Spoilers for 13/05/2009

[Martin Gardner]

I thought it might be prudent not to put 'Jimmy Gough' in the title this time!

[Charlie Reams]

I'll make it for it here.

JIMMY GOUGH!

[Howard Somerset]

Makes me feel even older now, having heard how old Stevie Wonder is today. And talk about his former title Little Stevie Wonder reminds me that that is what he was called when I saw him perform.

[Martin Gardner]

I'm claiming my first nine in Latin: NATURALIS.

[Matt Morrison]

can someone explain GREYHENS for me please? ("the game, the foul, the miss")

[Junaid Mubeen]

CAROTENE as a beater in rd6

[Ben Wilson]

(50+2)*3=156
156+7=163
163*6=978

for R10

[Adam Dexter]

can someone explain GREYHENS for me please? ("the game, the foul, the miss")

A greyhen is a female black grouse. It is game (as in for hunting), fowl, and miss (because it is female).

[Phil Reynolds]

I was hoping Tony was also going to declare NIPPLE, thereby allowing Jeff to say "A pair of nipples over here... anything better in Dictionary Corner?"

[Allan Harmer]

CLOSETED in R 12

[Matt Morrison]

thanks for that Adam - way more cryptic than most teatime teasers!

Thought that challenger was great value, shame to see him Goughed.

[Conor]

LEUCINE was there for 7 in round 11, though I'd have been hesitant to risk it competitively. Impressive display by the champion -- he's especially solid on the letters.

[Neil Zussman]

Enactor was a beater in one round.
Alt second numbers: ((50+2)*6+7+7)*3 Got it in the time, too.
Jimmy, with regards to the conundrums are you usually not great at them, or do you suffer from my phobia of thinking all your opponents are geniuses (genii, if you will), so you have to get in there asap?

[Ben Hunter]

LEUCINE was there for 7 in round 11, though I'd have been hesitant to risk it competitively. Impressive display by the champion -- he's especially solid on the letters.

The champion will cry tears of joy when he sees this.

[Jojo Apollo]

Unlucky on not getting your third ton Jimmy, but the win is the main thing.

Bet you spotted the correct conundrum soon after you buzzed eh?

[Gavin Chipper]

I didn't do too badly today (I "won") but I got the feeling that as on Monday (I didn't watch Tuesday's game) most of the letters rounds were fairly flat and it was quite easy to get the max* most times. I think with harder rounds I wouldn't have been able to keep up as well.

*The highest anyone on screen got anyway.

[Jimmy Gough]

LEUCINE was there for 7 in round 11, though I'd have been hesitant to risk it competitively. Impressive display by the champion -- he's especially solid on the letters.

The champion will cry tears of joy when he sees this.

Yes. I also got a reply to my PM from 2 and a half months ago.

Jimmy, with regards to the conundrums are you usually not great at them, or do you suffer from my phobia of thinking all your opponents are geniuses (genii, if you will), so you have to get in there asap?

Oddly, it's the thing I think I practised the hardest and I'm usually pretty good at them, well, not shit anyway. I think it is a bit like you said - I'm so used to apterousers buzzing in so quickly and thought that would be the case on the show, idk.

[JackHurst]

CLOSETED in R 12

SNAP.

I liked it how The challenger basically confessed to beating up youths at the end. He was a nice guy. Its a shame he and Jimmy had to cross paths.

[Howard Somerset]

Just got RETAKEN as a beater in R6. Not as good as Junaid, but still beat DC.

[Dinos Sfyris]

Another here for CLOSETED and CAROTENE

Surprised DC couldn't see past 6 in the CAROTENE round especially as Susie mentioned it in CoC IIRC.

Another solid win under the belt for Jimmy. Well in mate

[Martin Gardner]

Good stuff. A shame the challenger didn't get to win at least one game, as he was very good. Well done J.