Rounds: Here.
Disclaimer: I watched this episode when it first aired, and although I
did not recall any of it I cannot rule out memory being a factor.
It's the important fourth night for Hugh Davidson, and Richard asks about technique. Specifically, he comments that Hugh's selections have led to some of the most spectacular number play that he thinks has been had on the show (I'm not sure about that, but it has certainly led to some challenging targets), and enquires what Hugh's strategy is. Hugh demurs, saying that 'strategy' is probably the wrong word for it, and that he has been pretty reckless. Also, he is likely to continue being so.
Tonight's challenger is Dave Gray, but not the one that I thought of when I heard the name. This Dave Gray is the head gardener at the historic Vaucluse House in Sydney, and has been for twenty-two years. He adds that he is actually the head gardener for the Historic Houses Trust (they changed their name to Sydney Living Museums in 2013), so he looks after a number of gardeners associated with historic properties throughout Sydney, and even one down in Nowra called Meroogal.
Dave agrees with Richard's next statement that the beautiful gardens are certainly an important part of the historic houses, because they reflect the period of which the house is set. For instance, at Vaucluse House they are trying to encapsulate the 19th century in the garden there.
Richard reminds us that one of Dave's colleagues from Vaucluse House was on the show a while back; that was Susan Bee, back in episode 132.
Dave took the early lead with a good word, but Hugh rallied in the second round to reduce the deficit to a single point. Hugh's usual choice of six small numbers stumped everyone, including Lily, who very unusually had nothing to say. The points were shared in the next round, then Dave chanced an invalid word in round five; that allowed Hugh to take the lead. Dave took it right back again with the numbers, and when he solved the final numbers round also he was safe going into the conundrum. Dave did very well to solve that conundrum quickly, and finished a comfortable winner, 51 to 26.
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Ep 208: Hugh Davidson, Amrit Singh (October 25, 2016; originally aired May 18, 2011)
Rounds: Here.
Disclaimer: I watched this episode when it first aired, and although I did not recall any of it I cannot rule out memory being a factor.
Hugh Davidson returns for his third night, and Richard returns to the topic of Hugh's radio work, asking him how many programs he is putting to air at the moment. Hugh responds that he is doing two shows a week at the moment -- a live performance show on Tuesdays, and the piano show on Saturdays. Hugh would love to work in radio in the future, and particularly for one of the national broadcasters like the ABC or SBS.
Facing Hugh tonight is Amrit Singh, an IT professional who describes his greatest achievement as bungee jumping off the Auckland bridge. Richard asks Amrit whether he can describe what it is like to bungee jump. Amrit says that it is a pretty scary experience, and to him personally it was quite fulfilling. The worst moment was when he had to step out and just jump... they counted him down, and that was the scariest part. After that it was great.
Hugh starts out with a pair of seven-letter words, while Amrit is unable to match him. Neither could make headway on the first numbers round, but thereafter it all goes Hugh's way. He picks up points in all the remaining rounds, including the conundrum, and Amrit was only able to get on the scoring board in the last numbers round. It's a very one-sided affair, with Hugh winning 62 to 10.
Disclaimer: I watched this episode when it first aired, and although I did not recall any of it I cannot rule out memory being a factor.
Hugh Davidson returns for his third night, and Richard returns to the topic of Hugh's radio work, asking him how many programs he is putting to air at the moment. Hugh responds that he is doing two shows a week at the moment -- a live performance show on Tuesdays, and the piano show on Saturdays. Hugh would love to work in radio in the future, and particularly for one of the national broadcasters like the ABC or SBS.
Facing Hugh tonight is Amrit Singh, an IT professional who describes his greatest achievement as bungee jumping off the Auckland bridge. Richard asks Amrit whether he can describe what it is like to bungee jump. Amrit says that it is a pretty scary experience, and to him personally it was quite fulfilling. The worst moment was when he had to step out and just jump... they counted him down, and that was the scariest part. After that it was great.
Hugh starts out with a pair of seven-letter words, while Amrit is unable to match him. Neither could make headway on the first numbers round, but thereafter it all goes Hugh's way. He picks up points in all the remaining rounds, including the conundrum, and Amrit was only able to get on the scoring board in the last numbers round. It's a very one-sided affair, with Hugh winning 62 to 10.
Monday, 28 November 2016
Ep 207: Hugh Davidson, Gabrielle Abel (October 24, 2016; originally aired May 17, 2011)
Rounds: Here.
Disclaimer: I watched this episode when it first aired, and although I did not recall any of it I cannot rule out memory being a factor.
Hugh Davidson gets his turn in the champion's seat tonight, and we find out that Hugh used to play A-grade competition table tennis in Geelong, back when he was in high school. Richard asks how one trains for table tennis, and Hugh goes bizarrely off on a tanget saying that it's a weird sport that attracts weird people. Did part of the conversation get snipped? That made no sense as a response.
