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Andy Platt

I just played through this game because it's quiet at work and I missed it earlier in the week - I missed the last numbers game and the conundrum to lose to Rose there - what a performance.

Andy Platt

I only got it for the afternoon on the 21st.

I asked to be added to a reserve list if such thing exists

Andy Platt

Should be 4 large every time, same for everyone then, or am I just deluded? Andy would certainly agree with this idea I certainly agree with this idea You know one of my thoughts when looking over the idea was that one of the numbers rounds was always 1 large - and the contestants had to pick any o...

Andy Platt

Heather Styles wrote:In my ideal world, Round 14 would be another letters round.

Taxi for Styles

Andy Platt

Yeah, DC fell asleep in the last couple of letters rounds there I think.

Andy Platt

Rd 14 - Rachel's pick - it alleviates the need for tossing, which, when considering the shortage of qualified optometrists in the UK, cannot be a bad thing. So, what about the extra letters pick that the champion gets for round 13 :?: You could start the show with R1 as the challenger's pick so tha...

Andy Platt

Can anyone recommend any good bars near the hotel? Sure there will be plenty with it being in Manchester. Was also told Rusholme is great for curries so gonna head over there in the evening before recording if I get time. Will probably get to the hotel around 5/6 ish on the 19th (long trip from Rea...

Andy Platt

Edit: Well that didn't work. let's try again.

Andy Platt

i quite fancied playing along to this. i'm in work and bored, can you tell? PRSVIUEIK - risky 7 privies EDSSEIIOG - 8 geodesis 6 4 25 50 75 100 = 683 - solved target 100x6 + 75 + 4*50/25 OHRBMUIEY - 6 imbrue VTLYAIITT - 8 vitality 2 4 1 3 5 75 = 591 - solved target 75x(5+3) - 4*2 - 1 ROUNDMICE (con)...

Andy Platt

Graeme Cole wrote: I've produced this: Table of 30th anniversary championship contestants.

Epic

Andy Platt

Seems fair, would also stop large groups robbing all the tickets as the finances would become trickier than for, say, a group of 3

Andy Platt

Anyone heard anything back off the audience organiser? I've heard nothing - they must be very busy right now. Nope. Applied for Tuesday 22 January 2013 (the last day). Don't know how much space there'll be, presuming there'll be a lot allocated to contestants and their guests; the studio might be s...

Andy Platt

Yeah and hopefully there's enough time for me and Giles to avoid each other if we both get on. (Hopefully, and no disrespect - he's just been playing awesome lately - it pushes Martin Long into S69 :) ) I think both you and Giles would beat me. Giles is awesome at the letters rounds and his knowled...

Andy Platt

What will be the prize for the winner btw? A limited edition version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar signed by Susie Dent, a one-way plane ticket to Eritrea, and a can of Irn Bru. Nah but presumably just pride & prestige, otherwise I imagine Damian would have mentioned something in greater detail.

Andy Platt

FINENESS was there in round 6 - i think DC missed it but i'm watching on mute so it was hard to tell exactly. LUCERNE in round 8 to equal.

Vowel pick in round 11 with the final letter would have resulted in a 9 presuming the U would have still been the next vowel out

Andy Platt

I had a serious case of Deja Vu in round 2 when the selection was FLXAOUPME and I got AMPOULE, Tia got AMPLE and Ryan got AMPLE, and Susie got AMPOULE. Quick check of Friday's match finds round Round 9 where the selection was MXPOEAFLU and I remember getting AMPOULE, Tia got AMPLE, Nayomie got AMPL...

Andy Platt

Yeah and hopefully there's enough time for me and Giles to avoid each other if we both get on. (Hopefully, and no disrespect - he's just been playing awesome lately - it pushes Martin Long into S69 :) ) Anyway back on topic, who's going to try and go to the November dates? I've emailed already to tr...

Andy Platt

So when will tickets be available and what is the email address for them? That Sunday means I might actually be able to go! shantelle.gaston-hird@itv.com handles all audience queries and the website listed 0161 952 0408 Also I kind of agree with the calls for predictions that'd be cool but I'm not ...

Andy Platt

I'm still thinking about it, might be cool

Andy Platt

Any idea what the knock-on effect would be upon the potential filming schedule for series 68?

Cheers

Andy Platt

LEPORINE in R13 to beat DC's 7. IDOCRASE was an alternative to COMRADES in round 11

Andy Platt

I only caught the last 2 rounds. If anyone was wondering I just checked with someone with an ODE3, and BITTEREST should (at least as far as I can see, feel free to have a mass debate) not be valid as it is a two syllable adjective and can't take -EST on the end without it being specified in the dict...

Andy Platt

Nice one Paul, deserved the win.

ORGANONS in round 7 for a DC beater (I actually beat DC over the course of the game

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Andy Platt

She's a good player, I wouldn't want to have to play someone like that if I get on, would take a lot of focus to beat.

