Ep 304: Shaun Ellis, Kate Philip (October 27, 2011)

Rounds: Here.


Win or lose, Shaun will be heading home after this game.  Asked about moments that stand out for him, he is embarassedly amused about trying GASHEAD on his first night.  (It's not valid, I should add, which is part of the amusement.)  In an amusing reference to round two of episode 302, he adds that he has a new life mission now: To write a screenplay wherein a character says "I'm just going to go and re-lock the door".

The challenger tonight is former air traffic controller Kate Philip, who is now studying for her bachelor of science.  Richard tries to draw some connection between being an air traffic controller and playing the game, and Kate helps the link by saying that being able to form patterns out of disparate information should be useful.  Richard follows up on her use of 'disparate', using it to segue into noting that she's involved in the business of vintage clothing.  She responds that she's always loved the style, fit, and form of vintage clothes, and she's started a plus-size vintage clothing store online called Curvy Vintage.


I had a much better relative performance this game -- I came close to keeping both contestants scoreless. On the other hand, I missed some of the higher scoring options, including a full monty.  There's something to be said for the French version's more generous time limit of 45 seconds per round...

Shaun cruised to an easy 44 to 6 victory over Kate, and retires undefeated with a total of 280 points.  The season starts off with someone going the distance, which is hopefully a sign of good things to come.

As usual, details after the jump.