Thursday 27 November 1986 (Series 10, Prelim 33)

[Joseph Krol]

Countdown recap for Thursday 27 November 1986.

C1: Champion Doreen Whyte (1 win, 42 points.)
C2: Challenger Grahame Williams.
DC: Freda Thornton and William Davis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V D S U O E L N R
R02: L G H N I E Y S F
R03: L G S A I E W L N
R04: 100, 9, 3, 5, 9, 3. Target: 683.
R05: B C V N A E X U N
R06: R G Y I E A B T G
R07: N Q T B U E P T A
R08: 100, 9, 8, 6, 5, 9. Target: 283.
R09: C O L U N I S E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: V D S U O E L N R

C1: SOUNDER (7)
C2: SOUNDER (7)
DC: UNSOLVED (8) ROUNDELS (8)
OT: SOURVELD (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: L G H N I E Y S F

C1: SLEIGH (6)
C2: FLINGS (6)
DC: SHINGLE (7) FLESHING (8)
OT: SHELFING (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 16)

Round 3: L G S A I E W L N

C1: wallings
C2: SWELLING (8)
OT: NIGELLAS (8)
Score: 13–21 (max 24)

Round 4: 100, 9, 3, 5, 9, 3. Target: 683.

C1: 648.
C2: 681. (100*(3+3))+(9*9) (7)
CV: 683. ((((3*9)+9)+100)*5)+3 (10)
Score: 13–28 (max 34)

Round 5: B C V N A E X U N

C1: CAVE (4)
C2: CAVE (4)
DC: NUANCE (6)
Score: 17–32 (max 40)

Round 6: R G Y I E A B T G

C1: BIGGER (6)
C2: GAITER (6)
DC: BAGGIER (7)
OT: GIGABYTE (8)
Score: 23–38 (max 48)

Round 7: N Q T B U E P T A

C1: TAUNT (5)
C2: BUTANE (6)
DC: BANQUET (7)
Score: 23–44 (max 55)

Round 8: 100, 9, 8, 6, 5, 9. Target: 283.

C1: 281.
C2: 283. ((9-6)*100)-(8+9) (10)
Score: 23–54 (max 65)

Round 9: C O L U N I S E S

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say COLONISES which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 11 seconds to say COINLESS which is incorrect.
The answer was SECLUSION.
Score: 23–54 (max 75)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=10