c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 18 July 2017.

C1: Champion Shabir Alidina (3 wins, 234 points.) A business analyst from Watford.
C2: Challenger Martin Davidson. A tax specialist with Revenue Scotland from Edinburgh. His mum was awarded an MBE by the Queen in Edinburgh in 2012 for services to education.
DC: Susie Dent and Chris Packham.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T O S E N A W S G
R02: M G S I U E Y D I
R03: 25, 10, 4, 10, 2, 2. Target: 670.
TTT: CLEANCURB - "It sounds like your relative loves potatoes, probably boiled"
R04: R S T A O U D L I
R05: R E T O N A J R N
R06: 50, 7, 2, 2, 1, 7. Target: 717.
R07: R I P E H C A T O
R08: R N T I E A B L D
R09: 75, 7, 10, 3, 6, 1. Target: 339.
TTT: LUCYTRIED - "Lucy tried not to believe everything she read, but this always prevailed"
R10: M C V E O E D R A
R11: F E L O N A Z N T
R12: V L D U E I S T A
R13: R U W O T E L D P
R14: 100, 75, 3, 2, 1, 4. Target: 364.
R15: T A L L R A N G Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: T O S E N A W S G

Shabir: STOWAGE (7)
Martin: ATONES (6)
DC: WAGONS (6) STOWAGES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: M G S I U E Y D I

Shabir: GUISE (5)
Martin: MISGUIDE (8)
DC: EMUS (4)
Score: 7–8 (max 16)

Round 3: 25, 10, 4, 10, 2, 2. Target: 670.

Shabir: -
Martin: 678. Mistake in working.
RR: 670. ((4 x 10) + 25 + 2) x 10 (10)
Score: 7–8 (max 26)

Teatime teaser: CLEANCURB -> CARBUNCLE

Round 4: R S T A O U D L I

Shabir: outrails
Martin: ADROIT (6)
DC: DILATORS (8)
OT: AUDITORS (8) ROTALIDS (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 34)

Round 5: R E T O N A J R N

Shabir: TANNER (6)
Martin: TANNER (6)
DC: ORNATE (6) ERRANT (6)
OT: NORRATE (7) NORTENA (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 41)

Round 6: 50, 7, 2, 2, 1, 7. Target: 717.

Shabir: 716. ((50 + 1) x (7 + 7)) + 2 (7)
Martin: 716. ((50 + 1) x (7 + 7)) + 2 (7)
RR: 717. (((50 x 7) + 7) x 2) + 2 + 1 (10)
Score: 20–27 (max 51)

Chris talks about his hunting for lizards as a child.

Round 7: R I P E H C A T O

Shabir: PATCHIER (8)
Martin: PATCHIER (8)
DC: HEPATIC (7) OPERATIC (8)
OT: ACHROITE (8) APORETIC (8) ATROPHIC (8) PAROCHET (8) PHORETIC (8) PHREATIC (8) PROTHECA (8)
Score: 28–35 (max 59)

Round 8: R N T I E A B L D

Shabir: TRAINED (7)
Martin: BLANDER (7)
DC: ANTBIRD (7) LIBRATED (8)
Score: 35–42 (max 67)

Round 9: 75, 7, 10, 3, 6, 1. Target: 339.

Shabir: 338. ((75 + 7) x (3 + 1)) + 10 (7)
Martin: 335.
RR: 339. ((75 + 10) x (7 - 3)) - 1 (10)
Score: 42–42 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: LUCYTRIED -> CREDULITY

Round 10: M C V E O E D R A

Shabir: CRAVED (6)
Martin: REMOVED (7)
DC: OVERCAME (8)
Score: 42–49 (max 85)

Round 11: F E L O N A Z N T

Shabir: TALON (5)
Martin: talent
DC: ZEALOT (6) ETALON (6)
OT: FOETAL (6) FOLATE (6) FONTAL (6) TENZON (6)
Score: 47–49 (max 91)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "spartan".

Round 12: V L D U E I S T A

Shabir: DILATES (7)
Martin: VALUES (6)
DC: DILUTES (7) VAULTED (7)
OT: DISVALUE (8)
Score: 54–49 (max 99)

Round 13: R U W O T E L D P

Shabir: ROUTED (6)
Martin: TOURED (6)
DC: POULTER (7)
OT: DROPLET (7) OUTDREW (7) PLOUTED (7) PLOUTER (7) POULTED (7) POWLTED (7) PROWLED (7)
Score: 60–55 (max 106)

Round 14: 100, 75, 3, 2, 1, 4. Target: 364.

Shabir: 363. (3 x 100) + 75 - ((2 + 1) x 4) (7)
Martin: 375.
RR: 364. (100 - ((2 + 1) x 3)) x 4 (10)
Score: 67–55 (max 116)

Round 15: T A L L R A N G Y

Shabir buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say GALLANTRY which is correct.
Final Score: 77–55 (max 126)

Statistics Corner

Shabir:
Total score - 77
Raw score - 88
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

Martin:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 74
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=77

Thanks for doing these recaps James, enjoy reading them. Would be nice if it could go back to the times when there were a team of recappers and I would be prone to volunteering every now and then when I have time.

Tom S wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:27 pm Thanks for doing these recaps James, enjoy reading them. Would be nice if it could go back to the times when there were a team of recappers and I would be prone to volunteering every now and then when I have time.

Not a problem, Tom. It’s good for me, cos I’ve just had little time to watch the series, so watching and recapping at the same time is great for me (I’m aware of what has happened, just haven’t seen the shows, thank goodness for modern technology.)

Tom S wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:27 pm Thanks for doing these recaps James, enjoy reading them. Would be nice if it could go back to the times when there were a team of recappers and I would be prone to volunteering every now and then when I have time.

Huge plus one to this. Love going through all these recaps. Keep up the good work.