Reply to: Tuesday CUK Pub Quiz

[Bunk]

What if you pot all the reds, followed by the white, all in one miraculous shot?

That isn't a smart-ass rhetorical question, as I genuinely don't know if all the reds have to go back on the table in that event. But if not then their points wouldn't count would they, and the whole shot would be a foul.

If a red (or reds) is potted and there's a foul during the shot, the red stays down. That's why the answer to the quiz question starts with potting all the reds and the white. It gets rid of the reds for a total cost of 4 points.

[OwlHoot]

You get 15 points for potting all the reds in one go.

What if you pot all the reds, followed by the white, all in one miraculous shot?

That isn't a smart-ass rhetorical question, as I genuinely don't know if all the reds have to go back on the table in that event. But if not then their points wouldn't count would they, and the whole shot would be a foul.

[Bunk]

Can I gently query the answer given as 31?

Suppose I pot all 15 reds in one shot. I only get 1 point for that. Then I miss my colour.

The other player then cleans up the colours for 27.

That gives a combined score of 28, doesn't it?

You get 15 points for potting all the reds in one go.

[Doggy Styles]

What is the lowest combined score possible in a frame of snooker? (assuming no one conceeds, gets disqualified etc)

Which bit are you disputing? The question or answer?

Can I gently query the answer given as 31?

Suppose I pot all 15 reds in one shot. I only get 1 point for that. Then I miss my colour.

The other player then cleans up the colours for 27.

That gives a combined score of 28, doesn't it?

[pmeswani]

I'm not sure how you get 133.

15 reds, 15 yellows plus the colours comes to 45 + 27 = 72. That's the lowest total clearance.

You are right. My maths is a bit off today.

[Bunk]

What about if a player pots ALL the balls, at once, on the first shot?

The reds stay down, the colours get respotted and the other player gets 7.

[Platypus]

No No No. You should never admit you were wrong on here. You should've edited your post so it makes ME look silly.

Rats!

[MrRobin]

What about if a player pots ALL the balls, at once, on the first shot?

[Pondlife]

My bad: I was responding to this (which in my haste I thought Bunk had posted):



Bunk was spot on

No No No. You should never admit you were wrong on here. You should've edited your post so it makes ME look silly.

[Platypus]

What is the lowest combined score possible in a frame of snooker? (assuming no one conceeds, gets disqualified etc)

Which bit are you disputing? The question or answer?

My bad: I was responding to this (which in my haste I thought Bunk had posted):

player 1 pots 15 reds and goes in off.
Score = 15-4.
Player 2 cleans up and wins 31-15

Bunk was spot on

[Pondlife]

No!

Player one knocks in all 15 reds in one go, he scores zero, opponent gets 4
Player two knocks in the colours, scores 27 plus 4 = 31

That's the total combined score.

What is the lowest combined score possible in a frame of snooker? (assuming no one conceeds, gets disqualified etc)

Which bit are you disputing? The question or answer?

[Platypus]

Yes.

No!

Player one knocks in all 15 reds in one go, he scores zero, opponent gets 4
Player two knocks in the colours, scores 27 plus 4 = 31

That's the total combined score.

[Bunk]

Yes.

In that case

[Pondlife]

You're kidding. Was my reasoning right?

Yes.

[Bunk]

You're kidding. Was my reasoning right?