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Johnny Canuck

Whoa. Paul pulled that one out of the fire. Respect to both players.

Quite a few beaters today, including THANEDOM and ARMIGERS.

Standard method on 3rd numbers: (7 + 6 - 8) * 75 - 10 / 10

Johnny Canuck

Giving "The connection has timed out" for me right now.

Johnny Canuck

Way to go again, Toby! MODELLO and NAEVOID as beaters to MALLET and BOVINE respectively.

Johnny Canuck

Had a very brief one the night before last where I heard that the morning Countdown Masters format had been revived (as well as being played on a unique set, which appeared to be a cross between a hardware store and my high school gymnasium), and another brief one last night where it had been announ...

Johnny Canuck

Susie's choice for word of the day was a rather huge help during the conundrum.

2nd Numbers Alt. for people who don't like division: (25 * 7 + 10 - 9) * 2 - 8

Johnny Canuck

If number of points were used, I think the finals stages would be too predictable. "Twists" like that generated by the current system are what make Countdown finals stages all the more exciting, IMO.

Johnny Canuck

1st Numbers Alt.: (25 * (8 + 1) - 3) * (7 - 4) for 666 on Friday the 13th.

Johnny Canuck

INTERWAR to beat TRAINER.

Johnny Canuck

1st numbers alt.: ((25 - 1) * (4 - 1) - 5) * 9

PIAIMAN in the IMPALA round

Johnny Canuck

I think Dictionary Corner maxed the game -- can't be a very frequent occurrence! Colin has seemed quite "smart" on the letters compared to other guests that have been on recently.

Johnny Canuck

Ray Wilding wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:43 pm
Was TEAPOT not mentioned in R10?

No, but oddly enough it was used by Nick when commiserating Luke at the end of the game. Wonder if this is the first time they've mentioned a max without knowing they did so!

Johnny Canuck

Ray Wilding wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:16 pm
SELENIUM to beat MERLINS in R1.

lumineers^ = RELUMINES.

Johnny Canuck

I'd have to guess that they're going for A, given that the only evidence you have is empirical. With no assumptions to the contrary, I think you have to assume that the first 50 spins obey the law of large numbers. EDIT: If Question 2 is problematic, isn't Question 1 problematic in exactly the same ...

Johnny Canuck

R01: UETFKVNOE
R02: LTNOIITEN
R03: 4,7,1,6,10,1 => 110
R04: SDOUWHEIE
R05: LOSRISPET
R06: 25,100,50,7,9,1 => 322
R07: AAEYMLPDA
R08: RGOIBXECS
R09: 100,75,10,3,4,10 => 904
R10: LANOSALEM
R11: RAEIEDQRO
R12: EZCUJNEIS
R13: GDOPETARI
R14: 50,25,75,100,7,5 => 981
R15: QUERYFAIL (conundrum)

Johnny Canuck

Well done to the three people who tried my 15-rounder. Elliott wins that one with 117 points, assuming his offering of GAYSOME was valid. (Is it new? Graeme's "Crapterous" tool doesn't note new words.) Ray was close behind with 111, and Dan finished in a brave third place with 97 (his solution to 55...

Johnny Canuck

Am impressed that you guys have dug this up -- and even more impressed that all the answers are still valid conundrums after the number the ODO people have been doing on the dictionary recently! Good work to all. Bra was correct with all of his answers except those to #20, #23 and #25 (thus, 17 corr...

Johnny Canuck

I've got another set of rounds, too. R01: BGACOSEDI R02: JTNFCOEUM R03: 25,100,75,50,9,6 @ 835 R04: IOIPGPROE R05: SAYOMAEGT R06: 75,2,3,8,4,8 @ 555 R07: ASRESMUIL R08: PDBEAORDI R09: 25,75,8,6,4,1 @ 559 R10: PXKSAIONT R11: DNEUAQNVI R12: AFOWILUTO R13: SUWRISEON R14: 2,6,6,5,3,8 @ 778 R15: LANGLYBI...

Johnny Canuck

FLUIDIC, WARMER, 740=(75-1)*10, BIOTA, REPOSED, 259=(10*3+5+2)*7/1, EMERGE, LENSES, 253=(100+25+5)*(9-7)-7, RYOTEI, RATION, WAGONS, VIOLETS, 327=(100+10-1)*(5-2), CASHWOMEN?

The effects of my morning coffee are clearly starting to wear off here.

Johnny Canuck

Small modification: Can improve slightly on R3 with 989=(8*7*2-2)*9-1

Johnny Canuck

Next rounds: R1 - Letters - AAAMBLFDE R2 - Letters - EUUFTGLSS R3 - Numbers - 8 7 9 1 2 2 @986 R4 - Letters - IAENRTPYS R5 - Letters - UEERMRDRB R6 - Numbers - 100 75 25 3 3 1 @939 R7 - Letters - AIOMLRPFM R8 - Letters - IOEMCTXAG R9 - Numbers - 100 50 7 4 4 7 @739 R10 - Letters - OUEPNDSTG R11 - L...

