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Giles wrote:
Jack Worsley wrote:. He's a research annalist for the civil service.

Does he research various annals? Or is he an analyst?

Oops, fixed.

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 9 April 2013. It's that time of the week again! This time we have a champion in red hot form, let's see if he can keep it up. :D C1: Champion Giles Hutchings (2 wins, 248 points.) An apte-forumite from Farnham, Surrey who is hoping to study mathematics at university next ...

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ALIFORM in round 8.

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ARANEIDS in round 1 and NURTURES in round 4

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Very well played, Giles. I was fairly convinced you had a max game until I saw NAPROXEN (never heard of it). I wouldn't be surprised to see you get one before the end of your run though.

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Great effort, James! Must have taken you ages to write that.

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 2 April 2013. It's that time of the week again! Hope you all had a great Easter weekend! Apologies too for being a bit late. :( C1: Champion Peter Fenton (2 wins, 182 points.) He is an apte-forumite, currently studying an MA in Leeds. He hopes to go somewhere warmer after...

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Graeme Cole wrote:Congratulations Giles - highest debut score ever. The previous highest was 124 by Jonathan Coles.

Here's a screenshot to commemorate the achievement.

Brilliant!

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Fantastic debut, Giles! On this form you'll be a serious contender to win the series and I wouldn't be surprised to see you break the octochamp total record. I make 129 the highest score for a full debutant ever. Hamish Williamson and Andrew Hulme both scored higher as challengers but both had appea...

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R2: WORTHIES

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Cheers Tony, had a great time and will be hoping to come next year if there's another one. Thanks for organising!

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Well done Peter, very good performance. Hopefully more of the same on Monday.

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Cool alt. for the second numbers: (100x50x4-75)/25+5 = 802. Where's Andy when you need him?

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Great run Andy, congrats on octochamp status which has never really looked in any doubt! Some nice words and brilliant numbers solutions along the way! I'd say you had a mixed set of opponents overall but very few people would have given you any sort of game throughout your run. Well done also for g...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 27 March 2013. Hello again! I'm not James Robinson so apologies for that. Unfortunately he's still away so I'm afraid you're stuck with me. :P Maybe another dazzling performance from the maestro in the champion's chair will cheer you up. C1: Champion Andy Platt (6 wins,...

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THEROPODS from Kate Richardson in Series 60 has to be up there as one of the best ever nines. http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_4755 Great performance Andy, hopefully octochampdom tomorrow and the full set of centuries. Surely if you get seven centuries in your first seven games, you're guaranteed to...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 26 March 2013. Hello again Countdown fans, it is a pleasure to bring you another recap! It's also my first of the new format. ;) Last week I recapped the long-awaited debut of Andy Platt and five wins and a new format later, he's still with us. Can he get any closer to oc...

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Which contestants have had the most appearances in the challengers chair? A quick look suggests Conor wins with 8, closely followed by Kirk who has been challenger 7 times out of 16 of his appearances. Jonathan Rawlinson is also on 7, with an impressive 6 consecutive episodes in the challengers cha...

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Well, I didn't count the conundrum as it had been mentioned to me previously that it had come up, and I wouldn't have got it otherwise, but what was the max, cause I had 110 for the first 14 rounds, I think? If you matched me on everything but then beat me on the numbers I missed and nailed UNMEANT...

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Looking back over this thread, I stumbled across this game- http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_4992 -which must surely hold the record for 'most disallowed words in a row but still won', but I'd love to know what the record for 'most disallowed words but still won' was. I think this episode must sure...

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Very well done again Andy, with another cheeky 4L solve to boot.

WEIGELAS in round 11.

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 19 March 2013. Hello again and welcome to the Worsley Recap, which today sees an apterite making his long-awaited debut, so let's get straight down to business. :) C1: Champion Sam McElhinney (4 wins, 326 points.) Originally from Ireland but now living in Leeds, he works ...

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Andy Platt wrote:Cheers, I got fewer maxes than yesterday but it was a harder game I think. Still no takers on the missed max in round 1??

Round 10 was 25 10 4 1 4 5 @651

I've had a sneaky look at it using the apterous solver but I'll let someone else take the credit. All I can say is, bad miss!

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BASEMEN in round 13. Well done again Andy!

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MOHAIRS is a bit of a debatable one as MOHAIR is listed as a mass noun. Although it's valid on apterous, I'd think twice about declaring it on the show.

Great stuff, Andy, let's have seven more shows of the same, including the four large solves.

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Definitely coming, along with my dad Paul. I saw we were on your list but not sure if it was an absolute definite.

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John Brackstone wrote:foresaid for a dc-equaller

Only AFORESAID in the dictionary, unfortunately.

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R1: GRADATES (don't remember DC getting it but I'm not absolutely sure).

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I got the conundrum fairly quickly thanks to remembering the scramble from Julian Fell's 146 game. Did anyone else?
http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_3387

DETONATE as an alt to TALENTED in round 9 (don't think DC mentioned it).

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Great work both but I really don't think there are that many U's. I'd say six at the most, possibly even five. How many games in Series 66 saw more than five U's appear?

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COUVADE in round 7.

