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Junaid Mubeen

I can't help but feel that a lot of time and posts would be saved if you'd simply spotted TORPEDO, Kate.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_induction

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hmm i'll try this post again i wore hand tailored shirts from james the personal tailor in manchester (I'm hoping for peronal sponsorship) on weds 11/12/13th feb something that was censored was i wore the shirt i was civilly partnered in on friday...and i won ....just...think on what you're doing t...

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Kai Laddiman wrote:
Junaid Mubeen wrote:That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me, like, ever
So you were ignoring me in the Green Room

You were in the green room?

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Lesley Jeavons wrote:Junaid, I really think you should apply - you'd be great!

That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me, like, ever

However I'm fairly certain that if I was allowed a 3rd shot, Joseph Bolas would kill me. Or himself.

Junaid Mubeen

Sheesh, I got 14/15 maxes. Missed the conundrum, not helped by the fact that my flatmate blurted it out after 2 seconds. I'm plotting my revenge.

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What a relief also that Chris Wills was in CoC XI...120/122 in 14 rounds in a CoC semis is just scary. Reams-esque, indeed.

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Saw Slumdog Millionaire recently and loved it. Like to think it was at least loosely based on my life somehow, except (a) I'm not nor have ever been a slumdog and (b) I'm not nor have ever been a millionaire. Upon consideration, I think Forrest Gump is a closer depiction of my life. I bloody love ta...

Junaid Mubeen

Haha, admittedly I only read the top and bottom posts and hardly anything in between. Can someone summarise (briefly) where we are up to? Sounds deceptively simple but I suspect there is no uniform solution.

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I had 982 on that last numbers but tried to declare spot on and fudge it. It didn't happen :(. Had I had gone 982, it'd have been a draw. Never mind. I felt guilty going 4 large in round 14 seeing you were on for a perfect game and when I'm in that situation I hate it when people do that but I was ...

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I beat the Bevatron!

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=26062

Closest I've come to a max game in Goat...thanks Kirk for going for 4 large in round 14! Actually, it can be done using 937.5, but since I was nowhere near the conundrum I wasn't kicking myself too much.

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Jon O'Neill wrote:I reckon if you put the coins in ascending order, each coin has to be at least double the value of the previous coin.

Right?

Wrong...(1p, 2p, 3p) being a counterexample.

Junaid Mubeen

I can't actually be bothered to do it again, but it's (very) easy to prove the sum of the first n integers is 1/2 * n * (n+1) (either by induction or just drawing dots and making rectangles), and you can do it for cubes by induction (that I do remember doing at A level). There may be neater ways bu...

Junaid Mubeen

I had CRABWISE and HELIPADS as equallers. Only just got the conundrum in time. Well done on your second win, Kate.

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I think it's horribly easy for men to forget how easily they can be scary and intimidating, particularly on the internet with the perceived threat of sexual predators. I perceive you as a threat far greater than any sexual predator...you are killing this forum with shit like this. Still, probably b...

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Clare, looking at your apterous stats, you are maxing around half of the numbers games. Not bad at all, but given that you are well acquainted with so many of the tricks (937.5 indeed) ought it not be higher? If I was coming up to the filming of my shows I would not spend time posting so much on thi...

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Have to say, I'm loving the new season a lot more than I was expecting. Not so much killing from JB, but some interesting scenarios for him to get out of. For me the show peaked in the second half of season 3, although parts of season 5 were awesome too. They might as well have kept CTU, since they ...

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How are blind people impacted by the appearance of those around them? It baffles me how you choose Countdown to rant about dress code. Kindly that bullshit elsewhere.

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THEROPODS....simply amazing. Easily the most arousing 9 since Charlie's ERECTIONS. Was chuffed to get 508 in the time (Martin's way).

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Jon Corby wrote:I think you're joking, but it is actually quite hurtful to see that written down from somebody that you love and respect. But do you know what hurts the most?

Being anally raped by David O'Donnell in the gents toilets of Unit One.

I know the feeling.

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It's very easy to get the wrong impression of people on here. For example, I thought Jon Corby was a right prick then I actually met him and...oh hold on, that doesn't work. Anyway, point is, LOVE, not war.

