c4countdown

Tom S

I agree with both chaps here- don't think the 1000 is likely, but beating 974 is certainly a definitely feasible prospect. Good luck Zarte- hopefully he can achieve this!

Tom S

Quick thought- is 39 the lowest score in a 15 rounder in which a player has declared a 9???....

Tom S

George Pryn wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:55 pm Amazing that you (only) need a 118 average over the next 2 games for a new record

Since you've had 123 so far it seems more likely than not

Exciting stuffffffff

I'll be rooting for him to get that record!

Tom S

Zarte's awesome obviously, but has anyone else ever scored with a three letter word declaration? If so, I suspect it wouldn't be someone with a near-perfect record of century game scores! There have been a few occasions where this has occurred Peter, twice if I recall rightly in the last series (1 ...

Tom S

Presently down.

Tom S

FADO to beat FAD and POD in R13

Tom S

The guy who Zarte played yesterday came up with some lovely, nice letters spots yesterday.

Tom S

Another enjoyable game (the snow should come ore often so I can actually watch the show) I also felt really sorry for the challenger - seemed like a very good player but just came on the wrong day. And that conundrum...up there with Robin's inglenook no less! It was worse than Robin's inglenook imo...

Tom S

No competition between me and Zarte, though was happy to be ahead after getting TOROIDAL, yet to be caught ahead after missing 443. The competition between me and Keith was more alive, who proved to be better than your average player as mentioned above, and I only managed to get past the 10 point ma...

Tom S

Noel Mc wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:28 pm I’m feeling for this guy. He seems better than the average player.

Indeed, ahead of me at the minute.

Tom S

That was definitely the best prelim game I have watched live. Commiserations to Philip who kept in contention for the majority of the game and potentially could have made it to the 900 club had he not faced Zarte, who also put in a cracking performance with 13 maxes. I also echo Ryan's sentiment in ...

Tom S

Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:04 am Philip Aston v Zarte Siempre!

Even more exciting than a snow day at work!

Very interested to see what happens if it goes to a crucial.....

If only there was a "LIKE" function in here...

Tom S

For Philip's sake I hope he advances, even if he does lose today....

Tom S

Hi Marty, great news that you have been selected to appear and I wish you the very best of luck with it. Martin has offered stellar advice above and if you are very serious about appearing then it definitely is a good shout and can definitely improve your ability. Also, another webpage to use is gre...

Tom S

Also, if Philip gets beaten, but scores 103 or above, he will inherit the title of highest average score for a non octochamp, from Zarte. (I think) Yep, you're right there Noel, Zarte had an average of 109.33 recurring over his 6 games, and presently Philip stands on an average of 110.5 over his 6 ...

Tom S

Was a very good game, with 2 great players today. Beat Philip on a crucial today, but will probably be the last tbh... Happy to see the joy on Mick's face when he got the conundrum, but I do get the feeling Philip may have done some "Hansfording" on that conundrum and it backfired for him...

Tom S

Was a very good game, with 2 great players today. Beat Philip on a crucial today, but will probably be the last tbh... Happy to see the joy on Mick's face when he got the conundrum, but I do get the feeling Philip may have done some "Hansfording" on that conundrum and it backfired for him....

Tom S

Philip gave a masterclass in how to make a perfectly good player look like he would not stand a chance against another player!

Very well played Philip- commiserations to John, whom I would have rooted for had I known that he came from my turf!

Tom S

Wideout as an alternative max in R2. Looks like John may face the same fate as mentioned before...

Tom S

Adam Dexter wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:38 pm
Tom S wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:20 pm Hoped for Lamentors in R1 but to no avail...
No lamentors* but there is MARLSTONE

Thx shall have to remember it as an anagram!

Tom S

John Cowen- yes, he was largely inconsistent at times, but had Brad lost his QF, I am sure John would have stormed through to the final and would have produced a very close game against Tom. Who knows what the outcome would have been like?... John's best was as good as anyone. John's worst was... p...

