c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 18 October 2019.

C1: Champion Pierse Walsh (4 wins, 315 points.) An account manager from Ranelagh, County Dublin.
C2: Challenger Linda Southgate. A retired drama teacher from Stratton Strawless, Norfolk. She likes dancing and she once represented Britain in gymnastics in Amsterdam!
DC: Susie Dent and Gloria Hunniford.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C U S T E A M G I
R02: E U O D C E P N X
R03: 100, 25, 7, 6, 7, 2. Target: 441.
TTT: DAMPSLICE - "It sounds like she couldn't remember where she left the fish."
R04: S I N A I R L E K
R05: T A N U S F E C O
R06: 100, 10, 9, 1, 1, 3. Target: 676.
R07: S I R P E V T S A
R08: F O S E Y B I G T
R09: 25, 100, 3, 5, 2, 1. Target: 676.
TTT: TIMROBCAN - "Tim and Rob can definitely use this word to describe their relationship."
R10: N A H E M N I U T
R11: W A R D E O P S R
R12: E L I E M N O D A
R13: R E G R I L R O T
R14: 75, 10, 3, 5, 4, 7. Target: 124.
R15: G I A N T T O O T (conundrum)


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Round 1: C U S T E A M G I

Pierse: MAGICS (6)
Linda: MAGICS (6)
DC: GAMIEST (7) CAGIEST (7) CAESIUM (7)
OT: ACETUMS (7) ACMITES (7) AECIUMS (7) AGEUSIC (7) GAMETIC (7) MUCATES (7) MUTAGES (7) SCUTAGE (7) SEMATIC (7) SIGMATE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: E U O D C E P N X

Pierse: POUNCED (7)
Linda: pounds
DC: EXPOUND (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: 100, 25, 7, 6, 7, 2. Target: 441.

Pierse: 439. ((6 - 2) x 100) + 25 + 7 + 7 (7)
Linda: 449.
RR: 441. ((100 - 25) x 6) - (7 + 2) (10)
Score: 20–6 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: DAMPSLICE -> MISPLACED

Round 4: S I N A I R L E K

Pierse: SNAKIER (7)
Linda: SINKER (6)
DC: SLINKIER (8)
OT: AIRLINES (8)
Score: 27–6 (max 32)

Round 5: T A N U S F E C O

Pierse: FACETS (6)
Linda: UNSAFE (6)
DC: OUTFACES (8) CONFUTES (8)
Score: 33–12 (max 40)

Round 6: 100, 10, 9, 1, 1, 3. Target: 676.

Pierse: 670. ((9 - 1 - 1) x 100) - (3 x 10) (5)
Linda: 670. ((9 - 1 - 1) x 100) - (3 x 10) (5)
RR: 677. (7)
OT: 677. ((100 - 1 - 1) x (10 - 3)) - 9 (7)
Score: 38–17 (max 47)

Gloria talks about a funny story about an Irish family's will.

Round 7: S I R P E V T S A

Pierse: STRIPES (7)
Linda: PRIVATES (8)
DC: TRAIPSES (8)
OT: PRISTAVES (18)
Score: 38–25 (max 65)

Round 8: F O S E Y B I G T

Pierse: BIGOTS (6)
Linda: besot
DC: OBESITY (7) FEISTY (6) FOGEYS (6)
Score: 44–25 (max 72)

Round 9: 25, 100, 3, 5, 2, 1. Target: 676.

Pierse: 676. ((5 + 2) x 100) - 25 + 1 (10)
Linda: 675.
Score: 54–25 (max 82)

Teatime teaser: TIMROBCAN -> BROMANTIC

Round 10: N A H E M N I U T

Pierse: INHUMANE (8)
Linda: MINUTE (6)
DC: MINUET (6)
OT: HUMANTIN (8)
Score: 62–25 (max 90)

Round 11: W A R D E O P S R

Pierse: POWDERS (7)
Linda: SPARROW (7)
DC: WARDERS (7) ARROWED (7)
OT: EARDROPS (8)
Score: 69–32 (max 98)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words originating from "Peter Pan".

Round 12: E L I E M N O D A

Pierse: MEDAL (5)
Linda: MONDIAL (7)
DC: LEMONADE (8) LIMEADE (7)
OT: MALENOID (8) MELANOID (8)
Score: 69–39 (max 106)

Round 13: R E G R I L R O T

Pierse: TOILER (6)
Linda: TOILER (6)
DC: GOITRE (6)
OT: RIGOLET (7) RORTIER (7) TERROIR (7)
Score: 75–45 (max 113)

Round 14: 75, 10, 3, 5, 4, 7. Target: 124.

Pierse: 124. (10 x 5) + 75 - (4 - 3) (10)
Linda: -
Score: 85–45 (max 123)

Round 15: G I A N T T O O T

Pierse buzzes on 7.25 seconds to say TATTOOING which is correct.
Final Score: 95–45 (max 133)

Statistics Corner

Pierse:
Total score - 95
Raw score - 107
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 5

Linda:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 0

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