Spoilers for Good Friday 22 April 2011

[Rhys Benjamin]

It's a Good Friday so let's see if the episode of Countdown is as good.

Mary Adie is now on 440 points from 5 games, at an average of 88 ppg (points per game)

Who will be her challenger today?

Join Mike soon.

[Rhys Benjamin]

With the finals looming, I have completed my Predcitions suggesting EDWARD MCCULLAGH will win.

[James Robinson]

With the finals looming, I have completed my Predcitions suggesting EDWARD MCCULLAGH will win.

Although your averages are slightly iffy, as they only count wins for the non-octochamps.

[Rhys Benjamin]

Fixed.

[Rhys Benjamin]

1st nums alt:

75 x 8 = 600
9 - 4 = 5
5 - 2 = 3
7 x 3 = 21
600 + 21 = 621.

Simples.

[Adam Gillard]

With the finals looming, I have completed my Predcitions suggesting EDWARD MCCULLAGH will win.

I don't trust predictions from those who can't spell 'predictions'.

[Tony Atkins]

1st nums alt:

75 x 8 = 600
9 - 4 = 5
5 - 2 = 3
7 x 3 = 21
600 + 21 = 621.

Simples.

or (4*7)-(9-2) or even Mary's way to make 616 + (9-4)...

[Tony Atkins]

It's a Good Friday so let's see if the episode of Countdown is as good.

Mary Adie is now on 440 points from 5 games, at an average of 88 ppg (points per game)

Who will be her challenger today?

Join Mike soon.

If you include the double conundrum then she was on 450. Any reason why double conundrums are
not counted?

[Rhys Benjamin]

Please forward to James Robinson.

[Michael Wallace]

Presumably because it's not really fair to consider it part of someone's run, as it's giving someone another shot at an extra 10 points that other people wouldn't get.

[Ryan Taylor]

Presumably because it's not really fair to consider it part of someone's run, as it's giving someone another shot at an extra 10 points that other people wouldn't get.

Yeah exactly.

I thought you'd stopped looking in spoiler threads!

[Michael Wallace]

Presumably because it's not really fair to consider it part of someone's run, as it's giving someone another shot at an extra 10 points that other people wouldn't get.

Yeah exactly.

I thought you'd stopped looking in spoiler threads!

I read every thread when I'm spending a bank holiday waiting for my numbers to crunch

[Tony Atkins]

Presumably because it's not really fair to consider it part of someone's run, as it's giving someone another shot at an extra 10 points that other people wouldn't get.

Series 63 prelim 106 and 107 both add the extra points on to the player's score.
So the rules seem to have changed for series 64?

[Rhys Benjamin]

Erm............... no they didn't!

From The wiki:

Since Series 39, players are sorted by number of wins then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums aren't counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by highest score.

[Ryan Taylor]

Presumably because it's not really fair to consider it part of someone's run, as it's giving someone another shot at an extra 10 points that other people wouldn't get.

Yeah exactly.

I thought you'd stopped looking in spoiler threads!

I read every thread when I'm spending a bank holiday waiting for my numbers to crunch

And I read every thread when I have some assignments to do. Ideally Charlie should ban me from c4c and apterous and facebook (I'm sure he has the power) so that I actually do write something. Been sat in this chair finding other things to do for about 6 days now and no words have been written. Someone just asked me to pub tonight too which I'm going to take them up on. Is there a thread on procrastination already?

[Tony Atkins]

Erm............... no they didn't!

From The wiki:

Since Series 39, players are sorted by number of wins then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums aren't counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by highest score.

In which case http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63 is wrong as it shows them
winning by 10 and not drawing. Thanks for the explanation.

[Mike Brown]

In which case http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63 is wrong as it shows them
winning by 10 and not drawing. Thanks for the explanation.

Unless I'm missing the point Tony, the scores do include the extra ten points, but those extra points aren't then carried forward when calculating the seedings (for reasons already explained).

[Mark James]

And I read every thread when I have some assignments to do. Ideally Charlie should ban me from c4c and apterous and facebook (I'm sure he has the power) so that I actually do write something. Been sat in this chair finding other things to do for about 6 days now and no words have been written. Someone just asked me to pub tonight too which I'm going to take them up on. Is there a thread on procrastination already?

Tut tut Ryan. Going to the pub on Good Friday? Next you'll be telling me you ate meat.

[James Robinson]

I listen to Town upstairs kicking the s**t out of MK Dons , then just when I think the day can't get any hotter, Rachel appears in that leopard dress.

Very sad that Mary has gone for now, she must have had end of day nerves.

PIROGEN in round 3, NAVAID in round 7, INCITERS in round 8 and DIADEMS in round 11.

[Tony Atkins]

In which case http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63 is wrong as it shows them
winning by 10 and not drawing. Thanks for the explanation.

Unless I'm missing the point Tony, the scores do include the extra ten points, but those extra points aren't then carried forward when calculating the seedings (for reasons already explained).

The series 64 table http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=64 shows the game as 95-95.

[James Robinson]

In which case http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63 is wrong as it shows them
winning by 10 and not drawing. Thanks for the explanation.

Unless I'm missing the point Tony, the scores do include the extra ten points, but those extra points aren't then carried forward when calculating the seedings (for reasons already explained).

The series 64 table http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=64 shows the game as 95-95.

That's because Ryan accidentally forgot to change Mary's 95 to 105. The recap writer doesn't bring up extra conundrums, so the scores have to be done manually and Ryan accidentally messed up.

[Michael Wallace]

That's because Ryan accidentally forgot to change Mary's 95 to 105. The recap writer doesn't bring up extra conundrums, so the scores have to be done manually and Ryan accidentally messed up.

Accidentally? Or accideliberately?!?!!!

[Ryan Taylor]

That's because Ryan accidentally forgot to change Mary's 95 to 105. The recap writer doesn't bring up extra conundrums, so the scores have to be done manually and Ryan accidentally messed up.

Accidentally? Or accideliberately?!?!!!

I was just testing James. Damn! He passed again.

[Mike Brown]

In which case http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63 is wrong as it shows them
winning by 10 and not drawing. Thanks for the explanation.

Unless I'm missing the point Tony, the scores do include the extra ten points, but those extra points aren't then carried forward when calculating the seedings (for reasons already explained).

The series 64 table http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=64 shows the game as 95-95.

OIC.

[Keith Bennett]

Is there a thread on procrastination already?

No, but I might start one tomorrow.

[Gavin Chipper]

Is there a thread on procrastination already?

No, but I might start one tomorrow.

Like. (Charlie might also fix likes tomorrow. (I'm in trouble now))