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- Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Dublin 2019 Saturday September 7th 2019
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6393
Countdown in Dublin 2019 Saturday September 7th 2019
Dublins 5th annual Co.Event will take place on Saturday September 7th in Farmer Brown's traditional Pub and Kitchen in Clonskeagh. Doors open 10.30 games starting 11. It is a 10 minute bus ride from the city via the number 11 bus. For those of you day tripping the aircoach stop to Dublin airport is ...
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Dublin #4 29th September 2018
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15603
- Tue Sep 11, 2018 8:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Dublin #4 29th September 2018
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15603
Re: Countdown in Dublin #4 29th September 2018
Date: Saturday 29th September 2018 Venue: JW Sweetmans, 1-2 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. Admission: €20 Start time: Doors open 10.30am for 11am start Presented by: Eddy Byrne Finishes by: 6pm Wheelchair accessible?: No Dublin has a lot to offer — treat yourself to a cold one in the Guinness Brewery, check...
- Wed Aug 29, 2018 7:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Dublin #4 29th September 2018
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15603
- Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Dublin #4 29th September 2018
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15603
Countdown in Dublin #4 29th September 2018
Date: Saturday 29th September 2018 Venue: JW Sweetmans, 1-2 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. Admission: €20 Start time: Doors open 10.30am for 11am start Presented by: Eddy Byrne Finishes by: 6pm Wheelchair accessible?: No Dublin has a lot to offer — treat yourself to a cold one in the Guinness Brewery, check ...
- Thu Aug 10, 2017 10:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18496
Re: Countdown in the pub
if you are up for a trip to Dublin on October 21st, you should come along to Countdown in Dublin, attracts about 30 people from all over Ireland and the UK. I host it. would be good to have you along.
- Tue May 09, 2017 11:18 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:DUB 3 Countdown in Dublin Saturday 21st October 2017
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6543
CO:DUB 3 Countdown in Dublin Saturday 21st October 2017
The third annual Countdown in Dublin tournament will take place on Saturday October 21st 2017 in the Old Punchbowl Pub in Booterstown. Entry is lower than last year at the bargain price of €15, this includes a buffet lunch in the middle of the day. Payments can be made by sending €15 via gift paymen...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:05 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Goody Bags through the ages.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16179
Re: Countdown Goody Bags through the ages.
do you happen to own a copy of that jim? Heh, no. 99% of the games I had were - brace yourself - illegal copies. But I remember the reviews from the time and have played it since on emulators (it's not especially good and certainly not worth tracking down today, although it certainly has novelty va...
- Tue Jan 03, 2017 9:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Goody Bags through the ages.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16179
Re: Countdown Goody Bags through the ages.
do you happen to own a copy of that jim?
- Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Goody Bags through the ages.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16179
Re: Countdown Goody Bags through the ages.
I cant see why it would be a video game. many contestants on countdown were elderly then and what use would they have for such an item.
- Mon Jan 02, 2017 11:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Goody Bags through the ages.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16179
Countdown Goody Bags through the ages.
I was watching this old episode of Countdown from 1988 and I noticed footage of the goody bag, which seemed to start this year as there is no mention of a goody bag in an episode I saw from 1987. see link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOJQsGdzhX0&t=190s At 10:14 in this clip you can see t...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 26th October 2016
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1979
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26th October 2016
does anyone else think that today's champion was a bit of a bollocks and that everyone was glad when he lost? I certainly didnt like him, very smug, and rigidly sticking with 3 vowels. I was rooting for the challenger all the way through.
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is this the oldest ever Countdown related forum topic?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4738
Is this the oldest ever Countdown related forum topic?
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.tv.game-shows/j5oejm0wJjE Trawling through the internet yesterday, I stumbled across Countdown threads on a quiz group from 1996. This must surely predate any past countdown forums/threads that we know of. There are a good few more posts in the group about...
- Wed Aug 10, 2016 6:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11234
Re: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
We are up to 17 now, with Series 64 champion Ed McCullagh, it would be great if more of the irish apterous contingent signed up, so please get in touch soon, 1 month to go today! People of all abilities welcome, tell your friends, tell your family, bring your cats and dogs!
- Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown History Project - can you help?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3423
Re: Countdown History Project - can you help?
