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Oliver Garner

Marc Meakin wrote:Nice recap.
Must be a bit weird recapping your own game though.

The last person to do that was Corbus Maximus. He lost.

Oliver Garner

Countdown recap for Tuesday 12 January 2010. C1: Champion Jan Parker (5 wins, 428 points.) Jan is singer from Loughton in Essex and says many people in the music business are closet Countdowners. C2: Challenger Oliver Garner. C4C and Tiffin School's Oliver Garner is from New Malden in Surrey and is ...

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Chris Cummins was on the winning Strategists team on the show.
Also, I beat Derek Hazell to making the thread on it

Edit : Didn't realise he left

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Reckon Chisnall could do well in the PDC tho

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Howard Somerset wrote: And Ollie, any idea when your encounter with Charlotte Church is likely to be transmitted?

No, don't even know if it's going to be shown.

Oliver Garner

PUZZLE THREE: TENNIS In a gentlemen's singles match at Wimbledon, what is the minimum percentage of the total points played that a player can win, and still win the match? Give the answer to 2 decimal places. Assumptions: (1) the match is played to normal completion (i.e. no player retires hurt, ge...

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Will this be happening at all?

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MOOTER is not allowed on Apterous, although it was allowed on the show in this game
http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_4914

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Hope the producer on the annual 100 Greatest TV Moments on Five takes note.

Epic stuff guys, congratulations Chris and commiserations Innis. A truly great game of Countdown.

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Matthew Green wrote:Having a sulk when you get criticised and storming off is pretty sad really.

Surely having a sulk when you get criticised and not storming off and arguing the toss and getting on everyone's nerve by doing so is more sad.

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The only winners from this are Rage Against the Machine and Jedward.

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Junaid Mubeen wrote:(although Ronnie is an incredibly capable runner).

Yeah, top 200 in the South of England is quality, given the high standard.

Oliver Garner

How about Jackie Joyner-Kersee? For a while, she was so far ahead of her heptathlon rivals that it was a bit silly and her world record from nearly twenty years ago has never been remotely challenged since. She was also best in the world at the long jump for a good while, and must've been in the to...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 8 December 2009. C1: Champion Jan Parker (2 wins, 180 points). C2: Challenger Andrew Pollock. DC: Susie Dent and Dr Phil Hammond. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: S T E I R L M O P R02: J U L A F O L E C R03: R N X I E A S N T R04: F I B A P E D U Y R0...

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Also from a previous week played tonight,
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=154788
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=154811
I won 2-0 and was pleased with my comeback in game 2

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Aptochat is not working

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 November 2009. C1: Champion Jennifer Bett (1 win, 97 points.) C2: Challenger Paul Parkin. DC: Susie Dent and David Lloyd. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: D R H A E U X G M R02: T L I E S A L S M R03: D L E O N Z D I E R04: N B E O T U S N A R05: 25...

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70 on my second go

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NOUMENA round 12

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 17 November 2009. C1: Challenger Charlie Khoo. C2: Challenger Andrew Herbertson. DC: Susie Dent and Amanda Lamb. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: T R S A U E T H S R02: T C A E P C O A L R03: D N T O U O D N I R04: E A I T T M N E S R05: 100, 5, 5, 2, ...

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http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=144553
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=144558
I won against Lesley 2-0 in the speed demon tourney.
Sorry it's a day late.

Oliver Garner

Ralph Gillions wrote:The guy with hands on hips? Then you raise your right hand?
Right, I get you.
Well done.

Yup, no official results yet, but think I came in the top 10.

Oliver Garner

At the Lord Mayor's Show, I competed in the Lord Mayor's Mile race and if you go onto the iPlayer, I am finishing the race in a black t-shirt on the left of the screen between 14:04 and 14:09.

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Alec Rivers wrote: For me it would be nice to find someone else who knows a bit of Dutch.

Frank Rodolf

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1-1 Between me and Matt
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=139206
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=139214

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Kai beat me (This is NOT an instruction BTW)
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=139088
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=139097

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Ian Volante wrote:Richard Brittain and George Jenkins.

