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.
It's the third night for Kylie Thompson, and we find out that she is very much into jewellery making and beading. She likes to get creative when she has some spare time, and make pieces for herself or friends and family. Kylie's mother is also very much into those two activities also, and they've often talked about how they'd love to open a bead cafe where they could have a coffee and teach people how to bead.
Tonight's challenger is James Couti, a paramedic student. That was a change of direction for James; he started out in architecture, since all through years 10, 11, 12 that was what he wanted to do. But then he got involved in lifesaving and decided that he wanted to move into emergency health; thus the paramedic study. James' eventual aim is to get into the air ambulance, but he says that is a long way off.
The game started off quietly enough, with fives and sixes in a couple of shared rounds. James struck first blood with the numbers, solving a target that flummoxed Kylie. Another shared round followed, then he extended his lead to sixteen points when Kylie erred in round five. Kylie pulled back some ground in the next numbers round, and went into the second break a tantalising eleven points behind.
After the break, James handled a fertile mix better to pull away once more, and then chose a difficult numbers mix. Kylie needed to solve it exactly in order to stay in contention, but the target was unreachable and that meant victory for James. Neither could solve the conundrum -- both buzzed in with invalid answers -- and James finished the winner by eleven points, 40 to 29.
I had an excellent game tonight; optimal, even. That included one round where I managed to find a better option than David, so I have finally gained that elusive solo victory -- only the second time that I have done so this series. Not only that, but there were two full monties on offer today so I also (I think) registered my personal high score. All in all, a very enjoyable game for me.
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Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Monday, 3 October 2016
Ep 191: Kylie Thompson, Lexi Wright (October 3, 2016; originally aired April 25, 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.
Kylie Thompson is in the champion's seat tonight, and Richard asks where her enthusiasm for teaching comes from. Kylie says that it is her students, and seeing what they can achieve through what she teaches them. She tries to build a really good rapport with them, and this has resulted in her being nicknamed "Nanny K" (after her maiden name of Nankervis); she acquired that during her first year of teaching, and even now after marriage and a name change she still gets called that in the corridors.
Tonight's challenger is Lexi Wright, a student doing a bachelor of science with a focus on genetics and mathematics. She's still in first year, though, so it's a bit early to say how things will go. With respect to genetics, Lexi is interested in research and matters like the Human Genome Project.
The pattern of the game was set in the very first round, where Kylie's five-letter word was one better than Lexi's declaration. So it continued throughout the letters rounds: Kylie always was just one letter longer. Both contestants struggled with the numbers, failing to get within range for the first two numbers rounds, and then in the last numbers round Kylie again was one closer to the target. Neither could solve the conundrum, and Kylie won, 36 to 0.
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.
Kylie Thompson is in the champion's seat tonight, and Richard asks where her enthusiasm for teaching comes from. Kylie says that it is her students, and seeing what they can achieve through what she teaches them. She tries to build a really good rapport with them, and this has resulted in her being nicknamed "Nanny K" (after her maiden name of Nankervis); she acquired that during her first year of teaching, and even now after marriage and a name change she still gets called that in the corridors.
Tonight's challenger is Lexi Wright, a student doing a bachelor of science with a focus on genetics and mathematics. She's still in first year, though, so it's a bit early to say how things will go. With respect to genetics, Lexi is interested in research and matters like the Human Genome Project.
The pattern of the game was set in the very first round, where Kylie's five-letter word was one better than Lexi's declaration. So it continued throughout the letters rounds: Kylie always was just one letter longer. Both contestants struggled with the numbers, failing to get within range for the first two numbers rounds, and then in the last numbers round Kylie again was one closer to the target. Neither could solve the conundrum, and Kylie won, 36 to 0.
Sunday, 2 October 2016
Ep 190: Robyn Lee, Kylie Thompson (September 30, 2016; originally aired April 22, 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.
Robyn Lee takes her turn in the champion's seat, and we find out that for a year and a half she used to play guitar in an eighteen-piece all-girl big band called Connie Lansberg and the Sisters of Sass. Huh, that became quite short when written out; the chat seemed a bit longer than that.
Tonight's challenger is Kylie Thompson, a secondary school teacher with an Honours degree in astrophysics. And she has a star named after her! Her husband organised that for her 21st birthday, and it is called "Kylie's Celestial Utopia". (Richard suggests that very few people would have a star named after them, but the star registry claims over two million people have done so.)
The contestants started with a nice pair of sevens, then shared the next round. Then the momentum swung heavily in Kylie's favour: She solved the numbers round, found a longer word in round four, and Robyn miscounted her declaration in round five. Another good numbers round for Kylie pushed her almost to a winning margin; when no full monty was available in the last letters round her victory was assured. Robyn ended up solving the conundrum, but Kylie had a comfortable win, 58 to 28.
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.
Robyn Lee takes her turn in the champion's seat, and we find out that for a year and a half she used to play guitar in an eighteen-piece all-girl big band called Connie Lansberg and the Sisters of Sass. Huh, that became quite short when written out; the chat seemed a bit longer than that.
Tonight's challenger is Kylie Thompson, a secondary school teacher with an Honours degree in astrophysics. And she has a star named after her! Her husband organised that for her 21st birthday, and it is called "Kylie's Celestial Utopia". (Richard suggests that very few people would have a star named after them, but the star registry claims over two million people have done so.)
The contestants started with a nice pair of sevens, then shared the next round. Then the momentum swung heavily in Kylie's favour: She solved the numbers round, found a longer word in round four, and Robyn miscounted her declaration in round five. Another good numbers round for Kylie pushed her almost to a winning margin; when no full monty was available in the last letters round her victory was assured. Robyn ended up solving the conundrum, but Kylie had a comfortable win, 58 to 28.
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