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Look - no Hans.

First numbers, what I'd call an 'easier' option (based on x10):

75-9 = 66
6+4 = 10
3x2 = 6
(66 x 10) - 6 = 654

Thought OBLIQUE was a quality spot from Jacqueline. Think it could be a close one today.

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Thought OBLIQUE was a quality spot from Jacqueline. Think it could be a close one today.

Yeah I was impressed with TIRESOME, being that it was a lot less obvious than ROOMIEST.

Did 1st numbers this way myself, 75x9 - (6x4 -3).

Hey - Richard better get TIDDLER - just the right lead in for a poem!

Kate Richardson would have been fuming at her TV in round 3 (?) when LGBT came out in the wrong order. The fascists.

(50+10/2)*8+3*3

alternate 2nd numbers:

50 x 10 = 500
3 x 2 x 8 = 48
500 - 48 - 3 = 449

MOTORISE was there in the roomiest, tiresome round too. Ooh my brain's getting a workout!

Hard luck Chris.

Oh no! Chris, was well expecting you to be an Octochamp, you're much better than that.

Think playing it a bit safe cost you there (particularly with MATRICES). Well never mind, at least you enjoyed yourself, that's the main thing.

Bad luck Chris. I enjoyed watching your run though, and you lost to a very nice lady - I chatted to Jacqueline and her husband while I was at the studios.

YAUPON round 6 as a DC beater.

Hard luck Chris - she played well - I fully expected you to win more than 2.

What a tense game, and what a shame that Chris had to come up against such a strong player as Jacqueline on his third show. Two days after Chris's games were recorded, I found myself sitting next to him in the audience for the semis and the final, and very good company he was too.

Phil Reynolds wrote:Two days after Chris's games were recorded, I found myself sitting next to him in the audience for the semis and the final, and very good company he was too.

This.

Ouch bad luck Chris. Thought she was gonna run you close but have to admit that I thought you'd be okay going into the last numbers ahead as you seemed to have the edge over her . I feel slightly responsible after tipping you for octochampdom in Thursday's recap. I have a habit of doing that...

That said, Jacqueline looks like an excellent player although maybe a little inconsistent on the numbers (if you can make such an observation after one game). I tip her to become the first octochamp of series 61.

Sorry Jacqueline

Jon Corby wrote:Ouch bad luck Chris. Thought she was gonna run you close but have to admit that I thought you'd be okay going into the last numbers ahead as you seemed to have the edge over her . I feel slightly responsible after tipping you for octochampdom in Thursday's recap. I have a habit of doing that...

That said, Jacqueline looks like an excellent player although maybe a little inconsistent on the numbers (if you can make such an observation after one game). I tip her to become the first octochamp of series 61.

Sorry Jacqueline

At least it was a close game! . She was lovely as well, so although gutted watching myself miss a few easy rounds, I was happy for her. Willing her to be an octo! hehe

Phil Reynolds wrote:What a tense game, and what a shame that Chris had to come up against such a strong player as Jacqueline on his third show. Two days after Chris's games were recorded, I found myself sitting next to him in the audience for the semis and the final, and very good company he was too.

Cheers Phil . Think I might make an appearance in the audience for the series 61 finals. Its close to home in Manchester now, so I wont have to sleep on any more park benches! haha. Hopefully a fair few from the forum will go along!

A rather silly solution to the first numbers game, but it illustrates a useful trick:

((75 / 3) * 4 + 9) * 6 = 654

I always think the division operator gets short shrift, so I take every chance to use it.