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Well, that was an impressive start to the finals that was yesterday Can it continue today

Even though this is #2 v #7, the stats suggest a tight game might be on the cards, as we have #2 seed Jonathan "The Oxford Onslaught" Wynn take on the #7 seed, Liam "The Renmore Rover" Moloney.

Statistics Corner:

Firstly, No.2 Seed Jonathan "The Oxford Onslaught" Wynn - 8 Wins, 922 Points. (Average: 115.25)
Highest Score: 131 vs. Paul Curtayne (6th Game)
Lowest Score: 100 vs. Chris Roy (1st Game)
9's Achieved: 3/5
Total Points/Max/%: 922/1037 (89%)
Letters Points/Max/%: 586/637 (92%)
Numbers Points/Max/%: 276/320 (86%)
Conundrum Points/Max/%: 60/80 (75%)

Secondly, No.7 Seed Liam "The Renmore Rover" Moloney - 6 Wins, 745 Points. (Average: 106.43)
Highest Score: 121 vs. Craig Glennie (4th Game)
Lowest Score: 77 vs. Stephen Briggs (7th Game)
9's Achieved: 2/6
Total Points/Max/%: 745/931 (80%)
Letters Points/Max/%: 467/581 (80%)
Numbers Points/Max/%: 238/280 (85%)
Conundrum Points/Max/%: 40/70 (57%)

I'll be around with the recap later.

R13 BIOTOPE

Good spirited quality game, well done chaps.

I was thinking about halftimes in the FLAMIEST round.

Jojo Apollo wrote:I was thinking about halftimes in the FLAMIEST round.

I assume that Jonathan was too - but luckily didn't go for it.

The second numbers is possible, though sadly not by me despite one of the methods being an
extended standard method!

No doubt Liam will never want to look at a man with a hair piece ever again.

The letters in Round 13 were so bad that I wanted to pick up a biopot and smash it over someone's head.

MAIZES as an equaller in round 5 when DC went for the more obscure MAISES. It is a mass noun but it's allowed on Apterous and crucially you're just as likely to order maizes in a restaurant as you are fennels.

Tony Atkins wrote:The second numbers is possible, though sadly not by me despite one of the methods being an extended standard method!

Is that a thing? Is that in your guide on Apterous?

Gavin Chipper wrote:MAIZES as an equaller in round 5 when DC went for the more obscure MAISES. It is a mass noun but it's allowed on Apterous and crucially you're just as likely to order maizes in a restaurant as you are fennels.

I think they actually said what they found in that round was "MAISES, M-A-I-S-E-S... or MAIZES". It could be that their definition of MAIZE was as an alternative spelling of MAISE though.

Gavin Chipper wrote:MAIZES as an equaller in round 5 when DC went for the more obscure MAISES. It is a mass noun but it's allowed on Apterous and crucially you're just as likely to order maizes in a restaurant as you are fennels.

I got MAIZES also by thinking of that restaurant, I'll have two MAIZES and two FENNELS please, waiter.

MAISEYS/MAYSIES as alt spellings of MAISES

REWAKED is an odd one; not valid on apterous.

Good-natured contest - sad to see Liam go!

Adam Gillard wrote:REWAKED is an odd one; not valid on apterous.

Good-natured contest - sad to see Liam go!

I was going to mention REWAKED. Insane. Why would they even think to look it up? Also it would be surprising if Susie (rather than e.g. Damian) got that because she doesn't seem to have the literal these-are-the-rules mindset that would make her think of forming the past tense in that way.