Monday 26 March 1990, Series 19, Quarter Final 3

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Countdown Recap: Monday 26 March 1990
Series 19 Quarter Final 3
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C1: Mark Cooper, number 6 seed. A carry over champion from series 18. A VD operator and Printer from Loughborough. 4 wins, 199 points, average 49, best word HUMILIATE but it was a conundrum not a nine letter word. In fact *NO* nine letter words were submitted during this series 19!

C2: Michael Wareham, number 3 seed. Headmaster Prep school in St Andrews, Fife. 4 wins, 222 points, 55 average. Favourite word in series: MAPREADS - but was disallowed.

DC: Nigel Rees and Simon Mason (from the Oxford University Press)
RW: Richard Whiteley
CV: Carol Voderman


Summary of game:

Round 1: R T S O N A A D I
Round 2: D X F E I N P E I
Round 3: V C L E O A Y J E
Round 4: 628 (75 25 9 4 5 10)

Round 5: S S W E E D M I L
Round 6: S G I A N V O R Y
Round 7: P P D O E T T L I
Round 8: 653 (25 5 10 4 7 6)

Round 9 (Conundrum): T H R E E M O D S
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Round 1: R T S O N A A D I
C1: ORDAINS (7)
C2: SONATA (0)
DC: RATIONS (7)
Score 07 - 00

Round 2: D X F E I N P E I
C1: PINED (0)
C2: EXPEND (6)
DC: DEFINE (6)
Score 07 - 06

Round 3: V C L E O A Y J E
C1: VOCAL (0)
C2: ALCOVE (6)
DC: CLEAVE (6)
Score 07 - 12

Round 4: 628 (75 25 9 4 5 10)
C1: 629 (7) 9 x 75 = 675. 5 x 10 = 50. 675 + 50 + 4 = 629

C2: 0 (0)

CV: went totally blank and offered nothing.

Score 14 - 12


Round 5: S S W E E D M I L
C1: MISSED (6)
C2: MISSED (6)
DC: MILDEWS (7)
Score 20 - 18

Round 6: S G I A N V O R Y
C1: VARYING (7)
C2: SOARING (7)
DC: SAVORING (8)
Score 27 - 25

Round 7: P P D O E T T L I
C1: pilotted (x)
C2: TOPPLED (7)
DC: PILOTED, PLOTTED, TIPPLED (7)
Score 27 - 32

Round 8: 653 (25 5 10 4 7 6)
C1: 654 (7) 7 - 5 = 2. 2 x 10 = 20. 20 + 6 = 26. 26 x 25 = 650. 650 + 4 = 654
C2: 0 (0)
CV: 653 (10) 5 x 4 = 20. 20 + 26 = 46. 46 x 25 = 650. 650 + 3 = 653

Score 34 - 32

Round 9 (Conundrum): T H R E E M O D S

Both contestants pressed simultaneously at 6 seconds...
both contestants looked at each other...
there is a long silence with both contestants thinking the other pressed first.

RW break the silence and asks C2, whose light is on.

C2 says SMOTHERED which is correct.

Score 34 - 42

C2 qualifies for the semi final by that splitest of seconds.

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Mauro Pratesi

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