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Notes from the organizer: With Round Four it's time for the most familiar challenge, playing in Normal format against Apterous Velvet. Velvet will probably max at least half the rounds and likes to pick 2 large numbers.

Some stats for this round:
Expected competitors: 72
Weakest Links required: 3
Historic Normal average score: 166.27
Most Normal Strongest Links: 2 - Elliott Mellor
Highest average score (this year's entrants): 191 - Luke S (1 game)
Lowest scoring Normal survivor: 117 - Maria Chandler (2024)
Previous rounds vs this bot: 2016 - Round 7 ( https://www.apterous.org/to_tourney.php?tourney=1663 )
For more stats see spreadsheet linked below.

THREE lowest scoring Weakest Links will be leaving the tournament this round. If there is a tie for lowest scores then margin of victory/defeat will be taken into account amongst tied players followed, if necessary, by total score in the tournament so far (see notes by matches).

Tournament progress can be followed here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nqXFt20TYWIgYR9W_ZHqE1XVsHlVYOMlY7dLflGOSbc/edit?usp=sharing
Good luck!

Runs from: 19 September – 2 October 2025. Format: Numbers Attack. Matches: One-off. Approved.

Fixtures: 59. Completed: 31.

Results and fixtures

Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. Grey: tie. (Stripes: provisional, match in progress.)