Kieran Child and Phil Reynolds

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Both please

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DICENTRA

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Kirk Bevins wrote:
Davy Affleck wrote:

A E I O OR U ?
Good start. Clearly not I as that was mentioned - DELATIONS.

Extra points if people can tell me what vowels (without cheating) can be added to NCSIEOLR to make a 9 (I've given you E for SCORELINE already).

RECLUSION/INCLOSURE LONICERAS/CENSORIAL COLONISER can't get I

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 27 October 2009. C1: Champion Brian Selway (6 wins, 559 points.) C2: Challenger Len Parker. DC: Susie Dent and Jane Moore. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. Brian Selway has done extremely well so far, and is on course to become an octochamp. He is a kitchen...

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Howard Somerset wrote:
Oliver Garner wrote:COME ON TIFFIN
Same year as you, Oliver?

No, he's 3 years older.

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COME ON TIFFIN

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SHAADIS round 13

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I can't Richard, would be too hard to get there.

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I'm low 80's for middle distances but struggle to get over 70 for 5K.

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I thought the quarters would already be of an unbelievably high standard with Innis, Andrew, Chris and in all probability Oliver as well, but this fella looks like he could be a real wildcard. Some incredible spots today- would be an amazing achievement if he does go through the card and ends up at...

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A certain d dawson commented on the Mail article. The same person?

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As I have mentioned elsewhere, I do middle-distance running reasonably well. But haven't yet transferred that ability onto crosscountry as well yet.

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Oliver Garner wrote:This

This Again

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Jason Larsen wrote:Here is a message from me.

http://www.box.net/shared/jrhg2tpnij

THIS RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Matthew Tassier wrote:We played the proper tournament game, so I don't need to post this ... but you'll have to excuse me for showing off!

Matthew Tassier 200 - 150 Sarah White

I've been after a max numbers game for AGES.

Very impressive mate

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 13 October 2009. C1: Champion Steve Wood (5 wins, 436 points.) C2: Challenger Colin Wilson. DC: Susie Dent and Penny Smith. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: D O I V S E R B I R02: R F Q A O H A E C R03: T L I A U L R S C R04: N P L E O A L N P R05: 50,...

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Alec Rivers wrote:
Douglas Wilson wrote:Any update on this Jason?
What other Jason is there?

Cullen

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There could only be one winner
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=126613
And it wasn't me

Seriously though, great game.

Oliver Garner

Phil Reynolds wrote: There's never a need for questions like this
Unless you want people just taking the piss
To know if a word is allowed or is barred
Just visit Lexplorer - it can't be that hard!

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Oliver Garner 177-151 Shaun Hegarty
Very good game - I was a tad fortunate as Shaun misclicked on round 13 and I found the solutions right at the end in rounds 15 and 16.

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SATIRIZE as an equaller

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(75+7)*10/4

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MOPANIS

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Thanks for the birthday wishes

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Apologies, maybe a bit harsh. I don't think I misunderstood Oliver's point in either post though. If anything the first wasn't so bad as at least it had a possibly valid point ("Jono isn't unbeatable at numbers") but it was the way it was phrased in a bit of a "check out how great I ...

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Matt Morrison wrote:
Oliver Garner wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:Jono beat on a numbers attack
Nothing new

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Chris Maudsley wrote:Yikes. So far already, myself, Kirk and Jono
Jeez. There are some fucking big-headed pricks playing apterous.

Yeah, I admit my first post there was a bit misjudged.

Oliver Garner

Chris Maudsley wrote:Yikes. So far already, myself, Kirk and Jono

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Kai Laddiman wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:Shaun Hegarty 148-138 Jon O'Neill
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=123314

Didn't practise my conundrums!
Good game.
Jono beat on a numbers attack

Nothing new

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Edited

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 29 September 2009. C1: Champion Tricia Finn (1 win, 83 points,) a retired Civil Servant C2: Challenger George Raison, a deputy manager of Convenience Store DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: Q R S I E I V T A R02: S I T...

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Kai Laddiman wrote:
Oliver Garner wrote:((75+5)*(2+1)-2)*4
For 952. Well done, 7 points.

(Btw first and second numbers are impossible, even for Clive Brooker)

oops

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First game completed
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=120954
Great tactical battle

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((75+5)*(2+1)-2)*4

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