Johnny Canuck

Well done to both who tried mine. Unfortunately for Elliott, ONGLAZES is no good, but even if it's included he prevails with 135. Brave second place finish to Ray though with 127.

Johnny Canuck

No idea for rounds 1 or 15 on Ray's, sorry. Assuming neither are good, 101. Answers below.
DOUCHIER?, PORTAGED, 719=(75+4)*9+8*(3-2), HEADING, AILERONS, 561=(75-4)*8-6-1, VALUATES, BOOZE, 751=25*6*5+9-4*2, INDUCT, SWEARS, LEAKIER, SUTTEE, 365=6*6*(7+7-4)+5, PARTICULA?

Johnny Canuck

Dang, I got sniped on mine. Gonna post it anyway. Here's a Masters game, for anyone who wants to party like it's 1991 (as well as early in the morning on a weekday). ----------------------------------- R01: SLUIMSOAR R02: 75,7,6,3,1,8 @ 356 R03: USERSTATE (conundrum) R04: IAIPWTARE R05: 75,100,6,8,4...

Johnny Canuck

Four Xs? Did Elliott buy the Talaxian edition? (Star Trek: Voyager joke -- I'll see myself out.) Anyway... 129, I fink. My answers in tiny text below. VANITY, RAVELINS, 102 not written down, TENUTOS, INSIPIDLY, 532=(25*(3+2)+8)*4, PERORATES, ADMOTIVE, 704=(6+8)*50+4, POTAGES, LARIAT, EXPIATE, POSTBO...

Johnny Canuck

I could not keep the Dave Ryan thing up for all of it, but up to R12 is a good effort :) I assume it's related to the fact that Dave Ryan scored 7 in every letters round in one of his games. I'd actually lobby to have that pattern known as the Len Goodman thing, personally. MIRADOR in the DIORAMA/M...

Johnny Canuck

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 23, 2018 10:48 pm
I thought gunkier was a bit unlucky given some of the shit that has made it into the dictionary.

Totally agreed -- I can even think of an example sentence for it: "The Oxford Dictionary Online word list gets gunkier every day."

Johnny Canuck

Tom S wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:54 pm
It might just be me, but there is something about Mohsin that I slightly dislike- perhaps find him a bit over-confident? Or maybe it's just me who thinks that....

Mohsin Sickness?

Johnny Canuck

12 stone 12. Though, at the moment, the stones over here are heavier because all the snow weighs them down.

Johnny Canuck

I'm starting to think there should be a special, hidden panel on the letters board for people who blatantly ask Rachel for "continents". And just once, she should reach into that panel and put up a tile with a map of Antarctica on it.

Johnny Canuck

2nd numbers alt.: (7 + 2) * 100 + 75 / (8 + 7)

MOHSINE to beat INSOLE/SOLEMN.

I believe Zarte is on track to make the third highest octotal of all time -- stunning stuff (though possibly less stunning to Jen).

Johnny Canuck

Was mildly amused by DC going out of their way in the IMPOSED round to offer "PISCO -- not DISCO, but PISCO!" when DISCO was also there.

Also, did anyone spot Rachel's small slip-up during the final numbers game?

Johnny Canuck

People who, after you write an exam, demand to know how you think you did on it. I mean, what's the point of being forced to self-evaluate (potentially incriminating yourself as a lazy person/bad studier) if you're going to get a mark soon enough anyway? While living with my family, on several occas...

Johnny Canuck

Minor curiosity, not intended to show favouritism toward either player: If Zarte beats Philip tomorrow, but Philip scores over 95 points, Philip will have the highest ever point total for a non-octochamp (despite the handicap of playing only 7 games and not 8)!

Johnny Canuck

Wow that lightning fast Conundrum buzz...I think no one was that fast since one of Stephen Read's Conundrums which iirc was MODULATED? Correct me if I'm wrong on this point; Elliott Mack was fast but I don't think he was as fast as Philip today. I know that in his last prelim, John Cowen got MAXIMI...

Johnny Canuck

I believe it was MITES, not 100% on that though. Have put MITES in the recap for now (as well as GREAT as opposed to GRATE in the TRIAGE round), since those are listed in the subtitles. Fair play to Philip -- that 123 was the highest score of the series so far, and I believe that 0.5-second buzz wa...

Johnny Canuck

What 5 did Sylvia give in the MOPIEST/POETICISM round? Sounded like MITTS, but there's only one T...

Johnny Canuck

The one I'm amazed looking back that no-one has mentioned in this thread was Stephen Briggs. He seems to have become a forgotten man. Or he was using Apterous and I've forgotten, one or the other. Totally second this -- in fact, I believe that if you convert Briggs' octototal to a 9-round equivalen...

