Thursday 30th June Spoilers

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We hit the end of the month with Andrew still in the chair having survived four tough games.

Can he make it 5 out of 5 today?
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Douglas Wilson wrote:We hit the end of the month with Andrew still in the chair having survived four tough games.

Can he make it 5 out of 5 today?
So far the quality of players in this series has been pretty impressive, given the fact that each of the champions of this series has won at least 4 games each so far, and Andrew will have 5 with a win today. Can he do it :?:

My internal sources tell me that his opponent today, is not an Apterite (unless he's been on very discreetly), but goes by the name of Gareth Lee.

Join me as I hope to unravel the mysteries of today's matchup in my recap later.
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Will Andrew make it 5 today? Maybe, but one thing we know for sure is that I've made it 3 who've asked that question in this thread.
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What happened to the incorrect thing with the conundrum? That was good.
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Gareth nearly threw it away (nerves probably) but did well to hang on. Good game by both players, I thought.
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Joyce Phillips wrote:Gareth nearly threw it away (nerves probably) but did well to hang on. Good game by both players, I thought.
Yeah, I thought he'd blown it too - he could have been out of sight by being a bit braver on NEGATIONS and getting MILITATES (although of course I don't know how close he really was to getting that). Pleased he hung on as he would have been haunted by the "what ifs". I thought he was quite sexy too.
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Mark James wrote:What happened to the incorrect thing with the conundrum? That was good.
Yeah, I wondered that too. Maybe they just didn't think it was worth setting up, as they didn't think the two contestants would be so thick as to get something as obvious and simple as TOXOPHILY wrong.
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Jon Corby wrote:
Mark James wrote:What happened to the incorrect thing with the conundrum? That was good.
Yeah, I wondered that too. Maybe they just didn't think it was worth setting up, as they didn't think the two contestants would be so thick as to get something as obvious and simple as TOXOPHILY wrong.
Haha, I spent about 30 seconds staring at this trying to solve it, gave up and went to watch that bit of the show. Seriously, wtf?
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Kirk is a toxophobe, I think.
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Mark James wrote:What happened to the incorrect thing with the conundrum? That was good.
I'm not sure why they didn't use the Conundral Corbometer this time. Perhaps while it's still a new idea that might not be expected by the contestants they want to avoid using it on crucials. Otherwise Andrew might have thought he'd won when Jeff said "let's take a look..."
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Graeme Cole wrote:
Mark James wrote:What happened to the incorrect thing with the conundrum? That was good.
I'm not sure why they didn't use the Conundral Corbometer this time. Perhaps while it's still a new idea that might not be expected by the contestants they want to avoid using it on crucials. Otherwise Andrew might have thought he'd won when Jeff said "let's take a look..."
Yeah, but when he guessed MARQUETRY the other day, he might've thought that the INCORRECT was going to come too, as he didn't know it existed.

Still, a mystery........... :? :roll:
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Graeme Cole wrote:
Mark James wrote:What happened to the incorrect thing with the conundrum? That was good.
I'm not sure why they didn't use the Conundral Corbometer this time. Perhaps while it's still a new idea that might not be expected by the contestants they want to avoid using it on crucials. Otherwise Andrew might have thought he'd won when Jeff said "let's take a look..."
Surely that's the main argument for using the INCORRECT thing?
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Ryan Taylor wrote:
Graeme Cole wrote:
Mark James wrote:What happened to the incorrect thing with the conundrum? That was good.
I'm not sure why they didn't use the Conundral Corbometer this time. Perhaps while it's still a new idea that might not be expected by the contestants they want to avoid using it on crucials. Otherwise Andrew might have thought he'd won when Jeff said "let's take a look..."
Surely that's the main argument for using the INCORRECT thing?
Yes, as long as the contestants know that "let's take a look" doesn't necessarily mean it's correct, which it has done for years. You wouldn't want to be five points behind in the conundrum, buzz in with a guess, hear the familiar words and think you've won only to be told you haven't. I expect they'll phase it in properly once everyone's got used to the fact that "let's take a look" doesn't necessarily mean your answer is right any more.
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Graeme Cole wrote:Yes, as long as the contestants know that "let's take a look" doesn't necessarily mean it's correct, which it has done for years. You wouldn't want to be five points behind in the conundrum, buzz in with a guess, hear the familiar words and think you've won only to be told you haven't. I expect they'll phase it in properly once everyone's got used to the fact that "let's take a look" doesn't necessarily mean your answer is right any more.
I would. But I'm a sadist. It could make for some great TV. People might actually break down into tears!
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Graeme Cole wrote:
Ryan Taylor wrote:
Graeme Cole wrote:I'm not sure why they didn't use the Conundral Corbometer this time. Perhaps while it's still a new idea that might not be expected by the contestants they want to avoid using it on crucials. Otherwise Andrew might have thought he'd won when Jeff said "let's take a look..."
Surely that's the main argument for using the INCORRECT thing?
Yes, as long as the contestants know that "let's take a look" doesn't necessarily mean it's correct, which it has done for years. You wouldn't want to be five points behind in the conundrum, buzz in with a guess, hear the familiar words and think you've won only to be told you haven't. I expect they'll phase it in properly once everyone's got used to the fact that "let's take a look" doesn't necessarily mean your answer is right any more.
Presumably they have the ability to tell contestants in advance that this is what now happens rather than wait till people get used to it on the basis of enough incorrect non-crucial conundrums.
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Graeme Cole wrote:I'm not sure why they didn't use the Conundral Corbometer this time.
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Graeme Cole wrote:Otherwise Andrew might have thought he'd won when Jeff said "let's take a look..."
That would have been awesome :twisted:
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