Tom S

Philip played very well today, beat me very comfortably and once I got to about r8, he was 23 ahead, which was too large a distance to catch up. A certain finalist for sure!

Tom S

Hoped for Lamentors in R1 but to no avail...

Tom S

John Cowen- yes, he was largely inconsistent at times, but had Brad lost his QF, I am sure John would have stormed through to the final and would have produced a very close game against Tom. Who knows what the outcome would have been like?...

Tom S

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:55 am
Tom S wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:22 pmChris Thorn.
Not sure I fully agree with this, or at least he isn't of the standard of a lot of the people mentioned in this thread.

Suppose I am thinking of him in terms of this series, and whilst I agree with the statement aforesaid, I still think he is worthy of a spot on here....

Tom S

Chris Thorn.

Tom S

Simon seemed nice, but he was not on game at all today. Becky is not bad, and consistent on the numbers, but don't feel she will last long..... Have to agree with this. Definitely beatable. Alistair seems to be a fairly decent player if he indeed is getting all the words he claimed, MILIEUS beat me...

Tom S

Simon seemed nice, but he was not on game at all today. Becky is not bad, and consistent on the numbers, but don't feel she will last long.....

Tom S

ABLUTED in R11.

Tom S

Joyce Phillips wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:26 pm Happy New Year Ryan.

Seconded- happy new year

Tom S

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:02 pm
Tom S wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:10 pm
Tony Atkins wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:56 pm Well done to Phil
I second Tony's comment here, Phil has had a good run and if it wasn't for a difficult conundrum then he may have overtaken Chris in the seeding so far....
Picking a fourth vowel occasionally might have helped him too...

Ha

Tom S

In fact, maybe someone should do so, because my calculation is rubbish. So will withdraw from doing this. I can assist with badged/medalled words, but anything calculation-wise has made me stop, after going wrong on Jacob's profile.....

Tom S

So have taken it upon myself to start the same thing which Martin did for the last series. I do have a bit of a lack of effort to pursue this throughout out the series, so if anyone volunteers to take over, I would be grateful :) The explanation of how this rolled has been explained here and the sam...

Tom S

Tony Atkins wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:56 pm Well done to Phil

I second Tony's comment here, Phil has had a good run and if it wasn't for a difficult conundrum then he may have overtaken Chris in the seeding so far....

Tom S

Cracking play by Phil today, beating me overall on the final conundrum, which was (inevitable and) partially down to the disallowal of BULLIER on my part. It's surely safe to say we'll see him in the finals.... :) He's playing strong for sure. Do wish he'd desist from saying "I've got a...&quo...

Tom S

Cracking play by Phil today, beating me overall on the final conundrum, which was (inevitable and) partially down to the disallowal of BULLIER on my part. It's surely safe to say we'll see him in the finals....

Tom S

Basic cooking. I am happy to inspire with uncomplicated veggie recipes and words of encouragement if needed. (Yes, I do have some uncomplicated recipes before someone chimes in) Ah thanks- have terrible co-ordination which makes the basic cooking tasks a slog, hence I've added it in here.... ;)

Tom S

A very solid display by both- Phil has come across some fairly solid competition over his time- similarly to another contestant who's gone on to do quite well in this series so far ;) . Perhaps it is an omen. Was generally very hard to max all the letters today as there were many complex little word...

Tom S

Basic cooking.

Tom S

My cooking skills are non-existent-but enjoy being the receiver of good food ;) My "Come Dine With Me" would be very simplistic, which represents my ability of cooking, but from time to time I like baking, so maybe that could save me from a potential kitchen disaster. Starter-hmmm a small...

Tom S

My cooking skills are non-existent-but enjoy being the receiver of good food ;) My "Come Dine With Me" would be very simplistic, which represents my ability of cooking, but from time to time I like baking, so maybe that could save me from a potential kitchen disaster. Starter-hmmm a small ...

Tom S

Surprised BRONZE isn't in as an adjective, otherwise could have had BRONZEST for r1. Seems as plausible as PUCEST or MAUVEST :) Seconded Martin, did have my doubts about it and Bronziest, but BRONZEST definitely seemed a feasible proposition (was thinking it must be in for the reasons you stated), ...

