Countdown recap for Friday 13 January 1989.
C1: Champion David Poulter (1 win, 57 points.)
C2: Challenger Kenneth Quarshie.
DC: Clement Freud and Georgia Hole.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N C I E G D C A P
R02: E I A O V F R G I
R03: T I E B T B E N P
R04: 50, 6, 2, 10, 1, 6. Target: 265.
R05: T H A I V R O E S
R06: T L R I O X P E S
R07: H D Z R S O I N K
R08: 75, 1, 6, 7, 1, 3. Target: 533.
R09: C D E N O O R T T (conundrum)
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Round 1: N C I E G D C A P
C1: ACCEDING (8)
C2: cading
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: E I A O V F R G I
C1: FORGIVE (7)
C2: GRIEF (5)
DC: FORGAVE (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)
Round 3: T I E B T B E N P
C1: BITTEN (6)
C2: tebbit
OT: PETITE (6)
Score: 21–0 (max 21)
Round 4: 50, 6, 2, 10, 1, 6. Target: 265.
C1: 266. ((6-1)*50)+(10+6) (7)
C2: 265. Mistake in working. (He used three 6s.)
CV: 265. (6*50)-((6+1)*(10/2)) (10)
Score: 28–0 (max 31)
Round 5: T H A I V R O E S
C1: HOARIEST (8)
C2: THRIVES (7), HARVEST (7)
OT: TOVARISH (8) VOTARIES (8)
Score: 36–0 (max 39)
Round 6: T L R I O X P E S
C1: pistols
C2: exploiter
DC: LOITERS (7) TRIPOS (6)
OT: EXPLOITS (8)
Score: 36–0 (max 47)
Round 7: H D Z R S O I N K
C1: SHRINK (6)
C2: DRINKS (6) SHRINK
DC: (says it's a 7, looks like DISHOM which is in neither dictionary or selection. Max is a 6 though, strange.)
OT: RHINOS (6)
Score: 42–6 (max 53)
(Also, anyone notice it's only got 2 vowels? Did that use to be allowed back in series 17? This round is full of questions!)
Round 8: 75, 1, 6, 7, 1, 3. Target: 533.
C1: 533. (75*7)+(6+1+1) (10)
C2: 533. (75*7)+(6+1+1) (10)
Score: 52–16 (max 63)
Round 9: C D E N O O R T T *
C1 buzzes on 25 seconds to say CONTORTED which is correct.
Score: 62–16 (max 73)
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=17
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Re: Friday 13 January 1989 (Series 17, Prelim 3)
DISHORN, I'd imagine, which was in the COD7.Thomas Carey wrote: Round 7: H D Z R S O I N K
DC: (says it's a 7, looks like DISHOM which is in neither dictionary or selection. Max is a 6 though, strange.)
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Just checked it, it's DISHORN.Clive Brooker wrote:DISHORN, I'd imagine, which was in the COD7.Thomas Carey wrote: Round 7: H D Z R S O I N K
DC: (says it's a 7, looks like DISHOM which is in neither dictionary or selection. Max is a 6 though, strange.)
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Ah, thanks. Were you allowed only 2 vowels back then?James Robinson wrote:Just checked it, it's DISHORN.Clive Brooker wrote:DISHORN, I'd imagine, which was in the COD7.Thomas Carey wrote: Round 7: H D Z R S O I N K
DC: (says it's a 7, looks like DISHOM which is in neither dictionary or selection. Max is a 6 though, strange.)
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Re: Friday 13 January 1989 (Series 17, Prelim 3)
There was no limit, Thomas, until Series 30.Thomas Carey wrote:James Robinson wrote:Ah, thanks. Were you allowed only 2 vowels back then?Clive Brooker wrote: Just checked it, it's DISHORN.
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Thanks.Rhys Benjamin wrote:There was no limit, Thomas, until Series 30.Thomas Carey wrote: Were you allowed only 2 vowels back then?
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