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Johnny Canuck

Why does the wiki show "* *" for MARLIER - that was said so should have no "*"? Because MARLIER isn't a word. And never has been. A double asterisk is a signal that there is an administrative error afoot. If MARLIER is indeed not specified in Premium, this will be at least the second time she's don...

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I can't have been the only one who mentally asked "Is it GANDISEEG?" on the second Teatime Teaser...

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Tony Atkins wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 15, 2018 2:29 pm
Why does the wiki show "* *" for MARLIER - that was said so should have no "*"?

Because MARLIER isn't a word. And never has been. A double asterisk is a signal that there is an administrative error afoot.

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Yep, subtitles popped in just then. PAVES indeed. Thanks.

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I can't make out what word Leonora said in Round 11 (PANTIES round). Is it PAINS? PAVES? It sounds like it contains a D sound. There are magically no subtitles available for this episode either.

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PREDIKANT in the last letters round. Thank you, Sherpa Shilty.

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1st Numbers Alt.: (100 - 75) * 8 - 1 - 1

2nd Numbers Alt.: (50 + 25 + 3 + 5) * 6 - 5

RESONATE+F is AFTERNOSE.

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CECIL's repetition has left the building. For now, anyway.

1st Numbers Alt.: (75 + 25 + 10) * 8 + 2

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No it doesn't make sense, but there are plenty of one-syllable adjectives that don't make sense to stick -ER/-EST onto in this dictionary. Also, however you're generating random numbers needs to be changed, because they aren't random. These are the same numbers from Sam Prouse's game: http://wiki.a...

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Great... looks like CECIL has a virus again! Good spot, Ray.

4th Numbers Alt.: 6 / 3 * 5 * 75 + 25 - 1

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2nd Numbers Alt.: 5 * 75 + 9 + 2 - 50 / 10

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There's a "database"? I figured you guys just fiddled with Lexplorer to get 'em.

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Five large? That's a new one on me. I guess this graph by Graeme is going to need a new line!

1st Numbers Alt.: (25 + 75 + 5 - 4) * 7 - 50

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I suspect that Bob could have been weakened by this being the fifth and last game of the recording session, too.

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This first Teaser has an alternate answer which permits the following (simpler, IMO) clue:
CLAMPONIT - "His car wasn't parked illegally; in fact, it obeyed the traffic laws."

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Very strong game by Bob today -- he took me to a crucial and I think he may have octochamp potential. Alex was also an above-average challenger IMO.

No beaters today (edit: except for PARENGOS in the PERSONA round!), but APORIAS as a nice alt to PARIAHS.

2nd Numbers Alt.: 50 * 9 - 25 - 75 - 2 * 10

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Ryan Lam wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:56 pm
You got to admit Bryan's declaration of SAMIEST in R5 was excellent...tbh this was my first time ever hearing this word!

That spot was decent, though IMO it was marred somewhat by the fact that SEAMIEST is also valid and would have beaten it.

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American (I believe) former Apterite Dave Mattingly -- or someone who shares his name -- won tonight's episode of Jeopardy!, unseating the current 6-time champion.

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TOILSOME as the solution to the LOOMIEST^ falsie.

Prime enthusiasts' 1st numbers alt.: 2 * 3 * 5 * 7

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Is the transmission scheduled to start on 7 January? Doesn't say. Just says January 2019 I wouldn't put it past it being delayed until 14 January, due to a certain World Darts Championship that Channel 4 show.... :roll: :roll: :roll: Is it confirmed that C4 still has that in 2019? I thought Series ...

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Did John say GILTED? That's no good -- at least not anymore :p

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Fixtures 4, 5, and 12 looking like a group of death here -- I pity all those who fell into it.

No Moose, eh?

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DISTRAIN to beat ORDAINS/RATIONS.

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Is the transmission scheduled to start on 7 January?

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Owen Carroll wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:48 pm

Jennifer Steadman wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:49 am
Nah, there are no winners or runners-up from the last 6 series on this forum.
Yeah there are

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PLUSHIE to beat SLEIGH.

4th Numbers Alt.: 100 + 75 - 10 - 10 - 9 (was somewhat surprised neither of them got spot-on here, but then again, I wasn't under the studio lights).

As a former aquarium owner, was quite surprised in the ABATE round to find that BETTA is apparently no good.

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Did DC suggest VIZIR(S) in Round 2? That spelling isn't in ODO (although it is valid in Scrabble).

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The Shiting.

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4th Numbers Alt.: (25 + 50 - 8 + 7) * (9 - 5)

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Owen Carroll wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 27, 2018 4:41 pm
I had a feeling something like this would eventually happen with jodine. Remember suzi perry?

