c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 3 February 1986.

C1: Challenger David Wood.
C2: Champion Clive Spate (2 wins, 127 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Steve Jones.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Z S N I O A S V R
R02: E I M G Y D A M L
R03: I U F D B E U M E
R04: 75, 25, 9, 7, 3, 8. Target: 119.
R05: I A I L N C R A O
R06: E I E T S T L I N
R07: O E T P M O S U W
R08: 75, 100, 8, 4, 2, 7. Target: 172.
R09: a a c c d g i n s * (conundrum)


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Round 1: Z S N I O A S V R

C1: varsion
C2: RAINS (5)
DC: SONARS (6)
OT: ROSINS (6) SAVINS (6) SIZARS (6) VISORS (6) VIZORS (6)
Score: 0–5 (max 6)

Round 2: E I M G Y D A M L

C1: DELAY (5)
C2: MAILED (6)
DC: GLAMMED (7)
OT: DILEMMA (7)
Score: 0–11 (max 13)

Round 3: I U F D B E U M E

C1: FUMED (5)
C2: FUED (4)
OT: IMBUED (6)
Score: 5–11 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 25, 9, 7, 3, 8. Target: 119.

C1: 122.
C2: 119. 75 + 25 + 9 + 7 + 3 (10)
Score: 5–21 (max 29)

Round 5: I A I L N C R A O

C1: NAIL (4)
C2: IRONICAL (8)
DC: CLARION (7) OCARINA (7)
Score: 5–29 (max 37)

Round 6: E I E T S T L I N

C1: ENLIST (6)
C2: ENTITLES (8)
OT: ENTITIES (8)
Score: 5–37 (max 45)

Round 7: O E T P M O S U W

C1: POEMS (5)
C2: POEMS (5)
DC: UPMOST (6) TEMPOS (6)
OT: TWOSOME (7)
Score: 10–42 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 100, 8, 4, 2, 7. Target: 172.

C1: 172. (100 + 75) - (4 - (8 - 7)) (10)
C2: 172. 100 + 75 - ((4 + 7) - 8) (10)
Score: 20–52 (max 62)

Round 9: a a c c d g i n s *

No one buzzes. The answer was CASCADING.
Score: 20–52 (max 72)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=8

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Round 8: 75, 100, 8, 4, 2, 7. Target: 172.

C1: 172. (100 + 75) - (4 - (8 - 7)) (10)
C2: 172. 100 + 75 + ((4 + 7) - 8) (10)
Score: 20–52 (max 62)

- (Minus) surely?

James Robinson wrote:

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Round 8: 75, 100, 8, 4, 2, 7. Target: 172.

C1: 172. (100 + 75) - (4 - (8 - 7)) (10)
C2: 172. 100 + 75 + ((4 + 7) - 8) (10)
Score: 20–52 (max 62)

- (Minus) surely?

Thanks James. Took me a long time to find that out as the bold wasn't very, erm... bold.