Johnny Canuck

Today's challenger said he'd been on before, but there is no record of a John Owens on the wiki; however, a Jon Owens appeared in Series 22 (roughly 25 years ago) and won one game, which he said he had. Going to move Jon's page to the spelling "John" and add redirects, but please let me know immedia...

Johnny Canuck

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:05 pm
There was some nurses attending to us, who at one point asked me if I was doing anything "MANTICORE minus E, or mythical being minus E" for valentine's day, which dream me translated as ROMANTIC.

"You know you're #1 in Pro Ranks when..."

Johnny Canuck

Plus, was anyone frustrated that Phil didn't opt for a final vowel on the last letters? Little bit -- either a final E or A would have given a fairly simple 9. FAVELAS as a beater to LOAVES/HALVES. 2nd Numbers Alt.: 75 * 8 - 25 * (5 - 3) - 1 Optimal efficiency 1-away solution on 3rd numbers: (25 + ...

Johnny Canuck

RETOSSED and MAINOURS as beaters in the last two letters rounds.

Johnny Canuck

How rare it is for someone who is not of British Origin to be a contestant on the show, and the last place you'd probably expect...Norway! Actually, based on geographic proximity alone, Norway is one of the first (non-British/Irish) places I'd expect a Countdowner to be from... :p But still, good o...

Johnny Canuck

Ray Wilding wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:26 pm
MEDALISE in R4

Also ABSEILED.

I believe this is the first-ever game where the score has been at 0-0 after two rounds...

Johnny Canuck

On a similar culinary note. I've only recently found out when you cook a steak the redness oozing out is not blood it's myoglobin, found in muscle tissue I legitimately wonder if Michael Calder learned this fact shortly before he filmed the Series 42 grand final (featuring his famous declaration of...

Johnny Canuck

Tom S wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:58 pm
Anyone freak out with the letters selection at the beginning of R4?

Nope, but now that you've spotted it it's pretty remarkable -- the first six letters were identical to those in the previous letters round! I'm sure Graeme could tell us if that's ever happened before.

Johnny Canuck

2nd Numbers Alt.: (25 + 1) * (2 + 3) * 5 + 7... expected someone to do it that way!

Johnny Canuck

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:24 pm
Some horrible selections today - no doubt due to mass consonant picking.

You mean the same habit that got us a 175 max on Friday?

The only beater today was DUELLIST/GUILLETS -- did anyone here max the DUELLIST round?

Johnny Canuck

http://wiki.apterous.org/List_of_Countdown_records should answer a ton of your questions.

Johnny Canuck

Was anyone else rather enraged when Chris went 6 small, given the circumstances? Very glad Rachel managed to come through on that one. Don't really see a problem with it. Nothing was really at stake. Why do you? From a purely Apterous-esque point of view, I was just concerned that the highest max r...

Johnny Canuck

KARROID to equal KORADJI in Round 2.

Was anyone else rather enraged when Chris went 6 small, given the circumstances? Very glad Rachel managed to come through on that one.

Johnny Canuck

Even more impressively (IMO), every one of the 9s today had six consonants.

Johnny Canuck

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:24 pm
Anyone else screaming for a vowel in round 13...?

Yep, wasn't far off. Every vowel except a third E would have given a 9, and the lack thereof cost me a century.

Johnny Canuck

PALUDINE in the UNPAID/VALUED round, which I stupidly risked without the E on the end.

Johnny Canuck

A couple equallers in the WITCHES/HECTICS round, one of which, apparently, is "CWTCHES".

Johnny Canuck

Whoever set the lyrics of Joy to the World to music. "Heaven" is quite obviously a two-syllable word and has two perfectly handy beats available for it in the last line of the first verse, and yet it's always sung as "And heh-ehvn , and heh-ehvn and nature sing", with the first syllable stretched ov...

Johnny Canuck

Wow. Just... WOW. Congratulations to Tom and commiserations to Bra; this could literally be game of the week if it was the grand final of an Apterous tourney. I'm heading back to bed right about now, but I'm sure I'll have more congrats to give later in the day. 3rd Numbers Alt. ("standard method"?)...

Johnny Canuck

Since this is Apterous' 10th year, could we also do a Game of the Decade?

Johnny Canuck

Oh yeah, small inquiry here -- what happens if one of the predictions is neither higher nor lower, but exact? For example, what happens if Tom beats Graeme by exactly 49 points in Game 1?

Johnny Canuck

Turns out there was indeed another culinary max in the MASHED/STEAMED round -- SAUTEED as another equaller.

Johnny Canuck

Game 1: HIGHER
Game 2: HIGHER
Game 3: LOWER
Game 4: LOWER
Game 5: HIGHER
Game 6: HIGHER
Game 7: HIGHER

Cool new idea!

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