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- Sun Jul 19, 2020 9:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: *** EVENT CANCELLED *** Co Blackpool Saturday October 10th
- Replies: 44
- Views: 27092
Re: Co Blackpool Saturday October 10th
Might just walk up on the day
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: *** EVENT CANCELLED *** Co Blackpool Saturday October 10th
- Replies: 44
- Views: 27092
Re: Co Blackpool Saturday October 10th
In please, all being well
- Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CANCELLED - CO:WY 2020 - Countdown In West Yorkshire - Saturday 5th September 2020
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11625
Re: TBC - CO:WY 2020 - Countdown In West Yorkshire - Saturday 5th September 2020
I'm in too please, all being well.
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CANCELLED. CO:York - Countdown in York 2020 - 18th April 2020
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11323
Re: CANCELLED. CO:York - Countdown in York 2020 - 18th April 2020
No need to apologise. Thanks for your efforts. If you have already spent money on the event that you won't get back then feel free to keep my entry fee.
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Focal Talk podcast Episode 3 out now (featuring Innis Carson)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3002
Re: Focal Talk podcast Episode 3 out now (featuring Innis Carson)
Yes. Really good. Keep it up. Hope to hear more. Will look out for it. Not keen on the name though. Took me ages to work it out. My suggestions would be Countdown Contributes or Countdown Conversation - inclusive feel, has the word countdown in it (important) and sounds like countdown conundrum unti...
- Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Return Of Celebrity Countdown!!
- Replies: 74
- Views: 75557
Re: The Return Of Celebrity Countdown!!
Multiple conundrums, Rachel sharing numbers tricks, alternative scoring method.
- Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Replacement Countdown mug
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4691
Re: Replacement Countdown mug
C'est la vie, Jonathan.
I won another one from the audience this week if you wanted it Stewart ? In case you thought I was sending you a used one previously...
I won another one from the audience this week if you wanted it Stewart ? In case you thought I was sending you a used one previously...
- Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Replacement Countdown mug
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4691
Re: Replacement Countdown mug
I've got a spare one I got from the audience if you want it. I'm not likely to attend any Co events this year but I don't mind posting it out to you.
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The CoC Predictions Game
- Replies: 81
- Views: 52895
Re: The CoC Predictions Game
TASS VS DOUGIE Pretty standard guesses here. Tass of course won with a margin of 18, not far from the weirdly popular guess of 25 or the average of 26.76, although some of the further out guesses have caused some interesting results including Eoin being the first (and definitely not the last) to ge...
- Fri Jul 13, 2018 4:11 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Mastermind
- Replies: 17
- Views: 18100
Re: Mastermind
What time does it start ?
- Mon Jun 18, 2018 6:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 15th June 2018 (Series 78, QF2)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11976
Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th June 2018 (Series 78, QF2)
Cheers for a cracking match guys!
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1st June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 102)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11854
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1st June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 102)
Come end of June I would still only be imagining it. She's yet to master the 7x table, never mind the 175x table.Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:00 pmImagine if your daughter beat Zarte in every round in the finals?Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:59 pmCoolZubair Patel wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:51 pm
Watches along now and again with me rather than religiously. For the moment anyway.
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1st June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 102)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11854
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1st June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 102)
Watches along now and again with me rather than religiously. For the moment anyway.Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Fri Jun 01, 2018 11:27 pmYour daughter's into countdown?Zubair Patel wrote: ↑Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:27 pm My six-year-old daughter's first conundrum solve albeit an easy scramble.
- Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1st June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 102)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11854
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1st June 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 102)
My six-year-old daughter's first conundrum solve albeit an easy scramble.
- Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COREA18 - Saturday 31st March 2018
- Replies: 21
- Views: 28414
Re: COREA18 - Saturday 31st March 2018
Hi Tony. I'll be there too, all being well.
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 1st February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 18)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5732
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 1st February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 18)
Tony Atkins wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2018 3:57 pm Alt first numbers (by the standard method) (100+25)x7-(8x(7-5))
Assume you mean 10/5 rather than 7-5. That's the way I spotted too.
- Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd December 2017 (Series 77, GRAND FINAL!)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8778
Re: Spoilers for Friday 22nd December 2017 (Series 77, GRAND FINAL!)
Looking at the conundrum scramble, RILEYISMS, it seemed to me the obvious scramble should have been MISSRILEY. So lead me to think MISSRILEY would have made the answer much easier to solve.
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 21st December 2017 (Series 77, SF2)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5429
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 21st December 2017 (Series 77, SF2)
Some intense matches and breathtaking performances this week.
- Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:20 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 13th November 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 94)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 18686
Re: Spoilers for Monday 13th November 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 94)
With regards to Mike shouting out the answer before buzzing, how would people react had Mike been using his hands to cover up possible prefix/suffixes on the monitor to help him spot the answer and then shouted it out as soon as he solved it? Would you, as his opponent, not feel you could have spott...
- Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 17th October 2017
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6849
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 17th October 2017
Nice to have met you Martin. Say hello to Denise for me next time you pop into Hargreaves Opt. in Marske.
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 480143
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Best month to be really - 31 days AND the extra hour.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:16 pmYou are October on his calendar, so it's not surprising.Zubair Patel wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2017 7:38 pm Ben, I think that's two Octobers in a row you've dreamt about me!
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 7:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 480143
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Ben, I think that's two Octobers in a row you've dreamt about me!
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:54 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIV- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2018
- Replies: 38
- Views: 50042
Re: COLIN XIV- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2018
Few more numbers for comparison.
COLIN weekend,full price available in Nov. 2016: £74, Oct. 2015: £63. The £108 this year is a big jump.
COLIN weekend,full price available in Nov. 2016: £74, Oct. 2015: £63. The £108 this year is a big jump.
- Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 4th October 2017 (series 77, prelim 66)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6357
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 4th October 2017 (series 77, prelim 66)
The recording date was 8th August if that makes any difference to the ODO updates point?
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 2 October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 64)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5052
Re: Spoilers for Monday 2 October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 64)
The challenger's Andy Murray impersonation was pretty good too.
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 11:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Copy of Episode 3878 24/02/2005
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1994
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:25 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Music connection question
- Replies: 60
- Views: 53268
Re: Music connection question
Depends how bad his dementia has got !
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 10:52 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Music connection question
- Replies: 60
- Views: 53268
Re: Music connection question
Locked up Jims ?
- Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:30 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterites who have yet to appear on Countdown
- Replies: 50
- Views: 43145
Re: Apterites who have yet to appear on Countdown
Gloria Hunniford is scheduled to record on 30th May !
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 379942
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Behave, Ryan. You talked me into it last year after I'd had less practice than you've had so only fair you tag along this time. Plus, you don't want to miss out on our favourite T-Rex impression do you ?
- Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 379942
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
An asterisk with a footnote on the bottom of a leaderboard is rarely flattering !
I'm planning on taking part this year too which will make it my second ever parkrun. Going to come prepared this year though....I'll bring along my barcode which I've just printed off !
I'm planning on taking part this year too which will make it my second ever parkrun. Going to come prepared this year though....I'll bring along my barcode which I've just printed off !
- Fri Dec 16, 2016 8:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Who Will Win Series 75? -- Caution: Possible Spoilers
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11154
Re: Who Will Win Series 75? -- Caution: Possible Spoilers
I was just going off the Countdown twitter feed.
".....just a clash of dates / availability. She'll be eligible for the finals of the next series."
".....just a clash of dates / availability. She'll be eligible for the finals of the next series."
- Fri Dec 16, 2016 7:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Who Will Win Series 75? -- Caution: Possible Spoilers
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11154
Re: Who Will Win Series 75? -- Caution: Possible Spoilers
Hopefully she can make the finals of the next series
- Sun Sep 25, 2016 9:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 21st September
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2069
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 21st September
That was my joke Johnny.
- Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 21st September
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2069
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 21st September
Heard a few laughs after round 2. Not sure what the gag was though.
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 8:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 31 August 2016
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2939
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 31 August 2016
Thanks MartinMartin Hurst wrote:Nope - the conundrum shown was the only conundrum.Zubair Patel wrote:Anyone able to confirm there were multiple tie break conundrums in this game?
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 31 August 2016
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2939
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 31 August 2016
Anyone able to confirm there were multiple tie break conundrums in this game?
- Sat Aug 27, 2016 8:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: RE: Co- North West
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2093
Re: RE: Co- North West
Cal, in case you haven't found it on here there is one in Huddersfield which is only around 30 miles from Manchester. It's on Saturday 8th October.
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 12:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday June 29th (Series 75 Prelim 3)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3776
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday June 29th (Series 74 Prelim 3)
Alt. 1st numbers:
75 x 4 = 300
7 x 7 = 49
300 + 49 = 349
349 - 100 - 8 = 241
75 x 4 = 300
7 x 7 = 49
300 + 49 = 349
349 - 100 - 8 = 241
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 21st 2016
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2953
Re: Spoilers For Monday March 21st 2016
I wonder how much sleep Conrad had overnight? I suspect none (I didn't get any). The 21:00 finish followed by 09:15 start the next day is really a killer and he did well to struggle through to win, despite all the yawning and head holding. What do you mean? I had a whole week's break from the racin...
- Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 22nd 2016
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1982
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 22nd 2016
Ben was on Take Me Out only last month and landed himself a date too, apparently.
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COHUD 2015 - Countdown in Huddersfield - Saturday 10th October 2015
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6622
Re: COHUD 2015 - Countdown in Huddersfield - Saturday 10th October 2015
Sorry for being the horribly numbered 17th player !
- Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 99111
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
I believe the finals of S73 have been moved from 2nd & 3rd November to 3rd & 4th November, which makes it unlikely that there will be a CoC starting on the 4th. Perhaps the plan is to put the CoC into one three-day filming block starting from 23rd November? That's correct. CofC's recordings...
- Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoNot IV results
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2837
Re: CoNot IV results
Ben,thanks for the opportunity to take part in a Co Event for the first time. Really enjoyable day, meeting many people for the first time and winning a spot prize along the way was an unexpected bonus ! Congrats to you Jack for winning another title.
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:12 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Nottingham IV- Saturday 25th July 2015
- Replies: 61
- Views: 13238
Re: Countdown in Nottingham IV- Saturday 25th July 2015
If anyone needs a lift from the train station to the event around 11.45 they're more than welcome to jump in with me. Drop me a message on Apterous or Facebook.
- Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Nottingham IV- Saturday 25th July 2015
- Replies: 61
- Views: 13238
Re: Countdown in Nottingham IV- Saturday 25th July 2015
Hi Ben
Would love to come to this event. Payment sent.
Would love to come to this event. Payment sent.
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: For any Crossword fans here's one based on series 71
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3486
Re: For any Crossword fans here's one based on series 71
Thanks for posting Keith - enjoyed tackling it even though i only managed to get about halfway. Been a few years since i last tried a cryptic crossword though.
I'll PM you about one or two queries i have.
I'll PM you about one or two queries i have.
- Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 17th 2014
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7198
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 17th 2014
Congrats on the max game Dan !
Unlucky George - you must be very pleased on your achievement of getting to the semi and rightly so.
Unlucky George - you must be very pleased on your achievement of getting to the semi and rightly so.
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 14th 2014 (S71 P87)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1577
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 14th 2014 (S71 P87)
Not today, Jordan. Racing from Cheltenham on instead !
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:24 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday November 11th 2014 (S71 P84)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3378
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday November 11th 2014 (S71 P84)
Thanks James - i think Jay could see how desperate i was for the mug ! Hope everything goes well at COHud on Saturday.
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 99111
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
Ah ok. Wasn't sure of the criteria.
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 99111
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
Great news ! Should make excellent viewing.
So many good players to pick from but I'm surprised Zarte's name hasn't been mentioned yet.
So many good players to pick from but I'm surprised Zarte's name hasn't been mentioned yet.
- Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:24 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Misdeclarations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3745
Re: Misdeclarations
Watching the show i thought the contestant must have misspelt it with an extra e in the middle (ROPEIEST) rather than misdeclaring.
- Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 7th January 2014 (Series 70, prelim 2)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2051
Re: Tuesday 7th January 2014 (Series 70, prelim 2)
A solid debut, Callum.
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 2:03 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 99111
Re: The next Champion of Champions
What about a match between the two champions of 2013 ? Didn't it happen regularly in the past ? No, I don't think Callum and Giles have ever played each other on the show before. (Tiresome sarcasm or genuine stupidity? You decide) Er, genuine stupidity to think that could even come across as saraca...
- Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 99111
Re: The next Champion of Champions
What about a match between the two champions of 2013 ? Didn't it happen regularly in the past ?
- Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
- Replies: 84
- Views: 20809
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
Congrats Callum. A well-deserved and inspiring title win. To maintain such a high standard 3 games in succession was insane.
- Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
- Replies: 84
- Views: 20809
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
Bluff ? Double bluff ??
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 124448
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
I am not sure if and when I'm ever going on.
In the meantime I'm really enjoying watching the shows and looking forward to watching you guys go on and hopefully do well !
In the meantime I'm really enjoying watching the shows and looking forward to watching you guys go on and hopefully do well !
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown Aces Trophy - Saturday 23 November 2013
- Replies: 28
- Views: 19847
Re: Countdown Aces Trophy - Saturday 23 November 2013
Nice one, thanks.