You can see my recent Series 1 finds by joining this group on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/277220849308976/
- Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown History Project - can you help?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3423
Re: Countdown History Project - can you help?
It looks as though I will be getting a couple of episodes from series 1. I have six recaps from the 90's that I will put on the wiki in the coming days
- Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:41 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown History Project - can you help?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3423
Re: Countdown History Project - can you help?
This has officially kicked off, people have come forward, and it looks like I may be about to source recaps from unrecapped episodes, more to follow.
- Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11234
Re: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
[quote="Edward Byrne"]Based on the success of last years event Co.Dublin will take place again this year on Saturday 10th September in the upstairs room in The Old Punchbowl pub in Booterstown. It is right beside the train station in Booterstown and is well served by buses going to and fro...
- Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11234
Re: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
[quote="Edward Byrne"]Based on the success of last years event Co.Dublin will take place again this year on Saturday 10th September in the upstairs room in The Old Punchbowl pub in Booterstown. It is right beside the train station in Booterstown and is well served by buses going to and fro...
- Sun Jul 17, 2016 10:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown History Project - can you help?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3423
Countdown History Project - can you help?
Aside from playing Countdown, Countdown History is a huge interest of mine. I can sit for hours in the evening reading Wiki Apterous. It frustrates me however, that our wiki is incomplete, that there is little information on early series. I would also like to obtain more footage of Countdown from th...
- Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11234
Re: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
We're up to 10 people now. If you want to make sure of your place please send me your money.
- Tue Jun 21, 2016 7:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Co-Radio Countdown on Radio
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3581
Re: Co-Radio Countdown on Radio
in for the co event
- Sat Jun 04, 2016 2:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11234
Re: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
would be great to have you Tracey, it may start just before the college term? I am not back until the week following this event.
- Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11234
CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
Date: Saturday 10th September 2016 Venue: The Old Punch Bowl, 116 Rock Rd, Booterstown, Dublin Admission: €20 (£16.74 by 24 July’s exchange rates…) Doors open: 9am for 10am start Presented by: Eddy Byrne, Celtic tiger and former Countdown contestant Games to be played: 6 15-rounders, plus the final ...
- Thu Feb 25, 2016 8:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Will Scramble 4 Food
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5026
Re: Will Scramble 4 Food
I might take you up on that offer for Co.Dublin!
- Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 5th February 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 10)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2902
- Thu Jan 28, 2016 3:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 28 January 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 4)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3214
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 28 January 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 4)
Weird that they disallowed oxtails today yet it is allowed on apterous.
- Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How many countries have you been to?
- Replies: 172
- Views: 98103
Re: How many countries have you been to?
I have been to 13 countries, Ireland, UK, America (New York twice), France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Poland and Bulgaria. So I am quite well travelled. At the moment most of my trips abroad are the UK to countdown events seeing as I have nobody who will go on holiday wi...
- Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Dub Countdown in Dublin 14th November 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6367
Re: Co:Dub Countdown in Dublin 14th November 2015
glad you enjoyed it ed, hopefully i'll see you at another co.event in the not too distant future
- Mon Nov 16, 2015 5:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 November 2015 (Series 73 Prelim 94)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5189
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 November 2015 (Series 73 Prelim 94)
I saw SEXTAPE in round 11 the expats round but it isn't in, i thought it was plausible
- Thu Oct 08, 2015 2:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 8th 2015 (S73 P68)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 15003
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 8th 2015 (S73 P68)
hopefully james and adam are both allowed to have a second chance in the not too distant future, they were both superb on the show. Quite a tough way for James to lose today though, i wouldnt be 100% convinced that John knew the answer when he buzzed.
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 1st 2015 (S73 P63)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3148
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 1st 2015 (S73 P63)
very nearly no maxes for georgie today, very weak challenger, thought I was going to beat her to zero till the last numbers game.
- Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for S22 P10 (repeated on Friday 18th September 2015)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2884
Re: Spoilers for S22 P10 (repeated on Friday 18th September 2015)
Yeah she still plays scrabble here in Ireland
- Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 14th 2015
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3271
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 14th 2015
yeah Vulgate was certainly a beater last weekJohnny Canuck wrote:Was this round an exact repeat of a round that aired sometime last week?szodiac wrote:So would VIHUELAEdward Byrne wrote:Vulgate would be a DC beater in round 1
Mauro/(Jessica got it)
- Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 14th 2015
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3271
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 14th 2015
last numbers round alternative (2+1)x7 =21X6X5 = 630 plus the remaining 2. to get 632 for 1 away
- Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 14th 2015
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3271
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 14th 2015
numbers in round 6 50-8 = 42 x6 = 252 -25 = 227 + (7/7) = 228
- Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 14th 2015
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3271
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 14th 2015
Vulgate would be a DC beater in round 1
- Mon Sep 07, 2015 1:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 7th 2015
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1632
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 7th 2015
Araneid in round 11 for another DC beater
- Mon Sep 07, 2015 1:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 7th 2015
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1632
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 7th 2015
Vulgate for a DC beater in round 1
- Fri Sep 04, 2015 1:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday September 4th 2015 (S73 P46)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6226
Re: Spoilers for Friday September 4th 2015 (S73 P46)
windsurf in round 2
- Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766665
Re: Ask Graeme?
It doesn't look as if 4 Large was a regularly picked numbers selection in the early days of countdown, can you tell me, what would be the first instance of someone picking 4 Large on countdown?
- Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday August 14th 2015 (S73 P35)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4323
Re: Spoilers for Friday August 14th 2015 (S73 P35)
my reaction was great when I spotted THEREUNTO in round 5, I was delighted, what a 9!
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Classic Episodes
- Replies: 34
- Views: 16325
Re: Countdown Classic Episodes
Im so exited about this, it's getting late now, I hope I am not dreaming
- Mon Aug 10, 2015 12:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Series 4 Champion Brian Hudson
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6388
Re: Series 4 Champion Brian Hudson
Not a series winner, but I play at the same scrabble club as series 22 quarter finalist and 7 time winner Anne Lyng.
- Wed May 27, 2015 8:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Dub Countdown in Dublin 14th November 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6367
Co:Dub Countdown in Dublin 14th November 2015
I am happy to announce the first ever Dublin Countdown event; Co:Dublin. This event will take place on Saturday 14th November 2015 Venue is the Tara Towers Hotel, Rock Road, Dublin 4. Presented by Edward Byrne, everybody is guaranteed to play six games and we will be playing using the Bristol Classr...
- Wed May 13, 2015 11:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co.Dublin who would be interested?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7553
Re: Co.Dublin who would be interested?
I am in very early stages of planning it, the date is very provisional, im not even sure if there is enough interest for such an event to take place yet
- Tue May 12, 2015 12:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766665
Re: Ask Graeme?
In what games both 9 round and 15 round did a contestant get 0 maxes
- Mon May 11, 2015 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co.Dublin who would be interested?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7553
Re: Co.Dublin who would be interested?
Racist comments about potatoes that made me lolJennifer Steadman wrote:As long as no one makes me drink Guinness and I can make casually racist comments about potatoes all day, this would be dead on.
- Sun May 10, 2015 10:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co.Dublin who would be interested?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7553
Co.Dublin who would be interested?
It would be great to introduce a co-event, in a different place to where one has ever been held before. A perfect excuse to travel to Dublin. There are a good number of Irish countdown players and it would also be nice if people were interested in coming from the uk to take part. I have looked at th...
- Sat Nov 22, 2014 1:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for FRIDAY 21st November!!!!!!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3751
Re: Spoilers for FRIDAY 21st November!!!!!!
Yes I was really kicking myself about the numbers, gutted. It was a really scrappy game. I hope that even with one win I will be allowed to apply again in a few years.
- Sat Nov 22, 2014 12:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 20th 2014 (S71 P90)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2454
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 20th 2014 (S71 P90)
I got really complacent in the last few rounds, I spotted trailer straight away, and then the last few were a panic, but I redeemed myself with the conundrum, which wasn't the hardest one in fairness
- Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766665
Re: Ask Graeme?
I am wondering if you could give me a list of all the contestants that have won at least one heat game and then later returned for another chance. I know there is Bradley Cates and Marcus Hares. It seems mostly that people return after losing there first game, I can't find many returning winners.