Spoilers for Friday 25th April 2025 (Series 91, Heat 80)

[Gavin Chipper]

Whatever anyone says, 100 is a valid target. We go through this cycle of 100 coming up and then a bit later someone will say "Well it used to be a valid target but I don't think it is any more" and then it will come up again.

[Philip A]

Yep, third time I’ve seen 100. Aptly, Rhys averaged 100. Life’s full of coincidences.

Congratulations, Rhys. It’s close between the top 2 as things stand. If they remain there and make the final, they should be a great battle.

Also that’s the first time CECIL has been uttered for a long time.

[John Garcia]

R8 - I declared OVERCASTS and totally would have declared it in live play too.

1st numbers 733 - there was a 7 there, obvious thing was to look for 100. Oh look there is a 5 and a 5, oh and look there is a 4. Now we need to get closer so we add 6 to 100 and get 742. Oh look there is a 9 there. Take the 9 away. It was the most direct and obvious method no?

Congrats to Rhys btw.

[Gavin Chipper]

With 6 small I don't think there's necessarily anything special about 100. I'm no more likely to look for 7 × 100 than 9 × 80 odd (well less likely).

[Gavin Chipper]

That reminds me of games that are sometimes easier to beginners than more experienced players. E.g. there's a 9, 10 and a 100 and the target is >950 and the only reasonably gettable way involves starting 9 × 100. A more experienced player might initially try to come down from 1000 and then try adding to the 100 before multiplying by 9, but miss the "obvious" 9 × 100 as a starting point. Whereas the less experienced player might go for that straight away and find it easy.

[Gavin Chipper]

That 660 in a previous game though I thought was more obvious. Lots of factors so lots of ways to go maybe, but 11 or a multiple of it is sticking out as the source of awkwardness. Once you take out the 9+2 it's pretty clear you can get 60 by doing 3×5×(3+1).

[Toby McDonald]

Congrats to Rhys! Very nice run!

[Howie Myers]

r10 alt: BRIDAL
r11 alt: SHIELDS or LESIONS
r12 alt: FORTUNE
r13 alt: UNPRICED