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.