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Spoilers for Friday 1 May

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Although it's not mentioned on the programme, it's actually Hamish's 61st birthday today.

Let's see if he finds todays game a piece of cake!!
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Rachel's trying to disappear into the set again! Do they not employ anyone that thinks about colours?
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Rd 5 sol: (75+7x4+8/8)x4
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75 + (4/4)

x

7 - (8/8)
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1st Numbers:

8/8 = 1
75+1 = 76
7 - (4/4) = 6

76 x 6 = 456
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Ist numbers : 8 x 8 x 7 = 448; 448 + 4 + 4 = 456
I just heard Gyles give it out !
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Alternative for 1st numbers, how about ( 75 + 8/8 ) x ( 7 - 4/4 ) ?
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Since we're on a roll, I might as well offer

(75-4-((8x7)/4))x8
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Rachels well fick innit
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2nd Numbers:

(8x5) - (6+3) = 31

31 x 25 = 775

775 + 5 = 782
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You could also do (75-4-((7x8)/4))x8, and (75-4-(7x(8/4)))x8, and 8x(75-4-((8x7)/4)). I got all of these within the 30 seconds.
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Alternative second numbers: (25-8)x(8x5+6)=782
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alt: (25*6 + 8) *5 ) - 5 - 3
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alt (25 - (5 - 3)) * (8*5 - 6)
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TARDIER
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Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
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Douglas Wilson wrote:775 + 5 = 782
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Round 1: Is UNBIAS allowed? It's ok with Free Dictionary and Dictionary.com, but not allowed according to apterous.
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BIOMASS round 1
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Kai Laddiman wrote:Rd 5 sol: (75+7x4+8/8)x4
Kai Laddiman wrote:Rachels well fick innit
Pot, Kettle & Black spring to mind here. ;-)
Perhaps you meant (75+(8x4)+7)x4. :-)
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David Gunn wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:Rd 5 sol: (75+7x4+8/8)x4
Kai Laddiman wrote:Rachels well fick innit
Pot, Kettle & Black spring to mind here. ;-)
Perhaps you meant (75+(8x4)+7)x4. :-)
:| Yeh, that's what I meant.
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OK - a sensible suggestion, CATENANE for a DC beater in round 6. If the challenger could do numbers, Hamish would be no more.
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Kirk Bevins wrote:If the challenger could do numbers, Hamish would be no more.
To be fair I think Hamish would still continue to exist, just perhaps not in the geographical position of the champion's chair.
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Apologies to all for the delay, but I have finally got around to posting the recap (although it's not really impressive :oops:).
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Joseph Bolas wrote:Apologies to all for the delay, but I have finally got around to posting the recap (although it's not really impressive :oops:).
Apart from I've just noticed the only two rounds I didn't max were numbers rounds. Grrr....had they been easier it would have been one of those magic moments that crop up rarely - a perfect game.
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Note Rd 4, Rd 7 and Rd 1...
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Kai Laddiman wrote:Note Rd 4, Rd 7 and Rd 1...
Hahaha, that's great. Well spotted. The psychological effect of playing against Hamish!
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Jon O'Neill wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:Note Rd 4, Rd 7 and Rd 1...
Hahaha, that's great. Well spotted. The psychological effect of playing against Hamish!
If the second and third matches, if either Heather or John had added that final letter, Hamish would have lost by just a single point. Close stuff.

Does Hamish have the greatest discrepancy between highest and lowest scores ever?
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