Tom S

What a good challenger Alyn was today! Especially the fast conundrum solve, makes him an excellent player and highest score without any wins at 86 points in the Series thus far! It was a good standard today. I think the champion has a good chance of being an octochamp. Seconded- felt for Alyn- very...

Tom S

The best song won this evening..... I agree, although I'm a bit biased as I stuck a few quid on SuRie as soon as I saw how her odds were plummeting. I've never seen anything quite like it betting-wise. The heavy favourite before anyone sang (Asanda) went from 1/2 to 8/11 to evens while she was sing...

Tom S

The best song won this evening.....

Tom S

Ah hard luck Lisa! Was rooting for her towards the end, but she was unlucky in the fact that 6 small was of a tricky level. Phil gave his weakest performance imo, but was still competent enough. Will we be seeing him more?- we'll have to see....

Tom S

Emplanes also as a R1 alternative

Tom S

Plus, was anyone frustrated that Phil didn't opt for a final vowel on the last letters? Little bit -- either a final E or A would have given a fairly simple 9. FAVELAS as a beater to LOAVES/HALVES. 2nd Numbers Alt.: 75 * 8 - 25 * (5 - 3) - 1 Optimal efficiency 1-away solution on 3rd numbers: (25 + ...

Tom S

Plus, was anyone frustrated that Phil didn't opt for a final vowel on the last letters?

Tom S

Some strong play by Phil today, who took me to a crucial (partially due to my silly miss of 959), and never particularly had a huge challenge with Simon, who, albeit seemed very nice, seemed to lose the grip of things early on. I can see Phil staying in the champion's seat for a few games at least, ...

Tom S

Had RESTOWED as well. Caught up when I needed to, as through some misses, Phil had a 12 point lead, but I took it in the end. There seemed to be quite a few words which were quite complex maxes. Got 7 maxes which was not too bad. Also nice to see the quality being raised a bit today, thanks to some ...

Tom S

I guess the most relevant example to provide her is Samir who made it to the last CoC despite being from Croatia (I think Croatia...), so it's not totally unheard of or without higher precedent, but that's not to undermine Friday's challenge. Samir was the first person who came to mind regarding fo...

Tom S

How rare it is for someone who is not of British Origin to be a contestant on the show, and the last place you'd probably expect...Norway! I really have to applaud Lena's effort and she truely is a fan of the show having watched and played along since 2010... I really pity her...she probably suffer...

Tom S

Pretty bland game-with 2 players of an average ability, though don't think we'll be seeing David for too much longer. Despite that, well done both on getting a 9. Louise seemed like a nice lady but that bad miss on the final numbers cost her.

Tom S

If you're going to encourage him to start posting his scores again (Personally not a fan, but not enough so that I was going to vocally try and stop him), can he (and anyone else) at least post a picture of their scorepad. It's far more interesting to see how people ACTUALLY did, rather than just s...

Tom S

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:31 pm What were your scores against the contestants?

111-96 (Chris- crucial this time), 111-46 (Ryan).

Tom S

Great play by Chris today, a worthy octo-champ, who definitely put in his best performance today (when it counted :) ), though it's fair to say he's faced some tough opposition, but a credit to himself is holding his nerve very well, something that would be a negative for many players. Nice to see a...

Tom S

Very solid game and play by both- Paul easily could have won a few games, and a bit like the game on Friday, it was an unfortunate draw, and like Sam, his score wasn't a fair representation of his play. Excited to see whether tomorrow we see our first octochamp of 2018 crowned..... exciting stuff

Tom S

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:51 pm
Tom S wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:47 pm Is there a good place on here to record results for personal use, as it is probably the best place for me to do so?
I use an excel spreadsheet if that's what you're referring to

Ah cool thx for that!

Tom S

Is there a good place on here to record results for personal use, as it is probably the best place for me to do so?

Search found 1273 matches