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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:24 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:LON - 24th August 2024 - Countdown in London - sponsored by Word Game Geeks
- Replies: 2
- Views: 288
Re: CO:LON 2024 - Countdown in London
are there multiple word game geeks or is it just jack
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 667
Re: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
i loved the poeticness of both wife and husband pulling off 20+ point comebacks in the first game. this is the first time i've bothered watching countdown on a vpn since i moved abroad, congrats!
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Words with disappointing meanings....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 899
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 15504
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
I'm the same hosting order as Graeme, except I usually look up the maxes (jack's thing is best for this since it gives sub maxes etc) before writing the thing down, so that I can then tab back in to the timer and put the phone visible to the players as early as possible (usually 10 seconds in or so)...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
- Replies: 252
- Views: 50485
Re: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
The pacemakers dropped in and out (there were several laps) so it wasn't like in a proper race where they start with you and then drop out when they can't keep it going. I still don't really get why that's illegal. Obviously cars blocking wind and shoes with whatever made them illegal would invalid...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 658068
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What's that whole thing about when your ear goes PING and then you're deaf for a few seconds? I assume it's just like any other random body twitch that makes a small noise, but by being somewhere inside the ear the sound is massively amplified which makes it really loud to that ear and deafens you ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:56 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
- Replies: 252
- Views: 50485
Re: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
These are the kinds of celebrity deaths that get me the most. I struggle to really care when someone old dies, but he had so much ahead of himGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:28 pm Kelvin Kiptum has died in a road accident. Shit. I mean, fucking hell.
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also, not the thread for it, but fuck cars
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XX- your input desired
- Replies: 13
- Views: 916
Re: COLIN XX- your input desired
I've really enjoyed the special prizes - calendars (2018 and 2024), mugs, poster, coaster, that t shirt. But I'm lucky enough to be at a level where I was able to win one every weekend it was available (except for one or two of them where someone with a duplicate gave me a spare). I do think having ...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
- Replies: 44
- Views: 17179
Re: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
Yeah, I'm with Mark on wanting to keep going to the fox for at least one night each weekend, now that it's changed hands again so we aren't likely to get physically attacked by the locals anymore. But I'm a sucker for tradition, this being my 12th colin weekend (though I didn't go to the fox as a ba...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 230609
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
I'm so oldBen Wilson wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:46 pm Tom Carey just deaged, put on an American accent and beat the Tetris world record.
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- Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
- Replies: 44
- Views: 17179
Re: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
Series 44 semi-finalist David Roe brings numbers to 28 and sets a new record for most time between consecutive COLIN appearances at 14 years since he played at COLIN 2010. Only two other people have gaps of 10 years or more between appearances- can you name either of them? One of them has to be Kai...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL Finals and MK Open - 25th November 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 16941
Re: FOCAL Finals and MK Open - 25th November 2023
I guess since basically every other finalist has commented i'll say some shit. All of my cons except my final game (with George) were crucials (and all of his were crucial except our game too!) Caseiform - I think this is decent but surprised people are saying it's one of the best of the day. I don'...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
- Replies: 155
- Views: 29607
Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!
Squeeze me harder. I think my thing is Maus with the emoji but I've had a few variations for no good reason
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 6:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
- Replies: 44
- Views: 17179
Re: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
YesFiona T wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:19 pm Well this is exciting!!
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/yarboroughleisurecentre/
Y was looking like the trickiest alphabet letter for me - York being crazy expensive! Too good an opportunity to miss for me.
Anyone wanna join me for this one?
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 68)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 981
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 68)
Used to be the case. Nowadays you have MGQASHIYO and friends
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 11:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 10th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 73)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1043
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 10th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 73)
Depends on the amoontGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:21 pmWould you take a 50/50 gamble where you get either some overages or a sarcoid?
