c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 1 January 1996.

This was the first episode to use the infamous modified clock tune.

C1: Challenger Janet Wilding.
C2: Champion Glyn Wigley (3 wins, 186 points.)
DC: Mark Nyman and Geoffrey Durham, who appears in his seat in a wonderful display of special effects.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S Q O A T G U C I
R02: D L G R A E I N S
R03: R A T N O W Z A B
R04: 100, 3, 7, 8, 10, 8. Target: 831.
R05: D T Y F I E A S R
R06: S D O E L H O R G
R07: R V S L A E U P E
R08: 50, 6, 8, 10, 9, 5. Target: 726.
R09: I C I N G D O L L (conundrum)

Mark Nyman announces that DC have switched to the COD9, which apparently includes the new words SUPERMODEL and SLAPPER. Among others, of course.

And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: S Q O A T G U C I

C1: QUOTAS (6)
C2: SQUAT (5)
DC: AGOUTIS (7)
OT: ACQUITS (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

And I can already see why the clock music was reverted. Awful.

Round 2: D L G R A E I N S

C1: DEALINGS (8)
C2: READINGS (8)
DC: DRAGLINES (18)
Score: 14–8 (max 25)

Round 3: R A T N O W Z A B

C1: BARON (5)
C2: ABORT (5)
OT: ABRAZO (6)
Score: 19–13 (max 31)

Round 4: 100, 3, 7, 8, 10, 8. Target: 831.

C1: 831. (8*100)+(3*10)+8-7 (10)
C2: 831. (8*100)+(3*10)+8-7 (10)
Score: 29–23 (max 41)

Geoffrey does a trick with a mirror, placing it inside an envelope labelled 'OHO, BUY A CARD TRICK'. He drops a lipstick in the envelope, does his usual 'Agouti Abort Draglines' routine and pulls it out to read 'BACK TO YOU RICHARD'.

Round 5: D T Y F I E A S R

C1: RAISED (6)
C2: FADERS (6)
DC: ASTRIDE (7) FAIREST (7)
OT: DISRATE (7) TIRADES (7) DEFRAYS (7) DIETARY (7) SATYRID (7) STRAFED (7) STRAYED (7)
Score: 35–29 (max 48)

Round 6: S D O E L H O R G

C1: LODGERS (7)
C2: HOLDERS (7)
OT: DOGSHORE (8)
Score: 42–36 (max 56)

Round 7: R V S L A E U P E

C1: VALUERS (7)
C2: REPEALS (7)
DC: PLEASURE (8) SERPULAE (8)
OT: REVALUES (8)
Score: 49–43 (max 64)

Round 8: 50, 6, 8, 10, 9, 5. Target: 726.

C1: 724. ((8+6)*50)+9+5+10 (7)
C2: 724. ((9+5)*50)+6+8+10 (7)
CV: 726. ((10+5)*50)-((9-6)*8) (10)
Score: 56–50 (max 74)

Round 9: I C I N G D O L L

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say COLLIDING which is correct.
Score: 56–60 (max 84)

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=31