Spoilers for Tuesday January 24th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 12)

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Spoilers for Tuesday January 24th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 12)

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Sorry this thread is cutting it close, for some reason I thought James still was able to do Tuesday spoilers. I'll be brief today.

Mark Murphy has gotten to 4 wins in somewhat weak, but memorable fashion. Can he get the 5th today? Still in dictionary corner this week is former cricket player and captain Michael Vaughan.

Recap later.
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DC got PLURAL but missed PLEURAL in round 7.
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Mark seems to be getting better slowly, although he's still missing a few fairly obvious words.

ABASHES in round 1.

2nd numbers alt: (8-5)x6x25+(7x2)=464

Managed 12 maximums today. :D
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How do you know how many maxes you got without it being on the wiki? Guess there's a solver around somewhere, think I've seen it somewhere. (Maybe I'll ask McCabe).

Thought Mark played well until the last couple of rounds, really, somewhere about 1250-1500 apto standard. Qintar was quality - I guess he knows it through scrabble playing as it's common letters with a Q. And a very good method for 464, but yet he missed 495, perhaps still reeling from losing R13 5-8? Nearly allowed the epic comeback, and credit to the challenger for coming back to evens and making it a good finish.

Round 3 was screaming for a vowel at the end.... +E for REJOICES or even +A for SCORIAE. I physically shouted at my screen when he went consonant, haha.
Round 12 can take PATRIA as another 6 - couldn't see a 7. Don't have anything else really as most of the rounds were like solid 6s and 7s, unless DC missed some obscure stuff.
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Andy Platt wrote:Round 3 was screaming for a vowel at the end.... +E for REJOICES or even +A for SCORIAE. I physically shouted at my screen when he went consonant, haha.
Yeah but wouldn't a T or M have given EXORCIST/EXORCISM, less probability yes but harder spots if you get lucky. Apologies if that wasn't the case as I was only half paying attention.
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Andy Platt wrote:How do you know how many maxes you got without it being on the wiki?
Used the recap writer to check (after, not during) the game.
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3rd Numbers Alt.: (((50 x 2) + 6 - 1) x 4) + 75 = 495
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James Robinson wrote:3rd Numbers Alt.: (((50 x 2) + 6 - 1) x 4) + 75 = 495
Also (75-4) x (6+1) -2 = 495
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Ryan Taylor wrote:
Andy Platt wrote:Round 3 was screaming for a vowel at the end.... +E for REJOICES or even +A for SCORIAE. I physically shouted at my screen when he went consonant, haha.
Yeah but wouldn't a T or M have given EXORCIST/EXORCISM, less probability yes but harder spots if you get lucky. Apologies if that wasn't the case as I was only half paying attention.
Yeah guess you're right, but I like to look for the vowel cos its (roughly) 1 in 5, whereas consonant is tougher as you say, plus with how my brain works I like more vowels cos I'm weird like that.
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