DC: ERASING (7)
OT: GAINERS (7) REGAINS (7) SEARING (7) FINGERS (7)
Score: 37–27 (max 45)

Round 7: P B I G A R M E L

C1: BALMIER (7)
C2: PRIMAL (6)
DC: GAMBLER (7) EPIGRAM (7)
OT: GAMBIER (7) GAMBREL (7) IMPALER (7) LEMPIRA (7) PALMIER (7)
Score: 44–27 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 75, 100, 10, 8, 5. Target: 534.

C1: 533. ((100+8)*5)-10+(75/25) (7)
C2: 533. ((100+8)*5)-10+(75/25) (7)
CV: 534. (5*100)+10+(8*75/25) (10)
Score: 51–34 (max 62)

Round 9: D U N G L I N E R

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say UNDERLING which is correct.
Score: 61–34 (max 72)


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

[James Robinson]

This episode was of course more famous for something that didn't happen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gBXPUSXGWs

[Gavin Chipper]

Do we know which round it was? If it's not known, then doing a bit of detective work, I would guess when they reshot the round, they would give them both "free" sevens, and also when Gino Corr said "seven", Richard said "again", so it's likely he got seven in the previous round. So I'm plumping for round 3.

[Joseph Krol]

I knew of the WA****S incident, but wasn't sure that this was the game it occured in, and thought it could have been in a quarter or semi or something.