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 10th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 73)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1043
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 10th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 73)
Could do with some overages right about now
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Setting Conundrums at Co Events
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3056
Re: Setting Conundrums at Co Events
I love Graeme's post and generally think jack's 'blend' post is the way to go - obviously there's no objective measure of difficulty so something you think is pretty tough one player might think is a piece of piss or vice versa but that's part of the fun. Another food for thought since someone menti...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 5:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 705334
Re: Ask Graeme?
And the obvious reverse question. Jonny Rawlinson maybe?Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:07 pm Apropos of nothing, what is the smallest number vowels ever picked by an Octochamp across their entire octorun? Has anyone managed a perfect 120?
- Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Lon - 26 August 2023
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10591
Re: Co:Lon - 26 August 2023
I'm most likely doing dollis hill parkrun (Gladstone apparently) because it's the nearest to my crappy budget hostel. 500 points each if nobody else joins us I guess
Who else is doing mso? I'm signed up (unless I'm not in which case Tony please yell at me)
Who else is doing mso? I'm signed up (unless I'm not in which case Tony please yell at me)
- Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 658068
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Not to my knowledge but I'm weirdly pleased people thought this
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 1:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 11th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 31)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2120
Re: Spoilers for Friday 11th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 31)
see we know you can blind solve the cube but paul didn't throw you the cube on zd so I want to know if you caught the cube the first time
also ggwp
also ggwp
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:53 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 11th August 2023 ( Series 88 Prelim 31 )
- Replies: 2
- Views: 467
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Women's Football
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1970
Re: Women's Football
I'm glad England are there although tbh they probably didn't deserve to get past Nigeria. Still think they'd be worthier winners than Spain, because winning the whole thing despite losing a game 4-0 with 77% possession feels a bit silly 🪿
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 6:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown ELO Ratings
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4735
Re: Countdown ELO Ratings
Dublin was put on the wiki by the mysterious BeachyBoy99
probably some others on the wiki too
https://wiki.apterous.org/Co:Dublin_2023
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https://wiki.apterous.org/Co:Dublin_2023
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown In Edinburgh (COEDI) - Saturday 7th October 2023
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6214
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
- Replies: 155
- Views: 29607
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:43 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Big Ben
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4384
Re: Big Ben
'former countdown contestant' yeah and Chris eubanks 'enjoys tennis'Fiona T wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:18 pm https://twitter.com/mattround/status/16 ... 2920623104
We can all try beat Adam!
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:41 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Password Game
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1594
Re: Password Game
Played this a bunch in an airport recently. Rule 28 was my pb, could have done more since it was easy enough to slot in but I forgot about Paul for too long. Would like to have a deeper run but that's what next week's airport all nighter will be for
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:41 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Big Ben
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4384
Re: Big Ben
This is fun! Got to 306 after a few goes: MOTIVES, EXEDRA and GLUMLY being highlights and then managed to clear the board. Learned to value vowels since I always ran out and then couldn't clear with my pile of consonants. Not sure what dictionary they are using, but seems to accept a lot of wanky co...
- Wed Jul 19, 2023 10:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 14th July 2023 ( Series 88 Prelim 11 )
- Replies: 3
- Views: 684
Re: Friday 14th July 2023 ( Series 88 Prelim 11 )
4 and a half p? Take me there
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:45 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 168823
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
A lot of us got burned at Newcastle by bijects not being in. And rationals not being valid still surprises mePaul Worsley wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:41 pm I declared SUBFINITE in a game last month, assuming it would be valid, but it wasn't.... It's a mathematical term.
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:26 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
- Replies: 253
- Views: 180984
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 12:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 23rd June 2023 - (Series 87, QF 3)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1505
Re: Spoilers for Friday 23rd June 2023 - (Series 87, QF 3)
30 35 37Ronan M Higginson wrote: ↑Fri Jun 23, 2023 10:50 pm Good game by both players and nice to see a 2nd rematch confirmed. Anyone know if there's ever been 2 rematches in a set of finals before?
