Ep 302: Shaun Ellis, Crockett Cooke (October 25, 2011)

Rounds: Here.


Shaun Ellis returns for his fourth night and it is revealed that he has an ambition to write a screenplay.  He has a few in the works, but -- as many of us can relate to -- has to overcome his laziness.  He continues to display gently self-directed humour as he adds that he also has to make them just a little bit better.

Going up against Shaun is former police officer Crockett Cooke, who once completed the Great Victorian Bike Ride on a tricycle for charity.  He's wearing a cornflower, the symbol of the Motor Neurone Disease Association -- he lives with a rare form of that disease.  The bike ride involved a distance of almost 600 kilometres over ten days, which sounds like an impressive effort on a tricycle!


I put in a much better effort today, even though I felt somewhat "off".  There was definitely some room for improvement and the conundrum continues to be difficult for me.  I started on the back foot as Shaun got off to a good start, but then he overreached and I soon gained the lead and kept ahead thereafter.  Unfortunately, Crockett never really got into the match, and Shaun gained his fourth victory to the tune of 59 to 13.

Details after the jump.