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Johnny Canuck

How did they know Gerry meant VERBATUM^ and not VERBATIM? And if it was by asking him to spell it, why did they even have to ask him in the first place given that the correct spelling was in the selection anyway?

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METALICCA as yesterday's conundrum scramble and MEGADEATH as today's answer? Someone on the staff must be a headbanger.

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Tony Atkins wrote:Do we imply Susie would not allow DOTAGES?

No, we don't. She implies it. We then infer it.

^ Big Bang Theory reference

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Tom is definitely my top pick for series champion. Since all the players except Gavin have the same number of wins, the seed table is also sorted precisely in order of average scores. As such, I'm betting on the finals being completely true to form with the exception of the 2nd SF, where I'm predict...

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Not a very exciting show today, I take it.

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Fred Mumford wrote:
Johnny Canuck wrote:Helen Grayson really should join Apterous.
Her death was reported on this forum quite recently.

I personally consider her and Harvey Freeman to be the 2 best players of the 9 round era.

Oh, so sorry -- I forgot entirely! I definitely agree that she was a record-setter.

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I recently discovered via CDB that Helen Grayson, from Series 6, achieved 437/484 = 90.3% of the points available to her in her heat games, which I found astounding. (For comparison, Harvey Freeman only had 84.8%.) Is this the highest percentage achieved by anyone, over the course of their entire he...

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Innis Carson wrote:
Johnny Canuck wrote:What was today's conundrum scramble (RAFRESUCE) meant to suggest?
Are you sure it wasn't RAFRESCUE? That would make some sense (the RAF being the UK's air force).

Ah, OK. Must have been a typo on the wiki.

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What was today's conundrum scramble (RAFRESUCE) meant to suggest?

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In related news, Championship of Champions XIV may actually be happening within the next decade.

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Will this be the first time a person will be a contestant after previously having been a DC guest?

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If Tom were to lose his next match, would he be considered a member of the 800 Club or not?

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Gavin Chipper wrote:They were all a bit slow on the uptake with Nicky's damp squib/squid thing. It was a bit of a damp squid in the end.

Didn't they use that joke in an episode of The IT Crowd?

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I think that equals the highest margin and is 9th highest score if CDB is up to date. Well done to Tom! It was a delight to watch again. What was the score, 135? Sorry, but I know there have been a few new entries to the highest score list since the previous CDB update (Dan McColm's 137 isn't on th...

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Down-duh-down-down... DOWN!

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James Robinson wrote:So, we've only just entered March, and already we have FOUR, yes count them, ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR!!!

Four what? (I know, but some others might not.)

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Countdown Team wrote:Definitely won't be May June 2015. Hoping to get it sorted for the start of Jan 2016 (transmission), which would mean filming in from Oct 2015. Will post any definite news once everything is cleared up.

Any reasons why not?

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Dang it. Every time I see someone post names in here I keep thinking they've done the draw.

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The conundrum scramble was probably meant to suggest "RUBEN'S HAT". Did anyone else read it as something else at first?

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Have multiple copies of a rare/unique letter ever come up in the same round? I vaguely recall a recap from Series 5/6/7 (don't remember which) featuring a round that had two Xs in it.

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Edward McCullagh wrote:
Dan McColm wrote:
Tony Atkins wrote: But there is a beater in that round...
RUBEOLA if there was an E
Or LABOURER if there was an E

Not if the E replaced one of the Rs

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Dave Preece wrote:I'd pick all the winners coupled with the remarkable contestants too!

Very informative!

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The ref thinks Salvador is a bloomin' eejit for applying right before he needs to move back home. Aha, I had considered this mentality, and mentioning the fact that he applied previously (two years ago) and failed to make it on was an attempt to counterbalance it. I guess we could assume that Salva...

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Salvador de Conúndros is a Latin American diplomat and word-game enthusiast who has lived in London for the past five years. He first applied to Countdown two years ago and failed his audition. However, he has since begun training rigorously, becoming one of the top 5 human players on Apterous, and ...

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I'm convinced these Catsdown people know about our wiki and how much effort we put into keeping records such as high scores. I'm convinced they're just trying to screw with us.

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Are there any that pick realistic conundrums? Virtually all the Countdown apps online (well, those that support conundrums, anyway) allow any nine-letter word, including plurals and incredibly rare words, to be chosen.

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I guess it's technically not confirmed, but that date has been stated to be the scheduled date by at least one of the CoC's contestants. Not that this precludes the possibility of its being moved again.

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Just in case it's news to anyone (IMO, a couple of people were a bit vague earlier and I was confused for a while), I wanted to confirm:

There is no CoC this series. It's moved to the start of Series 73.

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Spread predictions:
QF1, QF2, QF3 - top three seeds, each by 30+ points
QF4 - George by 0-10 points (possibly crucial)
SF1 - Dan by 20-30 points
SF2 - Antoinette by 10-20 points (possibly crucial)
GF - Dan by 20 points

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Callum P wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Tuesday 23rd December, 3:10pm Graeme McDowell v Duncan McGregor (In a high-scoring losers match, apparently....... )
Fixed.

Wow, never having been on the show is considered a high score? I'm better at Countdown than I thought.

