Friday 12 December 1986 (Series 10, QF2)

[Joseph Krol]

Countdown recap for Friday 12 December 1986.

C1: Champion Maggie Barker (3 wins, 146 points.)
C2: Champion Michael Stephenson (6 wins, 324 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E U I D R S N D A
R02: S T W B E A R X I
R03: E E O T Y V W M F
R04: 8, 9, 3, 2, 1, 10. Target: 287.
R05: R S P M U E I K D
R06: A I O A T J D K O
R07: S T V S I O A L E
R08: 75, 5, 8, 6, 7, 5. Target: 108.
R09: B D E G I I I L R * (conundrum)


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Round 1: E U I D R S N D A

C1: DRAINED (7)
C2: INSURED (7)
DC: ASUNDER (7) DENARIUS (8) undersaid
OT: RADIUSED (8) SARDINED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S T W B E A R X I

C1: BREAST (6)
C2: BREAST (6)
DC: WAITERS (7) asterix
OT: BARITES (7) WARIEST (7) WAXIEST (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: E E O T Y V W M F

C1: EMOTE (5)
C2: EMOTE (5)
Score: 18–18 (max 20)

Round 4: 8, 9, 3, 2, 1, 10. Target: 287.

C1: 291.
C2: 287. (((10*3)+2))*9)-1 (10)
Score: 18–28 (max 30)

Round 5: R S P M U E I K D

C1: RISKED (6)
C2: DUMPERS (7)
DC: DUMPIER (7) DUSKIER (7) UMPIRES (7)
OT: PRUSIKED (8) SPRUIKED (8)
Score: 18–35 (max 38)

Round 6: A I O A T J D K O

C1: TOAD (4)
C2: TOOK (4)
OT: ADJIKO (6)
Score: 22–39 (max 44)

Round 7: S T V S I O A L E

C1: TAStES
C2: VIOLATES (8)
DC: SOLVATES (8)
OT: ISOLATES (8)
Score: 22–47 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 5, 8, 6, 7, 5. Target: 108.

C1: 108. ((5*5)+75)+8 (10)
C2: 108. ((75/5)*8)-(7+5) (10)
Score: 32–57 (max 62)

Round 9: B D E G I I I L R *

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say DIRIGIBLE which is correct.
Score: 32–67 (max 72)


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