Some of you may recall Zac Newnham from his appearance on the show in episode 358, where he was Kerin White's opponent in her retiring game. He stumbled upon this blog sometime later and left a comment on that post, which is always nice.
Sadly, Zac passed away sometime around the end of March (or beginning of April) this year. I don't have details about this, but my sympathies to his family and friends for Zac's loss. From what we saw he was an intelligent young man with a promising future and a strong creative streak.
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Sunday, 9 June 2013
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Ep 358: Kerin White, Zac Newnham (January 11, 2012)
Rounds: Here.
It's Kerin's last night (until the finals, anyway); Richard wheels out the question about techniques. Kerin starts with the numbers, where she remarks that she finds the usual family mix the easiest, and she really dislikes the six-small option. That's a close match for the solving probability, so no real surprise there. With the letters, she likes to get those four consonants out first; it helps her envisage possible words from the start. I have to say, it was nice of her to tell her opponent how he should make his selections in order to put her out.
Speaking of whom, tonight's challenger is Zac Newnham, a pathology student who has written two novels. The first was a drama/romance novel (he describes it as "not what an eighteen-year-old boy would write", but he did); the second is a wartime drama novel, set at home -- it's about the consequences of war, of coming back from war and what happens to the people who have gone to one. He has not yet put them out for publication, but he hopes to be able to do so in a few years' time.
Zac finds a couple of decent words, but is mostly outdone by Kerin who is in good form for her final night, at least with the letters. The numbers don't go so well, but a careless error from Zac takes away his chance of a recovery, and a final rat pack selection leaves them both stumped. With neither solving the conundrum Kerin still manages to get the half-century, taking the game 51 to 24 and becoming the season's fourth retiring champion. (And second-highest scorer, too.)
I had seven excellent rounds, and then the ratpack likewise defeated me. I was unable to solve a tough conundrum so the round fizzled out; against that, I found a nine that eluded everyone, although I am in part relying on the show's laxness about plurals. More on that in the appropriate round. (For anyone keeping track of statistics, even if it were ruled invalid I would still scrape home a three-point victory on this game.)
As usual, details after the jump.
It's Kerin's last night (until the finals, anyway); Richard wheels out the question about techniques. Kerin starts with the numbers, where she remarks that she finds the usual family mix the easiest, and she really dislikes the six-small option. That's a close match for the solving probability, so no real surprise there. With the letters, she likes to get those four consonants out first; it helps her envisage possible words from the start. I have to say, it was nice of her to tell her opponent how he should make his selections in order to put her out.
Speaking of whom, tonight's challenger is Zac Newnham, a pathology student who has written two novels. The first was a drama/romance novel (he describes it as "not what an eighteen-year-old boy would write", but he did); the second is a wartime drama novel, set at home -- it's about the consequences of war, of coming back from war and what happens to the people who have gone to one. He has not yet put them out for publication, but he hopes to be able to do so in a few years' time.
Zac finds a couple of decent words, but is mostly outdone by Kerin who is in good form for her final night, at least with the letters. The numbers don't go so well, but a careless error from Zac takes away his chance of a recovery, and a final rat pack selection leaves them both stumped. With neither solving the conundrum Kerin still manages to get the half-century, taking the game 51 to 24 and becoming the season's fourth retiring champion. (And second-highest scorer, too.)
I had seven excellent rounds, and then the ratpack likewise defeated me. I was unable to solve a tough conundrum so the round fizzled out; against that, I found a nine that eluded everyone, although I am in part relying on the show's laxness about plurals. More on that in the appropriate round. (For anyone keeping track of statistics, even if it were ruled invalid I would still scrape home a three-point victory on this game.)
As usual, details after the jump.
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