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James Robinson wrote:Tuesday 23rd December, 3:10pm Michael McDowell v Duncan McGregor (In a high-scoring losers match, apparently....... )

Wow, 52 is considered a high score? I'm better at Countdown than I thought.

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Tony Atkins wrote:Alts for last numbers 7x81+8 or 8x75-15 - you can work out the details if you are bothered.

One detail might be that they have different answers...

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How come people from Ireland are allowed on Countdown? It's not part of the UK. Well Northern Ireland is part of UK though of course, lots of Republic of Ireland contestants get on.. Cant see any reason why they shouldn't be allowed, especially as the expenses on flying from Dublin to Manchester is...

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How come people from Ireland are allowed on Countdown? It's not part of the UK.

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Dear Mr. C. Team,

A friend of a friend (possibly of another friend) mentioned on Aptochat that the CoC has been moved to July 2015 (i.e., Series 73 instead of 72). Are said rumours true?

Cheers,
JC

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Sweet! The show survived long enough to allow me to move to the UK without getting chucked out of university.

Not exactly pleased with my performance against Matt Bayfield in Series 81½b(iii), but what do you do?

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Eternal congratulations -- as usual, belated -- go out to Giles and Innis , who together formed the only team that even attempted this puzzle. A full solution will now be posted. If, for whatever reason, you still want to attempt this challenge, please don't scroll down, because below the spoiler sp...

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Have any of the fixtures been decided yet?

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60 rounds have shared eight letters in the same positions with another round, none of them particularly close together - the closest were round 4 of this game and round 4 of this game , 55 days later, and round 2 of this game and round 1 of this game , 56 days (but fewer episodes) later. This genui...

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I've no clue how I managed to notice, but round 5 on Wednesday and round 11 yesterday shared seven of the same letters in the same positions (N__AOELXO). Is this a first? Have any two selections ever matched eight letters in the same positions?

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Did anyone else think the clue for the first Teatime Teaser was pretty lame? It was basically a dictionary definition.

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Bill Henderson wrote:Hey I am a Canadian and I have watched the show for years.

May I ask how? I'm also in the Great White North and seem to be just about out of luck Countdown-wise.

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James Robinson wrote:
Andy McGurn wrote:C2: Challenger Jamie Ilet-Jones.
Just for clarity, it's Jamie ILLET-JONES.

Actually, the wiki says ILETT-JONES.

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Fred Mumford wrote:Nine.

Almost precisely right.

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James Robinson wrote:
Johnny Canuck wrote:SPICIFEED for SPECIFIED? Really???
Might want to put that in the right thread............

Oh yeah, right.

Dag nab it, it's Friday now! Everyone quit arguing about yesterday's game already!

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Wow, it worked!

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Remarkable consistency in Tricia's scores so far -- not only are they all within 20 of each other, they have so far contained only four different digits.

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In round 5 of this game, the contestants' two offerings had no letters in common. Has this happened in any other instances (excluding those where a contestant offers nothing)?

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You don't need to have been previously involved in MAXkerade to complete this challenge. In fact, you don't even need to know what it is (although if you're curious, an overview is given here ). However, a gauntlet of final exam revisions currently blocks me from putting out live challenges in the c...

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Hang on, will series 71 definitely be included in this then? I imagine filming will start very soon, if not immediately, after series 71 finishes so will it be possible to plan them in? If so, great, the more the merrier. But I assumed that wouldn't be the case. Would be good for Bradley, Jen, and ...

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GREAT NEWS!!! Almost, but not quite, makes me want to change the location of my IP address and start pirating the show. ;) Based solely on what we've seen so far, I would choose: S62 - Oliver Garner S63 - either Marcus Hares (had to decline 30BC entry) or Eoin Monaghan... or both, if S71 turns out t...

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Has there ever been a (televised) round whose selection began with the letters "CEI"? I found a Countdown blooper in which those three letters are chosen and then somebody backstage sticks their hand through the letters board, terrifying Carol. Presumably this was not left in the final ver...

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Any further (publically announceable) news on this? How long in advance was CoC XIII announced?

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Gavin Chipper wrote:I seem to remember they gave CECIL a kick up the backside once before as well.

A much more forceful one, in fact. During this episode, Richard Whiteley ordered a new target to be chosen simply because he thought the old one was "too easy."

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Very minor spoilers for today's Countdown episode so I don't think it's necessary to do a colour change but let me know if you think otherwise and I'll edit this post: In a round today, there was an amazing total of 17 seven-letter words available. Is that the flattest round in Countdown history? N...

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Innis Carson wrote:BESTTRAUMA

This answer comes up EVERY time anyone tries to do ten-letter teasers. Answer: MASTURBATE

IMSOSTINGY = MISOGYNIST

SHATTERING
ZOMBYSLDIE
OREATBRAIN

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Ryan Taylor wrote:OASISBLUUR

OASISBLUUR = SALUBRIOUS

LAIRYCHEST
BEATLESROK
HELPONEMAN

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How did they actually manage to fit 13 letters on the board? Did they put the extra 4 on the bottom row?

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Adam Gillard wrote:MANAUSLOO
TYUBRASIL
NEYMARREC

MANAUSLOO = ANOMALOUS
TYUBRASIL = SALUBRITY
NEYMARREC = MERCENARY

In a tribute to the late Casey:
KASEMHERO
KASEMBIRD
KASEMTATU

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