c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 22 November 2019.

C1: Champion Paul Anderson (6 wins, 647 points.) An Apterite and full-time dad from Dublin, but originally from Limavady, County Londonderry.
C2: Challenger Jamie Wing. A 6th Form student from Godalming, Surrey. His fellow students egged him on to be the show, and they've also given him the nickname, "The Human Dictionary".
DC: Susie Dent and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V N T I E O R U A
R02: P N E O A M C U I
R03: 50, 3, 10, 9, 3, 9. Target: 489.
TTT: PAULTOYED - "Paul toyed with his opponent before wiping the floor with him."
R04: R M C O E A D H I
R05: S H X A O U A N S
R06: 50, 2, 10, 1, 4, 10. Target: 398.
R07: B P N E O E K C M
R08: D N W A I O L D N
R09: 100, 8, 1, 9, 7, 5. Target: 423.
TTT: OPERADUMP - "He wanted an Indian snack, but was trapped in a life of poverty."
R10: M S Y E I A T B E
R11: F L S U O I G N F
R12: S G L A E A R L I
R13: T S T U E I P R E
R14: 75, 4, 4, 5, 1, 7. Target: 766.
R15: P I C K C H A T S (conundrum)


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Round 1: V N T I E O R U A

Paul: ROUTINE (7)
Jamie: ORNATIVE (8)
DC: UNTIE (5) TRAIN (5)
OT: NOVATEUR (8) ORVIETAN (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: P N E O A M C U I

Paul: CINEMA (6)
Jamie: PIEMAN (6)
DC: ENCOMIA (7)
OT: APNOEIC (7) CAMPION (7) MANICOU (7) PAEONIC (7) PANICUM (7) PNEUMIC (7) PONCEAU (7)
Score: 6–14 (max 15)

Round 3: 50, 3, 10, 9, 3, 9. Target: 489.

Paul: 489. ((50 - ((9 - 3) / 3)) x 10) + 9 (10)
Jamie: 489. ((50 + 3) x 9) + 9 + 3 (10)
Score: 16–24 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: PAULTOYED -> OUTPLAYED

Round 4: R M C O E A D H I

Paul: COMRADE (7)
Jamie: MERCADO (7)
DC: CHEDARIM (8)
OT: CHROMIDE (8) MOCHARDI (8) MOHAIRED (8)
Score: 23–31 (max 33)

Round 5: S H X A O U A N S

Paul: SHUNS (5)
Jamie: SAUNAS (6)
OT: NASHOS (6) SUONAS (6)
Score: 23–37 (max 39)

Round 6: 50, 2, 10, 1, 4, 10. Target: 398.

Paul: 398. ((50 - 10) x 10) - 2 (10)
Jamie: 398. (50 x 4 x 2) - ((10 / 10) + 1) (10)
Score: 33–47 (max 49)

Tanni talks about watching Cathy Freeman win the women's 400m gold medal at the Sydney Olympics.

Round 7: B P N E O E K C M

Paul: PONCE (5)
Jamie: BECOME (6)
DC: BECKON (6) PEKOE (5)
Score: 33–53 (max 55)

Round 8: D N W A I O L D N

Paul: INLAND (6)
Jamie: LADINO (6)
DC: DOWNLAND (8) DOWN (4) LAND (4)
Score: 39–59 (max 63)

Round 9: 100, 8, 1, 9, 7, 5. Target: 423.

Paul: 423. ((5 - 1) x (100 + 8)) - 9 (10)
Jamie: 423. ((5 - 1) x (100 + 8)) - 9 (10)
Score: 49–69 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: OPERADUMP -> PAUPERDOM

Round 10: M S Y E I A T B E

Paul: STEAMY (6)
Jamie: MATEYS (6)
DC: MATIES (6) BETIMES (7) BEASTIE (7)
OT: BEAMIEST (8)
Score: 55–75 (max 81)

Round 11: F L S U O I G N F

Paul: FOULING (7)
Jamie: FOULING (7)
DC: SLUG (4) LOUSING (7)
OT: GONIFFS (7) INGULFS (7) LUFFING (7) OFFINGS (7) SONGFUL (7) SOULING (7)
Score: 62–82 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "vicious circle/cycle".

Round 12: S G L A E A R L I

Paul: RALLIES (7)
Jamie: LAIRAGES (8)
DC: GLARES (6) LAAGERS (7)
OT: GALLERIAS (18)
Score: 62–90 (max 106)

Round 13: T S T U E I P R E

Paul: PRETTIES (8)
Jamie: PUTTIES (7)
DC: SPUTTER (7) PUTTERS (7)
OT: UPSETTER (8)
Score: 70–90 (max 114)

Round 14: 75, 4, 4, 5, 1, 7. Target: 766.

Paul: 766. ((75 - 5) x (4 + 7)) - 4 (10)
Jamie: 765.
Score: 80–90 (max 124)

Round 15: P I C K C H A T S

Paul buzzes on 0.75 seconds to say CHAPSTICK which is correct.
Score: 90–90 (max 134)

WHAT A REMARKABLE COMEBACK FROM PAUL Just 3 rounds ago, he was 28 points behind, and all of a sudden, the scores are LEVEL!!!

TIE-BREAK INCOMING!!!!!

Tie-break conundrum: C A N D I G T E N

Jamie buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say DECANTING which is correct.
Final Score: 90–100 (max 134)

But, it's the very impressive Jamie who beats Paul on his conundrum forte to take the win and knock Paul out not only this show, but this whole series, as even though he has an impressive set of statistics with 737 points from his 7 games, we already have 8 octochamps, so there's no room for him...

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 90 (90)
Raw score - 114 (114)
Total % of max - 67 (67)
Raw % of max - 85 (85)
Total average score per round - 6.0 (5.6)
Raw average score per round - 7.6 (7.1)
Number of maxes - 7 (7)

Jamie:
Total score - 90 (100)
Raw score - 104 (114)
Total % of max - 67 (75)
Raw % of max - 78 (85)
Total average score per round - 6.0 (6.3)
Raw average score per round - 6.9 (7.1)
Number of maxes - 7 (8)

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

Told you it was good eh?

Paul Anderson wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:50 pm Told you it was good eh?

Yeah, it was, wasn't it