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This admittedly wasn't an easy game -- max was only 117. FAZENDA in the FONDLE round seems to have been the only beater today, but there were a few nice alternatives including ADOPTEE and ERUVIM.

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Not sure if anyone was aware, but Jodine is a returnee, having previously appeared against Tia Corkish in Series 67. In any case, her "second début" was very impressive. PORTRAITS is quite a low-probability 9 and EMOTIVE was a tidy spot too.

2nd Numbers Alt.: (100 + 7) * 4 - 6

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Glad to see Diane playing to a somewhat higher standard today -- I think she can win a few more. Toby's spot of NOTATION was also quite fine.

"Squarish" last numbers alt.: (100 - 75) * 25 + 50 / 2 - 1

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1st Numbers Alt.: (100 + 3 * 6 - 75 / 25) * 6

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Minor oddity I noticed during the credits: The clock was reset to its starting position, while after an unsolved conundrum it's usually left in the bottom position with all 30 lights lit.

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FLEAPITS to beat PALATES (and DC), though apparently PALAFITES was also on offer.

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QF1: Zarte to win by 100 points
QF2: Philip to win by 100 points
QF3: Chris to win by 100 points
QF4: Phil to win by 100 points
SF1: Zarte to win by 100 points
SF2: Philip to win by 100 points
GF: Zarte to win by 100 points

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:22 pm
The lunatics have finally taken over the asylum.

I know, right? There's no "L" in Nick Hewer!

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Tried GIMEL^ in the GWEILO round. Apparently Greek letters are words, but Hebrew letters are not. Oopsie.

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1. Guess how much the difference between both players are for the seven episodes BEFORE the start of the Finals. Somehow, I'm uncannily certain that Mick's going to beat Jan by exactly 2 points. Not quite sure about the six other games afterward. Johnny what was the latest episode you saw? It was a...

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Ryan Lam wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:33 am
1. Guess how much the difference between both players are for the seven episodes BEFORE the start of the Finals.

Somehow, I'm uncannily certain that Mick's going to beat Jan by exactly 2 points. Not quite sure about the six other games afterward.

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Woot!

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If Jan wins tomorrow, she's through. There would then be enough heats left for another person to beat her and get six wins, but not enough for this person to then lose a game too. EDIT: But if she does win tomorrow, she isn't confirmed to be #8 seed yet because we don't know how many wins she'll ul...

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So, just to be clear, if Jan wins tomorrow and Wednesday, she's in the clear as no.8 seed to play Zarte and the first qf right? If Jan wins tomorrow, she's through. There would then be enough heats left for another person to beat her and get six wins, but not enough for this person to then lose a g...

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So, just to be clear, if Jan wins tomorrow and Wednesday, she's in the clear as no.8 seed to play Zarte and the first qf right? If Jan wins tomorrow, she's through. There would then be enough heats left for another person to beat her and get six wins, but not enough for this person to then lose a g...

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AMPHORAE to beat MANROPE.

If you're going to split multiply on the 3rd numbers, you might as well go all out with (75 - 5 + 4) * 2 * 4.

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Standard method on 3rd numbers: (3 + 4) * 50 + 75 - 6 + 5

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Tom S wrote: ↑
Wed May 30, 2018 2:03 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑
Wed May 30, 2018 2:01 pm
Set a personal play-along best of 150 against Jan! Hoping the letters during the finals (and planned CoC) prove as generous as today's!
Very nice Johnny!- had an inkling there was a 9 there on R13, but just could not see it personally despite having PLASTERS

Thanks! I didn't get it either.

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Set a personal play-along best of 150 against Jan! Hoping the letters during the finals (and planned CoC) prove as generous as today's!

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COVALENT to beat LACTONE (and as a Super Nerd Bonus: LACTONE is a COVALENT chemical compound!

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7 numbers points for the contestants out of a possible 80 there -- new "record"?

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Tom S wrote: ↑
Wed May 23, 2018 1:21 pm
Goatier as a R1 beater....

I'm including this in the recap, although I don't believe it would have been valid yet at the time the episode was filmed.

1st Numbers Alt.: (75 + 2) * 9 + 3 - 1

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Toby McDonald wrote: ↑
Tue May 22, 2018 8:52 pm
Was quite happy with ACNODAL in R11 as its still unpencilled on Apterous, but it wasn't a max.

DIACONAL was :p

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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

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

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

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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...

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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

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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.

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

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INTERWAR to beat TRAINER.

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