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Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:28 pm
by Ben Hunter
Jimmy's Gough the hook.

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:34 pm
by Ben Hunter
INBOX as an invalid DC equaller in R1.

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:34 pm
by David Roe
Thursday :?:

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:35 pm
by Innis Carson
Ben Hunter wrote:INBOX as a DC equaller in R1.
INBOX isn't actually in I don't think, not sure why.

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:36 pm
by Ben Hunter
David Roe wrote:Thursday :?:
Didn't you get the memo?

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:36 pm
by Ben Hunter
Innis Carson wrote:
Ben Hunter wrote:INBOX as a DC equaller in R1.
INBOX isn't actually in I don't think, not sure why.
Yeah I just checked apterous, was a bit surprised. It'll probably get into the next edition of OED.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:51 pm
by Andy Wilson
Taunting also there as an anagram of attuning

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 2:58 pm
by Mark Kudlowski
2nd numbers: ( ( 75 + ( 2 x 9) ) x 10 ) - 1

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:04 pm
by Martin Gardner
Definitely should risk REIMPOSED when 50 points ahead to try and get a score over 130, methinks. Kirk doesn't look like an absolute certainty now. This could be the best contest since Gallen vs. Tournoff, if they both make it through.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:08 pm
by Martin Gardner
GERANIUMS anyone?

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:09 pm
by Howard Somerset
Alternative R14:

(50 + 25) x (8 - 2) + 9 + 5

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:17 pm
by Peter Mabey
Another alternative R14: (50+8)x(25-9)/2

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:19 pm
by Paul Howe
Quality stuff again Jimmy, really enjoying your run.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:35 pm
by Innis Carson
Really well played again Jimmy, even sitting here in my armchair I didn't come close to either of your nines today. Fantastic stuff, can't wait for the finals now!

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:54 pm
by Richard Priest
Yet another rd 14 alternative - ((50 x 9) + 25) - 8 - (5-2)

Another great performance Jimmy, well done.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 4:25 pm
by Ralph Gillions
Splendid performance again Jimmy. Well done.
You come across as a very nice person too.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 5:07 pm
by Matthew Green
NUTATION?

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 5:15 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Rich Priest wrote:Yet another rd 14 alternative - ((50 x 9) + 25) - 8 - (5-2)

Another great performance Jimmy, well done.
I got it that way as well. I thought it was interesting that Jimmy seemingly threw away 7 points here. It was easy to get one away so I can only presume he devoted too much time to getting it bang on but then failed to declare anything as a result. I've often done that playing at home, but in the studio it requires different thinking.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 5:30 pm
by Howard Somerset
Gavin Chipper wrote:I thought it was interesting that Jimmy seemingly threw away 7 points here. It was easy to get one away so I can only presume he devoted too much time to getting it bang on but then failed to declare anything as a result. I've often done that playing at home, but in the studio it requires different thinking.
He might have taken a different approach had it still been crucial at r14.

Great performance anyway, Jimmy. You look well set for number 2 seed. I look forward to watching you again next week.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 7:24 pm
by Kirk Bevins
Awesome performance Jimmy. Even with knowing you got REIMPOSED on your run I still missed it (had DEMIREPS) so went 85-98 down. Panic set in. Luckily you messed the numbers and the conundrum so I scraped home 119-112. What a game - quality.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 7:35 pm
by Chris Thomas
So I sit here all smug because I've come up with, as Suzie would say, the "brilliant" word ANTEATER, and Jimmy chimes in with ALTERNATE. I can only imagine how poor Peter was feeling after that happened to him for the sixth or seventh time.

Another most impressive victory.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 7:38 pm
by Kirk Bevins
Chris Thomas wrote:So I sit here all smug because I've come up with, as Suzie would say, the "brilliant" word ANTEATER, and Jimmy chimes in with ALTERNATE. I can only imagine how poor Peter was feeling after that happened to him for the sixth or seventh time.

Another most impressive victory.
Peter seemed to laugh it off. I think he was enjoying himself.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:40 pm
by Darren Carter
I was so pleased when I spotted ALTERNATE, completely missed the other one though.

The challenger, who had presumably already watched Jimmy in the studio, seemed to know he was going to lose but still enjoyed it anyway. Good stuff.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 9:38 am
by Adam Dexter
Yet another alternative for R14:

(50 x 8) + (25 x 2) + 9 + 5 = 464

P.S. This was my 14 year old sister. I think I was too focused on 90 x 5, as, if I may hazard a guess, were Jimmy and Peter.

P.P.S. I think it's May, not March ;)

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 11:04 am
by Jimmy Gough
Adam Dexter wrote:Yet another alternative for R14:

(50 x 8) + (25 x 2) + 9 + 5 = 464

P.S. This was my 14 year old sister. I think I was too focused on 90 x 5, as, if I may hazard a guess, were Jimmy and Peter.

P.P.S. I think it's May, not March ;)
Yeah, nice one. I suppose that's the sort of solution you get when you're a beginner and you don't look to add a number then multiply. I should've declared something but I thought that there must be an obvious solution and I thought he'd get it spot on so for the full 30 seconds I was just looking to get it exactly.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 12:19 pm
by Kirk Bevins
Jimmy Gough wrote:
Yeah, nice one. I suppose that's the sort of solution you get when you're a beginner
Oi Gough. That's the way I got it. I'll get you playtime.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:40 am
by Phil Reynolds
Chris Thomas wrote:So I sit here all smug because I've come up with, as Suzie would say, the "brilliant" word ANTEATER, and Jimmy chimes in with ALTERNATE. I can only imagine how poor Peter was feeling after that happened to him for the sixth or seventh time.
I think Peter was probably starting to feel his brain turn to mush towards the end under the relentless Gough onslaught. To have spotted SCARES in round 13 but not thought to add the V for SCARVES was a bit tragic.

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:59 am
by Matt Morrison
Phil Reynolds wrote:
Chris Thomas wrote:So I sit here all smug because I've come up with, as Suzie would say, the "brilliant" word ANTEATER, and Jimmy chimes in with ALTERNATE. I can only imagine how poor Peter was feeling after that happened to him for the sixth or seventh time.
I think Peter was probably starting to feel his brain turn to mush towards the end under the relentless Gough onslaught. To have spotted SCARES in round 13 but not thought to add the V for SCARVES was a bit tragic.
By extension, you've now described nearly every game I play on apterous as 'a bit tragic'. :-s

Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March

Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:59 pm
by Tracey Lilly
Notating for another 8 in round 8