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So, we're here yet again. It's time for the finals of Series 73.

Thanks to how the schedule has been arranged this time, we've got all 4 quarter-finals in the same week, which is a nice added bonus.

As per tradition, first up is the top and bottom seeds, so today's match is between the #1 seed, Thomas "The Bingley Brainbox" Carey and the #8 seed, Matty "The Chester Colossus" Artell.

Here are their statistics:

Statistics Corner:

Firstly, No.1 Seed Thomas "The Bingley Brainbox" Carey - 8 Wins, 923 Points. (Average: 115.38)
Highest Score: 122 vs. Billy Richardson (2nd Game)
Lowest Score: 109 vs. Adam Curran (4th Game) and vs. Chris Selman (7th Game)
9's Achieved: 2/6
Total Points/Max/%: 923/1025 (90%)
Letters Points/Max/%: 548/628 (87%)
Numbers Points/Max/%: 295/317 (93%)
Conundrum Points/Max/%: 80/80 (100%)

Secondly, No.8 Seed Matty "The Chester Colossus" Artell - 5 Wins, 541 Points. (Average: 90.17)
Highest Score: 101 vs. David Crafter (5th Game)
Lowest Score: 67 vs. Wayne McSorley (6th Game)
9's Achieved: 0/3
Total Points/Max/%: 541/766 (71%)
Letters Points/Max/%: 327/469 (70%)
Numbers Points/Max/%: 204/237 (86%)
Conundrum Points/Max/%: 10/60 (17%)

Join Jen for the recap later.

James Robinson wrote: 9's Achieved: 2/5

Pretty sure it's 2/6. I missed BROADACRE, INNERVATE, RHODONITE and some stupid new addition I'd never heard of that Lee spotted.

Thomas Carey wrote:

James Robinson wrote: 9's Achieved: 2/5

Pretty sure it's 2/6. I missed BROADACRE, INNERVATE, RHODONITE and some stupid new addition I'd never heard of that Lee spotted.

ERUPTIONS I think

Nice letters selections so far, and even better spots from the pair of them.

Jolly good so far - I had TARIQA and TOTARA in R2 to beat DC but not the players.

WORDIEST for an alt I got on the show in the ASTEROID/ROWDIEST tround.

Cheered when 3L was selected and did a little dance when I beat the players.

I think there is an obscure beater in the AMPUTEE/PLUMATE round?

Superb standard, great quarter-final. Well done chaps

And the final 3L numbers was a standard method solve!

Tony Atkins wrote: I think there is an obscure beater in the AMPUTEE/PLUMATE round?

MALEMUTE was there.

Well done both of you, that was a great way to kick the finals off!

Great game chaps. I've never seen fennel on a menu in a restaurant though.

Jack Worsley wrote:

Tony Atkins wrote: I think there is an obscure beater in the AMPUTEE/PLUMATE round?

MALEMUTE was there.

Well done both of you, that was a great way to kick the finals off!

There was also PLUMMET as a more standard-method 7.