Spoilers for Tuesday, 18th March

[Joseph Bolas]

Good luck to Joe on his 2nd game.

[Craig Beevers]

1 + 50/25 = 3
100 + 1 = 101
101 * 3 = 303
303 + 75 = 378

[Joseph Bolas]

1 + 50/25 = 3
100 + 1 = 101
101 * 3 = 303
303 + 75 = 378

Well done for finding a solution, I could only get 376 so was quite pleased with that .

[JasonCullen]

numbers game 1 solution (75+50+1) x (100/25) -1) = 378

[David O'Donnell]

I did it multiplying 126 * 3 so not only is it not impossible there is more than one way!

[Joseph Bolas]

I did it multiplying 126 * 3 so not only is it not impossible there is more than one way!

Theres probably not that many solutions though, so to some, it can seem impossible.

[JasonCullen]

EMPANELS

[JasonCullen]

DERAILING

[JasonCullen]

REDIALING?

[Ben Wilson]

DERAILING

Seconded. How did they miss that?

[Martin Gardner]

REDIALING?

I think in British English it would be double L. I got DERAILING too.

Martin

[David O'Donnell]

I thought I had taken the letters down incorrectly, good to see that it's been confirmed here too.

[JasonCullen]

Well joe was unlucky. He did well spotting VAPORISE and EMPLANES. This new player looks half decent

[Matt Coates]

cannot believe DC didnt get DERAILING, shocking.

EMPLANES was a quality word tho, so well done for that

[Joe Denniss]

Yeah, I saw DERAILING a few seconds after I declared danglier. Went blank on two numbers games and made some silly mistakes/misses. But I didn't set out to be a multichamp - I was happy to just to win one. And I was glad I lost to someone as pleasant as Andrew.

[David O'Donnell]

Yeah, I saw DERAILING a few seconds after I declared danglier. Went blank on two numbers games and made some silly mistakes/misses. But I didn't set out to be a multichamp - I was happy to just to win one. And I was glad I lost to someone as pleasant as Andrew.

Not only pleasant but he looks like a really good player, bad luck Joe. I think you would have been more than a match for the average contestant.

[Joseph Bolas]

Yeah, I saw DERAILING a few seconds after I declared danglier. Went blank on two numbers games and made some silly mistakes/misses. But I didn't set out to be a multichamp - I was happy to just to win one. And I was glad I lost to someone as pleasant as Andrew.

Most people would be happy with just the one win indeed, so a very well done to you Joe for winning your debut.

[Dinos Sfyris]

Well done Joe. Not many people can say they got EROTIC on national TV

A feat I managed as well

[Ray Folwell]

I was amused by Susie's suggestion that you would find a DRAGLINE on a building site - I think they are a bit too large for the average building site.

Also there were DOZENS of 6s in R12

[David O'Donnell]

I was amused by Susie's suggestion that you would find a DRAGLINE on a building site - I think they are a bit too large for the average building site.

Also there were DOZENS of 6s in R12

I know it ruins your laudable wordplay effort but there were only half a dozen!

[Jon Corby]

Shit, bad luck Joe

None of us saw that coming, really unlucky to come up against such a strong opponent in only your second game.

[Harry Whitehouse]

When the game started I thought it was a pity that two interesting youngsters were pitted against each other, when for weeks you can get a succession of boring middle aged six-hitters.

[Chris Corby]

Yeah, I saw DERAILING a few seconds after I declared danglier. Went blank on two numbers games and made some silly mistakes/misses. But I didn't set out to be a multichamp - I was happy to just to win one. And I was glad I lost to someone as pleasant as Andrew.

Really bad luck Joe. Are you a love child of Graham Le Saux, by the way?
Console yourself with the fact that at your age (14) I couldn't grow sideburns, so congratulations on that

[James Hurrell]

Just wanted to add my congratulations to Joe on what I thought were 2 games played to a very high standard, only the pressure in the final third of his 2nd game leading to a dip in performance.

I must say, like others have noted, that I thought your ability looked worthy of a final 8 placing and I'll be very surprised if the new champion doesn't go on to have 8 wins and what could be a #2 seeding. On the other hand you never know who is waiting in the wings....