c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 3 October 1996.

C1: Champion Darren Shacklady (8 wins, 611 points, champion and #3 seed of Series 29.) (Yes, it's that perfect score guy. )
C2: Champion Satbir Gupta (9 wins, 576 points, semi-finalist and #1 seed of Series 32.)
DC: Susie Dent and Jan Harvey.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P T D A O E R V G
R02: S U E Q Y B R A L
R03: W T M E A I R D S
R04: 2, 8, 6, 5, 1, 1. Target: 611.
R05: S T E I U K W O S
R06: H L G A E I T L N
R07: O F C X S E A O V
R08: 3, 7, 1, 10, 7, 6. Target: 677.
R09: E L L A B R I A N (conundrum)


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Round 1: P T D A O E R V G

C1: READOPT (7)
C2: DOTAGE (6)
DC: POTAGE (6) PORTAGE (7) PORTAGED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: S U E Q Y B R A L

C1: EQUABLY (7)
C2: SQUARELY (8)
DC: BARLEYS (7) BARQUES (7)
Score: 7–8 (max 16)

Round 3: W T M E A I R D S

C1: WARTIMES (8)
C2: WARMEST (7)
DC: READMITS (8)
OT: MARDIEST (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 24)

Round 4: 2, 8, 6, 5, 1, 1. Target: 611.

C1: 600.
C2: 600.
CV: 600.
OT: 612. (8x2+1)x6x(5+1) (7)
Score: 15–8 (max 31)

Round 5: S T E I U K W O S

C1: STOKES (6)
C2: TISSUE (6)
DC: SUITES (6) KETOSIS (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 38)

Round 6: H L G A E I T L N

C1: HEALING (7)
C2: LIGHTEN (7)
DC: ATHELING (8)
Score: 28–21 (max 46)

Round 7: O F C X S E A O V

C1: FOXES (5)
C2: COAXES (6)
Score: 28–27 (max 52)

Round 8: 3, 7, 1, 10, 7, 6. Target: 677.

C1: 680. (6x10+7+1)x(7+3) (7)
C2: 680. (6x10+7+1)x(7+3) (7)
CV: 679. 7x97 [unknown how she got the 97]. (7)
OT: 678. ((6+3)x10+7)x7-1 (7)
Score: 35–34 (max 59)

Round 9: E L L A B R I A N

C1 buzzes on 25.25 seconds to say BALLERINA which is correct.
Score: 45–34 (max 69)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-11