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5 wins is what Paul Worsley has so far. Can he get number 6 today?

Join Callum for the recap later.

Alt first numbers: (75-8+7)x4-(7x6)

GIRASOLS in round 4.

Jack Worsley wrote:GIRASOLS in round 4.

And GIAOURS for another Countdown classic.

Too many ways for 214 there - I saw 107x2 and 3x74-8 methods

Second numbers is a rare case where target can be got by inserting operators between numbers given without rearrangement:
75+100+5x8-2+1

I felt sorry for Natalie here. She says she wrote ODONATES down, but didn't risk it.

3rd numbers alt : (25 +3) x 7

R10 I wrote down

STEAMED and

M E D U S A E to ensure I had spelt it correctly.

It was a longer word on my paper!

PARODIED in R13

Wow - so unlucky for Natalie as if she had risked odonates she would have won.
I hope Paul gets a good lunch and plays more keenly in the next show.

Paul Worsley wrote:R10 I wrote down

STEAMED and

M E D U S A E to ensure I had spelt it correctly.

It was a longer word on my paper!

I guess the trick is to count the letters left over and subtract from 9.

Tony Atkins wrote:

Paul Worsley wrote:R10 I wrote down

STEAMED and

M E D U S A E to ensure I had spelt it correctly.

It was a longer word on my paper!

I guess the trick is to count the letters left over and subtract from 9.

And that's the standard method right there.

Tony Atkins wrote:
I hope Paul gets a good lunch and plays more keenly in the next show.

A bit late for that as this was the first show of the afternoon session.

Natalie was certainly a tricky opponent and on another day, she could have won.

Jack Worsley wrote:

Tony Atkins wrote:
I hope Paul gets a good lunch and plays more keenly in the next show.

A bit late for that as this was the first show of the afternoon session.

Natalie was certainly a tricky opponent and on another day, she could have won.

I think this just proves the importance of tactical picking. Natalie was, as you said, a tricky opponent who seemed to have around the same ability as Paul, but picking two large in that final numbers was definitely not the right thing to do in her situation.

Thomas Carey wrote:

Jack Worsley wrote:

Tony Atkins wrote:
I hope Paul gets a good lunch and plays more keenly in the next show.

A bit late for that as this was the first show of the afternoon session.

Natalie was certainly a tricky opponent and on another day, she could have won.

I think this just proves the importance of tactical picking. Natalie was, as you said, a tricky opponent who seemed to have around the same ability as Paul, but picking two large in that final numbers was definitely not the right thing to do in her situation.

I don't think Paul probably had his best game today. My intuition is that over the long haul, Paul would win more often than not. Well, this might have been an off game for her, but I wouldn't say she was as good as him based on this game because if she'd won with that performance I wouldn't automatically think octochamp.

just watched this game..great one to watch-- If I had have spotted "girasols", would have had my first ever max game. the ever elusive max game....

Unlucky Mark. I've never had one either. I got 1 short in last Friday's game. Thought I'd done it until I looked at the spoilers. Really frustrating.