c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 6 February 1989.

C1: Challenger Nick Camp.
C2: Challenger Evan Simpson.
DC: Frazer Hines and Freda Thornton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D S A E F T V U X
R02: I M H R E T U P R
R03: O E N B A D S T I
R04: 75, 9, 9, 1, 5, 10. Target: 135.
R05: A D Y G T E I Z L
R06: D A H E S A E R T
R07: N R K I A S D N E
R08: 75, 8, 1, 3, 9, 2. Target: 127.
R09: C E I N O P P R U * (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Nick and Evan, two new contestants because Tim Morrissey became an octochamp, are from the same Scrabble club and Nick usually wins!

Round 1: D S A E F T V U X

C1: FASTED (6)
C2: FASTED (6)
DC: FASTED (6) STAVED (6)
OT: DEFATS (6) DUVETS (6) ESTUFA (6) SAUTED (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: I M H R E T U P R

C1: THUMPER (7)
C2: PERMIT (6)
DC: UMPIRE (6)
OT: HUMPIER (7) MURTHER (7) PRIMEUR (7) TRIUMPH (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 13)

Round 3: O E N B A D S T I

C1: SEDATION (8)
C2: SEDATION (8) / BANDIEST (8)
DC: BOTANISED (18)
Score: 21–14 (max 31)

NINE!

Round 4: 75, 9, 9, 1, 5, 10. Target: 135.

C1: 130.
C2: 135. ((5+1)*10)+75 (10)
Score: 21–24 (max 41)

Round 5: A D Y G T E I Z L

C1: dazily
C2: LIGATED (7)
OT: GLITZED (7)
Score: 21–31 (max 48)

Round 6: D A H E S A E R T

C1: HEADERS (7)
C2: SHEARED (7)
DC: HARDEST (7)
OT: HEADREST (8) HETAERAS (8) TEAHEADS (8)
Score: 28–38 (max 56)

Round 7: N R K I A S D N E

C1: SNAKIER (7)
C2: SARDINE (7)
DC: SARDINE (7) SANDIER (7)
Score: 35–45 (max 63)

Round 8: 75, 8, 1, 3, 9, 2. Target: 127.

C1: 127. (75*2)-((8*3)-1) (10)
C2: 127. ((9+3+1)*(8/2))+75 (10)
Score: 45–55 (max 73)

Round 9: C E I N O P P R U

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say PORCUPINE which is correct.
Score: 45–65 (max 83)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=17

Thomas Carey wrote:Monday 6 February 1989 (Series 17, Prelim 18)

Shouldn't it and the other copies be Prelim 19, as opposed to 18

P.S. It's Evan Simpson, not Ewan Simpson.

James Robinson wrote:

Thomas Carey wrote:Monday 6 February 1989 (Series 17, Prelim 18)

Shouldn't it and the other copies be Prelim 19, as opposed to 18

P.S. It's Evan Simpson, not Ewan Simpson.

Oh yeah. Thanks.
By the way, my mouse went dodgy and submitted it four times. Deleted all but the one that the database points to (and this one).