Rounds: Here.
Disclaimer: I watched this episode when it first aired, and although I
did not recall any of the main rounds I cannot rule out memory being a factor. I definitely did recall something about the conundrum, which I'll get to in due course.
On Judithe's third night, Richard reveals that she taught in Hong Kong for a while. Judithe says that she really enjoyed it; the staff and students were wonderful, and the students were voracious readers and very keen to learn. She obviously approved of all that.
Challenging Judithe tonight is Rebecca Skovron, who is studying to be a teacher while running her own theatre company. Richard naturally focuses on that second part, asking her what sort of productions she puts together. Rebecca states that they do exclusively musical theatre; in response to Richard's followup question she clarifies that she does not do any of the singing, expressing her opinion that the audience should be very grateful for that.
It's another close game tonight with the contestants matching each other in most declarations. Judithe slips slightly with an invalid declaration in the first numbers round to give Rebecca an edge, but a risky choice in the last letters round pays off and gets her level again. Both contestants make errors on the last numbers round, and so for the second game in a row Judithe goes into the conundrum on a tied score.
Rebecca is unlucky on the conundrum, buzzing in with what I would have thought was a valid word; however, it is not the answer wanted. She stares at Judithe while the clock ticks down, and perhaps her psychic interference works as Judithe does not find the solution. So, once more we are onto a tiebreaker conundrum. Again time ticks down, and on Judithe's past form Rebecca might be in trouble if the clock gets down to just a few seconds left. But Rebecca gets there first, and takes a hard-fought victory, 53 to 43.
I started off well enough, and hit the high point in round 4 where I managed to outdo David for once. I had dreams of a very rare victory against the combined team, but a poor miss in the next round saw that hope gone. David then found an excellent word in round 7 to take away the consolation prize of a tie. So near, and yet so far. On the plus side again, I had excellent speed on both conundrums; however, I do clearly recall the issue around the first conundrum from when the show originally aired, and that is almost certainly responsible for my unusually good speed on that round. Overall it was a good game, with much to be happy about.
As usual, details after the jump.
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Monday, 9 February 2015
Friday, 6 February 2015
Ep 255: Judithe Hall, Brad Tucker (February 6, 2015; originally aired August 19, 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.
Judithe returns after yesterday's solid win over Shyam. Richard asks how the unusual spelling of her first name came about; Judithe explains that both of her parents had names with an 'e' on the end, and decided that she should not be left out. There's a little further banter about possible other names with 'e' appended.
Tonight's challenger is Brad Tucker, an astrophysicist. Richard mentions the terms "dark energy" and "supernovae" and asks if that is the kind of thing that Brad studies. Brad affirms that, explaining that the supernovae (which he describes as "bright stellar explosions") are used to figure out what dark energy is. He adds that they think that dark energy is a force that is causing the universe to expand, and indeed to increase in that expansion.
It was quite the close game tonight. Brad did not seem as comfortable on the letters as he would have liked, but fortunately for him Judithe did not quite match her performance from yesterday. She twice picked up a small lead from the letter rounds, but each time Brad was able to gain back that ground on the numbers. It turned out that both contestants were tied going into the conundrum, and with neither solving it the tiebreaker conundrum was wheeled out. Time ticked down again, then in an echo of yesterday's game Judithe found the solution with only a handful of seconds left on the clock. She scraped by with the win, 51 to 41.
I had an excellent game tonight, except for a bit of a brain freeze on the last numbers round. Brad liked the heavyweight mix, which is sure to make Sam happy but I seem to be a bit rusty on it. That stopped me from having an optimal game, and fretting over that may have contributed to my poor performance on the second conundrum. Still, my score made it into the eighties, and that's a rare occurrence.
As usual, details after the jump.
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.
Judithe returns after yesterday's solid win over Shyam. Richard asks how the unusual spelling of her first name came about; Judithe explains that both of her parents had names with an 'e' on the end, and decided that she should not be left out. There's a little further banter about possible other names with 'e' appended.
