Counting - discussion thread

[GuyBarry]

Yes that's brilliant - five ahead now! Thanks for all your help.

[GuyBarry]

QI have drawn level again at 2456. We can't afford to stay still for too long...

[GuyBarry]

QI are now 13 ahead, at 2473. I was hoping to get to 2500 first but it's starting to look less likely now. We seem to be quite heavily outnumbered at the moment.

[RobbieM]

Just played my first number of the year!

[GuyBarry]

The Counting thread seems to be gradually fizzling out. I was going to suggest perhaps making one final push to 2500 and then calling it a day, so that we can go out with a bang. And then I looked over at QI, and...

...they've been stuck at 2537 since February 14th. And experience tells me that when threads on QI lie dormant for more than a week, they have a habit of dying off completely. And we know they pay no attention to us whatsoever.

So. Does anyone want to see if we can get to 2538 and establish a possibly permanent lead?

[A Challenge]

The Counting thread seems to be gradually fizzling out. I was going to suggest perhaps making one final push to 2500 and then calling it a day, so that we can go out with a bang. And then I looked over at QI, and...

...they've been stuck at 2537 since February 14th. And experience tells me that when threads on QI lie dormant for more than a week, they have a habit of dying off completely. And we know they pay no attention to us whatsoever.

So. Does anyone want to see if we can get to 2538 and establish a possibly permanent lead?

I think it should continue and when I remember to post and am on Wifi (not on a phone using 3G like I am normally) I do. What about the other Never Ending Games?

[GuyBarry]

What about the other Never Ending Games?

I don't log in as often as I used to, to be honest. I've got this particular bee in my bonnet about Counting though - I shall never forgive myself if our game peters out while we're still behind QI, particularly since they appear to have given us a sitting target. Only 59 entries needed, provided they don't spring into life again...

[GuyBarry]

I spoke too soon. QI started off again on March 5th (the same day as I made the last post - coincidence?) and are currently on 2563. I admit defeat.

[Tube Geek]

Over at QI, they are on 2657. That means we only need 177 to catch up! Come on, get counting!

[DavidC]

"2480 is one of just 2 4-digit numbers to have 3 or more consecutive numbers by doubling."

Presumably your other intended one is 1248.

However the other nine numbers 248x, the other nine numbers 124x and the other nine numbers x248 also appear to satisfy the rule as described too.

Also, 3612 and 4816 appear to satisfy the rule as described too.

Any advance on there being 31 such numbers in total, or do you want to keep it to just 29 by referring to digits rather than numbers ?

DavidC

[Tube Geek]

I know, I edited it literally a minute after you posted that, so it is true now.

[Tube Geek]

Also, why didn't you post a fact about 2481?

[GuyBarry]

Also, why didn't you post a fact about 2481?

Well I have now! Many thanks for getting the game going again, but I didn't quite understand your fact. You said:

2480 is one of three 4-digit numbers to be every other going right on a keyboard (the others are 1357 and 3579, if anyone's interested)

If you're talking about taking alternate digits from the top row, there are surely four numbers in total: 1357, 3579, 2468 and 4680. 2480 doesn't fit the pattern - or am I missing something?

[Tube Geek]

Oh yes - it doesn't work! I forgot about 6

I'm that case, I can't think of a fact for 2480! I even googled it! I'll look again and then edit it.



UPDATE: Now edited to a fact that is (FINALLY!) true.

[GuyBarry]

In case anyone was wondering, QI are currently on 2916, 388 ahead of us. Don't think there's much chance of catching them up soon