c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 27 November 2020.

C1: Champion Leo Smith (4 wins, 449 points.) A pest controller from London.
C2: Challenger Amaar Iqbal. A graduate chemical engineer from Halifax, West Yorkshire. He now works as an electrical engineer and went to Beijing for a scholarship, which led to a job at Jaguar/Land Rover.
DC: Susie Dent and Samira Ahmed.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O E I F R W P N S
R02: D A C V L E H U T
R03: 75, 10, 10, 3, 9, 5. Target: 208.
TTT: ELMGROWL - "Sounds like it could've been Oliver's favourite plant."
R04: B M N L I A E G D
R05: O U E R C L I Z O
R06: 100, 25, 2, 10, 6, 4. Target: 439.
R07: N T R E A I S A G
R08: M E A U N W D P T
R09: 25, 2, 4, 5, 7, 6. Target: 392.
TTT: WINDHOOK - "Trick someone with a head covering and an eye movement."
R10: M P H J I O E A N
R11: L S R O I E G Q U
R12: T A E S R K N I S
R13: R B F O E U Y G M
R14: 50, 3, 8, 1, 1, 4. Target: 415.
R15: C O I N I T D A D (conundrum)


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Round 1: O E I F R W P N S

Leo: PRISON (6)
Amaar: SPINE (5)
DC: POWERS (6)
OT: NISPERO (7) OPINERS (7) ORPINES (7) PERFINS (7) PERNIOS (7) PORNIES (7) SNOWIER (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: D A C V L E H U T

Leo: HALVED (6)
Amaar: VAULTED (7)
DC: LATCHED (7)
Score: 6–7 (max 14)

Round 3: 75, 10, 10, 3, 9, 5. Target: 208.

Leo: 208. (75 x 3) - 10 - (9 - (10 / 5)) (10)
Amaar: 209.
Score: 16–7 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: ELMGROWL -> GROMWELL

Round 4: B M N L I A E G D

Leo: MALIGNED (8)
Amaar: DEALING (7)
DC: belgian MANDIBLE (8)
Score: 24–7 (max 32)

Round 5: O U E R C L I Z O

Leo: COLOURIZE (18)
Amaar: COLOUR (6)
DC: COLORIZE (8)
Score: 42–7 (max 50)

Round 6: 100, 25, 2, 10, 6, 4. Target: 439.

Leo: 439. (100 x 4) + 25 + 10 + 6 - 2 (10)
Amaar: 439. (100 x 4) + 25 + 10 + 6 - 2 (10)
Score: 52–17 (max 60)

Samira talks about working for the BBC as their Los Angeles correspondent.

Round 7: N T R E A I S A G

Leo: ANGRIEST (8)
Amaar: STRAIN (6)
DC: AGAINSTER (18)
Score: 60–17 (max 78)

Round 8: M E A U N W D P T

Leo: untaped
Amaar: UNTAMED (7)
DC: WANTED (6) PAWNED (6)
OT: MAUNTED (7) METWAND (7) PUTAMEN (7) UNMATED (7)
Score: 60–24 (max 85)

Round 9: 25, 2, 4, 5, 7, 6. Target: 392.

Leo: 393.
Amaar: 392. ((4 + 5 + 7) x 25) - 2 - 6 (10)
Score: 60–34 (max 95)

Teatime teaser: WINDHOOK -> HOODWINK

Round 10: M P H J I O E A N

Leo: MOPANE (6)
Amaar: PHONE (5)
DC: PIEMAN (6) PHENOM (6)
OT: OPHANIM (7)
Score: 66–34 (max 102)

Round 11: L S R O I E G Q U

Leo: LOUSIER (7)
Amaar: GLORIES (7)
DC: RELIGOS (7)
OT: QUOILERS (8)
Score: 73–41 (max 110)

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

Round 12: T A E S R K N I S

Leo: STAINERS (8)
Amaar: TANKERS (7)
DC: SKEINS (6) STRAINS (7) SNARKIEST (18)
Score: 81–41 (max 128)

Round 13: R B F O E U Y G M

Leo: BROGUE (6)
Amaar: BOEUF (5)
DC: MORGUE (6) EMBRYO (6)
OT: FORBYE (6) REBUOY (6) ROGUEY (6) ROUGEY (6) RUBEFY (6)
Score: 87–41 (max 134)

Round 14: 50, 3, 8, 1, 1, 4. Target: 415.

Leo: 415. (50 x 8) + ((4 + 1) x 3) (10)
Amaar: 415. (50 x 8) + ((4 + 1) x 3) (10)
Score: 97–51 (max 144)

Round 15: C O I N I T D A D

Leo buzzes on 3 seconds to say ADDICTION which is correct.
Final Score: 107–51 (max 154)

Statistics Corner

Leo:
Total score - 107
Raw score - 120
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 8.0
Number of maxes - 7

Amaar:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 33
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=82