Andy Platt

MALIGNED in 11 as alternative max and PERGOLAS in 12 - I don't think DC offered any 8s in that round but feel free to correct me

Andy Platt

Chris Corby wrote:
Thomas Carey wrote: Not to mention 0625 on Ch4 + 1
I would have included 0625 on Ch4+1 Thomas but you told me not to mention it.

He just needed an excuse to look clever haha

Andy Platt

Fun as always - thanks again for running it, and running it well.

Andy Platt

Well done guys, great final, was always going to be well-deserved either way.

See you both tomorrow, you getting the drinks in I hope?

PS I had the same as Jack in every round apart from OUTLIER (diorite) and his 6 small solve (nowhere near)

Andy Platt

Just got round to watching. I went with fasciate in round 13 which has definitions if you google it but it's certainly not in the ODE. Humbug.

Well done Jack, looking forward to seeing your semi (what have I said? haha)

Andy Platt

I'll do it. MALONATES in round 9

Andy Platt

Crunch time

Andy Platt

Apologies for my negativity but I don't like this idea. For a "team tournament" it really seems to lack a team mentality - it seems more like doing a straightforward knock-out tournament, but then, as a whimsical afterthought, assigning a player to one of two teams and seeing which half of...

Andy Platt

Unlucky Kerry

Weird game - I beat dictionary corner over the entirety of the game by one point then blanked the conundrum LOL

Andy Platt

CONNIVER in round 3

well done K

Andy Platt

Pleased to see that DC got the 9 in round 1, was really curious to see if they did or didn't, there's been more straightforward ones missed in the last 6 months or so, I think.

Andy Platt

Andy Platt

Weird that C1 beat C2 yet when I was scoring along, C2 was 15 points closer to me than C1 was. Nice job on TRANSOMED, Jack, I really need to start picking that up. The guy threw me out by going consonant at the end. CATENOID in R4, MONSTERA was my (now non-max) effort in R7, SEROTINE in R9, and DAMP...

Andy Platt

Oops. I missed the small print as per usual.

Andy Platt

Looks good man cheers for this. Was it 100% random or was some other method used?

Andy Platt

Like it.

At first it seems a little excessive but there's something for everyone.
My worry would be that participation might be low in some of the less popular events, but we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Cheers for your efforts Marcus

Andy Platt

First time I've watched CD in ages. Humpiest was there in round 4 (wanted to see him pick vowel for SEPTARIUM though), and dialyse in round 8

Andy Platt

I agree, ban her

Andy Platt

Oh yeah I didn't consider the 9 as being +10 points on what I had, just considered each of my misses as like a point lol

Andy Platt

Enjoyed that, a nice high-scoring show even though too many (over 0) of the rounds were 3 vowels and 6 consonants. About 130 points up for grabs if you scored in every round. No clever stuff to add from me. R9 beater- BANDEROL Didn't see this..... yet I saw the possibility for BANDEROLE or BANDOLIER...

Andy Platt

REFRACTS is an alternate in round 4

edit: ADMIRERS or even MARRIEDS in 11 which beat DC actually

Andy Platt

sounds cool

Andy Platt

they tactically ignored him

Andy Platt

Hahaha Graeme, just wonderful. Yeah you are right I guess, I do regret, tres deeply, not being allowed on, but I more meant that post as a compliment to the challenger than a sly dig at Damian or anything.

Andy Platt

Best. Conspiracy Theory. Ever

Andy Platt

Cool game today, well played Peter. The challenger was pretty handy too. Seen as though he isn't on apterous, I guess he could be into his scrabble or play the wii game or something, because he too was above this casual armchair viewer standard.

Andy Platt

I opened a ticket (421) about it after asking Jack W to check his ODE3, James, so hopefully its not a duplicate by now lol

Andy Platt

High scoring one then. WP Peter, onwards and upwards

Andy Platt

Cool, John's usually a good laugh, especially coming straight after Ann lol.

Andy Platt

Matt Bayfield wrote:I'm not interested in any of the above (so haven't voted), but good luck Adam, hope it's a success.

Controversial. Would have thought you'd at least have a stab at the letters attack that speeds up

Andy Platt

I would play any of these, no real preference for favourite except B

Andy Platt

You made True Lad at least

http://www.truelad.com/story.php?id=321 ... qus_thread

Andy Platt

Unlucky there Niall, pulled it back well only to have it taken away. Congrats Peter on another win and another lightning fast conundrum. BRESAOLA was just excellent. I completely missed it even though half of my degree is Italian and I lived there for 5 months :roll: No beaters from me just alternat...

Andy Platt

Tom Barnes wrote:R13: TOMBARNES
Look out for it in ODE4...

I love this.

SOOTIEST in R1, BROCADE in R3, STOREMAN in R13.

Well played again Peter, keep it up.

Andy Platt

Well played again Peter.

I had RAILAGES in R3, ARMLOAD in R9, and (25*10+8)*(3-1) in R14

Andy Platt

Thanks for the info Graeme, if I ever turn up in a co event (which I plan to do very soon) and end up playing you, then 6 small will be automatically requested when it's my turn to pick the numbers

Agreed, Graeme's 6S is awful

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