Spoilers for Today - 3rd June 2010

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:30 am

Pah.

Scotto Gillies is here. How will he do on his first trip to England?

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:38 pm

Come on Dom!

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:39 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote:Come on Dom!

Come on Scott!

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:44 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Ryan Taylor wrote:Come on Dom!
Come on Scott!

Dudes, it's a family show

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:44 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Ryan Taylor wrote:Come on Dom!
Come on Scott!

!

Douglas Wilson · Post by **Douglas Wilson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:47 pm

Should be a pretty epic game.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:53 pm

I can see the studio crumbling today and the clock falling down.

Douglas Wilson · Post by **Douglas Wilson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:07 pm

Unless I'm mistaken (hopefully James will confirm) we should have a very good idea of the line up for the finals today.

If Scott wins Claudia is safe as Scott or anyone else can't win enough before the series ends and if Dom wins today he will probably be in because even if he loses tomorrow he'll almost certainly score the 102 points he'll need to overtake Claudia in two games.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:45 pm

Douglas Wilson wrote:Unless I'm mistaken (hopefully James will confirm) we should have a very good idea of the line up for the finals today.

If Scott wins Claudia is safe as Scott or anyone else can't win enough before the series ends and if Dom wins today he will probably be in because even if he loses tomorrow he'll almost certainly score the 102 points he'll need to overtake Claudia in two games.

Yeah

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:48 pm

Douglas Wilson wrote:Unless I'm mistaken (hopefully James will confirm) we should have a very good idea of the line up for the finals today.

If Scott wins Claudia is safe as Scott or anyone else can't win enough before the series ends and if Dom wins today he will probably be in because even if he loses tomorrow he'll almost certainly score the 102 points he'll need to overtake Claudia in two games.

OK, let's put it like this.

You're more or less correct, Douglas (for once).

If Scott wins, the finals are sorted.

The quarter-finals (which begin a week today) would be:

Oliver Garner v Claudia Tyson
Danny Pledger v Nicki Sellars
Dave Wilkinson v Lee Graham
Peter Zyss v Craig Chittenden

Then the semis would be:

OG/CT v PZ/CC
DP/NS v DW/LG

Then the final in 15 days time would be:

OG/PZ/CC/CT v DP/DW/LG/NS

Although, if Dominic wins today, he would put himself well in the frame to get into the finals.

So, pretty exciting stuff.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:01 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Douglas Wilson wrote:Unless I'm mistaken (hopefully James will confirm) we should have a very good idea of the line up for the finals today.

If Scott wins Claudia is safe as Scott or anyone else can't win enough before the series ends and if Dom wins today he will probably be in because even if he loses tomorrow he'll almost certainly score the 102 points he'll need to overtake Claudia in two games.
OK, let's put it like this.

You're more or less correct, Douglas (for once).

Maybe I'm missing something, but which bit is Douglas not entirely correct about?

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:13 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
Douglas Wilson wrote:Unless I'm mistaken (hopefully James will confirm) we should have a very good idea of the line up for the finals today.

If Scott wins Claudia is safe as Scott or anyone else can't win enough before the series ends and if Dom wins today he will probably be in because even if he loses tomorrow he'll almost certainly score the 102 points he'll need to overtake Claudia in two games.
OK, let's put it like this.

You're more or less correct, Douglas (for once).
Maybe I'm missing something, but which bit is Douglas not entirely correct about?

Erm......

Phil Collinge · Post by **Phil Collinge** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:26 pm

Irrelevant now, but had Scott started one show earlier and done enough to get into the finals with 6 wins unbeaten, would he have gone into them in this series, carried over to the next, or had a choice?

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:27 pm

Phil Collinge wrote:Irrelevant now, but had Scott started one show earlier and done enough to get into the finals with 6 wins unbeaten, would he have gone into them in this series, carried over to the next, or had a choice?

Carried over, no choice any more.

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:31 pm

Rachel is looking fine today.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:31 pm

Oh, and since no-one else has expressed any, my excitement level is 6.2.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:34 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote:Rachel is looking fine today.

When does she ever not look fine

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:35 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Ryan Taylor wrote:Rachel is looking fine today.
When does she ever not look fine

Sometimes her dresses are too long for my liking.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:36 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote:Sometimes her dresses are too long for my liking.

What proportion of Rachel Riley YouTube comments are you responsible for?

