Puzzles with numbers and things

[davis_greatest]

Round 305 - Payback time?

In the return match, this time a best-of-7 (first to win 4 frames is the winner), Quinten again potted most of the balls.

In fact, the smallest number of balls that Quinten potted in any frame was still more than the total number of balls that Gordon potted during the whole match!

There were no fouls, no re-racks and no ungentlemanly conduct.

What is the best match score outcome that Gordon could have achieved? (and explain why)

[abextra]

Don't be so shy, d_g... ... all these apes around here are VERY clever and not only at snooker...

[davis_greatest]

wrong its 22 then yellow yellow green

thats one clever gorilla doing a trick shot of 15 reds

If he scored only 22, then Gordon wouldn't need snookers as there are still 22 points on the table after the final green has been potted. So it must be 23.

And yes, he is pretty clever.

[Deano82]

Congratulations - that is, of course, the correct answer! So congratulations collectively to abextra, Deano82, snookersfun and Monique...

wrong its 22 then yellow yellow green

thats one clever gorilla doing a trick shot of 15 reds

[davis_greatest]

OK, let me try.

a) the highest score - 134 points - 15 reds with blacks, yellow, green, brown and blue.
b) the second highest score - 132 points - 14 reds with blacks, 1 red with blue, yellow, green, brown and blue.
c) the lowest score - 23 points - 15 reds in one shot followed by the green, yellow and green.

Congratulations - that is, of course, the correct answer! So congratulations collectively to abextra, Deano82, snookersfun and Monique...

[abextra]

Among the answers here on the thread, there are correct answers to all three parts.
Hopefully someone will put all three in a single post!

OK, let me try.

a) the highest score - 134 points - 15 reds with blacks, yellow, green, brown and blue.
b) the second highest score - 132 points - 14 reds with blacks, 1 red with blue, yellow, green, brown and blue.
c) the lowest score - 23 points - 15 reds in one shot followed by the green, yellow and green.

[davis_greatest]

I'm afraid you're underestimating Quinten's skill here... surely he was able to pot more than one red in his opening shot!

Indeed, abextra!

Remember, Deano82, that Quinten is a very strong gorilla - this means that he has tremendous cue power.

[davis_greatest]

I see also that some answers have come via PM, which I shall check now...

... and having checked these, snookersfun and Monique have both now sent correct answers (which are also already here on the thread, but spread over more than one post).

[davis_greatest]

Among the answers here on the thread, there are correct answers to all three parts.

Hopefully someone will put all three in a single post!

I see also that some answers have come via PM, which I shall check now...

[abextra]

highest 134
2nd highest 132
lowest 40

highest = 13 remaining
2nd highest = 13 remaing
lowest = 35 remaining

I'm afraid you're underestimating Quinten's skill here... surely he was able to pot more than one red in his opening shot!

[Deano82]

highest 134

2nd highest 132

lowest 40

highest = 13 remaining
2nd highest = 13 remaing
lowest = 35 remaining

[Deano82]

highest 134

2nd highest 132

lowest 40

[abextra]

The lowest is 23 ... maybe?

[Deano82]

no idea then

[davis_greatest]

ok here goes

highest 134

2nd highest 132

lowest 42

OK, "No" to this answer, I'm afraid, and similarly No to the answer received by PM from snookersfun this morning.

But keep trying...

PS It is good to see some new members joining this thread. A reminder of the rules on this thread for the benefit of the new joiners in particular, who won't have read them - no editing of posts with answers please, or they will be voided