c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 31 July 2019.

C1: Champion Corrina Attwood (2 wins, 170 points.) A full-time mum from Ramsgate, Kent.
C2: Challenger Patrick Holland. A retired man from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, but has previously lived in Paris.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Sinha.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H T N S O I E L G
R02: V T A U R R E A T
R03: 25, 4, 8, 1, 2, 1. Target: 593.
TTT: MAINPLACE - "The main place to go is Pisa in Italy, if you want to visit this."
R04: X C I M O B E A W
R05: R F R D E U I M S
R06: 50, 1, 10, 4, 8, 4. Target: 544.
R07: T M D C T A O I A
R08: N S D E O U R A N
R09: 50, 7, 9, 4, 7, 4. Target: 684.
TTT: MANSLEEPS - "There's plenty of monsters in the loch, they're everywhere."
R10: J P E N O S I A D
R11: P G L R T U I E O
R12: U I S M A P T O S
R13: T N D R I E A O H
R14: 100, 25, 10, 1, 8, 6. Target: 521.
R15: O S U P E R F L Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: H T N S O I E L G

Corrina: LONGEST (7)
Patrick: LONGEST (7)
DC: hosteling SHINGLE (7) HOSTILE (7) HOLIEST (7) LIGHTENS (8)
OT: HOTELINGS (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)

Round 2: V T A U R R E A T

Corrina: TAUTER (6)
Patrick: TARTAR (6)
DC: TARTARE (7)
OT: VETTURA (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 25)

Round 3: 25, 4, 8, 1, 2, 1. Target: 593.

Corrina: 595. ((2 + 1) x 8 x 25) - 4 - 1 (7)
Patrick: -
Paul Sinha: 593. (((25 x 4) - 1) x (8 - 2)) - 1 (10)
Score: 20–13 (max 35)

Teatime teaser: MAINPLACE -> CAMPANILE

Round 4: X C I M O B E A W

Corrina: CAMEO (5)
Patrick: COMBE (5)
DC: BIOME (5) BOWIE (5)
OT: AMOEBIC (7)
Score: 25–18 (max 42)

Round 5: R F R D E U I M S

Corrina: MURDERS (7)
Patrick: SURFER (6)
DC: DRUMFIRE (8) drumfires
Score: 32–18 (max 50)

Round 6: 50, 1, 10, 4, 8, 4. Target: 544.

Corrina: 544. ((10 + 1) x 50) - ((8 / 4) + 4) (10)
Patrick: 544. ((50 + 4) x 10) + 4 (10)
Score: 42–28 (max 60)

Paul talks about some unusual facts about the Olympic Games.

Round 7: T M D C T A O I A

Corrina: actoid
Patrick: ATOMIC (6)
DC: DATACOM (7)
OT: MATTOID (7)
Score: 42–34 (max 67)

Round 8: N S D E O U R A N

Corrina: AROUSED (7)
Patrick: AROUSED (7)
DC: SOUNDER (7) RESOUND (7) NEURONS (7)
OT: RONDENAS (8) UNREASON (8)
Score: 49–41 (max 75)

Round 9: 50, 7, 9, 4, 7, 4. Target: 684.

Corrina: -
Patrick: -
RR: 684. ((7 + 7) x 50) - (4 x 4) (10)
Score: 49–41 (max 85)

Teatime teaser: MANSLEEPS -> AMPLENESS

Round 10: J P E N O S I A D

Corrina: PAINED (6)
Patrick: japonised
DC: ADIPOSE (7) ADJOINS (7)
OT: ADONISE (7) ANODISE (7) DAPSONE (7) PANDIES (7) PANSIED (7) PEDIONS (7)
Score: 55–41 (max 92)

Round 11: P G L R T U I E O

Corrina: loutier
Patrick: goutier
DC: TRILOGUE (8) GROUPLET (8)
Score: 55–41 (max 100)

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

Round 12: U I S M A P T O S

Corrina: STAMPS (6)
Patrick: PATIOS (6)
DC: PATOIS (6) POTASSIUM (18)
Score: 61–47 (max 118)

Round 13: T N D R I E A O H

Corrina: HANDIER (7)
Patrick: RATIONED (8)
DC: ORDINATE (8) ANTHEROID (18)
Score: 61–55 (max 136)

Round 14: 100, 25, 10, 1, 8, 6. Target: 521.

Corrina: 523. ((6 - 1) x 100) + 25 - 10 + 8 (7)
Patrick: 523. ((6 - 1) x 100) + 25 - 10 + 8 (7)
Nick Hewer!: 521. (6 x 100) - (8 x 10) + 1 (10)
Score: 68–62 (max 146)

Round 15: O S U P E R F L Y

Corrina buzzes on 8.5 seconds to say PROFUSELY which is correct.
Final Score: 78–62 (max 156)

Statistics Corner

Corrina:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2

Patrick:
Total score - 62
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 44
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81