Tonight's challenger is Gabrielle Abel, an award-winning mechanic. Richard asks how that came about, and Gabrielle responds that it was during her apprenticeship (which she entered at what she describes as "quite an older age"). Her employer suggested that she enter for the award, so she did, and she says that it was mostly about being a good ambassador for the trade and the industry. (I'm not sure if this is her downplaying her abilities or not; it originally came across to me that way, but on reflection I am rather less certain of that interpretation.)
Gabrielle's award, incidentally, was the 2006 WA Motor Apprentice of the Year. I can also find a suggestion that she received an RAC Pre-Apprentice of the Year award, although I'm not able to track down more information on that. Earlier this year, She Skills had a post about Gabrielle.
Hugh started off by overreaching, trying an invalid nine in the first round. That gave Gabrielle a good lead, but Hugh won the next two rounds (aided by an invalid answer from Gabrielle to the first numbers round) to take a slender lead into the first break. The contestants shared the points in the following three rounds, and the match had the makings of a close game. But Hugh found the better answer in round seven, and then solved the target in round eight to give him a winning margin going into the conundrum. He did well to solve that, too, winning with 51 points to 22.
Disclaimer: I watched this episode when it first aired, and although I did not recall any of it I cannot rule out memory being a factor.
Hugh Davidson gets his turn in the champion's seat tonight, and we find out that Hugh used to play A-grade competition table tennis in Geelong, back when he was in high school. Richard asks how one trains for table tennis, and Hugh goes bizarrely off on a tanget saying that it's a weird sport that attracts weird people. Did part of the conversation get snipped? That made no sense as a response.
Tonight's challenger is Gabrielle Abel, an award-winning mechanic. Richard asks how that came about, and Gabrielle responds that it was during her apprenticeship (which she entered at what she describes as "quite an older age"). Her employer suggested that she enter for the award, so she did, and she says that it was mostly about being a good ambassador for the trade and the industry. (I'm not sure if this is her downplaying her abilities or not; it originally came across to me that way, but on reflection I am rather less certain of that interpretation.)
Gabrielle's award, incidentally, was the 2006 WA Motor Apprentice of the Year. I can also find a suggestion that she received an RAC Pre-Apprentice of the Year award, although I'm not able to track down more information on that. Earlier this year, She Skills had a post about Gabrielle.
Hugh started off by overreaching, trying an invalid nine in the first round. That gave Gabrielle a good lead, but Hugh won the next two rounds (aided by an invalid answer from Gabrielle to the first numbers round) to take a slender lead into the first break. The contestants shared the points in the following three rounds, and the match had the makings of a close game. But Hugh found the better answer in round seven, and then solved the target in round eight to give him a winning margin going into the conundrum. He did well to solve that, too, winning with 51 points to 22.
Saturday, 26 November 2016
Ep 206: James Morris, Hugh Davidson (October 23, 2016; originally aired May 16, 2011)
Rounds: Here.
Disclaimer: I watched this episode when it first aired, and although I did not recall any of it I cannot rule out memory being a factor.
It's the third night for James Morris, and we hear that he helps out at sports camps, trying to encourage kids under thirteen to get out and run and enjoy playing sport, to get outdoors into the fresh air and try to get fit. It's something that he would like to continue to do when he retires from construction.
Tonight's challenger is Hugh Davidson, a freelance sound recordist who also hosts and produces his own community radio show. That show aired on Radio 3MBS in Melbourne. He mostly plays old recordings of piano music from the '30s, '40s, and '50s.
It's yet another close game tonight, with the contestants finding equal results in the first two letters rounds. James gained a small lead from the first numbers round, but a tough letters round that followed saw Hugh equalise. An invalid word from Hugh let James take the lead once more, then Hugh rallied in the second numbers round to take the lead for the first time in the game. He extended it in the final letters round, only for James to narrow the margin with the numbers. Hugh was very slightly ahead going into the conundrum, but that margin was enough to give him victory as neither was able to solve it, leaving the final scoreline as 32 to 30 in his favour.
Disclaimer: I watched this episode when it first aired, and although I did not recall any of it I cannot rule out memory being a factor.
It's the third night for James Morris, and we hear that he helps out at sports camps, trying to encourage kids under thirteen to get out and run and enjoy playing sport, to get outdoors into the fresh air and try to get fit. It's something that he would like to continue to do when he retires from construction.
Tonight's challenger is Hugh Davidson, a freelance sound recordist who also hosts and produces his own community radio show. That show aired on Radio 3MBS in Melbourne. He mostly plays old recordings of piano music from the '30s, '40s, and '50s.
It's yet another close game tonight, with the contestants finding equal results in the first two letters rounds. James gained a small lead from the first numbers round, but a tough letters round that followed saw Hugh equalise. An invalid word from Hugh let James take the lead once more, then Hugh rallied in the second numbers round to take the lead for the first time in the game. He extended it in the final letters round, only for James to narrow the margin with the numbers. Hugh was very slightly ahead going into the conundrum, but that margin was enough to give him victory as neither was able to solve it, leaving the final scoreline as 32 to 30 in his favour.
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