Spoilers For Thursday March 3rd 2011

[James Robinson]

So, we've reached Thursday, and we might have to change the studio colours from blue to a shade of pink, now that we have our first female champion of 2011, in the form of Michelle Nevitt, but can she improve further to possibly challenge the seedings

Join me for the 3rd Robinson Recap of the week later.

[Adam Gillard]

Much less convoluted for first numbers: (25-8)x50+5

[Adam Gillard]

JAPERY as beater in R6

[Edward McCullagh]

MADRONA as an equaller in R8 (not 7)

[Josh Hurst]

PUJARI was there in round 6 as a beater to add to Adam's Japery. Oh Adam, you're always playing the fool.

[Adam Gillard]

Pretty sure we had "pot calling the kettle black" relatively recently in OoW.

[Adam Gillard]

MADRONA as an equaller in R8 (not 7)

Equaller schmequaller. MANDORA too if we're just going for anagrams of what DC had.

[Adam Gillard]

sipppp

[Edward McCullagh]

sipppp

It's different when you're in the studio

[Edward McCullagh]

Aww come on Susie, as if you can't remember!

[Adam Gillard]

Woulda had SHITLOADS of points if consonant was last pick just now

[Adam Gillard]

Could be a record for most references to Jeff's height in a show - James, any idea?

[Tony Atkins]

SCOURGER for equaliser in round 1.

My C4 signal went before the last numbers so I am going out in disgust....

[Ben Hunter]

Who won?

[Adam Gillard]

Who won?

Michelle won 86-83 despite her opponent winning 20-0 in the last 2 rounds.

[James Robinson]

Could be a record for most references to Jeff's height in a show - James, any idea?

Erm, fraid not, Adam.

As well as doing Rachel's method for the 1st numbers, I also found just after: ((((8 + 4) x 5) + 50) x 8) - 25 = 855

IMPETIGO in round 7 as well.

[Tony Atkins]

The easy way of doing the first numbers is 4x8x25 +50 +5.....

[Brian Moore]

IMPETIGO in the PIMIENTO round as a DC-equaller.

I would have done a MM picture entry, but it might have put you off your supper. Eurgh.

[Matt Morrison]

[Peter Mabey]

Just got round to opening 4oD: had 855=(50-5)x(25-8+8/4), also JABIRU in R6

[Adam Gillard]

As well as doing Rachel's method for the 1st numbers, I also found just after: ((((8 + 4) x 5) + 50) x 8) - 25 = 855

The easy way of doing the first numbers is 4x8x25 +50 +5.....

had 855=(50-5)x(25-8+8/4)

Much less convoluted for first numbers: (25-8)x50+5

I think I done a numbers neater than everyone else Had to triple-check my calculations to make sure I wasn't dreaming!

[Peter Mabey]

I knew that my way wasn't simplest - only posted it because I'd independently found something completely different

[Martin Gardner]

I'd have thought DIASTOLES would have been valid - it's been on my 'to play' list for ages and I've never seen it come up before, so I 'went for it' only for DC to say they wouldn't allow it. Oh and from last week, add BUTANES to the list of mass nouns which have been both allowed and disallowed in the plural. Mike Wenble had it allowed in Series 50 (I think) although I suppose the dictionary definition may have changed since then. Chances are it hasn't.

[Joseph Krol]

I'd have thought DIASTOLES would have been valid - it's been on my 'to play' list for ages and I've never seen it come up before, so I 'went for it' only for DC to say they wouldn't allow it. Oh and from last week, add BUTANES to the list of mass nouns which have been both allowed and disallowed in the plural. Mike Wenble had it allowed in Series 50 (I think) although I suppose the dictionary definition may have changed since then. Chances are it hasn't.

After a flick through my brand spanking new ODE3 (which came yesterday from amazonland) I can clarify that neither BUTANES^ nor DIASTOLES^ seems to have any reason to be pluralisable^.

[Martin Gardner]

After a flick through my brand spanking new ODE3 (which came yesterday from amazonland) I can clarify that neither BUTANES^ nor DIASTOLES^ seems to have any reason to be pluralisable^.

DIASTOLES does get more than 8,590 Google Book hits, so it's a word in the sense people use it as a word.

[Peter Mabey]

Both BUTANES & DIASTOLES are OK for Scrabble, but that doesn't prove much, as OSW & SOWPODS include lots of unlikely plurals