Spoilers for Tuesday October 23rd 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 56)
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Spoilers for Tuesday October 23rd 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 56)
We have had a lot of strong contestants in a row this series, haven't we? We have another 6 game winner in Rose Boyle, who's making a very strong case for the finals, as has almost every champion this season. Can she get number 6?
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SHIPMATES in r4
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Nucleate in round thirteen
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I also got NUCLEATE in r13 but even UNCLEAN beats DC!
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I had CANTEEN in r13 and there are other 7s too. RAINOUTS as an 8 in the INSULATOR round.
Did the second numbers out of time doing 12x58. (931 is best on the last btw)
Did the second numbers out of time doing 12x58. (931 is best on the last btw)
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7, surelyJordan F wrote:We have had a lot of strong contestants in a row this series, haven't we? We have another 6 game winner in Rose Boyle, who's making a very strong case for the finals, as has almost every champion this season. Can she get number 6?
POLLANS in round 2.
Pretty happy with my personal performance, just missing DIAMINE in round 8 for a max game. Good practice for COEDI in 11 days time though.
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In round 6 Sam sat back within a few seconds after spotting APOSTLES which he knew was a max because the other letter was a Q. I wonder if Rose only got the 8 because she noticed him sit back, which caused her to spot it. If so Sam would've won.
I wonder this because this happened to me when I was on the show, I'd have lost my fifth game if my opponent had not sat back having spotted the solution to a numbers game really quickly. Surely if you spot a max quickly you should pretend to still be searching?
I wonder this because this happened to me when I was on the show, I'd have lost my fifth game if my opponent had not sat back having spotted the solution to a numbers game really quickly. Surely if you spot a max quickly you should pretend to still be searching?
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Maybe he thought she would've got it straight away, since it was on in singular form in the previous show, which will have only been recorded within the last hour or so.Andy McGurn wrote:In round 6 Sam sat back within a few seconds after spotting APOSTLES which he knew was a max because the other letter was a Q. I wonder if Rose only got the 8 because she noticed him sit back, which caused her to spot it. If so Sam would've won.
I wonder this because this happened to me when I was on the show, I'd have lost my fifth game if my opponent had not sat back having spotted the solution to a numbers game really quickly. Surely if you spot a max quickly you should pretend to still be searching?
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Saw the last few rounds today. Cheating on that 7 declaration looked fucking ridiculous.
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What happen?Matt Morrison wrote:Saw the last few rounds today. Cheating on that 7 declaration looked fucking ridiculous.
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After Rose had said 7, Sam hesitated for nearly 10 seconds, then said "Yeah, 7", then after Rose gave her 7, he said he no idea what his 7 was. (I actually thought he was going to get INSULATOR personally. )Michael Wallace wrote:What happen?Matt Morrison wrote:Saw the last few rounds today. Cheating on that 7 declaration looked fucking ridiculous.
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Always thought about this sort of psychology - has a very big influence on mentalityAndy McGurn wrote:In round 6 Sam sat back within a few seconds after spotting APOSTLES which he knew was a max because the other letter was a Q. I wonder if Rose only got the 8 because she noticed him sit back, which caused her to spot it. If so Sam would've won.
I wonder this because this happened to me when I was on the show, I'd have lost my fifth game if my opponent had not sat back having spotted the solution to a numbers game really quickly. Surely if you spot a max quickly you should pretend to still be searching?
You could even do the opposite too. Like if 100 75 50 25 5 5 @984 came up, I know for a fact that Jack W and Dan could put that away in a second or two but a lot of of people simply won't solve it because it's pretty tricky. So you could sit back on it and really throw your opponent as they begin fruitlessly looking for something simple. (Edited out the solve incase anyone wants to have a cheeky go at it)
Same goes for a letters selection of R N G O S A I E T, experienced players might recognise that as one of the most favourable letters selections that doesn't produce a 9 - you could sit back and pretend like you have a 9, your opponent notices and gets so involved looking for a 9 that they forget to see one of the 8s.