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All I can say is...make love people, not war. Love.

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I was feeling rather smug with ROBUSTA only to discover it wasn't even a max

Hard luck Mike. By the way, are you the twin brother of Andre Agassi?

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I definitely agree with you Kirk that word spotting takes years to develop, at least in my case this is true. However I did not learn any 'obscure' words until after my second heat game, where I had a 6 week break. In that time I didn't learn stems, rather just one word list after another, each cont...

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My chat has not been working for almost 3 weeks

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tom withers wrote: It's a funny thing about most forums , There is always someone ready with a knee jerk and ill thought out response.

Wanker! Oh, I guess I'm guilty of this too.

tom withers wrote:I'm out of here .

I think I speak for the vast majority of members of this forum when I say we'll live.

Junaid Mubeen

Interesting stuff. I'm guessing that with most frequent 9s, some more obscure ones like UITLANDER will appear higher up than usual due to their frequent appearance in Goatdown. Interesting that AUDITOR is the most missed word as I used to always miss it. Actually, these two facts are probably linked...

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Charlie Reams wrote:
Junaid Mubeen wrote:Surprised GROPERS wasn't mentioned, since one of the contestants had GROPES.
Almost like when DC missed MESSES and the contestants had MESSERS!

Which idiots came up with that stupid word?

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Surprised GROPERS wasn't mentioned, since one of the contestants had GROPES.

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Ben Hunter wrote:
Matthew Green wrote:Has anyone ever actually passed comments on these ridiculous posts of yours?
They're not hurting anyone.

Actually my finger slipped when I frantically scrolled down to avoid seeing today's post and subsequently fell onto the sharp end of a pencil. It still hurts.

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Mark Kudlowski wrote:I am a private maths tutor, and unfortunately most of my pupils
use "times" as a verb.

I'm a PhD Maths student and I really couldn't give two shits whether she uses 'times' or 'multiply'.

Junaid Mubeen

Fascinating game to watch, well done Lisa! I got OVERJOYED in Hansford/DoD-esque time so was chuffed with that :) I usually can't stand people correcting pronunciation, but as he is one of my heroes, I feel I ought to say that GAUSS is pronounced 'Gowse' not 'Gourse'. In case you are interested, htt...

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STROBILAE in round 7 now says the max is 83

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Welcome Lisa! I am enjoying being able to watch the show as an avid viewer again, without knowing the result. I hope you go a long way, so far so good. I think everyone who's been on the show will admit to suffering from nerves at some point, especially in the beginning, so don't worry about that!

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Stunning recap, really enjoyed that. Thanks Corby!

And my apologies again for almost givimg Father Corby a heart attack. I really shoud've waited until after the game to do that.

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Gavin Chipper wrote:Richard's thing about a countdown to a new channel ending and a brand new Countdown beginning reminds me of Neil Armstrong's first words on the moon.

Comparing these 2 events is ludicrous. The moon landing is nowhere near as significant

Just ask Richard Brittain.

Junaid Mubeen

Kirk Bevins wrote:Wow I risked LEASINGS^ too. Was well surprised to hear it not in.

You can have GLASSINE as an anagram, though.

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I got NOPALES and DEFLATOR as DC beaters and made up the invalid SMUDGEON in one round. In the final numbers I thought it was a shame viewers would miss seeing the 33x5 solution and then Rachel stepped up. Class act, that one.

Junaid Mubeen

Mum told me later she found it. Ooh, this is dubious. DoD and myself shouted it out as soon as the 9th letter appeared so Mrs Kai would have to have got it before then. How good is your mum at Goatdown, Kai? Cheers Junaid for that vote of confidence! I did get it actually - you were watching from t...

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I thought it was a lovely touch when Richard Brittain made a cameo appearance at the end to present Kirk with the trophy. Still, no need for the tears, guys. That was slightly OTT.

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Adam Dexter wrote:Am I being dense, or is it 1050? 1050 / 4 = 225 does it not? :S

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Blowing my own trumpet somewhat, but what the hell, this was an awesome contest!

