Rounds: Here.
As indicated by Lily at the end of last night's episode, today is David Astle's birthday, his fiftieth in fact. Happy birthday, David!
Colin is back for his third night; we learn that in addition to being a keen traveller, he is also fond of many sports. Not quite 39, though! He describes himself more as a jack of all trades, master of none type, but does mention two activities that are presumably his current favourite: Kayaking around Manly and the Sydney Harbour, and beach volleyball. These certainly fit in well with the fact that he lives next to a beach.
Challenging Colin today is Timothy Clarke, a secondary school English and Media teacher, whose passion is performing and singing. So much so that he has even written a cabaret, a one-man show (well, plus a pianist) that he is presumably hoping to put on soon.
Timothy seems to have a definite word advantage over Colin, and soon forges ahead. He struggles with the numbers, however, and Colin gains some ground back. But Colin ends up too far behind going into a conundrum round that neither contestant solves, and Timothy wins, 34 to 19.
I had trouble getting clear of Timothy in this game, in part because of round 2 (read the details there). It was only his failure in the numbers that gave me a commanding lead, and with a late conundrum solve the final scoreline flatters me more than it should. This had potential to be my first 80-point game since I started this blog, but I missed the key full monty.
As usual, details after the jump.
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Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Ep 312: Colin Jones, Natasha Podesser (November 8, 2011)
Rounds: Here.
Colin Jones returns for his second game, and we find out that he is quite the keen traveller; so far, he's visited 39 different countries! Asked what has "scored the highest", he responds that he has been to Africa twice, and most recently to Botswana before the world cup soccer. He found it beautiful, and makes specific mention of the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park.
In the challenger's seat today is Natasha Podesser, a university student majoring in criminology and Indonesian. Richard asks where she thinks that her interest in criminology and law enforcement will take her; she's not sure yet, maybe forensics or corrections. When queried about how Indonesian ties in, Natasha remarks that she's hoping that she'll find something that she's actually interested in during her university study. Certainly university is the place to do that.
I recognise the signs of a Scrabble player, and settle in for a difficult game. Natasha manages an early lead over Colin, but despite him declaring an invalid word she can't quite shake him; then she stumbles on the later numbers rounds to put him back in contention. Colin ends up only one point behind at the conundrum, and a very quick answer gives him the victory, 56 to 47.
This was almost a perfect game for me; I missed one letters round (I was writing down the eight as time ran out), and was ever-so-fractionally behind Colin on the conundrum. Superior results on the numbers games saw me comfortably home despite that, and again it's possible that I would have beaten David in a head-to-head, depending on his numbers performance. That's a few good games in a row for me, so I'm happy.
As usual, details after the jump.
Colin Jones returns for his second game, and we find out that he is quite the keen traveller; so far, he's visited 39 different countries! Asked what has "scored the highest", he responds that he has been to Africa twice, and most recently to Botswana before the world cup soccer. He found it beautiful, and makes specific mention of the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park.
In the challenger's seat today is Natasha Podesser, a university student majoring in criminology and Indonesian. Richard asks where she thinks that her interest in criminology and law enforcement will take her; she's not sure yet, maybe forensics or corrections. When queried about how Indonesian ties in, Natasha remarks that she's hoping that she'll find something that she's actually interested in during her university study. Certainly university is the place to do that.
I recognise the signs of a Scrabble player, and settle in for a difficult game. Natasha manages an early lead over Colin, but despite him declaring an invalid word she can't quite shake him; then she stumbles on the later numbers rounds to put him back in contention. Colin ends up only one point behind at the conundrum, and a very quick answer gives him the victory, 56 to 47.
This was almost a perfect game for me; I missed one letters round (I was writing down the eight as time ran out), and was ever-so-fractionally behind Colin on the conundrum. Superior results on the numbers games saw me comfortably home despite that, and again it's possible that I would have beaten David in a head-to-head, depending on his numbers performance. That's a few good games in a row for me, so I'm happy.
As usual, details after the jump.
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Ep 311: Alex van der Kooij, Colin Jones (November 7, 2011)
Rounds: Here.
Alex returns for his fourth night, and Richard comments that Alex has been a church organist for many years. Alex says that organ music has grown on him but that it's not a very popular instrument these days "because 'organ' has the same letters as 'groan'".
Challenging Alex tonight is Colin Jones, a crew assignment officer for New South Wales Railways. There is some discussion about how stressful the logistics can get when there is some kind of infrastructure failure.
There's not too much to separate the contestants as far as words go, but Alex's weakness with the numbers is highlighted in this game -- he fails to score any points at all, even when Colin has an invalid answer. Aided by a very quick conundrum solution, Colin becomes the new champion with a score of 46 to 25.
My performance was all right here, and might even have given me a victory against David depending on how well he handled the numbers. In any event, I scored points in every round for an easy victory, and my highest score so far this series.
As usual, details after the jump.
Alex returns for his fourth night, and Richard comments that Alex has been a church organist for many years. Alex says that organ music has grown on him but that it's not a very popular instrument these days "because 'organ' has the same letters as 'groan'".
Challenging Alex tonight is Colin Jones, a crew assignment officer for New South Wales Railways. There is some discussion about how stressful the logistics can get when there is some kind of infrastructure failure.
There's not too much to separate the contestants as far as words go, but Alex's weakness with the numbers is highlighted in this game -- he fails to score any points at all, even when Colin has an invalid answer. Aided by a very quick conundrum solution, Colin becomes the new champion with a score of 46 to 25.
My performance was all right here, and might even have given me a victory against David depending on how well he handled the numbers. In any event, I scored points in every round for an easy victory, and my highest score so far this series.
As usual, details after the jump.
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