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.
Deborah gets her first turn in the champion's seat, after her victory over Matthew yesterday. Richard reveals that Deborah had a special anniversary recently, and asks her to tell us about it. Apparently, a little while ago (from when the show was filmed) Deborah's 20th wedding anniversary was approaching, and her husband sat her down one day and said that he had been saving money -- where in the world would she like to go? They ended up choosing a twenty-day cruise around the Mediterranean.
Tonight's challenger is Shaun Ellis, an online data producer whose goal is to live and work in New York. Richard asks what the attraction of New York is; Shaun responds that he went there on his honeymoon last year for seven fantastic weeks, and when he came back to Australia he missed some of the things he had become used to: a 24-hour chemist a block away, things open all the time, and $5 cabs across town. He can't wait to get back to that kind of living situation. He told his brother, Cameron, about how great it was; Cameron had fewer ties, and just upped and moved to New York in response. Now he posts on Facebook to tell Shaun what he is up to.
The contestants start out with a shared round, then Shaun took the lead in round two. He then extended it in round four to move clear by more than the conundrum. Deborah was not able to make any headway on that until the last letters round, where Shaun went against his instincts by gambling on a British colloquialism. It was not valid, and that opened the door for Deborah. But Shaun slammed it shut again by finding a good solution to the last numbers round, and was safe going into the conundrum. Neither contestant managed to solve it, and Shaun won through, 43 to 27.
As usual, details after the jump.
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Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Monday, 30 March 2015
Ep 291: Matthew Magain, Deborah Kemper (March 30, 2015; originally aired October 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.
We've got two new contestants today, since Anthony successfully retired on Friday. First up in the champion's position is Matthew Magain, a web and phone application designer. But in addition to that he has written and published a children's book, called Charlie Weatherburn and the Flying Machine. Matthew says that it is based on an Australian mathematician names Charles Weatherburn, who lived in the early 1900s and was "quite a giant" in the fields of vector analysis and differential geometry; the central character in the book was inspired by him.
And in the challenger's seat we have Deborah Kemper, an accountant who plays indoor soccer. Richard asks why indoor rather than outdoor; Deborah explains that her husband and son were playing it, and decided that it was time to get her involved with some sport. She plays defence when she plays.
Points were shared in the first round, and then Matthew took the lead in round two. He extended it further with an excellent find in round five, but that was the last piece of good news for him. Deborah solved both remaining numbers rounds while he did not, and Matthew misheard a letter in the last letters round to end up with an invalid answer. Neither contestant could solve the conundrum, but even if Matthew could have it would not have been enough. Deborah became the new champion with a scoreline of 43 to 32.
As usual, details after the break.
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.
We've got two new contestants today, since Anthony successfully retired on Friday. First up in the champion's position is Matthew Magain, a web and phone application designer. But in addition to that he has written and published a children's book, called Charlie Weatherburn and the Flying Machine. Matthew says that it is based on an Australian mathematician names Charles Weatherburn, who lived in the early 1900s and was "quite a giant" in the fields of vector analysis and differential geometry; the central character in the book was inspired by him.
And in the challenger's seat we have Deborah Kemper, an accountant who plays indoor soccer. Richard asks why indoor rather than outdoor; Deborah explains that her husband and son were playing it, and decided that it was time to get her involved with some sport. She plays defence when she plays.
Points were shared in the first round, and then Matthew took the lead in round two. He extended it further with an excellent find in round five, but that was the last piece of good news for him. Deborah solved both remaining numbers rounds while he did not, and Matthew misheard a letter in the last letters round to end up with an invalid answer. Neither contestant could solve the conundrum, but even if Matthew could have it would not have been enough. Deborah became the new champion with a scoreline of 43 to 32.
As usual, details after the break.
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