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So we have now reach the 64th preliminary of the 64th series with Graham still firmly seated in the champions' chair after 5 wins. He now holds the number 6 seed position, and by the end of the day, he should get to no.5, as he needs just 30 more points roughly.

Can he make it 6 of the best

Join me later to find out.

ALIQUOT as a DC beater in round 3.

DETENUE as a DC beater in round 12.

NARROWS in R14

AZAROLE was there in like round 12 or 13 as beater.

This has to be just about the weakest week, of both champion and competitors, I have ever seen. The quality of play has been appalling. Are they struggling to get new competitors or something?

(Hi everyone! I have the week off!)

MONACO GRAND PRIX ANNIVERSARY! I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!

Well, Jeff, there were more overtakes in Monaco last year than in Abu Dhabi!

I've had a few goes at the first numbers game:

100, 75, 50, 25, 3, 2 -- 740

Got 744 in the time [(100+25+50+75-2)*3], 148*5 looks the most likely way of getting it, but I can't get that either. Anybody able to get it?

Rachel was at her breast today.

It's like the old days when you didn't have to be well-nigh infallible to win a few games. I think they're trying to avoid making it the TV spin-off of Apterous.

Pete Cashmore wrote:This has to be just about the weakest week, of both champion and competitors, I have ever seen. The quality of play has been appalling. Are they struggling to get new competitors or something?

(Hi everyone! I have the week off!)

I disagree. Graham has offered some lovely words, like ASKANCE today, and he's not bad at the numbers either.

Martin Gardner wrote:I've had a few goes at the first numbers game:

100, 75, 50, 25, 3, 2 -- 740

Got 744 in the time [(100+25+50+75-2)*3], 148*5 looks the most likely way of getting it, but I can't get that either. Anybody able to get it?

No-one did I'm afraid. 741 is the best, as you'll see in the forthcoming Robinson Recap later on.

Adam Gillard wrote:

Pete Cashmore wrote:This has to be just about the weakest week, of both champion and competitors, I have ever seen. The quality of play has been appalling. Are they struggling to get new competitors or something?

I disagree. Graham has offered some lovely words, like ASKANCE today, and he's not bad at the numbers either.

I don't think this week is as bad as a couple of weeks ago, but this series is starting to turn into Series 62 Mk.2.

Hopefully the finals will make me change my mind.

CATENAS and SAVANTE in round 2, HOARSEN and SENHORA in round 6 and INHUMES in round 9.

3rd Numbers Alt.: ((75 + 7) x 5) - 1 = 409

Peter Mabey wrote:NARROWS in R14

Very nice, Peter. A 7-letter-word in a numbers game. Well done.

Joyce Phillips wrote:It's like the old days when you didn't have to be well-nigh infallible to win a few games. I think they're trying to avoid making it the TV spin-off of Apterous.

You've probably hit the nail on the head there Joyce - 21 of the last 25 octochamps and ALL of the last 12 octochamps have been Apterites. While this is interesting viewing for us, it may have turned a few potential applicants off.

Adam Gillard wrote:

Pete Cashmore wrote:This has to be just about the weakest week, of both champion and competitors, I have ever seen. The quality of play has been appalling. Are they struggling to get new competitors or something?

(Hi everyone! I have the week off!)

I disagree. Graham has offered some lovely words, like ASKANCE today, and he's not bad at the numbers either.

Not to mention MORAINE and INGRESS. Obviously Pete doesn't watch Countdown on his weeks on.

James Robinson wrote:

Martin Gardner wrote:I've had a few goes at the first numbers game:

100, 75, 50, 25, 3, 2 -- 740

Got 744 in the time [(100+25+50+75-2)*3], 148*5 looks the most likely way of getting it, but I can't get that either. Anybody able to get it?

No-one did I'm afraid. 741 is the best, as you'll see in the forthcoming Robinson Recap later on.

Adam Gillard wrote:

Pete Cashmore wrote:This has to be just about the weakest week, of both champion and competitors, I have ever seen. The quality of play has been appalling. Are they struggling to get new competitors or something?

I disagree. Graham has offered some lovely words, like ASKANCE today, and he's not bad at the numbers either.

I don't think this week is as bad as a couple of weeks ago, but this series is starting to turn into Series 62 Mk.2.

Hopefully the finals will make me change my mind.

CATENAS and SAVANTE in round 2, HOARSEN and SENHORA in round 6 and INHUMES in round 9.

3rd Numbers Alt.: ((75 + 7) x 5) - 1 = 409

Peter Mabey wrote:NARROWS in R14

Very nice, Peter. A 7-letter-word in a numbers game. Well done.

Mike Brown has mentioned time and time again that SENHORA^ is no longer in.

Rhys Benjamin wrote:

James Robinson wrote:CATENAS and SAVANTE in round 2, HOARSEN and SENHORA in round 6 and INHUMES in round 9.

Mike Brown has mentioned time and time again that SENHORA^ is no longer in.

How many times has James Robinson got to tell you, SENORA isn't in, but SENHORA is OK.

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Mike Brown has mentioned time and time again that SENHORA^ is no longer in.

No he hasn't. SENOR^, SENORA^ and SENORITA^ are no longer in (go with SNORE, REASON or NOTARISE instead), but SENHOR, SENHORA and SENHORITA are. Even though Firefox's wiggly-red-line spell checker seems to think it's the other way round.

Rhys Benjamin is a fucking cunt. FACT.

Ryan Taylor wrote:Rhys Benjamin is a fucking cunt. FACT.

I am a legend.

Ryan Taylor wrote:

Ryan Taylor wrote:Rhys Benjamin is a fucking cunt. FACT.

I am a legend.

I'm so tempted to phone you up now and start your day with a good panic.

Richard Brittain hacked my account last night and posted some defamatory comments. I apologise on his behalf.

James Robinson wrote: I don't think this week is as bad as a couple of weeks ago, but this series is starting to turn into Series 62 Mk.2.

Oi! Just because a player as bad as me managed to win it

Oliver Garner wrote:

James Robinson wrote: I don't think this week is as bad as a couple of weeks ago, but this series is starting to turn into Series 62 Mk.2.

Oi! Just because a player as bad as me managed to win it

Yeah James, are you saying I'm as bad as Garner? I mean, Ed and the other lower seeds I can understand, but me???

Rhys Benjamin wrote:

Peter Mabey wrote:NARROWS in R14

Very nice, Peter. A 7-letter-word in a numbers game. Well done.

Yes I did notice I'd mistyped after posting, but couldn't be arsed to edit it