Unlucky there Philip, sorry to see you go. Sam looks very decent though and he could win a few himself.

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 5 March 2013. Sorry, late again. After the spectacular 30th Birthday Championship, we're back to the "mortals", as Nick put it on Friday. However, we've got two good players in the chairs today and some good contestants who could be making their debuts over the ...

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Innis Carson wrote:I can remember one striking example from my series: John Drinkwater. I'd expect this to be the highest, and surely the biggest slump from one game to the next.

Another contestant who got 108 in his first game and lost his second:
http://wiki.apterous.org/Richard_Woodward

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Very good second debut, Phil, well played! I also hope Rachael has done enough to make the finals, which could happen with this series being much shorter than normal.

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Very well played, Rachael, the nine was a superb spot! 117 is the highest score of the series so far.

LEADWORT in round 2.

Last numbers: (25x4+1)x9-50+6 = 865

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Is it possible to work out the most consecutive letters rounds an individual contestant has gone without having a nine available? I've gone 95 and counting and I was wondering if this was close to a record.

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That's great, thanks!

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I'll be quite happy to stand in for you on any of the remaining days, James. Wednesday's a slightly better day for me to do but Thurday's fine too. If anyone else wants to do a guest recap, they should probably get first choice though since I already have a regular recap slot.

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Many congratulations to Conor on winning the competition and equalling the highest score ever! You have been phenomenal throughout the tournament (apart from only getting a terrible 12 maxes in your first game :P) and have performed with unbelievable consistency, which I doubt will ever be seen on t...

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Alt for 1st numbers: 50x9 + (100x9-75)/25

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This is just getting ridiculous from Conor now, three max games in a row is extraordinary! The conundrum solve was a bit slow after Monday's :P but well done for keeping your nerve. Fantastic game again, brilliantly played both! I feared a bit for Jono after he had SULPHATED disallowed but taking Co...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 26 February 2013. Hi again and welcome to my last recap of the series! I had a week off last week as I didn't want to recap my own game, hopefully I can make up for lost time this week. We're into the final week of this legendary 30th Birthday Championship and I think we'...

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Yet another fantastic game! Sorry to see Rawlo go but well done to Jack for a great conundrum solve under pressure.

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Love Jonathan's Dave Taylor impression in round 4; "Probably the same eight" and then offering something completely different.

Great stuff so far!

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Great game by both played in a wonderful spirit. I loved the second numbers game as I don't think I'd have been brave enough to do that on TV, although I probably would on apterous. The hug at the end was a nice touch. Congrats Jack, a great conundrum solve under pressure and commiserations David wh...

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A brilliant performance from both of you, particularly Conor who was as close as you can get to unbeatable today. FORERIBS and UPTEMPO were both brilliant spots. To get two max games in a row under all the pressure is absolutely remarkable! Unlucky Kirk, it would have taken something special to win ...

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I doubt it after this one. It'll be a long time before there's another tournament like this, if ever.

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I forgot to mention that Jono's score of 122 is the highest ever without a nine (I think).

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Thank you all for your support throughout my time on Countdown! I would like to say a massive congratulations to Jon on his victory which was very well deserved. He played exceptionally well and I was happy just to stay in touch until the end. This is one of the best ways in which I could have gone ...

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That was a brilliant performance by Jonathan, very few people would have beaten him today. I'm sure he'll be kicking himself over MIDSOLE but tactically, it was probably the right decision to leave it if he wasn't sure. Unlucky there Neil to come up against him on this form but you took it all with ...

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Very well played both of you. Unlucky with UNDERSOLE but it was a superb conundrum spot by Neil, like in his last game. It'll be a tough game against Jonathan tomorrow, especially since it was filmed straight after but as we've seen in this tournament, anything can happen.

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1st numbers: 9x9x8-25-4 = 619

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Thank you everyone for your comments. I hadn't seen Christine's previous game at the time which made it more difficult. She certainly turned out to be a very good opponent and a lovely person too. Fortunately I managed to get off to a good start because the latter parts were fairly close. Winning wa...

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Great recap, thanks for that!

I fear for my job now.

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We all expected a brilliant game and you two certainly didn't disappoint! I thought it was game over when Kirk buzzed in and got the first conundrum wrong but the pressure may have got to Innis, understandably in such a tense situation. Well done to Kirk for making the most of your second opportunit...

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Fantastic game, very well played to both of you! The atmosphere during the two conundrums was extremely tense in the studio and I could still feel the tension watching it back today. One of the best games ever! Quality conundrum spot from David - I got as far as -OLOGY and stopped there - but also w...

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Thanks for pointing it out, all sorted now.

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Fantastic performance there, Conor and congrats on the max game! I don't think anyone's really surprised considering how often you do it online, although it is probably a bit harder on TV. It has to be said that you had a tough opponent who would have run most contestants this series close. A great ...

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By the way James, I selected Series 67 on the recap writer so there's no need to check this for any dictionary errors.

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 12 February 2013. Hello again, I'm back to my Tuesday recapping slot for the first time since week 2 of the championships. The competition's really hotting up now, ;) with less than three weeks to go. :cry: Today's clash between two apte-forumites should be interesting as...

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