- Fri May 19, 2023 11:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 19th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 85)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 969
Re: Spoilers for Friday 19th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 85)
swap two letters in his name and get a 9
- Mon May 01, 2023 10:10 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4176
Re: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z
Did a lot of video games as a teenager but don't thing I was amazingly good at any other than brain training memory type stuff. But that and the kind of board games I'm good at are probably things that people better than me at countdown are also good at. So not them. Except, German. There's a German...
- Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:33 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
- Replies: 253
- Views: 180984
Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
Zarte got 150 despite that prick taking a round off him!Adam Dexter wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:51 pm Yeh - I think if you somehow managed 154 without scoring every round that would be somewhat amazing
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:26 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Healthy body, healthy mind?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 837
Re: Healthy body, healthy mind?
From one very amaterur parkrunner to another -
Dump your bag with all the other bags at the start, there's a million other vpolunteers buzzing about so it won't get nicked.
Just run, you'll figure out how well you can do the distance once you've done the parkrun innit
Dump your bag with all the other bags at the start, there's a million other vpolunteers buzzing about so it won't get nicked.
Just run, you'll figure out how well you can do the distance once you've done the parkrun innit
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1641
- Views: 1706911
Re: Politics in General
This was before covid, but when I got hit by the taxi in late 2019 I got there on the Sunday afternoon, they did all the xrays and stuff and kept me there, had surgery on the Tuesday and once they were happy I could use crutches released me on the Thursday morning (could have been Wednesday if I'd f...
- Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Goat:Leeds 2023, Saturday 15th April 2023
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10064
Re: Goat:Leeds 2023, Saturday 15th April 2023
I've contacted the restaurant George suggested and they can accommodate us in the main restaurant, but we need to pay a deposit and will need to pre-order. Please can you let me know asap if you definitely want to go for dinner on Saturday. I need to confirm numbers after the weekend. The alternati...
- Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:51 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
- Replies: 253
- Views: 180984
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Goat:Leeds 2023, Saturday 15th April 2023
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10064
Re: Goat:Leeds 2023, Saturday 15th April 2023
Parkrun wise I assume we'd be doing Woodhouse Moor? It's very close to the venue and having been there a lot (but not to run) I can confirm it's a nice park. The Library pub at one of the corners (that I was in 18 hours ago) is decent too, but maybe not at 9am :D Open to other suggestions, but it's ...
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 308308
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Age graded thingy. Dan went top after manchester obvs. Perhaps unsurprisingly the top 3 here are the only three who've done two of them 1. fiona 1657 2. maus 1186 3. dan 1000 4. gev 929 5. bradley 714 6. mike 643 7. matt 600 8. david 571 9. callum 429 10. dinos 357 11. latchford 286 12. eeshan 214 1...
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:29 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 169
- Views: 97680
Re: Only Connect
Alex Hardwick. Love him or hate him?. Looking forward to Mondays final but one contestant is dividing the public. I found his flirting with an opponent in an earlier round cringey but otherwise he is a good player if eccentric. My family however can't stand him I know her and Elia fairly well from ...
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 1:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How do you absorb your literature?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1207
Re: How do you absorb your literature?
I mostly try and find a pdf of the book I want to read nowadays and read it on my phone. If I can't get one, generally the electronic version anyway. I do like physical books but I do so much traveling with limited bag space that I don't want to sacrifice some to something I can do on my phone which...
- Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown adjudication dictionary
- Replies: 103
- Views: 12331
Re: Countdown adjudication dictionary
I think my main take about the dictionary thing is - with no place where you can reliably look up whether or not a word is in - whether or not that's a paper dictionary, online one, word list, just a lookup page, whatever - is if you're a casual viewer or just want to play the game with your mates. ...
- Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown adjudication dictionary
- Replies: 103
- Views: 12331
Re: Countdown adjudication dictionary
Yeah I hate when I'm watching football and the players are better than me.
