Spoilers for Tuesday 3 May 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 65)
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 2:10 pm
Will Mr Costello be an octochamp? Can't wait to find out...
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Well done - the streaming jumped during that round so I only had about 5 seconds to get it in, thus I was surprised when Rachel missed it.Sean Fletcher wrote:Last numbers ((100/(75-25)+50)*10+6
In that case, they must have caught the mistake with PETTIES, which I believe was his only administrative error. I'm going to update his total on the main Series 74 wiki page accordingly. (The only other way he could have got above Tim is if they've now started including points from tie-break conundrums in the totals, and I'm assuming a mostly pointless rule change would be less likely than a fair correction of an error.)JJ Smith wrote:He was seeded above Tim in the finals.
Actually, it was because the total he was given was 723 points, which means his tiebreak conundrum was added. It only occurred to me to double check after yesterday's show, as I was in the audience, so already knew his score from today.....Johnny Canuck wrote:In that case, they must have caught the mistake with PETTIES, which I believe was his only administrative error. I'm going to update his total on the main Series 74 wiki page accordingly. (The only other way he could have got above Tim is if they've now started including points from tie-break conundrums in the totals, and I'm assuming a mostly pointless rule change would be less likely than a fair correction of an error.)JJ Smith wrote:He was seeded above Tim in the finals.
Thanks for the info!
Do you know whether this was by accident, or as the start of a new rule? And so PETTIES stayed disallowed?James Robinson wrote:his tiebreak conundrum was added
I'm guessing it was a mistake rather than a rule change that his total included the tie-break conundrum. I also think points totals shouldn't be changed retrospectively. Once the show's recorded, I think that should be it, because it's the score at the end of the show that determines the winner and loser. In football, a disallowed goal that is later shown to have been disallowed incorrectly isn't retrospectively added to scoreline or the team's goals total in the league table.James Robinson wrote:Actually, it was because the total he was given was 723 points, which means his tiebreak conundrum was added. It only occurred to me to double check after yesterday's show, as I was in the audience, so already knew his score from today.....Johnny Canuck wrote:In that case, they must have caught the mistake with PETTIES, which I believe was his only administrative error. I'm going to update his total on the main Series 74 wiki page accordingly. (The only other way he could have got above Tim is if they've now started including points from tie-break conundrums in the totals, and I'm assuming a mostly pointless rule change would be less likely than a fair correction of an error.)JJ Smith wrote:He was seeded above Tim in the finals.
Thanks for the info!
Whether or not it makes a difference to who he would've played in the finals, only time will tell....
Me too. Wonder if she did it but it was editted out?Tony Atkins wrote:Well done - the streaming jumped during that round so I only had about 5 seconds to get it in, thus I was surprised when Rachel missed it.Sean Fletcher wrote:Last numbers ((100/(75-25)+50)*10+6
So how was it confirmed that his extra points were definitely from his tiebreak conundrum, and that his administrative error definitely was not ever fixed? Was he introduced by Nick as having 723 points in his QF (or, if he makes it, 723 + QFScore [+ SFScore] at a higher stage)? Or is there a chart listing the finalists' totals in the green room?James Robinson wrote:Actually, it was because the total he was given was 723 points, which means his tiebreak conundrum was added. It only occurred to me to double check after yesterday's show, as I was in the audience, so already knew his score from today.....Johnny Canuck wrote:In that case, they must have caught the mistake with PETTIES, which I believe was his only administrative error. I'm going to update his total on the main Series 74 wiki page accordingly. (The only other way he could have got above Tim is if they've now started including points from tie-break conundrums in the totals, and I'm assuming a mostly pointless rule change would be less likely than a fair correction of an error.)JJ Smith wrote:He was seeded above Tim in the finals.
Thanks for the info!
Whether or not it makes a difference to who he would've played in the finals, only time will tell....
Yes, Nick introduced him as having 723 points.Johnny Canuck wrote:So how was it confirmed that his extra points were definitely from his tiebreak conundrum, and that his administrative error definitely was not ever fixed? Was he introduced by Nick as having 723 points in his QF (or, if he makes it, 723 + QFScore [+ SFScore] at a higher stage)? Or is there a chart listing the finalists' totals in the green room?James Robinson wrote: Actually, it was because the total he was given was 723 points, which means his tiebreak conundrum was added. It only occurred to me to double check after yesterday's show, as I was in the audience, so already knew his score from today.....
Whether or not it makes a difference to who he would've played in the finals, only time will tell....
Cheers, thought so.James Robinson wrote:Yes, Nick introduced him as having 723 points.Johnny Canuck wrote:So how was it confirmed that his extra points were definitely from his tiebreak conundrum, and that his administrative error definitely was not ever fixed? Was he introduced by Nick as having 723 points in his QF (or, if he makes it, 723 + QFScore [+ SFScore] at a higher stage)? Or is there a chart listing the finalists' totals in the green room?James Robinson wrote: Actually, it was because the total he was given was 723 points, which means his tiebreak conundrum was added. It only occurred to me to double check after yesterday's show, as I was in the audience, so already knew his score from today.....
Whether or not it makes a difference to who he would've played in the finals, only time will tell....