The Tale of the Tape
|
Lorna Frankel |
1st round |
12 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
|
Lorna
Frankel |
semi |
13 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
Average |
|
12.5 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
23.5 |
0 |
|
Diane Howe |
1st
round |
12 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
26 |
1 |
|
Diane
Howe |
semi |
9 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
20 |
5 |
|
Average |
|
10.5 |
1.5 |
12.5 |
1.5 |
23 |
3 |
|
Ross Taylor |
1st
round |
10 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
Ross Taylor |
semi |
12 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
|
Average |
|
11.5 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
Danielle Connolly |
1st round |
11 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
|
Danielle
Connolly |
semi |
11 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
17 |
3 |
|
Average |
|
11 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
1 |
20.5 |
1.5 |
|
David Ford |
1st round |
11 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
|
David
Ford |
semi |
9 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
19 |
1 |
|
Average |
|
10 |
0 |
13 |
0.5 |
23 |
1 |
|
Miles
Searle |
1st round |
9 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
Miles
Searle |
semi |
11 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
|
Average |
|
10 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
Yes, peeps, the above table shows how our 6 finalists in
tomorrow night’s Grand Final have performed in their semi-finals and their first-roundheats.
Now, if you’re looking for a prediction, well, I’m afraid that I’ve stopped
doing that. Yes, I know in my heart of hearts that me predicting a winner
cannot logically really scupper that contender’s chances. But I’m sick of
getting it wrong all the time.
It’s probably just as well that I’m not trying to pick a
winner, anyway, because this year is too difficult to call. Just in case you
haven’t noticed, I’ve averaged out the points from each contender’s two shows,
and 5 of our contenders have an average points total of between 23 and 24. 5
contenders separated by 1 point. Now, okay, that is only the average. But that
in itself raised the point that generally there is a lot of inconsistency
between the finalists’ performances in their first round, and in their semi,
especially when it comes to general knowledge. In all likelihood the winner
will need to have been the top, or very close to the top performer in general
knowledge. So even in the case of the finalist with the lowest GK score from
the semis, who is to say that they won’t have a GK round that is even better
than their first round GK? Even in the case of the finalist with the highest GK
score from the semis, who is to say that they won’t have a performance that is
on a par with their first round GK?
So even though it is always a case of the final is there to
be won by the person who manages to find their very best form on the night, it
seems to apply even more for tomorrow than it normally does. Alright, I haven’t
picked an actual winner for years, but the winner is usually one of the
contenders I’ve thought was in with a chance. It hasn’t been won by an outsider.
Well, if I’m honest, there really are no real outsiders this year. If any of
these contenders has their best evening of the series, and the others don’t,
then there’s our winner.
It’s not the time or place to reiterate the points I made
last week about how I’d like to resolve the situation that can happen when two
of the strongest contenders in the whole series get matched in the same heat. All
I want to do now is to congratulate each of our 6 finalists for getting this
far. I hope that the final proved to be a memorable and enjoyable experience
for all of you, and I’m really looking forward to it.
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