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John Garcia

4th numbers game: 942 8 5 9 7 4 6
Hint: 942 = 157 x 6
So problem becomes: 157 from 8 5 9 7 4
Solution below:

140 = 5 x 7 x 4; 140 + 9 + 8 = 157

John Garcia

I got the final numbers straight away. Not sure if I'd call it "hard".

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(5+3)x6=48; 48+50=98; 98x10=980; 980-1=979

John Garcia

That has to be one of the greatest 9's by a guest ever? As an aside Levi Roots is an anagram of VIOSTEROL. Not quite as good as his 9, but hey-ho. I doubt he got it personally. The way he said it & Susie congratulated him, and he accepted the applause (I think he raises his hand or punches the ...

John Garcia

That has to be one of the greatest 9's by a guest ever? As an aside Levi Roots is an anagram of VIOSTEROL. Not quite as good as his 9, but hey-ho.

John Garcia

I got ROMANISED instead of RANDOMISE. Wasn't 100% sure if the former was allowed, but seems to be ok.

John Garcia

Really good game. Almost the greatest comeback of all-time.

R14 Numbers alt:
75/25=3; 8x5=40; 40-3= 37; 37*10 = 370; 370+1=371

John Garcia

TARIQA in R12 was a contestant and DC beater,

John Garcia

Yeah, that's because I'm a month behind. Have often wondered about putting the posts out of order by commenting late but can't see anything to say it's not allowed. Don't worry I shan't do it again. Don't worry it was genuinely interesting that the subtitler thought it was "Prophetic" too...

John Garcia

Graham Nash was on The 1% Club on Saturday 21st May 2022. He made it all the way to the second to last round, but got a relatively easy question wrong and so didn't make it to the final question. p.s. I still haven't forgiven him for beating Julian Fell.

John Garcia

And that's the thread. Not quite ... an alternative explanation: The essence of the Monty Hall problem (& supposed paradox) is that the quiz master knows which box the prize is in. Once he reveals this knowledge (by opening doors) all boxes/doors are not equally likely any more. However in &quo...

John Garcia

Philip Wilson wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 8:27 pm Subtitles have PROTHETIC.

Interesting. That was worth waiting a month for. I hope Sue Gray delivers equally decisive news.

John Garcia

Graham Nash was on The 1% Club on Saturday 21st May 2022. He made it all the way to the second to last round, but got a relatively easy question wrong and so didn't make it to the final question.

John Garcia

What did Matt say for the conundrum? sounded like pathetic? OK. I thought he said PROPHETIC, so I was a bit surprised by how things panned out. I've just re-watched it a couple of times and what he says sounds like a cross between PATHETIC and PROPHETIC, and I've flip-flopped on this but my current...

John Garcia

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 5:57 pm NOSHABLE but not SPOONABLE^. Oh-kay.

My thoughts exactly!

John Garcia

1st number game 787
25 + (9x6) = 79; 79 x 10 = 790; 790-3=787

Shame SPOONABLE is not a word for R12

John Garcia

Final numbers game: 50 75 7 4 8 4. Target: 794.
Hint: Make 397 then multiply by 2.

John Garcia

Man vs Woman. Guest in DC. What more could we want?
LOITERER was there for an 8 in R8.
The UNSHAPED letters selection seemed to be a repeat (or near repeat) of one last week IIRC.

John Garcia

Crispen, may I be blunt,
There's a guest in dictionary corner who is a right,
Countries for nine an alternative to neurotics,
from the neurotic in dc,
mind the irony gap fully.

John Garcia

Did they miss INSULTER? (I forget which round)

John Garcia

Another good game.

Can anyone give some insight into the mock finger-wagging fight during the end credits??

John Garcia

Fiona T wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 4:42 pm I got pedicates, which I assumed was something to do with feet till I looked it up!

I think Ahmed may be onto something in not learning the meanings. Sometimes it's better to not know!

John Garcia

End Credits: Leans over and asks "What was the name of that website you used?" The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club. Ahmed must be kicking himself. That conundrum was gettable. Not by me, but by him. I figured out it was a chemical but didn't have enough time to ...

John Garcia

I haven’t seen it yet either but because of the recals I’m not going to bother watching. There are a few missing episodes in this series and the series before as well. It's finally up on All-4! Don't be confused by the fact that the episode is dated "Wed 8 Dec, 6.10am". https://www.channe...

John Garcia

Am I the only one who hasn't seen it yet? Still not on All4. Yet I can watch every other single episode broadcast this year. It should be here (but isn't):

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/cou ... /72154-134

John Garcia

Fridays edition is apparently available on Virgin Catchup. Not on all-4 yet though.

John Garcia

Philip A wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 3:40 pm It must be due to technical problems rather than what happened in the programme. Craig Charles’s game show Moneybags has also been pulled.

Craig Charles is ironically next weeks DC guest. What are the chances???

