QI only caught a snippet on the radio of two rugby post-match pundits: "It was a good game – a cumulative score of 62 points," said the first.
“Yes” replied the other, “and good tries, in fact the number of penalties scored was only one more than the number of tries scored.”
“Good drop goal near the end,” remarked the first, but added: “Pity that last-minute penalty didn’t go over”.
“Nevertheless an overall success rate of 80 per cent for kicks at goal.”
I couldn’t figure out who won the match from this snippet, but I could figure out how many of each scores there were in the match, can you?
(Try = 5 points; conversion = 2; penalty = 3 and drop goal = 3)
TODAYDr Michael Brennan explores the symmetry and maths behind the Tara brooch at the National Museum, Dublin, at 1pm. Prof Chris Budd hosts Gathering for Gardner at 7pm with maths puzzles and logic challenges at the Science Gallery in Dublin.
TOMORROWMaths in the City, with mathemagic tricks, logic puzzles and mazes outside the town hall in Belfast at 12 noon.