Rounds: Here.
Tonight we find out that Peter is a keen traveller, too, although perhaps not quite as keen as Colin. He'd like to go cycling through the countries of Europe, particularly the flatter ones. Heh. He mentions the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, and parts of Germany and France.
Going up against him is property developer David Bradley, who is also a long-distance runner. Like Peter, he'd prefer flatter terrain. David is in training for an Iron Man race, and it certainly sounds like it would take considerable training: A 3.8 kilometre swim, followed by a 180 km bike ride, and to cap it off a 42.2 kilometre marathon. Ouch!
Neither contestant is particularly convincing on the letters, with fours, fives, or sixes that should have been longer. David manages to outdo Peter in the numbers to make up for lost ground on the letters, but it's still anyone's game going into the conundrum. It's a tough one tonight, and nobody gets it, so David unseats Peter with a score of 40 points to 31.
I was similarly unconvincing on the letters, failing to outright win any letters round despite some familiar words in the mix, with a particularly poor oversight in round 4. Solid numbers rounds saw me comfortably home, however, and despite not solving the conundrum I notched up another score in the 60's. I perhaps eased up a bit too early, as I missed the best chance I've had at a nine yet -- I was writing it down as time ran out. So close!
As usual, details after the jump.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Monday, 14 November 2011
Ep 316: Peter Crop, Ryan Sutton (November 14, 2011)
Rounds: Here.
David tries to stump Peter with some music trivia of his own. He asks him what 80's British band was named after a villain in the film Barbarella? That's a fairly easy one; I recall watching the movie with friends and a great deal of merriment was had each time the villainous scientist's name was said. The band is Duran Duran, and Peter has no trouble with this question.
Challenging Peter today is economics student and sports statistician Ryan Sutton. He is asked what his job involves and makes it sounds like one of the best jobs ever, in that he sits back, relaxes, watches sport, and occasionally presses buttons.
I auditioned for Letters and Numbers earlier this year, and met Ryan during the audition; I had quite a pleasant chat with him and a couple of other hopefuls. I was glad to see that he made it onto the show, and it will be interesting to see if I recognise anyone else in the upcoming episodes.
It's a very close game throughout, with the numbers unchallenging and the word advantage shifting back and forth. Ryan takes a seven point lead into the conundrum, and when he buzzes in I think he has the round wrapped up. But Ryan's guess is not correct and the extra time this gives his opponent may have proven decisive as Peter gets the answer with six seconds to go, winning his second game by 60 points to 57.
I was in decidedly mixed form today, dropping behind in the words twice and missing a longer option in a third round that I wish I had spotted. The numbers offered no chance to catch up, and I went into the conundrum much like Ryan, ahead but by less than a winning margin. Fortunately I managed to get the answer before either could buzz in, taking another nervous victory.
As usual, details after the jump.
David tries to stump Peter with some music trivia of his own. He asks him what 80's British band was named after a villain in the film Barbarella? That's a fairly easy one; I recall watching the movie with friends and a great deal of merriment was had each time the villainous scientist's name was said. The band is Duran Duran, and Peter has no trouble with this question.
Challenging Peter today is economics student and sports statistician Ryan Sutton. He is asked what his job involves and makes it sounds like one of the best jobs ever, in that he sits back, relaxes, watches sport, and occasionally presses buttons.
I auditioned for Letters and Numbers earlier this year, and met Ryan during the audition; I had quite a pleasant chat with him and a couple of other hopefuls. I was glad to see that he made it onto the show, and it will be interesting to see if I recognise anyone else in the upcoming episodes.
It's a very close game throughout, with the numbers unchallenging and the word advantage shifting back and forth. Ryan takes a seven point lead into the conundrum, and when he buzzes in I think he has the round wrapped up. But Ryan's guess is not correct and the extra time this gives his opponent may have proven decisive as Peter gets the answer with six seconds to go, winning his second game by 60 points to 57.
I was in decidedly mixed form today, dropping behind in the words twice and missing a longer option in a third round that I wish I had spotted. The numbers offered no chance to catch up, and I went into the conundrum much like Ryan, ahead but by less than a winning margin. Fortunately I managed to get the answer before either could buzz in, taking another nervous victory.
As usual, details after the jump.
Friday, 11 November 2011
Ep 315: Michael Nichols, Peter Crop (November 11, 2011)
Rounds: Here.
On Michael's second night we learn that he developed some of his number skills on car journeys while looking at the number plates on other cars, and finding the prime factors of the numbers on them. David's equivalent is finding anagrams in street signs, and I can relate to both activities.
Tonight's challenger is another I.T. student, Peter Crop. He is described as a "trivia aficianado", and likes to think that he does well. His best categories are geography, history, sport, and music, particularly 70's music trivia. Asked for an example of the latter, he comes up with the following: Which musician was born Chaim Weitz, and with which band is he associated?" This stumps Richard and David, and they are interested to learn that the answer is Gene Simmons from KISS.
The game is a relatively high-scoring one for both contestants, starting out even in the first three rounds. Then Michael falls behind in the remaining letters rounds, and with the numbers rounds not posing enough challenge he cannot come back; he finds the conundrum and gets to the half-century, but Peter is the victor with a scoreline of 61 points to 50.
I missed the longest word in one round, but otherwise did as well as feasible. With Peter also doing well, though, that miss meant that a conundrum solve would give him a win. With the evidence suggesting that he was good at word-finding, I nervously buzzed in early before double-checking what I thought I'd seen, and was relieved that I was correct. So another win to round out the week, and a reassuring result after yesterday's effort.
As usual, details after the jump.
On Michael's second night we learn that he developed some of his number skills on car journeys while looking at the number plates on other cars, and finding the prime factors of the numbers on them. David's equivalent is finding anagrams in street signs, and I can relate to both activities.
Tonight's challenger is another I.T. student, Peter Crop. He is described as a "trivia aficianado", and likes to think that he does well. His best categories are geography, history, sport, and music, particularly 70's music trivia. Asked for an example of the latter, he comes up with the following: Which musician was born Chaim Weitz, and with which band is he associated?" This stumps Richard and David, and they are interested to learn that the answer is Gene Simmons from KISS.
The game is a relatively high-scoring one for both contestants, starting out even in the first three rounds. Then Michael falls behind in the remaining letters rounds, and with the numbers rounds not posing enough challenge he cannot come back; he finds the conundrum and gets to the half-century, but Peter is the victor with a scoreline of 61 points to 50.
I missed the longest word in one round, but otherwise did as well as feasible. With Peter also doing well, though, that miss meant that a conundrum solve would give him a win. With the evidence suggesting that he was good at word-finding, I nervously buzzed in early before double-checking what I thought I'd seen, and was relieved that I was correct. So another win to round out the week, and a reassuring result after yesterday's effort.
As usual, details after the jump.
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