Spoilers for Monday 8th September 2025 (Series 92, Heat 51)

[Gavin Chipper]

I thought the "obvious" way to do that 3rd numbers was 75*50/6+6*100/25 = 649. It's essentially a 25 squared method.

The last numbers could also be done an easier way than Rachel's method - (8+4)*3*10+2 = 362. Rachel did 45*8+2, getting the 45 a rather clunky way.

By the way, while I'm here - the other day did they ask whether anyone had ever played their parent/offspring in a game? I wasn't paying that much attention and can't remember what day it was or why it might have come up. But anyway Wayne Summers famously lost to his father in a heat game before going on to win the series and the CoC.

[John Garcia]

I thought the "obvious" way to do that 3rd numbers was 75*50/6+6*100/25 = 649. It's essentially a 25 squared method.

Yeah that's the way I did it too.
Not the biggest numbers faux-pas on today's show though.

Colin asked "A number 1 followed by 100 zeros is known by what name?"
Rachel replied "A googolplex".
The correct answer was a googol. A googolplex is a 1 followed by 10^100 zeros, so slightly out.

[Gavin Chipper]

I thought the "obvious" way to do that 3rd numbers was 75*50/6+6*100/25 = 649. It's essentially a 25 squared method.

Yeah that's the way I did it too.
Not the biggest numbers faux-pas on today's show though.

Colin asked "A number 1 followed by 100 zeros is known by what name?"
Rachel replied "A googolplex".
The correct answer was a googol. A googolplex is a 1 followed by 10^100 zeros, so slightly out.

If she'd said "four" she would have been closer arithmetically speaking, if not conceptually so.

[John Garcia]

If she'd said "four" she would have been closer arithmetically speaking, if not conceptually so.

Yeah. There aren't enough atoms in the universe to even write out that number.

[Howie Myers]

r11 alt: (I think easier) 4*8*10+3*2*7=362

[Adam Dexter]

r11 alt: (I think easier) 4*8*10+3*2*7=362

I gave up on 45 * 8 + 2 and did

(10+3)*4*7 + 2