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Old 30-10-2013, 21:44
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Not just that nodding. It always sounds like she's straining to have a bowel movement whenever she speaks.
Its getting harder and harder to understand her ,I think it her false teeth that just dont fit her mouth .
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Old 30-10-2013, 23:59
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Chris vs Anne. I know who my money is on.
And you'd be right of course!
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Old 31-10-2013, 00:04
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Its getting harder and harder to understand her ,I think it her false teeth that just dont fit her mouth .
She was particularly bad tonight. Yet they seem to use her as a team spokesman!
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Old 31-10-2013, 04:17
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She had the same problem with her speech on Going for Gold too.
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Old 31-10-2013, 18:51
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Another bunch of kids in their 20s got thrashed tonight. Lots of lucky guesses but that just shows them up for not knowing.

The old issue of incongruously easy questions was particularly prevalent tonight too. I know it can depend on the choice of who goes first or second, but I am now seriously wondering about the question set methodology used.
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Old 31-10-2013, 19:37
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM-nrgVVHGU

I wonder if Daphne has Spasmodic Dysphonia...NPR's Diane Rehm has it.
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Old 31-10-2013, 20:09
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Another bunch of kids in their 20s got thrashed tonight. Lots of lucky guesses but that just shows them up for not knowing.

The old issue of incongruously easy questions was particularly prevalent tonight too. I know it can depend on the choice of who goes first or second, but I am now seriously wondering about the question set methodology used.
Most of them were late 30s/early 40s (and the fellow called Tyrone was delicious).
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Old 01-11-2013, 01:36
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Tyrone seemed to be doing well in the last round but his teammate was terrible. He tried putting him off the correct answer in the first question, as he had 'an inkling' it was 1956 Buddy Holly died. Wrong. Then in the last question Tyrone was giving the final answer as Columbia and the other guy was like 'NO, stop- we'll go with MY answer' which was of course, wrong. I'd have thumped him!

A general knowledge round with 2 players can be tricky because they can end up stalemated if both think they are correct with differing answers- I think the other player would have done better on his own tonight in the final round.
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Old 01-11-2013, 04:50
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I notice that when it's 3 v 3 in the final that the eggheads win a higher portion of final rounds than when they are 2 v 4 or 4 v 2.

I hate it when the challengers are 4 v 2 in the final round but mess it up badly.
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Old 01-11-2013, 18:36
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Most of them were late 30s/early 40s (and the fellow called Tyrone was delicious).
Sorry. I'm not very good at telling ages. I thought they looked younger.
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Old 01-11-2013, 18:47
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I notice that when it's 3 v 3 in the final that the eggheads win a higher portion of final rounds than when they are 2 v 4 or 4 v 2.

I hate it when the challengers are 4 v 2 in the final round but mess it up badly.
It was 5 eggheads to 1 challenger in the final of another thrashing tonight.
They claimed to be a pub quiz team and maybe they were, but they didn't put up much of a fight. I don't mind teams losing but as long as they put up a fight.

Question levels were still a bit iffy too. To the eggheads in the geography round:
"Kentish Town is an area in which town ?"

Sorry, but it's not really rocket science, let's face it.
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Old 02-11-2013, 17:11
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Daphne currently on Going for Gold on Challenge.
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Old 02-11-2013, 18:27
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Another bunch of kids in their 20s got thrashed tonight. Lots of lucky guesses but that just shows them up for not knowing.

The old issue of incongruously easy questions was particularly prevalent tonight too. I know it can depend on the choice of who goes first or second, but I am now seriously wondering about the question set methodology used.
Which night were these contestants on then. I have looked at this weeks episodes on iPlayer but cannot see many in their late twenties.

Sorry, don't bother. I found the episode on second examination.
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Old 04-11-2013, 18:04
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I hope I'm wrong but tonight's team look like a bunch of muppets and like they're going to get thrashed.
It's now just about 18:05 let's see.
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Old 04-11-2013, 18:07
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Judith's just won the first round on sport.
Film and TV now with Pat.
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Old 04-11-2013, 18:09
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Annoys me when they try and get Judith on sport. If it's one of your stronger categories you may as well try and take out Kevin or Pat. Especially if you're just going to end up losing to Judith anyway.
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Old 04-11-2013, 18:13
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Annoys me when they try and get Judith on sport. If it's one of your stronger categories you may as well try and take out Kevin or Pat. Especially if you're just going to end up losing to Judith anyway.
Yes quite. That alone would appear to give away their stance.
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Old 04-11-2013, 18:20
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So here we go again. FIve eggheads to 1 challenger in the final round.
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Old 04-11-2013, 18:26
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Oooh they're going in the wrong direction here.
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Old 04-11-2013, 18:28
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Yayyyyy! Well done team!
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Old 04-11-2013, 18:29
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The Challengers won!!

Eggheads didn't know the answer and guessed wrongly on their third question about speed limits.
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Old 04-11-2013, 18:39
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wwwwoohoooo the Challengers won
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Old 04-11-2013, 20:28
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I wonder if they'll split it 5 ways or if the one guy who was left in the final round will get half.....?
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Old 05-11-2013, 08:59
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That win was entirely unexpected, especially 1 vs 5 eggheads. I also guessed at speed limits, with road signs as my next best guess. Congrats to the challengers.

Judith is getting quite good at sport now (or perhaps the challengers are not as good at sport as they think they are.)
Has anyone noticed how Jeremy often calls the subject "sports", not "sport"...annoying.
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Old 05-11-2013, 09:38
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Not a big fan when 1 challenger beat 5 eggheads in the final because especially yesterday the team didn't deserve any money
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