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The weekend is now upon us, so can Craig keep our spirits high by going the whole week undefeated

If today's challenger is anything like Catherine from yesterday, then Craig will surely have his work cut out for him, but they'll definitely have to be up with their numbers just to keep up. Still can't get over how he did that 1st numbers yesterday

So, let's hope Craig can do Apterous/C4Countdowners proud, and hopefully won't get any Rawsonitis....

Wow. Shocked both missed (7+7-5)x100-5. I put 10 points on to the challenger's score before the time was up. Oops.

1st numbers was silly easy.
7+7-5 = 9, x 100 = 900, -5 = 895

1st numbers (easier)

Three identical posts in less than a minute !

(100 x (7 + 7 - 5) - 5)

I didn't get the first numbers.

Thought I had a nice beater there with BOVVERS. Unfortunately it's only listed as a noun, not a verb, so no -s.
BOVVERED likewise would be invalid.

Liam Tiernan wrote:Thought I had a nice beater there with BOVVERS. Unfortunately it's only listed as a noun, not a verb, so no -s.

You can pluralise nouns, Liam. The problem comes because BOVVER is a mass noun.

Kirk Bevins wrote:

Liam Tiernan wrote:Thought I had a nice beater there with BOVVERS. Unfortunately it's only listed as a noun, not a verb, so no -s.

You can pluralise nouns, Liam. The problem comes because BOVVER is a mass noun.

Sorry, should have been more specific.Just took that for granted.

JADEITE for a beater in round 9.

2nd numbers alt

((75 + 8) x 9) - (3 x 4)

They didn't go to DC in round 12 so these aren't really beaters but there were 7s, like STOMPIE, IMPUTES, TIMEOUS.

They missed MUPPETS, the MUPPETS!!!

Sue Sanders wrote:They missed MUPPETS, the MUPPETS!!!

And MOPPETS.

Ha - well, I guess if Jay can get away with OUTSTEER, Craig can get away wiv 'WIVERIN'

IMPUTES for a 7 in Round 9

I think I meant Round 11 for IMPUTES (Can't count)

Anyone else think the challenger was a dead ringer for comedian Milton Jones from Mock the Week and other stuff?

Mark Kudlowski wrote:1st numbers (easier)

Three identical posts in less than a minute !

(100 x (7 + 7 - 5) - 5)

It seems like he's so used to factorising to find solutions, that he didn't even see the obvious way. I too saw this in about two or three seconds.

Kirk Bevins wrote:JADEITE for a beater in round 9.

Wasn't a beater, we couldn't be arsed mentioning it.

Anyone want to comment on FUNNEST which was disallowed about a year or so because there was 'a note in the dictionary'?

Niall Seymour wrote:Anyone else think the challenger was a dead ringer for comedian Milton Jones from Mock the Week and other stuff?

.............wearing a banana skin with the top peeled off?

2nd numbers also:

75 x 9 + 6 x 8 + 3 x 4

Was the challenger today any relation to Bamber?

Jason Larsen wrote:Was the challenger today any relation to Bamber?

No, but he was 2 bob bit.
Cockney rhyming slang pundetry there.

Marc Meakin wrote:

Sue Sanders wrote:They missed MUPPETS, the MUPPETS!!!

And MOPPETS.

And MOPIEST, which I thought Susie would mention having disallowed MOPPIEST

The challenger had other things on his mind. His wife who came with him was taken ill, couldn't come into the studio and spent the whole time in the sick room. The start of the prog was held up as he wanted to go in and see her. I saw them next day and she looked terrible, I had a quick word, didn't like to ask but looked like a very bad flu.