John Garcia

Some bloke vs some other bloke go toe-to-toe for 15 rounds.

PASTICHE as an alt 8 in the HEPATICS round.

John Garcia

I think the conundrum was apt given the scoreline.

Lowest winning score ever?

John Garcia

INFOSEC was there in one of the rounds. Wasn't sure if it was in the dictionary but lexico has it in.

John Garcia

2nd numbers game (using one less number than Rachel's solution):
100-10-4=86; 86x9=774; 774-3=771

John Garcia

Fiona T wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:28 pm Ignore that - wrong letters!

Damn - was pleased that that

Weirdly I got that too. But realized there weren't 2 A's.

UNCLOSED and TRAMLINE were 2 alternative 8's. At least I think they are ok. What is the goto online dictionary for checking?

John Garcia

In the beaches round, I'm pretty sure Colin was thinking of breaches when he said the contestants would kick themselves.

DC however only came up with beachier.

Happey International Women's day!

John Garcia

Anyone know why Rachel was giggling uncontrollably in the last letters round?

John Garcia

I got MIDWATERS, but probably wouldn't have risked it in a game.
Also got the conundrum, though its a good thing Vera Lynn wasn't in the audience.

John Garcia

Rachel was smiling wryly (pun intended!) when the word APTEROUS came up.

John Garcia

Jon Corby wrote:
John Garcia wrote:4th numbers alt:
100+50+10-1 = 159; 75/25=3; 159x3=477. Not as elegant as Rachel's method, but got it within time at least.
Shut your fucking horse you bitter cheating twat.

Ok it was just after the gong! I didn't think another couple of seconds would matter either way.

John Garcia

4th numbers alt:
100+50+10-1 = 159; 75/25=3; 159x3=477. Not as elegant as Rachel's method, but got it within time at least.

John Garcia

DEGASSED for 8 was a DC beater

John Garcia

Tony Atkins wrote:Couple of beaters around in the LOOTER round.

I only spotted ROOTLET

John Garcia

First numbers game, simplest solution:
(8 x 8)-1 = 63; 63 x 6 = 378. Simples!

John Garcia

OBSIDIAN was a fantastic spot.

p.s. is it just me, but a big part of the show for me was the countdown dictionary. I hate the laptop. It looks awful.

In case anyone from the Coundown Team is watching this, please please please bring back the dictionary!!! Pretty please?

John Garcia

Didn't see it all, but thought I spotted FERROUS for 7 in one of the early rounds.

John Garcia

Alt 3rd numbers:
(50x10)-(5x8)=460; 460+6+75=541

John Garcia

WTF does EUROLAND come up every other episode now, yet I hardly remember it coming up before!

John Garcia

SLOBLOCK in R2

John Garcia

Lucky they didn't chose a final vowel in R12.

John Garcia

Tony Atkins wrote:JUVIES+S gives an obscure 7 In R12.

I got that in the round. JUSSIVE for 7.

John Garcia

Gavin Chipper wrote:Cash on the nail? Never heard of it.

You hit the nail on the head.

John Garcia

Tony Atkins wrote:570 is indeed best on 1st numbers: (10-4)x(100-(10/(1+1))) is one way.

I did (100+10+4)/(1+1)=57; 57x10=570

John Garcia

Just one thing to say: AMAZEBALLS!
Sad to see Peter Steggle lose, but what a game!

John Garcia

James Robinson wrote: NOUMENA/REUNION in round 8

Also NEUROMA

John Garcia

TESTUDO was in there as an equaller.

Tony Atkins wrote:GRAPHEME was a great spot - I foolishly went for HOME PAGE.

It was a great spot, esp as I thought she had misspelt graphene.

John Garcia

UNSHARED as an alt 8 to DC's UNSHAPED

John Garcia

I think Tom would have done better it he hadn't been so nervous. Yeah its a real shame. Had he spotted one of the correct 8s (RATIONED etc) instead of his misdeclared 8 (randiest) due to writing the wrong letters down, that alone would have been a 15 point swing in his favour, taking the final diff...

John Garcia

RATTINESS for an alt 9 to TARTINESS

4th Numbers:
(75+8) x (4+6) = 830; 830 - 50 - 7 = 773

John Garcia

PHONIER for 7 for a round-beater

John Garcia

For 4th numbers I did:
(50x10 + 75 + 3)=578; 578/2 = 289.

John Garcia

Didn't realize when I posted that Rachel had gotten the last numbers (but out of time).

P.s. just a quick heads up, Rachel will be on the last ever edition of "Who want's to be a millionaire?" on tonight at 8 on ITV.

Good luck to her!

John Garcia

Last numbers game:
100-25+9 = 84; 84*6=504; 504-1=503

John Garcia

Tony Atkins wrote:An 8 missed in MALTING+UN selection.

I think even Rachel realized that EMULATING was about to come up for 9 .... until the contestant chose a consonant instead of a vowel. Doh!

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