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=23109

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Not hugely original but I'm a very keen Pool player. I've captained my college team this year and tonight we secured promotion to the top division :D Not bad given that we were in the 4th division just 2 years ago. I clinched the last frame with one of the best shots of my life...then tried my damne...

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Kai Laddiman wrote:
Allan Harmer wrote:Congratulations to Steve for being the most consistent player in the Tournament
My scores ranged from 91 to 93. Doesn't that make me the most consistent player?

79 to 80

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Very well played guys. You were both incredible throughout the tournament, each turning in unbelievable performances to knock out the 2 tourny favourites. I was rooting for Charlie but make no mistake, Steve is a more than worthy winner. Such a nice guy on and off the screen. I sensed a real determi...

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Stunning.

Seven 8s from Charlie...surely a record? It was an incredible atmosphere and the hug was undoubtedly the most emotional moment I've ever had watching Countdown. Heroes both. Well played guys.

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1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
2. LOTR trilogy
3. The Matrix
4. Heat
5. The Usual Suspects
6. The Shawshank Redemption
7. Gladiator
8. Sleepers
9. Bourne trilogy
10. Good Will Hunting

Junaid Mubeen

Mum told me later she found it. Ooh, this is dubious. DoD and myself shouted it out as soon as the 9th letter appeared so Mrs Kai would have to have got it before then. How good is your mum at Goatdown, Kai? I was sat with Naomi in the front row of the audience, she wasn't in the green room. (I act...

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Kai Laddiman wrote:Mum told me later she found it.

Ooh, this is dubious. DoD and myself shouted it out as soon as the 9th letter appeared so Mrs Kai would have to have got it before then. How good is your mum at Goatdown, Kai?

Junaid Mubeen

Sorry to hear this Jason, I hope you make a speedy recovery. As a long time sufferer of chronic pancreatitis, I can relate to having to endure long bouts of stomach pain. My tip is to use it as an opportunity to be treated like a king by those around you.

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PEPSI = PIPES

Stunning. Makes you wonder if all those conspiracy theories mught actually carry some truth.

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Hannah O wrote:In an ideal situation, when I would wake up and be reasonably alert before playing along with the TV, how else would I prepare for playing a proper game?

APTEROUS!!!!

The site has everything and is the best way to practise and improve. I and many others have benefited so much from it.

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So, just some of you love football! I don't mind it, but I think it's actually quite slow and I can easily think of quite a few sports I'd rather watch. I've never really known why it's so popular, I think it's maybe down to the culture of the game rather than the game itself. Not in my case. I lar...

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Very nice recap Alan, thanks for the kind words. I think I was on 1178 points prior to the game but I'm happy to get that bumped up a bit! I initially couldn't stand Alastair Stewart but after realising he is genuinely enthusiastic I'm now won over by him and think he's great for the show.

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Omg, you actually did it. You typed them all out. Anyway, it's probably better (and more interesting as well as useful outside of Countdown, dare I say it) to practise mental arithmetic so you can calculate these products at will rather than recalling them from memory. However certain ones crop up s...

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I bet if you played and lost, then spent years practising and became some kind of Countdown super-champ, they may consider having you back on again. The thought of letting contestants back on a second time sickens me, no matter how many years they have been waiting. Unless of course they waited 10 ...

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They say you never forget your first one and indeed I won't. Awesome day, thanks to everyone who made it work, especially Ben. Was fantastic to meet so many legends. Well done Corby for a flawless performance. I was moved by your incredible speech ("yeah I was lucky really, anyone can win so er...

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Howard Somerset wrote:Another great game. Did you buzz on 29 secs just to scare Charlie, Junaid? I bet it worked.

It was just a last ditch effort in the hope that the sound of the buzzer would inspire me. It didn't. Still, Charlie was fooled so totally worth it

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Oh and for all those who backed me to win...FOOLS!

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I've only seen the start of the game, in rather strange circumstances involving myself, one of my students and an Oxford professor. Don't ask 'cos it's not an interesting story. Anyway, there's so much I'd like to say but will keep this (relatively) short. Thanks everyone for the kind comments, I'm ...

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