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James Robinson

I thought I'd start this topic just to piss Matthew Green & Douglas Wilson off. :lol: So, Chris Davies, fresh from achieving the 2nd highest score of all time is now attempting for win 6. I believe if he is to top Andrew on the leaderboard, he'll need at least 123 from each of his last 3 shows, ...

James Robinson

EDIT: Glad that European Football Championships was picked today as well. Naively, I assumed this was going to be a question about the European Football Championships. Learning all the previous winners earlier today was a complete waste of time... I thought it was a bit off that there wasn't time t...

James Robinson

I watched this for the first time today having seen this thread. Very enjoyable - and Carol Vorderman was a Pointless answer :D Yeah, it definitely is one of the best game/quiz shows going at the moment. For those of you who don't know, Carol was a Pointless answer on people who have guest presente...

James Robinson

I did wonder about the MAGISTER round - is a vowel or a consonant the better pick after MAGISTED? (I would guess vowel, but I really have no idea) Surely a vowel, for the possible 9. Oh, so there are no possible 9s from MAGISTED+consonant? I guess that answers my question then. Weird, I actually th...

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Kai Laddiman wrote:DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.)

Kai Laddiman wrote:Pretend there's a close bracket in the title.

Or maybe you can magic the bracket that's next to Paul Zenon's name and put it in the title.

James Robinson

It was inport, lettice was round 3.

James Robinson

Well, as all Countdowners now, the show as originally hosted by Richard Whiteley, the Mayor of Wetwang. But, now it seems that another mayor, or rather, mayoress is joining the show. The Mayoress of Ribble Valley is recording in Manchester on Tuesday. I'll be there watching, I wonder if anyone else ...

James Robinson

I'm slightly more pissed off that you think today is THURDAY, Douglas.

James Robinson

2 alternatives for the 2nd numbers game:

Alternative 1:

9 + 5 + 5 = 19

19 x 25 = 475

475 - 50 - 1 = 424

Alternative 2:

9 - 1 = 8

8 x 50 = 400

5 / 5 = 1

400 + 25 - 1 = 424

James Robinson

Its alright now Oliver, Ive deleted Lisa's name from the post so you dont know who got evicted. By the way, Sophie wins on Friday. Good lord, you lot must have sad lives if you watch Big Brother. :shock: :? :roll: Still, in more important matters, I hope Chris becomes a half-octochamp today, or I s...

James Robinson

I think International Flags was around as a category last week but no-one went for it, and you can't blame them really, it's always going to be a bit of a bastard. Alexander Armstrong said it was its fifth and final day as a final category, or something like that. Yeah, he said if no-one picked it ...

James Robinson

I don't give a toss quite frankly, but still it's nice for someone else to have a go.

It wasn't going to last much longer. I'm busy quite a bit next week, so I wasn't going to be able to start many of them anyway.

James Robinson

Did anyone see tonight's final round?

The category was International Flags and the contestants were asked to name countries that have only red and white in their flags.

They won with the pointless answer of QATAR!

Now, isn't the RED of Qatar more a PURPLE colour

James Robinson

"We all wanted some OESTROGEN!!! P.S. That's the correct spelling!" Er, no it isn't. The correct scientific spelling is now "estrogen", but I don't recall if Oxford draws attention to that. It does with the analgous sulfur/sulphur problem. It isn't really "oe" - it's t...

James Robinson

Well, well, we're now two-thirds of the way through the year. Chris now has 2 wins and just about everyone seems to think that the Series is either going to be won by him, Innis or Andrew. Still, Chris only has 2 wins, so he's nowhere near qualified yet and if he blobs today, then we might have some...

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Rosemary Roberts wrote:
James Robinson wrote:We all wanted some OESTROGEN!!!

P.S. That's the correct spelling!
Am I right in thinking that the American spelling wouldn't be allowed?

Rosemary, in one word, YES!

James Robinson

Chris, why didn't you try for a "G" in the last letters game

We all wanted some OESTROGEN!!!

P.S. That's the correct spelling!

James Robinson

Happy 56th to Allan Harmer!

James Robinson

Well another week, more Countdown to enjoy for 2 very good reasons. 1. We get to see everyone's favourite Rubik's Cube solving Countdown genius in action, that's Chris Davies of course. and 2. The magnificent magician Paul Zenon makes a welcome return to Dictionary Corner. Never mind that it's a ban...