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I'll do it:
(100x50-75-5)/5
I personally never looked at my opponents' body language when I was on the show but I'd be interested to hear how many people who have been on did.
(100x50-75-5)/5
I personally never looked at my opponents' body language when I was on the show but I'd be interested to hear how many people who have been on did.
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I always kept thinking and scribbling even if I had a 9, just looking for an alternative solution to avoid all that paper passing, as well as the aspect of not giving a clue to the other player. In the first numbers of my third show Cliff Barnes
sat back in about 10 seconds so I knew I was missing something obvious, but my brain was so much asleep I couldn't
spot what it was I was missing!
sat back in about 10 seconds so I knew I was missing something obvious, but my brain was so much asleep I couldn't
spot what it was I was missing!
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I've thought about the ORANGIEST thing before as well.Andy Platt wrote:Always thought about this sort of psychology - has a very big influence on mentalityAndy McGurn wrote:In round 6 Sam sat back within a few seconds after spotting APOSTLES which he knew was a max because the other letter was a Q. I wonder if Rose only got the 8 because she noticed him sit back, which caused her to spot it. If so Sam would've won.
I wonder this because this happened to me when I was on the show, I'd have lost my fifth game if my opponent had not sat back having spotted the solution to a numbers game really quickly. Surely if you spot a max quickly you should pretend to still be searching?
You could even do the opposite too. Like if 100 75 50 25 5 5 @984 came up, I know for a fact that Jack W and Dan could put that away in a second or two but a lot of of people simply won't solve it because it's pretty tricky. So you could sit back on it and really throw your opponent as they begin fruitlessly looking for something simple. (Edited out the solve incase anyone wants to have a cheeky go at it)
Same goes for a letters selection of R N G O S A I E T, experienced players might recognise that as one of the most favourable letters selections that doesn't produce a 9 - you could sit back and pretend like you have a 9, your opponent notices and gets so involved looking for a 9 that they forget to see one of the 8s.
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Aren't they supposed to ask him for his word first if he declared the length second anyway?James Robinson wrote:After Rose had said 7, Sam hesitated for nearly 10 seconds, then said "Yeah, 7", then after Rose gave her 7, he said he no idea what his 7 was. (I actually thought he was going to get INSULATOR personally. )Michael Wallace wrote:What happen?Matt Morrison wrote:Saw the last few rounds today. Cheating on that 7 declaration looked fucking ridiculous.
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Nick prefers to ask whoever he asks first to declare their word first, even if they say risky or not. He only alters when it's not written down, as opposed to risky.Gavin Chipper wrote:Aren't they supposed to ask him for his word first if he declared the length second anyway?James Robinson wrote:After Rose had said 7, Sam hesitated for nearly 10 seconds, then said "Yeah, 7", then after Rose gave her 7, he said he no idea what his 7 was. (I actually thought he was going to get INSULATOR personally. )
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Try 3 seconds.James Robinson wrote: After Rose had said 7, Sam hesitated for nearly 10 seconds, then said "Yeah, 7",
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I never claimed to be accurate. (Although, if you include the time when he was asked to declare the word, it's nearly 10.)Countdown Team wrote:Try 3 seconds.James Robinson wrote: After Rose had said 7, Sam hesitated for nearly 10 seconds, then said "Yeah, 7",
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I think that if they declare the same length, then whoever has declared the length second should declare the word first. Riskiness shouldn't have anything to do with it - it's just some subjective optional declaration from a contestant. But yeah, not having written it down should make a difference.James Robinson wrote:Nick prefers to ask whoever he asks first to declare their word first, even if they say risky or not. He only alters when it's not written down, as opposed to risky.Gavin Chipper wrote:Aren't they supposed to ask him for his word first if he declared the length second anyway?James Robinson wrote:After Rose had said 7, Sam hesitated for nearly 10 seconds, then said "Yeah, 7", then after Rose gave her 7, he said he no idea what his 7 was. (I actually thought he was going to get INSULATOR personally. )