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.
Just the summary for now, as I'm still very behind.
Showing posts with label Richard Hartley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richard Hartley. Show all posts
Monday, 29 August 2016
Ep 159: Richard Hartley, Everson Kandare (August 18, 2016; originally aired March 10, 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.
Just the summary for now, as I'm still very behind.
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.
Just the summary for now, as I'm still very behind.
Ep 158: Richard Hartley, Tim Shiel (August 17, 2016; originally aired March 9, 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.
Just the summary for now, as I'm still very behind.
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.
Just the summary for now, as I'm still very behind.
Ep 157: Richard Hartley, Jenni Bradford (August 16, 2016; originally aired March 8, 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.
Just the summary for now, as I'm still very behind.
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.
Just the summary for now, as I'm still very behind.
Ep 156: Richard Hartley, David Gunn (August 15, 2016; originally aired March 7, 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.
Just the summary for now, as I'm still very behind.
Since one of the contestants is named David, I will be using DA to refer to David Astle in the rest of this post.
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.
Just the summary for now, as I'm still very behind.
Since one of the contestants is named David, I will be using DA to refer to David Astle in the rest of this post.
Monday, 22 August 2016
Ep 155: Rob Hunt, Richard Hartley (August 12, 2016; originally aired Match 4, 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.
Rob Hunt gets his turn in the champion's seat, after defeating Greg Beers last night. Rob is learning Spanish at the moment; he originally started that because he wanted to travel around South America. As he puts it, in a lot of places in the world, he can get away with just speaking English loudly, but in South America you really need to know the lingo. Richard pulls David into the conversation at this point, as David also travelled around South America at one point, and asks him about his Spanish. David responds in Spanish that he can speak it a little, but not well. Still in Spanish, he asks Rob if he is going to win, and Rob responds in Spanish that he hopes so.
Tonight's challenger is Richard Hartley, a planetary science student and guitar teacher. As he explains it, planetary science is a mix of astronomy and geology, that looks at the formation of planets, the solar system, and more broadly the whole universe. Richard has been studying it for three years in London; he has just a few exams to go and then it will all be done.
The contestants start out with matched answers in the first round, then Richard moves ahead in the second round with a good find. The first numbers round was too easy, so Richard took the advantage into the first break. An error from Rob in round four allowed Richard to move further ahead, and he extended that lead still further in round five. Richard looked like he might cruise home, but invalid answers from him in the next two main rounds put Rob right back in contention. It had the makings of quite a comeback when Rob buzzed in first at the conundrum, but he did not have the answer. That gave Richard the game; he picked up a few more points by solving the conundrum, finishing the winner by 56 to 42.
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.
Rob Hunt gets his turn in the champion's seat, after defeating Greg Beers last night. Rob is learning Spanish at the moment; he originally started that because he wanted to travel around South America. As he puts it, in a lot of places in the world, he can get away with just speaking English loudly, but in South America you really need to know the lingo. Richard pulls David into the conversation at this point, as David also travelled around South America at one point, and asks him about his Spanish. David responds in Spanish that he can speak it a little, but not well. Still in Spanish, he asks Rob if he is going to win, and Rob responds in Spanish that he hopes so.
Tonight's challenger is Richard Hartley, a planetary science student and guitar teacher. As he explains it, planetary science is a mix of astronomy and geology, that looks at the formation of planets, the solar system, and more broadly the whole universe. Richard has been studying it for three years in London; he has just a few exams to go and then it will all be done.
The contestants start out with matched answers in the first round, then Richard moves ahead in the second round with a good find. The first numbers round was too easy, so Richard took the advantage into the first break. An error from Rob in round four allowed Richard to move further ahead, and he extended that lead still further in round five. Richard looked like he might cruise home, but invalid answers from him in the next two main rounds put Rob right back in contention. It had the makings of quite a comeback when Rob buzzed in first at the conundrum, but he did not have the answer. That gave Richard the game; he picked up a few more points by solving the conundrum, finishing the winner by 56 to 42.
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Ep 195 [QF2]: Tamara McMahon, Richard Hartley (May 22, 2012; originally aired April 29, 2011)
Disclaimer: I watched this episode when it first aired, and although I did not recall any of it I cannot rule out memory somehow being a factor.
Taking the champion's position is second seed Tamara McMahon, a project manager and professional tennis umpire. Tamara successfully retired with a total score of 335 points. Richard makes note of two good word finds from her in the main games: DURATIONS and MATRICES.
In the challenger's position is seventh seed Richard Hartley, a planetary science student. His total over six games was 282 points, so it looks like this series had slightly more people get to a sixth game than the first one (or the fourth, for that matter). Richard (Morecroft) mentions Richard (Hartley) finding BONNIEST during his main games.
It was a night of fairly flat letters rounds, with relatively straightforward sevens in most rounds and little longer on offer. The first round was a touch trickier, but Tamara found the seven-letter word there to gain the advantage. Richard miscalculated (literally) in the first numbers round to let Tamara extend that lead, but gained it back in the final numbers round. The conundrum mattered, but neither was able to solve it; Tamara's first round word secured her the win, 42 to 35.
I was back in form tonight, although as I've already noted the letters rounds were quite flat and there was little room to shine. The second numbers round was a ratpack that merited a little care, but otherwise optimal results were easy enough to come by in most rounds. I found the conundrum quite tough going, as expected from a finals game, but found the solution with three seconds left on the clock. That gave me my second optimal game, although the slowness of the conundrum solve is a negative feature. Still, it was nice to get good results after some of my recent poor finals form.
Taking the champion's position is second seed Tamara McMahon, a project manager and professional tennis umpire. Tamara successfully retired with a total score of 335 points. Richard makes note of two good word finds from her in the main games: DURATIONS and MATRICES.
In the challenger's position is seventh seed Richard Hartley, a planetary science student. His total over six games was 282 points, so it looks like this series had slightly more people get to a sixth game than the first one (or the fourth, for that matter). Richard (Morecroft) mentions Richard (Hartley) finding BONNIEST during his main games.
It was a night of fairly flat letters rounds, with relatively straightforward sevens in most rounds and little longer on offer. The first round was a touch trickier, but Tamara found the seven-letter word there to gain the advantage. Richard miscalculated (literally) in the first numbers round to let Tamara extend that lead, but gained it back in the final numbers round. The conundrum mattered, but neither was able to solve it; Tamara's first round word secured her the win, 42 to 35.
I was back in form tonight, although as I've already noted the letters rounds were quite flat and there was little room to shine. The second numbers round was a ratpack that merited a little care, but otherwise optimal results were easy enough to come by in most rounds. I found the conundrum quite tough going, as expected from a finals game, but found the solution with three seconds left on the clock. That gave me my second optimal game, although the slowness of the conundrum solve is a negative feature. Still, it was nice to get good results after some of my recent poor finals form.
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