James Doohan · Post by **James Doohan** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:40 pm

Jon Gaunt is a horrid little man, will be looking forward to Monday for someone else, even if it's Gyles Brandreth

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:42 pm

Maybe it's deja vu, but did Susie not pencam COAMINGS only a couple of weeks ago?

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:43 pm

james doohan wrote:Jon Gaunt is a horrid little man, will be looking forward to Monday for someone else, even if it's Gyles Brandreth

It's another John, John Inverdale in DC on Monday.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:49 pm

Liam Tiernan wrote:Maybe it's deja vu, but did Susie not pencam COAMINGS only a couple of weeks ago?

COAMING was missed by DC 2 Mondays ago, rather than being pencammed.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:54 pm

Much simpler 2nd numbers:

((4 x 9) - 3) x 10 = 330

Mark Kudlowski · Post by **Mark Kudlowski** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:56 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
Ryan Taylor wrote:Rachel is looking fine today.
When does she ever not look fine
Sometimes her dresses are too long for my liking.

Perhaps, for variety, Rachel could show off her cleavage or a bit of bare back !

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:02 pm

There's me thinking that SLOGANED was OK in round 12.

EDIT: And BLOKIEST in round 13.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:06 pm

Haha, I thought it was UNAVERTED, should've known better.

Nice opener Scott, some solid work.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:07 pm

3rd Numbers Alt: ((10 + 6) x 8) + 5 - 1 = 132

Very impressive performance, Scott.

And as mentioned above, the series finals are now set.

Innis Carson · Post by **Innis Carson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:11 pm

Nice one Scott, awesome debut.

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:11 pm

James Robinson wrote: EDIT: And BLOKIEST in round 13.

You and 15 other people, (me included) http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 5#r1411935, so I kept looking and spotted OBELISKS.
Nice one , Scott

Douglas Wilson · Post by **Douglas Wilson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:15 pm

Is it just me or does Scott look really like our favourite Yorkshire based, usual spoilers thread starter?

Jojo Apollo · Post by **Jojo Apollo** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:42 pm

Excellent ton debut, Scott

. Hopefully you can keep it up to become an octochamp.

Hard lines, Dom.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:05 pm

Douglas Wilson wrote:Is it just me or does Scott look really like our favourite Yorkshire based, usual spoilers thread starter?

One word, no

Unless proven, otherwise, of course.

John Gillies · Post by **John Gillies** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:15 pm

The boy done good!
Although when he declared blokes I thought the arse had missed the obvious blokiest! He knew better, thankfully!

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:48 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Douglas Wilson wrote:Is it just me or does Scott look really like our favourite Yorkshire based, usual spoilers thread starter?
One word, no

What are you saying "no" to, James? "Is it just me"?

Hugh Binnie · Post by **Hugh Binnie** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:57 pm

Really well played, Scott.

It was good to see somebody getting into three figures again, too.

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:09 pm

Liam Tiernan wrote:
James Robinson wrote: EDIT: And BLOKIEST in round 13.
You and 15 other people, (me included) http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 5#r1411935, so I kept looking and spotted OBELISKS.
Nice one , Scott

This selection came up in my audition BLOKIESTY (not in that order) and I tried BLOKIEST, as did series 62 contestant Chris Bell. I put the selection through a solver when I got back and saw I could have had KILOBYTES and OBELISK. Thankfully I spotted OBELISKS today and knew BLOKIEST was invalid.

Michael Wallace wrote:
Ryan Taylor wrote:Sometimes her dresses are too long for my liking.
What proportion of Rachel Riley YouTube comments are you responsible for?

So far, none. I just think what everyone else is saying.

Btw, fantastic today Scott. Ton debut and some nice words in there. Well played.

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:13 pm

Mark Kudlowski wrote:
Ryan Taylor wrote: Sometimes her dresses are too long for my liking.
Perhaps, for variety, Rachel could show off her cleavage or a bit of bare back !

:O

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:16 pm

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:12 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote: This selection came up in my audition BLOKIESTY (not in that order) and I tried BLOKIEST, as did series 62 contestant Chris Bell. I put the selection through a solver when I got back and saw I could have had KILOBYTES and OBELISK. Thankfully I spotted OBELISKS today and knew BLOKIEST was invalid.

The beauty of practice. Nice debut, Scott, well played. DC beater with SOMEWAY in round 2.