James Robinson

She looks a lot more beautiful in that picture than she does on the show. Maybe that is why those who have seen her in the flesh are so enamoured. In the flesh, she's probably the best-looking person I've ever seen in my life, which I was really not expecting. On the telly she obviously looks good,...

James Robinson

Well done Chris. Remind me never to play you on Apterous. By the way, is it just me, or is everyone having trouble logging in to Apterous? You're not alone, Joyce. I don't anyone's been on it for the last 24 hours or so. Charlie needs to return from Italy ASAP :!: Btw, if you're reading this Chris,...

James Robinson

Oliver Garner wrote:Clocked at 1.27 seconds which is pretty insane considering he couldn't find his buzzer.

Did anyone else notice during the conundrum that the first light was on the clock, even though the hand hadn't passed it entirely?

James Robinson

Matt Morrison wrote:I think I must be the only person hoping Ed wins.

What about Ed? Surely, he'll be hoping that he wins!

James Robinson

Well today's the day many of us C4Countdowners and Apeterees have been waiting for. Chris Davies makes his first appearance on the blue set. ;) :) :D Standing in his way is 3-times champ Ed Rossiter. Based on Ed's previous 3 appearances and Chris' standing in the Apterous rankings, this should be a ...

James Robinson

Thought they were amazingly lenient with the names of Oscar categories just now. The only one I thought they should have disallowed was "Best Screenplay", since there are actually two screenwriting categories - Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay. Best Adapted Screenplay and Best S...

James Robinson

Hi Martin,

Nice to see you on the forum. We've played a couple of times on Apterous, and you've definitely got some potential. Good luck to you on your quest to get on the show.

James Robinson

Ian Dent wrote:What have you been doing?

Well, Ian, unlike most people on here, I actually have to go to work, so that's the reason. So, I watch it on Sky+ when I get back at 6pm.

The only reason I've seen it today, is because I took the day off since I got back so late from Newcastle last night.

James Robinson

IMPALER as a contestant equaller in round 12.

James Robinson

Thank goodness, for the first time in ages, I'll actually be able to watch Countdown live.

That's obviously excluding the times I've been to the studio to see the show recorded.

The last time I watched a show live must have been at least 1 year ago, so not in the Stelling/Riley era.

James Robinson

Michael Wallace wrote:ESTROGEN in round 1.

Nah, ESTROGENS in round 1!

James Robinson

As I said yesterday, I knew it wasn't going to be me today.

Still, let's hope Ed wins, or maybe not, as Chris Davies enters the fray tomorrow, so maybe he should get out while he still can.

James Robinson

James, you could have had a cup of tea with me in Newcastle, just to make your trip worthwhile. Thanks for that offer, Joyce, although me and my dad met up with grandparents in Whitley Bay before the match. Having said that, it was a thrilling match :D , despite the result. :evil: I also had to sit...

James Robinson

Another day, another Countdown and another chance for Paul to... oh, no he lost yesterday didn't he? Never mind, still there's our new champ Ed to look forward to, although I somehow think that most people are waiting to see Mr Davies in around 54 hours time. P.S. I'm not trying to set up every spoi...

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Round 7: B R E S T (lolz) A D A S C1: ******** (8) C2: ******** (8) Score: 36–48 (max 51) I'm not entirely sure why the 8 was blanked out. It's not as if ASSARTED is even considered that rude anymore. Oh yeah and BASTARDS was there too. Excellent recap, my friend. I'm just pmsl at that. :lol: It's ...

James Robinson

Well, Countdown has returned, which means the voting is over. And so: The least popular Countdown newbie is... Jonathan Ansell with 38% of the vote. :evil: :evil: :evil: Joint 2nd: Jon Gaunt & Ian Hyland with 21% each. 4th (and why I'm not quite sure): Kate Humble with 5% 5th (don't know how aga...

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Well, Countdown has returned, which means the voting is over. And so: The most popular Countdown newbie is... Tim Vine :!: ;) :) :D :lol: with 45% of the vote. 2nd: Matt Le Tissier with 11% 3rd: Jerry Springer with 9% Joint 4th: David "Bumble" Lloyd & Rory McGrath with 7% Joint 6th: Ka...

James Robinson

Since Davies follows his potential Octorun I think the probability of getting 3 consecutive octos is practically the same! Who is Davies? Chris Davies, currently one of the top players on Apterous. Many say he'll break a few records on the show. (I actually know the answers, but I'd better not divu...

