tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post9219306826141543802..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: Ep 184: Tony Loui, Alison Crowe (September 22, 2016; originally aired April 14, 2011)Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-74177962479492373792018-09-22T21:13:37.306+10:002018-09-22T21:13:37.306+10:00Lily did not say that. She said that (after multi...Lily did not say that. She said that (after multiplying 25 by 9) she was 13 away from thet target. She then said that 75 divided by 5 is 15, and taking away the 2 gives the necessary 15.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-33536240535237679322018-09-14T17:54:35.854+10:002018-09-14T17:54:35.854+10:002nd set of numbers Lilly said 75 divided by 5 is 1...2nd set of numbers Lilly said 75 divided by 5 is 13. Taking that away from her set 225 to get the answer. She is incorrect as 75 divide by 5 is not 13. I’m surprised no one has picked up on this. Very poor Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-45988813481021969332016-09-29T09:57:20.480+10:002016-09-29T09:57:20.480+10:00Whoops, thanks for catching that, Mike -- fixed. ...Whoops, thanks for catching that, Mike -- fixed. Although come to think of it, two conundrums is about as rare as two full monties; there have been ten instances so far of two conundrums, and although I haven't checked precise figures, there have been three instances of two full monties in this series. My feeling is that this makes two full monties in a game will turn out to be a little more common that two conundrums.<br /><br />No joy about LEERINGS, I'm afraid.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-28285839091191463942016-09-29T06:28:19.219+10:002016-09-29T06:28:19.219+10:00Geoff, did you mean two conundrums in the same gam...Geoff, did you mean two conundrums in the same game was a rarity, or two full monties?<br /><br />MATCHES (my wife who was watching also got CINEMAS in time, which I was quite envious of)<br />LEERINGS?<br />8*75-7=193<br />BROAD and ADRIFT just after <br />TRAILS and RUSTIC<br />9*25-5-5-2=213 (1 off)<br />DOOMED<br />75+25+4-1=103 <br />xMike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.com