Ep 11: Stephen Farrelly, Dawn Tuftan (July 23, 2012; originally aired August 16, 2010)

Rounds: Here.


Disclaimer: While I have not seen this episode before, I did play through the blue book (episodes 1 to 50) around ten months ago when I was scheduled to be a contestant on the show.  Additionally, I did a quick flick through it a few months back to collect words for my posts about word validity.


Richard follows up yesterday's chat with Stephen by asking him how writing a film script is different from other sorts of writing.  That does not work too well as a conversational gambit, as Stephen admits that he has not done any other writing before.

Tonight's challenger is Dawn Tuftan, a mother of two who is currently studying accounting by correspondence.  Dawn is a keen scuba diver, and in particular used to go on night dives.  Richard asks what the attraction of night diving is, and Dawn responds that they are amazing.  She imagines it is similar to the feeling one might get in space: You are weightless; it is dark; it is quiet; and you can only hear yourself breathing.  She adds that you can see some amazing marine life and it is very beautiful.  It can be a little eerie at first, but once you get used to it it is very tranquil and relaxing.


Honours were even on the first letters round, then Dawn got a minor lead in the second.  Stephen took the lead in the first numbers round, and extended it in the following letters round.  Little difference followed, and the five points that Stephen scored in the last numbers round were enough to guarantee him the win.  Neither was able to solve the conundrum, so the final scoreline was 30 to 15 in Stephen's favour.

I missed two eight-letter words today, the first of which I saw not long after time expired and the second of which would likely have eluded me for some time.  Aside from that I had optimal answers, and a decent game throughout.