Spoilers for Monday, 25th August
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:10 pm
The break is finally over .
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It sounded like FOGGIEST but I think he was playing for FOGIEST as in, most fogey like, or something (they discussed that a bit, at least).Rich Priest wrote:Did Jeremy say FOGGIEST? As it would have been an ok word but no-one mentioned that there was only one G.Or did I mishear him.
Carol's made sense and was quite logical - I'm not sure yours is any "easier".Michael Simmonds wrote:Alternative, and surely easier answer that CV's numbers round 2 :- 100 + 75 - 5 + 1 x 2 (50 / 25).
Thanks for the vote of confidence Michael. Perhaps I should apply for Carol's job after all! Out of interest, is anyone else on the forum applying?Michael Wallace wrote:Nah, I'd say that 171x2 is a much more straightforward route than Carol's (mine was similarly complicated, going for ((50-1)*5)+100-(75/25)).
DIATRIBE in that round as wellJoseph Bolas wrote:DAINTIER
I went that way too. Just seemed to leap out at me.Michael Wallace wrote:(mine was similarly complicated, going for ((50-1)*5)+100-(75/25)).
He declared 8. I thought he said FROGIEST which is both invalid and misspelt.Michael Wallace wrote:It sounded like FOGGIEST but I think he was playing for FOGIEST as in, most fogey like, or something (they discussed that a bit, at least).Rich Priest wrote:Did Jeremy say FOGGIEST? As it would have been an ok word but no-one mentioned that there was only one G.Or did I mishear him.
And me.Dinos Sfyris wrote:I went that way too. Just seemed to leap out at me.Michael Wallace wrote:(mine was similarly complicated, going for ((50-1)*5)+100-(75/25)).
Is that definitely right? I didn't notice exactly what he said but he did say "minus" which surprised me a bit, but Carol seemed to suggest that he took away four and then added six, but I didn't pay enough attention to what he said.David Williams wrote:Wasn't the last numbers game a shambles? Carol has an unfortunate habit of not bothering to listen to the contestant once she thinks she knows what they're going to say. It seemed to dawn on her that something wasn't quite right, but as the solution was pretty obvious she made a big point of saying that the contestant had got it. But he hadn't. What he said before she interrupted was heading for 248, not 252. I hope he'd got it written down correctly.
David
Don't think I was knocking you, Michael - please feel free to post beaters etc - I just didn't see that 171x2 was easier to spot (even though it's an easier calculation).Michael Simmonds wrote:Thanks for the vote of confidence Michael. Perhaps I should apply for Carol's job after all! Out of interest, is anyone else on the forum applying?Michael Wallace wrote:Nah, I'd say that 171x2 is a much more straightforward route than Carol's (mine was similarly complicated, going for ((50-1)*5)+100-(75/25)).
I certainly didn't take offence Kirk. Life is all about opinions, and it would be very boring if we all thought the same. The forum is here for us to debate and share our alternatives, and I find it very interesting to see all the different calculations posted - keep them coming!Kirk Bevins wrote:Don't think I was knocking you, Michael - please feel free to post beaters etc - I just didn't see that 171x2 was easier to spot (even though it's an easier calculation).Michael Simmonds wrote:Thanks for the vote of confidence Michael. Perhaps I should apply for Carol's job after all! Out of interest, is anyone else on the forum applying?Michael Wallace wrote:Nah, I'd say that 171x2 is a much more straightforward route than Carol's (mine was similarly complicated, going for ((50-1)*5)+100-(75/25)).
BTW, my method (out of time) was (75+1)x(100+5x25)/50=342
Yes, Gavin. David was absolutely correct in what he said. Carol certainly wasn't listening, and she was wrong in saying that Jeremy had got it correct. Jeremy's solution definitely gave 248 and not 252.Gavin Chipper wrote:Is that definitely right? I didn't notice exactly what he said but he did say "minus" which surprised me a bit, but Carol seemed to suggest that he took away four and then added six, but I didn't pay enough attention to what he said.David Williams wrote:Wasn't the last numbers game a shambles? Carol has an unfortunate habit of not bothering to listen to the contestant once she thinks she knows what they're going to say. It seemed to dawn on her that something wasn't quite right, but as the solution was pretty obvious she made a big point of saying that the contestant had got it. But he hadn't. What he said before she interrupted was heading for 248, not 252. I hope he'd got it written down correctly.
David