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Ben Wilson

Kai Laddiman wrote:incase you hadn't noticed I just copied and pasted this from the original above post by Benjamin J. Wilson (otherwise known as Nebagram).

I had, and you spelt my sodding* name wrong.

*Sorry Kai.

Ben Wilson

But "I don't like Rachel's dress" is not a question, and people would still feel compelled to keep telling us about it even if we included it in an FAQ which in any case they wouldn't read. You're not looking at it from the right perspective, it could work- Q. What if I don't like Rachel'...

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The way she wrote one of her 9s today was ludicrous. It started off okay when she drew the loop, but she then ended up making the tail of the 9 go back on itself, forming a second loop beneath the first. How can we take Rachel Riley's solutions seriously when can't even get a handle on the basics? ...

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If we're staying on topic, I have just one thing to say: Graham Nash=god. Anyone who disagrees is wrong. Anyone who disagrees and attempts to explain their disagreeing is merely compounding their wrongness.

Ben Wilson

Gary Male wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25949

Kill me now.

Blow me.

Ben Wilson

I took the liberty of editing Tony's post. Clearly this thread has got somewhat out of hand so I'll be keeping an eye on it in case I need to chin a few people with the hand of mod but I've never understood the human compulsion to become offended on someone else's behalf. It's like those thousands o...

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I'm not going to dignify Jon's post by repeating his final sentence. If (and only if) his assumption is correct, what he says before it is fair comment. But that's so way over the top it's unbelievable. She's 18, for God's sake, making a point (which personally I couldn't give a toss about) with a ...

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What connects the United States of America, the London Underground and the English Football League? Looks like no-one knows this one. The answer, obviously, is MACKEREL. Ah yes!!! I knew the London Underground link with MACKEREL but not the other two. Iirc there's only one team in the English Footb...

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I think the hamster joke is what made it for me.

Ben Wilson

You mention cliques - I think they exist to an extent wherever you go in life, and in a way it's inevitable because some people have been around longer than others and have had more time to get to know each other. Yup. Of course there's a clique here, and it'd be silly to suggest otherwise. But tha...

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On the format pages where it lists perfect games, if there haven't been any, can it display the nearest misses?

Ben Wilson

He and one or two other people have replied on the forum several times now to your posts describing your solutions for each round, asking why you do it; so far you've ignored all these replies I hardly ever return back to the Spoilers, so I don't read anything else after what I've posted. I might d...

Ben Wilson

Charlie Reams wrote:I've lost Episode 1 (was that what you were clicking on by any chance?) If anyone has a copy, I'd quite like to have it back.

Get your sweet self on msn and I'll let you have it.

Ben Wilson

Whenever I read Gary's reviews I am reminded of this guy, possibly the only videogame reviewer actually worth a shit nowadays.

Ben Wilson

tom withers wrote:I'm out of here .

Don't let the door smack your arse on the way out.

Ben Wilson

Ben Hunter wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote: No! Sorry! I meant Woodie.
It's too late to apologise, she's already left the forum.

I thought Thomas was a boy's name?

Ben Wilson

Ahh, very nice, nerdy and awesome.

Interesting conundrums occur more often than numbers games.

Ben Wilson

Clare Sudbery wrote:Any chance of a link to wherever these Kirk quotes can be found?

I've still got a copy of most of them on my PC, along with most of the rest of the msn archive. Bevins, if you're reading, pm me whether you'd prefer to pay by cheque or Paypal.

Ben Wilson

My first was 'sorry' and my second was 'Kai'. But on another note, my third was KAIKAWAKA^- an absolute bitch of a goatundrum I had once during a csw game (and nearly got too, only transposing two letters)- could a csw version be added or is it too much effort for not enough demand, especially given...

Ben Wilson

Kate Horton wrote:To everyone: am always open to suggestions for guests - but remember I am the booker and not the decision-maker. x

Two words: Brian May.

Ben Wilson

I never really did understand the obsession with single-move score. Usually they're nine-timers, which in themselves are exceptionally rare- in the order of 1 every 150 games. High game score, on the other hand, is understandable- skill across several moves is always more boast-worthy than one move....

Ben Wilson

Brian Whitworth wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:Oh dear. What a wasted 2 minutes of my life.

It's a victoria wood sketch, one of my faves!

I wondered why I hated it.

Ben Wilson

Final vowel in round 12 would've given an I for GENITALIA...

Ben Wilson

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Mark Bly wrote:That is such a shame... there was that really old 8-bit game, think it was for the Sinclair...

btw- Wow - been in a discussion with someone I've seen on TV
Stay around here more and you'll be immersed with past Countdown stars.

And future stars.

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New goatblitz record

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http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=24219 How to get some really cracking spots and choke the 3 easiest rounds all in the same game.

Ben Wilson

By far and away the best thing about episode 5 is that the mp3 file is listed as 'ep7.mp3'.

That and this is the first episode not pre-empted by me badgering either you or O'Neill prior to the recording, says Neb acting like he has some sort of say over the whole podcast thing.

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First ever perfect speed 9

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In my QF Series 53 with Richard Heald, we "halved" all eleven letters rounds. I'm way too lazy to know if this is unique, but it certainly can't have happened that often. http://www.apterous.org/cdb/game.php?game=499 It happened in my first appearance, against Andy Crompton. http://www.co...

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Jon O'Neill wrote:Yes, Neb.

The one in the champion's chair.

Ben Wilson

Jon O'Neill wrote:Gingerest octochamp?

You wish.

Ben Wilson

Jeff Clayton wrote:Let the scapegoating... continue!!

Does it matter that two tournaments might come up in close proximity?

