c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 15 May 2018.

C1: Champion Paul Harper (4 wins, 347 points.) A finance officer from Manchester.
C2: Challenger Dickie Bird. A retired brewery director from Peterborough. His brewery won the CAMRA Best Real Ale prize in 2013 for one of their porters.
DC: Susie Dent and Adrian Chiles.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S L R U A E Y R T
R02: O I U E M N L K R
R03: 25, 9, 1, 2, 7, 6. Target: 739.
TTT: ACUTELION - "The doctor cannot box, but he can certainly give you a jab."
R04: A O U E P G D T L
R05: Q N I E O T W G L
R06: 25, 75, 100, 9, 6, 7. Target: 281.
R07: H P I A U R C E S
R08: A N I H O B R F E
R09: 100, 3, 6, 7, 8, 4. Target: 136.
TTT: TORESPLIT - "When he sat down, he tore his pants and split his shirt. He's the biggest person I've ever seen!"
R10: I A O I T S V G R
R11: V S O A I D S E Z
R12: A O A O R T C M U
R13: P G M I E O N S T
R14: 100, 50, 7, 1, 9, 4. Target: 135.
R15: M E T A L B I T E (conundrum)


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Round 1: S L R U A E Y R T

Paul: TREASURY (8)
Dickie: STARRY (6)
DC: SLURRY (6)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: O I U E M N L K R

Paul: MINER (5)
Dickie: MONK (4)
DC: MONIKER (7)
OT: KREMLIN (7) LURKMEN (7) MERLION (7) RUNKLIE (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 9, 1, 2, 7, 6. Target: 739.

Paul: 743. ((9 + 6) x 2 x 25) - 7 (7)
Dickie: -
RR: 739. ((((6 / 2) x 25) + 7) x 9) + 1 (10)
Score: 20–0 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: ACUTELION -> INOCULATE

Round 4: A O U E P G D T L

Paul: GLOATED (7)
Dickie: PLATED (6)
DC: PLAGUED (7) TADPOLE (7)
OT: OUTLEAP (7) PLOATED (7) PLOUTED (7) POULTED (7)
Score: 27–0 (max 32)

Round 5: Q N I E O T W G L

Paul: toweling
Dickie: newing
DC: WINGLET (7) TOWLINE (7)
OT: LENTIGO (7) LINGTOW (7) WELTING (7)
Score: 27–0 (max 39)

Round 6: 25, 75, 100, 9, 6, 7. Target: 281.

Paul: 282. ((9 - 6) x 100) - (25 - 7) (7)
Dickie: -
RR: 281. ((9 - 7) x 100) + 75 + 6 (10)
Score: 34–0 (max 49)

Adrian talks about his experiences in Rio for the 2014 World Cup.

Round 7: H P I A U R C E S

Paul: PURCHASE (8)
Dickie: chirups
DC: CHIRPS (6)
OT: ASPHERIC (8) PUCHERAS (8) SERAPHIC (8)
Score: 42–0 (max 57)

Round 8: A N I H O B R F E

Paul: BRAIN (5)
Dickie: nosehair
DC: BONFIRE (7)
Score: 47–0 (max 64)

Round 9: 100, 3, 6, 7, 8, 4. Target: 136.

Paul: 136. (8 x 4) + 7 - 3 + 100 (10)
Dickie: 136. Mistake in working.
Score: 57–0 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: TORESPLIT -> PORTLIEST

Round 10: I A O I T S V G R

Paul: VISITOR (7)
Dickie: GROATS (6)
DC: VISTA (5) OVARITIS (8)
Score: 64–0 (max 82)

Round 11: V S O A I D S E Z

Paul: AVOIDS (6)
Dickie: AVOIDS (6)
DC: VOIDS (5) DIVAS (5) ADVISES (7)
OT: ADIOSES (7) ADVISOS (7) AIDOSES (7)
Score: 70–6 (max 89)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "dismantling", "mantelpiece", "manta ray" and "portmanteau".

Round 12: A O A O R T C M U

Paul: TRAUMA (6)
Dickie: MOTOR (5)
DC: AUTOCAR (7) MARCATO (7)
OT: TOURACO (7)
Score: 76–6 (max 96)

Round 13: P G M I E O N S T

Paul: PONGIEST (8)
Dickie: POSTING (7)
DC: PIGEONS (7) PIMENTOS (8) NEPOTISM (8)
OT: EMPTINGS (8) EMPTIONS (8) MEGISTON (8) MITOGENS (8) PIGMENTS (8) STOMPING (8)
Score: 84–6 (max 104)

Round 14: 100, 50, 7, 1, 9, 4. Target: 135.

Paul: 135. ((4 + 1) x 7) + 100 (10)
Dickie: 135. ((9 - 4) x 7) + 100 (10)
Score: 94–16 (max 114)

Round 15: M E T A L B I T E

Paul buzzes on 3 seconds to say TIMETABLE which is correct.
Final Score: 104–16 (max 124)

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 104
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 84
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 7

Dickie:
Total score - 16
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 13
Raw % of max - 40
Total average score per round - 1.1
Raw average score per round - 3.3
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=78