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Tony Atkins

Not sure that 930 was a good example for using the 937.5 method as two standard method solves are possible too!

((75-50)x25)+(3x100)+5
((25-3)x50)-100-75+5

Tony Atkins

The points table for the five heats is at http://www.kisekigo.com/cd/mso19.pdf

Tony Atkins

Congrats to young Ronan Higginson for winning his first Co event and taking the Gold medal! He beat Jonathan De Souza in the final 107-103 after spotting the crucial connundrum from ABUTDOVER. The bronze medal went to Jonathan Wynn who beat Martin Thomas in the play-off 103-66. Recaps and full resul...

Tony Atkins

Alt last numbers: (((8x9)+1)x4)-10=282

Tony Atkins

As there was nearly a month between the recording this and the previous show, I would have expected David to be sharper.
Perhaps he got up early to travel to Salford and was feeling tired?

Tony Atkins

Third way for 744: (((7-2)x5x10)-2)x3

Alt in R10 KAIROSES and in R12 HAURIENT.

Tony Atkins

Alt second numbers (75-1)x7-100-10=408

Tony Atkins

Did beat James on the first numbers getting to 954 rather than the nearest 957.
((3x75)+1)x100/25+50=954

Tony Atkins

Woo - one apterite going for octochampdom and another in dictionary corner!

Tony Atkins

Nice to see an apterite doing well, though playing a little nervously I think.

But some people never learn:
R11 DC offers maniocs
R12 PC offers Masonic

Tony Atkins

Alt first numbers ((6x7)+25)x(6+4)=670.

Tony Atkins

Rachel put up GRAYER on the board in R13, which is incorrect. I spotted this too. Made me think that Susie could have been mean and asked the contestant how he had spelled it :lol: :lol: Although GRAYER is US Spelling I was always confused why GRAY and GRAYS were valid - but that's a scientific unit.

Tony Atkins

Some hard numbers on this show! For the easier second one I liked the alt (4+7)x(8+2+1)=121.

Tony Atkins

Painty is specified. Paintiest or paintier is not. The rule is that single syllable adjectives can be changed to -er or -est
without them being specified. Unfortunately painty is not single syllable. I came unstuck online recently with unfairest for the same reason.

Tony Atkins

piecrust only appears in phases piecrust table and piecrust top now (though in ODE3 the definition of piecrust table used it as a stand alone word).

Tony Atkins

Alt 3rd numbers ((2+4)x(2+4))+7+100

Tony Atkins

Alt for second nos: (100+10+9-8)x(3+3)

Tony Atkins

Ray Wilding wrote: ↑
Wed May 22, 2019 1:31 pm
MAULVI, bad miss in R7.

Or GAVIAL - but I think he also missed another 9....?

Tony Atkins

The other way Rachel mentioned may have been ((7x25)+(75/5))x4

Tony Atkins

Like 2017 and 2018, there will be a Countdown event at the 2019 Mind Sports Olympiad. For details of all events at MSO see https://msoworld.com/events-woo-ev-products/ This is held in London at the end of August and there is a slot on the second Sunday for a Countdown event. Top three places will ge...

Tony Atkins

Alt last numbers - (100+75-7)x5=840

Tony Atkins

Countdown recap for COREA Game 1 Saturday 20 April 2019. C1: Rob C2: Jon Host: Tony Atkins DC: Hannah McIntosh OT: Other words SN: Sample number solutions R01: G H G T I A E D R R02: P S T S E E E S K R03: 6, 5, 10, 10, 9, 2. Target: 531. R04: V T R A I O L O O R05: M B T S O O I T U R06: 50, 7, 7, ...

Tony Atkins

Results at http://www.kisekigo.com/corea19/results.html Countdown recap for COREA Final Saturday 20 April 2019. C1: Rob Foster (5 wins, 523 points) C2: Tom Cappleman (4 wins, 494 points) Host: Tony Atkins DC: Hannah McIntosh OT: Other words or solutions. R01: V D S T I E E L L R02: R D C B U O E O T...

Tony Atkins

Dave had from 5th December recording of yesterday's show to 28th January of today's to practice - looks like he enjoyed
Christmas and New Year the traditional way instead.

Tony Atkins

Alt 3rd numbers: (100-2)x8-(50x(3-1))=684

Tony Atkins

SPONGIER an alt (that I missed in one of my shows) in R1

Tony Atkins

I assume Susie offered SECONDE in R4 but it didn't make the edit. I also got CONGEES there and CARNIES in R5.

