Spoilers for Thursday 15th July 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 14)

[Marc Meakin]

Rachel moaning about Twitter, thats a good start

[Rhys Benjamin]

Turns out Anne wasn't keen on today's challenger. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/14528 ... h-language

[Fiona T]

504 thing for R3 numbers - 9*8*7+1 = 505

farside fine in premium Rhys.

NOUN
(usually the far side)
1
The furthest side of something:
we hired bikes to explore the far side of the island
1.1
(also farside)
The side of the moon not visible from earth:
thus far, no mission—crewed or otherwise—has landed on the lunar farside

[Gavin Chipper]

Rachel moaning about Twitter, thats a good start

Yeah, and I don't think hers and Susie's different experiences on there is just an accident.

But on a lighter note, Rachel came dressed as the set today so that's nice.

[Fred Mumford]

no mission—crewed or otherwise—has landed on the lunar farside

So Max Boyce's Ballad of Morgan the Moon is a work of fiction? Gutted.

[Gavin Chipper]

Florence looks to have a reasonable chance of octoing I'd say. Two octochamps in the same family isn't bad. The Capplemans didn't make it but the Cappleman-Lyneses might. If not, we'll be waiting for a triple-barrelled surname.

[Tom S]

Florence looks to have a reasonable chance of octoing I'd say. Two octochamps in the same family isn't bad. The Capplemans didn't make it but the Cappleman-Lyneses might. If not, we'll be waiting for a triple-barrelled surname.

Yep I agree. Thought she was possibly going to be outdone today at one stage, but her numerical skills have stood her in good stead. However, there is an Apterite on Monday (not sure about the day exactly) who's around the 1400 ranking, so imagine that it may not be as easy as some other octoruns should she win 8.

[Gavin Chipper]

504 thing for R3 numbers - 9*8*7+1 = 505

I was surprised Rachel missed that actually. I think she started with 9*8, but then went off a different (less good) way.

[David Williams]

504 thing for R3 numbers - 9*8*7+1 = 505

I was surprised Rachel missed that actually. I think she started with 9*8, but then went off a different (less good) way.

I suspect Rachel's first thought is to factorise. Mine with six small has always been to multiply the largest two together, divide the product into the target, and see where that leaves you.

[Rhys Benjamin]

Well, I also tried to see 101 x 5, which is what Rachel did, so I don't get these complaints.

[Gavin Chipper]

Well, I also tried to see 101 x 5, which is what Rachel did, so I don't get these complaints.

Not so much complaints, but hers was the clunkier route.

[Fiona T]

It doesn't matter how you get there, but 9*8*7 is 6s lesson 101