Spoilers for Wednesday 1st October

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:41 pm

(((7 + 1) x 6 x 2) + 5) x 9

EDIT: I know Carol has now solved this, but I saw this in the 30 seconds and I am fucking ecstatic

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:41 pm

((7x2+6)x5+1)x9=909

Also was anyone else willing the last letter in round 2 to be a B for GARIBALDI?

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:52 pm

CONNATES/CONNATED as an equaller in that round.

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:56 pm

Checked countmax for momental and molument and they're bot phonies, but it did turn up LOMENTUM

Mark Kudlowski · Post by **Mark Kudlowski** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:59 pm

Numbers game 2:

(75 + 3) x (9 + 1 ) = 780; 780 + 25 = 805

Mark Kudlowski · Post by **Mark Kudlowski** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:10 pm

LTCUINERS - can equal panel with CURLIEST.

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:11 pm

RIETBOKS in r12

A useful mnemonic: borkiest = RIETBOKS and bonkiest = STEINBOK

Oh yeah and congratulations Junaid if you're reading, a fine run.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:13 pm

Could also do for the first numbers 2*5+7=17, 17*6-1=101, 101*9=909 (got this after the time though)

Presumably BROKEST is OK in the penultimate letters game?

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:14 pm

In round 13 I thought we were going to have a repeat of LECTURING. I'm sure Junaid would have spotted it this time! Did pretty well today. Scored 117-67 against Junaid and 110-27 against Margaret. I must say at first I thought she was going to put up quite a challenge, but then after scoring 14 in the first 2 rounds she scored 13 in the last 13!

Congrats Junaid on an impressive 8 wins. Number 1 seed though? Hmmm....

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:25 pm

Yep, well done Junaid, a well-deserved octochampdom and #1 spot for the finals. He looked rejuvenated after a tough game yesterday. His numbers and conundrum ability should be a serious weapon in the finals.

Allan Harmer · Post by **Allan Harmer** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:18 pm

Mark Kudlowski wrote:LTCUINERS - can equal panel with CURLIEST.

I also got insulter to equal DC

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:35 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:((7x2+6)x5+1)x9=909

Also was anyone else willing the last letter in round 2 to be a B for GARIBALDI?

Me too! I also noticed in two rounds that NOUMENAL was nearly there but not quite. Annoying. I had TUNICLES and CUTLINES in one of the rounds for equallers. I missed LOMENTUM even though I knew it and missed RIETBOKS even though the mnemonic BORKIEST^ was on the forum recently - I just couldn't remember the valid anagram! I had OBITERS for 7.

Richard Priest · Post by **Richard Priest** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:29 pm

Well done on the octochamp run Junaid, looking forward to seeing you in the finals. Congratulations on becoming no.1 seed although it will be interesting to see what Mr.Reams will do about that particular state of affairs.

To sum up today's show - Batters was battered.

Debbi Flack · Post by **Debbi Flack** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:38 pm

Well done Junaid, you played marvellously.

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:30 pm

I got the 909 Joseph's way, but out of time unfortunately, so didn't count it.

I agree that Junaid is a great octochamp, and should do well in the finals.

I usually beat a finalist in at least one game in their run, but not Junaid. Although it came to a crucial conundrum on Tues of last week.
Had to content myself with winning against the challengers.

And yes, I'm well aware that it's easier to play sat at home. Even online, I've only beaten apterous prune so far!

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:42 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:In round 13 I thought we were going to have a repeat of LECTURING. I'm sure Junaid would have spotted it this time! Did pretty well today. Scored 117-67 against Junaid and 110-27 against Margaret. I must say at first I thought she was going to put up quite a challenge, but then after scoring 14 in the first 2 rounds she scored 13 in the last 13!

Congrats Junaid on an impressive 8 wins. Number 1 seed though? Hmmm....

The old woman's form was interesting. She seemed quite slow at picking letters in the first "half" and was then quicker so it's possible that she was told to hurry up in the break which caused her to sulk and lose, or put her off anyway. Also, I wasn't really listening in the introductions and they cut to some other old woman in the audience - was that her lesbian lover?

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:53 pm

It was her penfriend of 50 years or so and she'd flown there from America just to see the game.

Yes I nearly fell into a coma as she was picking the letters at first!

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:10 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote:lesbian lover?

She was nowhere near attractive enough to be a lesbian. You really should read The Sun more, Gev.

Julian Fell · Post by **Julian Fell** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:18 am

Dinos Sfyris wrote:CONNATES/CONNATED as an equaller in that round.

They're not in the ODE2r, Dinos, sorry

Edit to say: do we know what Junaid's octochamp total is? Well played Junaid btw, you're going to be a tough cookie both in the series finals and at COLin (if you're still coming)

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:22 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:It was her penfriend of 50 years or so and she'd flown there from America just to see the game.

Yes I nearly fell into a coma as she was picking the letters at first!

Pen? I suppose that's one solution to the age-old lesbian problem.

On an unrelated note, do you think that people ever called Jill Dando "Jan" by mistake and then realised their mistake halfway through her surname when it was too late to go back?

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:21 pm

I always think it's a bit 'sad' of insecure males when they make fun of women who aren't obsessed with men.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:44 pm

I think Gevin was being tongue-in-cheek.

[insert your own joke here]

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:10 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:I think Gevin was being tongue-in-cheek.

[insert your own joke here]

As in 'arse-licker'??

My turn to be homophobic

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:28 pm

Julie T wrote:My turn to be homophobic

Sorry, that's entirely my mandate here.

(that's right, man date)

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:28 pm

Outdated Joke Corner: If Bush is so against gay marriage, why does he keep talking about his man-date?

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:04 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:Outdated Joke Corner: If Bush is so against gay marriage, why does he keep talking about his man-date?

"groan"

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:37 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:((7x2+6)x5+1)x9=909

Just watching this programme on 4oD right now, and got it Dinos's way. And well within the 30 secs.

Just as well I got this one, as I've been hopeless on rounds 2, 3 and 4. Would like to have had TIDDLE in r3, but the dictionary wouldn't allow it.

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