Jeff

You of all people should understand how much of a knock it could have on attendance figures.

Ben Wilson

Ben, I'm having difficulty believing the website photo is truly representative of normal tournament scrabblers :? Anyway, put me down as a provisional yes, but I won't be able to confirm for another month or so while I finalise travel plans. Can't say I've ever been that interested in scrabble, but...

Ben Wilson

Jon O'Neill wrote:I disagree completely. The game has nothing to it but a brilliant performance, but we all know Kirk is brilliant, so where's the story? I like a close game or a total battering.

To be fair it is the highest-scoring perfect game by a large margin, so it's got that in its favour...

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Last numbers alt- (50+4+2)*(8+4)-8

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Picture #33 is the scariest photo I have ever seen in my life, Doddy looks like he's about to murder someone.

Ben Wilson

Hi everyone The title kinda says it all really, but allow me to explain- on the 14th I'm hosting on behalf of the ABSP an officially sanctioned Scrabble event in Nottingham for people who have either never played the game before competitively or only played it once or twice. (To avoid confusion rega...

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You'll be alright Tom, you won't get a letter from Zef, more likely his lawyer. I think a little timeline is needed... 2000-2001 Zef joins the old talk4 forum as another anonymous person. During autumn 2001 he sets up the daily summary site, which does a good job of recapping series 45- although the...

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As the bus driver from Bury got another go in the last series and Kirk is on again this series, is that an indicator that myself and Joseph might possibly get another go? Al I dunno about this bus driver, but I think Kirk since showed himself to be a potential all-time great at the game and it woul...

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Joseph Bolas wrote:Also I am probably one of few people to come up with a 9-letter word that hadn't made it into the ODE

If it's not GANDISEEG I'm not interested.

Ben Wilson

I've just realised that I haven't introduced myself yet, although I was on the old Yahoo site, and even summarised the occasional game in the past. I am Tim Fuller, from Chelmsford (hi Debbi!), I've watched Countdown since day 1, only missing a few games while I was at Uni in the early 90's, and do...

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This is what happens when the writer of the calendar asks for the COLIN 2009 date during October 2007!

(He got the 2010 one right though.

)

Ben Wilson

First series champion of the 15-round format.

Ben Wilson

Well done Steve and Charlie for an excellent game. Pity there wasn't a presentation of some description. I was surprised about this too. Given that a CoC final is surely a 'bigger' event than a series final, I'd have expected some kind of reasonably grand presentation. It seems to me that everythin...

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This thread: dead and buried.

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Well played both guys, and indeed all 16 cocers. Commiserations to Charlie and congrats to Steve!

Ben Wilson

Arguments for tolerance are based on the assumption that atheism and theism are somehow equally plausible and consistent. This is not the case. You're right and we don't have to simply tolerate others' religions. As several people have said over the years, people's political opinions are "fair...

Ben Wilson

Pokemon is an awesome serious of video games, and anyone who says otherwise has allowed themselves to be blinded by the awful array of toys/animated films/other shit that has grown to accompany it. Something I collected when I was younger was the Pokemon Cards. I must have about 1,000 of them (thou...

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In the spirit of Apterous for series 60 WE WANT BRIAN THE BLESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

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http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=22551 Not my best speed conundrum attack ever but I like to think round 16 is one of the hottest spots I've ever had.

Ben Wilson

http://www.isc.ro is the best place for online Scrabble imo though it is a bit ZX-spectrummy in its approach (when compared to, say, the dual-core pentium style apterous takes). I am officially the only person in the country who gives two shits about being good at both games, which ain't exactly hel...

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Gavin Chipper wrote:Wow, what a game! Surely this has to be one of the best series performances ever from the latest xicount, Kirk Bevins! Absolutely destroyed pretty much all his opponents!

Very magnaminous of you to say so after he whooped you 147-0 in the semi-final.

Ben Wilson

1. Blade Runner
2. Close Encounters
3-10. Whatever I feel like watching at the time that isn't either of the above.

Ben Wilson

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Joseph Bolas wrote:NIKE = KINE
Incidentally, COW and its archaic plural KINE are the only singular-and-plural that have no letters in common (until someone else proves otherwise).

ME/US?

Ben Wilson

Ahead of the much-anticipated Reams/Corby, I give you... Reams/Corby!

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Countdown recap for Saturday 24 January 2009. C1: Challenger Jon Corby. C2: Challenger Charlie Reams. DC: Nick Wainwright and Ben Wilson (intermittently). NW: Nick Wainwright. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: Q S P B E O O M T R02: G R D N I U U A S R03: W D R S A O A J M R04: 75, 1, 6, 2, 3, 9. T...

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Kirk Bevins wrote:And there was no prize for most number of 9s this year. I got 2 (and PTEROSAUR as I was watching this game while ours was waiting to start)

Maybe I should've given that game to the person with the most 9s rather than the person in 5th.

Ben Wilson

Paul Howe wrote:Round 2: R P T S O U A R E

C1: APTEROUS (8)
C2: PTEROSAUR (18)
Score: 6–24 (max 24)

Simon did ask me if this round won him points for being the only person to declare APTEROUS as a word on the day.

Ben Wilson

I don't know a lot about this since I'm from Leeds myself, but you can get money back for travel expenses. I think you can get the train journey paid for, plus the hotel stays or even petrol money. I just got a taxi from home which cost about £10 which I also got back. One time I just got the bus (...

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Incidentally, V Chauhan would like to know if he's in the record books for anything. In particular is 18-23 the lowest joint total in COLIN history? From COLIN, perhaps, but there was once a joint total of 32 during a televised 9-rounder. And many thanks to everyone for their kind words, I was surp...

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