c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 20 January 2022.

C1: Champion Dan Hall (4 wins, 329 points.) A teacher from Coventry, but is originally from Crawley, West Sussex.
C2: Challenger David November. An operations manager for a start-up from Edinburgh.
DC: Susie Dent and Beth Rigby.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S P V E I R D E C
R02: A A N L R T I O B
R03: 100, 4, 8, 5, 2, 10. Target: 939.
TTT: HENSCLAN - "Puts all his energy into TV stations."
R04: E U D G P M A O R
R05: T D N I O M A S O
R06: 50, 3, 2, 6, 3, 9. Target: 873.
R07: V D N A E S K I T
R08: A U A M L X F E G
R09: 50, 10, 8, 3, 5, 2. Target: 600.
TTT: GEMBRIDE - "The bride looked an absolute gem, but her dress was dirty."
R10: O O N C L D I E S
R11: W T R I O E G D E
R12: I U A S P L T E N
R13: H F R A E C N U S
R14: 100, 6, 9, 2, 6, 1. Target: 847.
R15: M A Y O T I N N Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: S P V E I R D E C

Dan: DEPRIVES (8)
David: REVISED (7)
DC: SERVICED (8)
OT: DESCRIVE (8) PRECISED (8) PREVISED (8) SCRIEVED (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: A A N L R T I O B

Dan: LARIAT (6)
David: BRAIN (5)
DC: RATIONAL (8) BARITONAL (18)
Score: 14–0 (max 26)

Round 3: 100, 4, 8, 5, 2, 10. Target: 939.

Dan: 939. ((100 - (8 - 2)) x 10) - (5 - 4) (10)
David: -
Score: 24–0 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: HENSCLAN -> CHANNELS

Round 4: E U D G P M A O R

Dan: GROUPED (7)
David: GROUPED (7)
DC: GUMDROP (7) UPGRADE (7)
OT: GOPURAM (7) GRUMPED (7) MAUGRED (7) MEGAPOD (7) PAGEDOM (7)
Score: 31–7 (max 43)

Round 5: T D N I O M A S O

Dan: MASTOID (7)
David: MOODS (5)
DC: SAINTDOM (8) MASTODON (8)
OT: AMOTIONS (8) MONADIST (8) MONODIAS (8) MONODIST (8)
Score: 38–7 (max 51)

Round 6: 50, 3, 2, 6, 3, 9. Target: 873.

Dan: 873. (6 x 3 x 50) - (9 x 3) (10)
David: 873. Mistake in working.
Score: 48–7 (max 61)

Beth talks about the chaos reporting in Downing Street since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister.

Round 7: V D N A E S K I T

Dan: INTAKES (7)
David: INVEST (6)
DC: DEVIANT (7) ADVENTS (7) DEVIANTS (8)
Score: 55–7 (max 69)

Round 8: A U A M L X F E G

Dan: AFLAME (6)
David: FLUX (4)
DC: AGLEAM (6)
OT: FLAMAGE (7) GAMEFUL (7)
Score: 61–7 (max 76)

Round 9: 50, 10, 8, 3, 5, 2. Target: 600.

Dan: 600. (10 + 2) x 50 (10)
David: 600. (50 + 8 + 2) x 10 (10)
Score: 71–17 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: GEMBRIDE -> BEGRIMED

Round 10: O O N C L D I E S

Dan: INCLOSED (8)
David: SLICED (6)
DC: COLONISED (18)
Score: 79–17 (max 104)

Round 11: W T R I O E G D E

Dan: GOITRE (6)
David: dotier
DC: GOITRED (7)
OT: ROWEITE (7) TOWERED (7)
Score: 85–17 (max 111)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "cabal", "marmalade" and "pumpernickel".

Round 12: I U A S P L T E N

Dan: SALIENT (7)
David: PALEST (6)
DC: INSULATE (8)
OT: ALUNITES (8) NUPTIALS (8) PANTILES (8) PATULINS (8) PENTAILS (8) PETUNIAS (8) PLAINEST (8) SUPINATE (8) TAILSPUN (8) UNPLAITS (8) UNPLEATS (8)
Score: 92–17 (max 119)

Round 13: H F R A E C N U S

Dan: UNSAFE (6)
David: -
DC: RANCHES (7) FURNACES (8)
Score: 98–17 (max 127)

Round 14: 100, 6, 9, 2, 6, 1. Target: 847.

Dan: 847. ((100 - 6) x 9) + 1 (10)
David: 847. ((100 - 6) x 9) + 1 (10)
Score: 108–27 (max 137)

Round 15: M A Y O T I N N Y

No one buzzes. The answer was ANONYMITY.
Final Score: 108–27 (max 147)

Statistics Corner

Dan:
Total score - 108
Raw score - 108
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 7.2
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 6

David:
Total score - 27
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 18
Raw % of max - 45
Total average score per round - 1.8
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85