Spoilers For Friday February 12th 2010

[James Robinson]

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....

[Kirk Bevins]

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.

[Matt Morrison]

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

[Mark Kudlowski]

1st numbers (easier)

Three identical posts in less than a minute !

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

[Ian Dent]

I didn't get the first numbers.

[Liam Tiernan]

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.

[Kirk Bevins]

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.

[Liam Tiernan]

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.

[Kirk Bevins]

JADEITE for a beater in round 9.

[Mark Kudlowski]

2nd numbers alt

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

[Kirk Bevins]

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

[Sue Sanders]

They missed MUPPETS, the MUPPETS!!!

[Marc Meakin]

They missed MUPPETS, the MUPPETS!!!

And MOPPETS.

[Sue Sanders]

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

[Helen James]

IMPUTES for a 7 in Round 9

[Helen James]

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

[Niall Seymour]

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

[Martin Gardner]

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.

[D Eadie]

JADEITE for a beater in round 9.

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

[Martin Gardner]

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

[D Eadie]

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?

[Alec Rivers]

2nd numbers also:

75 x 9 + 6 x 8 + 3 x 4

[Jason Larsen]

Was the challenger today any relation to Bamber?

[Marc Meakin]

Was the challenger today any relation to Bamber?

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

[Brian Moore]

They missed MUPPETS, the MUPPETS!!!

And MOPPETS.

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

[Jim Treloar]

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.