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Since Davies follows his potential Octorun I think the probability of getting 3 consecutive octos is practically the same! Doesn't Jeff Burgin follow soon after as well. He starts on September 16th, so still 3 weeks away. EDIT: I say "starts", he could "finish" on the same day t...

James Robinson

I enjoyed it too. Much more fun to play along with than most of the dross we've had recently. Shame they ignored my request for an application form!! I shall try again if there's a second series. I agree, Karen. It was a fantastic show. Alexander is a fantastic host. I'll definitely apply if there ...

James Robinson

Well, Paul remains in the chair. For how long, no-one knows, except him, the people in the audience that day (not me unfortunately), the production team and a few others etc. Still, as Kai and I think Oliver pointed out yesterday, if he is still champ by Thursday, we'd have the first consecutive oct...

James Robinson

I'd have to sort of agree with that, League One was a good laugh for us last season, especially after completely pissing on everyone from start to finish - including Huddersfield twice if I remember correctly. I went to both Town v Leicester matches, last season and even though you won them 3-2 and...

James Robinson

I thought I had ESTROGEN as a beater in round 1, until I checked up it was an American spelling. Damn!

Still here's an alternative to the first numbers:

100 + 10 = 110

110 x 6 = 660

9 x 3 = 27

660 + 27 = 687

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lol

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Jason Larsen wrote:Can he appear in Dictionary Corner?

Why not? I don't think there's any reason why not. It might not happen because of the whole having to turn the host job down at the last minute thing. But, it'd be brilliant.

James Robinson

Pointless with Alexander Armstrong begins on BBC2 today at 4:30pm, just 20 minutes after Countdown. Hooray :D :!: Every critic seems to hyped up about this new 30-part show, so I hope he can deliver. I think Armstrong is a fantastic actor/comedian/quiz show host. A shame he didn't get the Countdown ...

James Robinson

Oliver Garner wrote:In his 8th game, he will have to face (should he get there) a certain Mr Davies.

Incorrect. Mr Davies starts on Friday, so Paul would have won 8 by then, since he already has 4 wins.

James Robinson

At last, a return to normality! Our beloved Countdown returns to our screens after a month off. ;) :) :D So, one big question needs to be answered over these next few days, or maybe it will be answered today :?: Will Paul become an octochamp and become the first octochamp to directly follow an octoc...

James Robinson

Phil Reynolds wrote:CoAches - for people with swine flu

Surely, CoAches is for people who use buses frequently!

James Robinson

Following on from Neil MacKenzie's success on the show last year, it seems that another footballer is set to grace the Countdown set. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED21%20Aug%202009%2012%3A5...

James Robinson

Sod the Premier League, the Championship is where it's at. Well done to the mighty Leicester City with 4 points from their first 2 games! :D Sod the Premier League and the Championship, League One is where it's at! What kind of division has 2 7-1 results in the first 10 days of the season :!: And I...

James Robinson

Hopefully, there'll be a few more people come to vote, but I'll probably be lucky to pass the 50 votes mark. Hooray, 50 has been reached with around a few days to go! Having said that, it means that there has been an average of just TWO votes a day since I started this poll, which is pretty rubbish...

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Hopefully, there'll be a few more people come to vote, but I'll probably be lucky to pass the 50 votes mark. Hooray, 50 has been reached with 3 days to go! Having said that, it means that there has been an average of just TWO votes a day since I started this poll, which is pretty rubbish it has to ...

James Robinson

Well done, Jeffrey. Many congratulations.

I'm still waiting for the hysteria to commence at my house when I get home.

My sister's awaiting her results, although she knows she's got into Loughborough, so she's already happy!

James Robinson

To be fair it rarely starts before 15.26 and rarely ends after 4.10, so I'm sure there won't be any less time for the broadcast. Isn't Chris Davies on next week? You are right about the timing. It never finishes anywhere near 4:15! I record it on Sky+ and have the option of adding an extra 5 minute...

James Robinson

Just in case anyone didn't see the answer here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4gEccfT ... re=channel

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around in his

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We know, Jeff. It was already mentioned about a day after the video was posted!

But thanks anyway.

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ten seconds, otherwise

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with a dosage

James Robinson

Well, with just a week till the long awaited return of the show, it seems that Jonathan Ansell, Ian Hyland and Jon Gaunt are the biggest hate figures amongst the group. I personally think that Donal wasn't that bad and the 2 people who voted for him should be ashamed of themselves. And whoever voted...

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