Ep 307: Nick Terry, James Godfrey (November 1, 2011)

Rounds: Here.


Nick returns for his third night, and it is revealed that he used to be an aeronautical engineer.  He joined Rolls Royce in the UK for a while, working on engines for the Tornado aircraft, before "turning to the dark side and becoming an accountant".  But he says that the best job he ever had was probably a summer spent working in a toy shop.

Facing Nick tonight is keen water polo player James Godfrey, who is currently studying for his masters of social development.


It's a very close game tonight, with James pushing Nick all the way, and they were tied going into the conundrum round.  With six seconds left Nick found the solution, giving him his third win in a row and a healthy scoreline of 55 to 45.  Could we have two retiring champions in a row?  If he does make it, he is very likely to overtake Shaun on aggregate.  We'll know by the end of the week, at any rate.

As for me, I had a flawed performance today.  I got off to an early lead and then took my eye off the ball at the end when I was almost uncatchable, failing to find one of several eights in the letters, and flubbing the numbers round.  But with Nick not spotting the full monty I was safe, and I solved the conundrum comfortably ahead of him to finish 35 points ahead.

Looks like I continue to struggle with the numbers; having to write down a close answer for safety interrupts the thinking process!

As usual, details after the jump.