tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post302241093237688102..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: Ep 437: Simon Walton, Mark Niciejewski (May 1, 2012)Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-65308555734406050222012-05-03T08:50:41.119+10:002012-05-03T08:50:41.119+10:00Cheers guys, Im kinda surprised that Simon won las...Cheers guys, Im kinda surprised that Simon won last night, I had money on Andrea destroying him, but as I said its totally different when your on stage then in the audience. Good luck to simon in the champion seriesMark Niciejewskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-6314341834777585082012-05-03T02:48:09.311+10:002012-05-03T02:48:09.311+10:00PS: Three nine-letter words in the audition is a g...PS: Three nine-letter words in the audition is a great effort, Mark N. I only found one of the two possible in mine -- the other one occurred to me on the way home that day.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-87000017293776137962012-05-03T02:46:30.611+10:002012-05-03T02:46:30.611+10:00As a public service announcement to clarify Sam...As a public service announcement to clarify Sam's post, NSFW = Not Safe For Work, and probably other environments as well. Not that this is likely a necessary addendum, but much better safe than sorry.<br /><br />It's excellent to hear from everyone, and particularly from Mark Niciejewski. Like JT says: We don't hear that much from contestants, and it's always nice to do so.<br /><br />I can certainly sympathise with you, Mark N. Running into Simon in that word form on your game was unfortunate -- he is a bit variable but those first five rounds were hard to make much headway on. I must admit, the biggest thing I'd like to change about the show is the length; nine rounds makes luck a rather big factor.<br /><br />Another excellent game from you today, (regular) Mark. Nice one!<br /><br />Thanks for chipping in today, JT. My condolences on BRACELETS in particular; it would have been an excellent find if the I had been an E.<br /><br />Sam: The good news is that the contestants you've lost to this series have both gone to the sixth game. Better luck next game!Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-66600620464822819072012-05-02T17:47:24.739+10:002012-05-02T17:47:24.739+10:00I struggled on the letters this episode, so I can ...I struggled on the letters this episode, so I can sympathise with Mark N. Simon's words were excellent, he outscored me despite his slips on the numbers.<br /><br />Well played from (blog regular) Mark, your answers were much better than mine.<br /><br />In Round 7 my answer was HENTAI, which struck me as a common word, though I was unsure of its meaning. It's not in the Macquarie, and if you want to Google it, I warn you that it is NSFW.<br /><br />My answers:<br /><br />ROOSTER<br />BASING<br />424 = 4*100+25-1<br />RACIEST<br />CANDIES<br />132 = 75+50+5+2<br />- (HENTAI)<br />156 = 100+50+9-3<br />- (about two minutes)Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-87805873300272676592012-05-02T14:07:53.312+10:002012-05-02T14:07:53.312+10:00Nice to hear from Mark Niciekewski apart from Sam ...Nice to hear from Mark Niciekewski apart from Sam and of course Geoff we rarely hear from contestants who were on the show on this blog. I had three pretty embarassing rounds one was round 2 where I spent too much time on the ING and found very little after that, Round 4 were I thought i had BRACELETS only to realise I spelt it BRACLETS :/... and then the conundrum where I though it was ENTAGLEMENT only to realise it was WAY too long :/<br /><br />Anyway my answers:<br />SHORTER<br />SPINE<br />424- Lily's solution then the contestants<br />Invalid<br />AMUSED<br />132-(50x2)+((5-1)x8)<br />EXILE<br />156-100+50+9-6<br />Invalid againJTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-83913283574717776422012-05-02T10:01:42.084+10:002012-05-02T10:01:42.084+10:00I did say I think he does, dont quote me on it, ju...I did say I think he does, dont quote me on it, just going on the form that the woman showed whilst we were in the audienceMark Niciejewskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-19833657613306169772012-05-02T09:46:00.544+10:002012-05-02T09:46:00.544+10:00Mark it's nice to hear from you, but it's ...Mark it's nice to hear from you, but it's disappointing that you posted that spoiler.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-91431402518997735122012-05-02T08:09:46.997+10:002012-05-02T08:09:46.997+10:00Hello all, surprisingly I stuggled with the letter...Hello all, surprisingly I stuggled with the letters on the show. I actually topped the Brisbane audition finding 3 nine letter words. Usually words are my strong point but on the day and on stage its a completely different story. I was a little perplexed with Simon's equations as they were pretty simple.(spoiler) Ahh well I think he loses tonightMark Niciejewskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-60388808690894052822012-05-02T04:56:23.580+10:002012-05-02T04:56:23.580+10:00Well done, Geoff.
SHOOTER
ABUSING
424 = 4*100 + 2...Well done, Geoff.<br /><br />SHOOTER<br />ABUSING<br />424 = 4*100 + 25 - 1<br />RACIEST<br />MAIDENS<br />132 = 50 + 75 + 8 - 1<br />HEXANE<br />156 = 100 + 50 + 9 - 3<br />-Marknoreply@blogger.com