Tuesday 12 January 1993 (CofC VI GRAND FINAL)

[Jacob Sutton]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 12 January 1993.

Champion of Champions VI Grand Final

C1: Chris Waddington (2 wins, 113 points.) (Series 22 Champion)
C2: Wayne Summers (2 wins, 112 points.) (Series 24 Champion)
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P T G E I A V R L
R02: S B E O P N M N U
R03: 75, 25, 100, 5, 4, 2. Target: 944.
R04: R P S I O E R G R
R05: W Y U J F A I V X
R06: 25, 5, 3, 10, 5, 3. Target: 379.
R07: M A N Y C H A T S (conundrum)
R08: D N C A E S H K I
R09: M D S A E A U G S
R10: 50, 3, 7, 7, 9, 3. Target: 634.
R11: W C R E I T D E N
R12: G L T I A E Z R S
R13: 100, 7, 5, 10, 5, 10. Target: 563.
R14: P A R D O N M E E (conundrum)


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Round 1: P T G E I A V R L

C1: PRIVATE (7)
C2: PRIVATE (7)
DC: PREVAIL (7) VIRGATE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S B E O P N M N U

C1: MOPES (5)
C2: BONUS (5)
DC: UMBONES (7)
OT: SPUMONE (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: 75, 25, 100, 5, 4, 2. Target: 944.

C1: 943. ((5 + 4) x (100 + 2)) + 25 (7)
C2: 943. ((5 + 4) x (100 + 2)) + 25 (7)
CV: 943. (7)
OT: 944. (((75 x 25) + 5) / 2) + 4 (10)
Score: 19–19 (max 24)

Round 4: R P S I O E R G R

C1: GROPERS (7)
C2: GROPERS (7)
DC: SORRIER (7)
OT: GRIPERS (7) PORGIES (7) PROSIER (7)
Score: 26–26 (max 31)

Round 5: W Y U J F A I V X

C1: WAIF (4)
C2: WAVY (4)
DC: WAXY (4)
OT: FAUX (4)
Score: 30–30 (max 35)

Round 6: 25, 5, 3, 10, 5, 3. Target: 379.

C1: 378.
C2: 379. ((10 + 5) x 25) + (5 - (3 / 3)) (10)
Score: 30–40 (max 45)

Round 7: M A N Y C H A T S

No one buzzes. The answer was YACHTSMAN.
Score: 30–40 (max 55)

Round 8: D N C A E S H K I

C1: CANDIES (7)
C2: CANDIES (7)
DC: ECHIDNAS (8) SKINHEAD (8)
Score: 37–47 (max 63)

Round 9: M D S A E A U G S

C1: MASSAGED (8)
C2: AMASSED (7)
DC: ASSUAGED (8)
Score: 45–47 (max 71)

Round 10: 50, 3, 7, 7, 9, 3. Target: 634.

C1: 635.
C2: 634. ((7 + 3 + 3) x 50) - (7 + 9) (10)
Score: 45–57 (max 81)

Round 11: W C R E I T D E N

C1: RECITED (7)
C2: CENTRED (7)
DC: WINTERED (8)
Score: 52–64 (max 89)

Round 12: G L T I A E Z R S

C1: GLAZIERS (8)
C2: GLAZIEST (8)
Score: 60–72 (max 97)

Round 13: 100, 7, 5, 10, 5, 10. Target: 563.

C1: 562. ((100 + 10) x 5) + (7 + 5) (7)
C2: 562. ((100 + 10) x 5) + (7 + 5) (7)
CV: 562. (7)
OT: 563. (100 - 5) x (5 + (10 / 10)) - 7 (10)
Score: 67–79 (max 107)

Round 14: P A R D O N M E E

No one buzzes. The answer was PROMENADE.
Score: 67–79 (max 117)

So there we have it, the schoolboy SEASAW N RUMMY[/stilgoe] hands the Series 22 Champion his first ever defeat, and bags the classy Countdown Champion of Champions crystalware, while Waddington is fobbed off with a mere paperweight.

A close game keeps to the general theme of the tournament, however Summers proved the importance of bagging points in every numbers games as, despite almost dead equal letters rounds, he had an unassailable lead going into the second conundrum.

With that, a return to regular proceedings up next as Series 25 gets underway.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-9