Spoilers for Monday 29th March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 61)
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 1:31 pm
Lukey Boy-nton is back.
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Is he on for that? I imagine he must be, otherwise you'd not have said it, I guess.
The current record is 1,061, set by Elliott Mellor in 2019. One other player, Luke Johnson-Davies, has made it above 1,000, in the last series. Luke B is currently on 926 after 7.JimBentley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 2:45 pmIs he on for that? I imagine he must be, otherwise you'd not have said it, I guess.
I haven't watched for a few years but for some reason happened to see Luke's first show and thought: fucking hell, is this the general standard now (because the guy he beat seemed pretty solid)? I know that players have generally improved since my day but this was something else.
Been enjoying watching the rest of his run, it's been good. I see he's been on before, was a bit unlucky to lose his first game that time. What's the score with previous players reapplying these days?
What? Unless I've got the wrong end of the stick, that surely can't be true.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:43 pm a player is more likely to be a returnee than a newbie
Strange. It says here you have 2782 posts, but I'm not sure I remember encountering you on here before.JimBentley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 2:45 pmIs he on for that? I imagine he must be, otherwise you'd not have said it, I guess.
I haven't watched for a few years but for some reason happened to see Luke's first show and thought: fucking hell, is this the general standard now (because the guy he beat seemed pretty solid)? I know that players have generally improved since my day but this was something else.
Been enjoying watching the rest of his run, it's been good. I see he's been on before, was a bit unlucky to lose his first game that time. What's the score with previous players reapplying these days?
I agree with this, although on a micro level, I don't remember any "how did they get through the audition?" players in the last couple of months.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:43 pm I don't think the general standard on the show is that much higher.
It's a bit skewed at the moment by lockdown - no old players, and the general way things are working mean you have to be pretty keen to want to go for filming, so that'll push the quality up. When Ruth was there for filming in January it was still peak lockdown, and she ended up with her and 3 of her 5 opponents all being on Apterous.Phil H wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 8:04 pmI agree with this, although on a micro level, I don't remember any "how did they get through the audition?" players in the last couple of months.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:43 pm I don't think the general standard on the show is that much higher.
Yeah, sorry, I probably wasn't clear enough. People with the same name, that is. So at the moment the "rule" on the wiki is that if in doubt, "Luke Boynton" is more likely to be the Series 51 Luke Boynton than a "brand new" player. As I am in doubt, that's what I've done.Phil H wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:57 pmWhat? Unless I've got the wrong end of the stick, that surely can't be true.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:43 pm a player is more likely to be a returnee than a newbie
The probability would also be affected by what the name is. E.g. with John Smith you wouldn't be so sure, whereas with Riccardo Patrese you'd guess it was a returning player.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 9:07 pmYeah, sorry, I probably wasn't clear enough. People with the same name, that is. So at the moment the "rule" on the wiki is that if in doubt, "Luke Boynton" is more likely to be the Series 51 Luke Boynton than a "brand new" player. As I am in doubt, that's what I've done.Phil H wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:57 pmWhat? Unless I've got the wrong end of the stick, that surely can't be true.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:43 pm a player is more likely to be a returnee than a newbie
All my posts are in the secret threads. We mainly just talk about you.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 8:03 pmStrange. It says here you have 2782 posts, but I'm not sure I remember encountering you on here before.JimBentley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 2:45 pmIs he on for that? I imagine he must be, otherwise you'd not have said it, I guess.
I haven't watched for a few years but for some reason happened to see Luke's first show and thought: fucking hell, is this the general standard now (because the guy he beat seemed pretty solid)? I know that players have generally improved since my day but this was something else.
Been enjoying watching the rest of his run, it's been good. I see he's been on before, was a bit unlucky to lose his first game that time. What's the score with previous players reapplying these days?
Luke's definitely been on before, around the time I was on.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:43 pmI can't get hold of Luke to ask for certain, so it's possible this is his first run on the show and not his second.