Tonight's challenger is Brad Tucker, an astrophysicist. Richard mentions the terms "dark energy" and "supernovae" and asks if that is the kind of thing that Brad studies. Brad affirms that, explaining that the supernovae (which he describes as "bright stellar explosions") are used to figure out what dark energy is. He adds that they think that dark energy is a force that is causing the universe to expand, and indeed to increase in that expansion.
It was quite the close game tonight. Brad did not seem as comfortable on the letters as he would have liked, but fortunately for him Judithe did not quite match her performance from yesterday. She twice picked up a small lead from the letter rounds, but each time Brad was able to gain back that ground on the numbers. It turned out that both contestants were tied going into the conundrum, and with neither solving it the tiebreaker conundrum was wheeled out. Time ticked down again, then in an echo of yesterday's game Judithe found the solution with only a handful of seconds left on the clock. She scraped by with the win, 51 to 41.
I had an excellent game tonight, except for a bit of a brain freeze on the last numbers round. Brad liked the heavyweight mix, which is sure to make Sam happy but I seem to be a bit rusty on it. That stopped me from having an optimal game, and fretting over that may have contributed to my poor performance on the second conundrum. Still, my score made it into the eighties, and that's a rare occurrence.
As usual, details after the jump.
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Ep 254: Shyam Subramaniam, Judithe Hall (February 5, 2015; originally aired August 18, 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.
Shyam has his first turn in the champion's seat tonight, and Richard inquires how serious Shyam is about the "aspiring novelist" description. Shyam reveals that he has started scripting a novel, but it's only in the draft stages. Unfortunately he does not go into any further detail about it, so it's hard to get a sense of how clear the story is to him.
Tonight's challenger is Judithe Hall, a teacher/librarian. Richard draws the connection between Judithe's job and Shyam's aspiration, and then moves to a more general point about Judithe loving books. She agrees, noting that these days they come in several different formats. She awkwardly transitions to talking about what it means to her to be a librarian, which is "inspiring students and staff to make use of all the available resources, and to really have a lifelong love of learning".
Judithe was in good form on the letters today, and took points from Shyam in four of the five rounds. That was a big gap to overcome, and with the numbers rounds being a little easy, Shyam was out of contention going into round 8. The conundrum was a difficult one, but Judithe found the solution with a couple of seconds left on the clock for an emphatic 62 to 25 victory.
I struggled to distance myself from Judithe, and risked a little too much in one round to fall behind. I was fortunate to get back on level pegging in the next round, but it took an invalid answer from her in a numbers round for me to finally get ahead. I solved the conundrum very quickly, but (as I'll explain in the conundrum round) there's a sense in which I had seen it before. Overall I was a little wobblier than I'd like -- I'm still getting adjusted to the show's format again! -- but happy to get through with the win.
As usual, details after the jump.
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.
Shyam has his first turn in the champion's seat tonight, and Richard inquires how serious Shyam is about the "aspiring novelist" description. Shyam reveals that he has started scripting a novel, but it's only in the draft stages. Unfortunately he does not go into any further detail about it, so it's hard to get a sense of how clear the story is to him.
Tonight's challenger is Judithe Hall, a teacher/librarian. Richard draws the connection between Judithe's job and Shyam's aspiration, and then moves to a more general point about Judithe loving books. She agrees, noting that these days they come in several different formats. She awkwardly transitions to talking about what it means to her to be a librarian, which is "inspiring students and staff to make use of all the available resources, and to really have a lifelong love of learning".
Judithe was in good form on the letters today, and took points from Shyam in four of the five rounds. That was a big gap to overcome, and with the numbers rounds being a little easy, Shyam was out of contention going into round 8. The conundrum was a difficult one, but Judithe found the solution with a couple of seconds left on the clock for an emphatic 62 to 25 victory.
I struggled to distance myself from Judithe, and risked a little too much in one round to fall behind. I was fortunate to get back on level pegging in the next round, but it took an invalid answer from her in a numbers round for me to finally get ahead. I solved the conundrum very quickly, but (as I'll explain in the conundrum round) there's a sense in which I had seen it before. Overall I was a little wobblier than I'd like -- I'm still getting adjusted to the show's format again! -- but happy to get through with the win.
As usual, details after the jump.
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