Tony Atkins

I got GERMIEST too and SWAPTION as an alt in R2.

Tony Atkins

Walk-in entries are more than welcome! Please arrive as near to 10:30 as possible.

Tony Atkins

Alt second numbers (6x10-2)x(7+3/3)=464

Tony Atkins

Alt first numbers (50+8)x2x5-7-7=566

Tony Atkins

Geoff seems to have eaten too much lunch...

Tony Atkins

The way people were shouting at their sets for third numbers must have been ((25+75)-9)x10/5-4=178 (though sadly got out of time).

Tony Atkins

Nice second numbers solve there but slightly easier is (100-8)x75/25-10+50 (though sadly out of time).
Standard method for last numbers: (75-50)x25+100+10.

Tony Atkins

1st numbers (100+50-9)x5+1=706 for 1 away

Tony Atkins

Alt 1st numbers knowing 7x8x9=504: (9-2)x(5+3)x9+3=507

Sorry you are out John.

Tony Atkins

Alt first numbers - (5x50-9)x(4-1)-6=717

Tony Atkins

Two new players - one of whom seems to be apterous's Edward Ashcroft playing as John?

Tony Atkins

Alt last numbers (9x25+3+7)x4-2=938

Alt last words ELISIONS though LIONISES would be more appropriae for Dinos!

Tony Atkins

PUEBLOS alt in R5

Tony Atkins

Alt for R1: TRIGONAL and R3 (7+7+1)x50/6=125

Tony Atkins

I was pleased to beat him on coalfield but missed diapering - a few alts about - any beaters?

Tony Atkins

Dinos's 7th show.

Tony Atkins

Annoyingly I had tetragon and two other words disallowed and missed the 9s, so lost today despite getting the numbers
(first one alt (100+9+1)x(10-6)-10; last one alt 2x75+5x7).

Tony Atkins

2019 now announced at http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=13249

Tony Atkins

The eighth COREA (Countdown in Reading) is on the Saturday of Easter weekend, 20th April 2019, in Woodley in Reading. Sorry for delay in announcing, but I needed to find a new "Rachel" as Martyn and his family are moving to Swanage. Details at at http://www.kisekigo.com/corea19 We will be raising mo...

Tony Atkins

Alt 1st numbers: (50+25+5-4+1)x7=539
Alt 4th numbers: (((10x9)+4)x9)-8-5=833

In R 11 of course COUGHS+H=CHOUGHS but I went CHIGOES.

Tony Atkins

The games are now at http://www.kisekigo.com/cd/mso18games.pdf and recaps are
at http://www.kisekigo.com/cd/mso18recaps.pdf - hopefully no typos this year.

Tony Atkins

What? Tony from Reading's on, and it's not me... and he beat my top score

Tony Atkins

Slightly controversial, because Paul Erdunast originally finished in second place, but was promoted to first after the winner was found to have a fork in his possession. Particularly controversial as forks weren't explicitly listed on the banned list. Even worse two players managed to smuggle sandw...

Tony Atkins

Congrats to Paul Erdunast who won the final 105-101 vs James Robinson, having won 5 heats with 613 pts (James won 4 with 534). Jonathan De Souza won the third place by beating Tim Hebbes 103-93 on a crucial conundrum (3 wins 498 - 3 wins 491). Results table at http://www.kisekigo.com/cd/MSO18.pdf Ga...

Tony Atkins

I foolishly went for expiral (x) in round 10.

Tony Atkins

If the contestants only multiply by 7 once: (100-10)x7+5+2/2=636

Tony Atkins

Tom S wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 22, 2018 1:36 pm
Thought the 926 sum was very tricky, personally couldn't even find a way to get 1 away....

((5x25)+7)x7+8/8=925

Tony Atkins

What about this TOWAGES contoversy? Has the ODO been updated recently to make it invalid or is it
another of Ms Dent's whims?

Tony Atkins

Alt in the last numbers ((9x9x2)-4)x5 -6

Tony Atkins

As of yesterday 11 signed up - hopefully we will get to 16 like last year - not too late to enter!

Tony Atkins

Mark Kudlowski wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:53 pm
4th numbers alt:

((9 x 6) + 6 + 2) x (10 + 5)

I made 93 and timed it by 10.

Tony Atkins

Why does the wiki show "* *" for MARLIER - that was said so should have no "*"?

Tony Atkins

In third numbers, having made 125 the 22 was 6x5-8 of course. My way was make 49 and 3 and multiply.

Fourth numbers alt ((8x9)+1)x3+7-6

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