Spoilers for Thursday, 1st May

[Joseph Bolas]

Post spoilers in here, if any.

[Michael Wallace]

VOLITION too, right?

[Joseph Bolas]

VOLITION too, right?

Nope sorry, there was only 1 'O'.

EDIT: Although DC mentioned it, I saw EXORDIA, which I was pleased about .

[Michael Wallace]

VOLITION too, right?

Nope sorry, there was only 1 'O'.

Oh yes...that would explain how they had VIOLETS then

[Joseph Bolas]

VOLITION too, right?

Nope sorry, there was only 1 'O'.

Oh yes...that would explain how they had VIOLETS then

and also DC spotting the brilliant 8 NOVELIST (I didn't see that myself).

[Michael Wallace]

is LOLITA still capitalised, out of interest?

[Joseph Bolas]

is LOLITA still capitalised, out of interest?

Yes, your sexually precocious young girl is stil capitalised.

[Joseph Bolas]

INTRUDES as an equaller.

[Martin Gardner]

INTRUDES as an equaller.

REUNITES and UNRESTED too. I was hoping UNDERSITE might be a word, but it isn't!

Seriously another very good performance by both players in a Series that has been mainly high quality throughout. All we need now is another 800+ octochamp, I think for us hard core viewers that would make the finals a bit more interesting.

Martin

Edit: Countmax gives 15 eights total from this selection, how many of them can you name?

[Joseph Bolas]

INTRUDES as an equaller.

REUNITES and UNRESTED too. I was hoping UNDERSITE might be a word, but it isn't!

Seriously another very good performance by both players in a Series that has been mainly high quality throughout. All we need now is another 800+ octochamp, I think for us hard core viewers that would make the finals a bit more interesting.

Martin

Edit: Countmax gives 15 eights total from this selection, how many of them can you name?

I looked here and UNDERSITE is not mentioned so if anyone has the list, please post it here too .

[Richard Brittain]

This guy (Iforget his name) is good. I predict he will become an Octochamp, 2nd seed. The woman he beat (Elana?) was by no means a bad player either, a good one in fact. She was very strong on the letters but was let down by her poor showing on the numbers, a problem which seems to afflict good female contestants quite commonly.

[JasonCullen]

She was very strong on the letters but was let down by her poor showing on the numbers, a problem which seems to afflict good female contestants quite commonly.

Not in my case Richard The two women I came up against were my most difficult games and Gayle Smith (my conqueror) was hot on the numbers too . Mind you, she only went on to win 2 games much to my surprise!

[Michael Macdonald-Cooper]

I was surprised ASTATINE did not get a mention from DC in Round 11

[Dinos Sfyris]

I was surprised ASTATINE did not get a mention from DC in Round 11

Yes I was deeply saddened at this point

[Howard Somerset]

I'm still catching up with programmes that were on while I was away, and just got HORNIER while watching this one. Equalled one of the contestants, but not DC.