- Sun Feb 12, 2023 6:48 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sporcle multiplication tables
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2930
Re: Sporcle multiplication tables
1:22 on my first attempt, but yeah it's a typing speed thing more than anything, since I don't need any thinking time for these. It's like conundrums. For a lot of them, me and my opponent see them instantly, but my 'instasolve' time is somewhere between 0.8-1.2 seconds on the buzzer whereas there's...
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 122166
Re: Countdowners in the news
And now for something completely different.
About a month ago the Metro did this interview with Colin, who used to work there. The filming day the guy saw had Jo Brand in DC, so it's this week's episodes. https://i.imgur.com/hCLOpIs.png
About a month ago the Metro did this interview with Colin, who used to work there. The filming day the guy saw had Jo Brand in DC, so it's this week's episodes. https://i.imgur.com/hCLOpIs.png
- Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 308308
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
ok i want to see this now. fiona will walk it (ironically) if she keeps coming to most of the events but let's do a side table. tableside age graded 2023 table after colin. will try and post them if i remember but someone competent may take over 1. gev 929 2. fiona 857 3. maus 786 4. bradley 714 5. ...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
- Replies: 155
- Views: 29607
Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!
Potentially do it like goat? If they pick a final consonant, choose the consonant that will give the flattest round? Same with vowel? Could even do this logic for the last 2 letter picks (pick the letter of the flavour they picked to maximise min(biggest number of maxes if they pick a vowel last, bi...
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 7:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2023
- Replies: 52
- Views: 13307
Re: COLIN XVIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2023
I assume you mean me. I'm happy with whatever's easiest, especially since I've now broken my never repeat a course streak lmao, so doddington is fine. But up to you lot
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 6 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 5
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3834
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 1:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 308308
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
I did a parkrun this morning- not sure if it counts for anything? It was very up hill and down dale, hence my 43:58 time! Fastest was just under 20m so presumably a good indicator of the difficulty? There's this website which tells you how fast on average courses are. Having stalked your profile, t...
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 1:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Getting back on for a second go
- Replies: 88
- Views: 19758
Re: Getting back on for a second go
Have put my application in :) have put more details than previously so hopefully get a call :) Good luck Adam! You can't octo i'm afraid though, as the adam - octochamp ratio at co events would be ruined. Just win 7 then win the series from there glglgl And then one of the 7 you beat can win a seri...
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:58 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 4th January 2023 (Champion of Champions XVI, 3rd Preliminary)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 392
Re: Wednesday 4th January 2023 ( Champion of Champions XVI, Prelim 3 )
Happy birthday Tracey!
- Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: In a Darts style, what music would Countdowners want playing when they enter the Countdown arena
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1892
Re: In a Darts style, what music would Countdowners want playing when they enter the Countdown arena
Some co events used to do walk on music for the finalists. Think I nailed it here
https://youtu.be/O550_EFVRFQ
https://youtu.be/O550_EFVRFQ
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 1:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
- Replies: 155
- Views: 29607
Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!
Wondering as to whether there'd be demand for a way for 2 players to play a game on the app? I know that when the finals were being filmed, Ed Byrne and John Aziz played each other in-person on the app... I've told Jack this at least 5 times :) most of my usage of the app is playing someone in a pu...
- Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Do you keep a personal diary?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1227
Re: Do you keep a personal diary?
Tried many times, never stuck until the start of this year. Been keeping about 1-6 paragraphs each day depending on the eventfulness of the day. I noticed that I got a lot more detailed as time went on, for instance my one for COLIN in January didn't even mention my opponents, whereas newer co event...
- Tue Nov 29, 2022 1:07 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Lost letters packs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2329
Re: Lost letters packs
Seems like as good a place as any to post this. I recently bought a set from a charity shop. Is there any official letters distribution to check they are all there in the correct quantities? Same for numbers (I assume 2 of each plus 4L covers that). Generally accepted thingy is A 15 E 21 I 13 O 13 ...