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- Fri Dec 18, 2020 2:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 18th December 2020 (Series 82, Grand Final)
- Replies: 42
- Views: 11584
Re: Spoilers for Friday 18 December 2020 (Series 82, Grand Final)
Congratulations to Luke! That was a very enjoyable final, both of you seemed to really enjoy the occasion and both came across really well on screen across the finals.
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 8:18 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 89300
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
What the Dickens happened there, Eoin? ;) In all seriousness, the opposing team were on fire, credit to them for a top-notch performance. They even got all the bonuses on Northern Ireland, so no complaints there! Didn't they miss the Armagh one? But yeah, unlucky lads. Even though it did make me sa...
- Sun Sep 11, 2016 7:46 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 89300
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Well we made the Daily Mail so it's only really up from here.
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:38 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 89300
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Surprised no posts about Haemangioma being on the show last week, just catching up! The intro mentioned our Rach as an alumna of Oriel College, Oxford as well. Not quite a quattrocento but 150 is a decent score and nice to see Eoin smiling and enjoying the experience as well :). Thanks, Adam! Hope ...
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 2:03 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 89300
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Yep I'm also appearing on UC this series. 8th August as James said.
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Semi-Final 1 Spoilers For Wednesday January 20th 2016
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6080
Re: CoC Semi-Final 1 Spoilers For Wednesday January 20th 2016
Watched this episode in my college's JCR and by the end of it we had a whopping 4 members of the audience. Great episode and you two were totally inseparable, great to watch. Congrats to Dylan and commiserations to Giles. Interestingly, someone walked in, saw the TV and said "Oh, it's Giles, I ...
- Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 98465
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
I wasn't. Kind of spared me from a tricky decision of having to contest practicing/filming with the first few weeks of uni, anyway.Gavin Chipper wrote:Were you invited?Eoin Monaghan wrote:Looks quality!
Seems I was just unlucky to miss out on 30BC due to age! Good luck to everyone.
- Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 98465
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
Looks quality!
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 209465
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Very sad to hear Clarke Carlisle is in a serious condition following a crash. Was a great contestant on the show, so let's hope he can pull through. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30583740
- Thu Dec 18, 2014 9:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 18th 2014
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4610
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 18th 2014
Great to see an all-Irish semi-final! These semi-finals have been the first episodes I've watched in a long while but were really good viewing. Congrats to Dan and Antoinette, and commiserations/ congratulations to George and Laurence.
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 209465
Re: The C4C Football Thread
http://rhysbenjamin.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/why-liverpool-would-be-mad-to-reject.html And to answer Jono's point from 7 months ago, he now plays for Wimbledon, and his name is Will Mannion. Also, one of my teachers, Robert Rice, plays for Basingstoke. I started with René Meulensteen. Unquestionably ...
- Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 78304
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
Any further luck? I have my team picked.Mark James wrote:On the McDonalds' site it says, thanks for registering, come back on June 8th to start selecting your team. It is June 8th and I can't select a team. Anyone know what's going on?
- Tue May 27, 2014 6:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Democracy in action..........
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2714
Re: Democracy in action..........
The biggest party getting almost a quarter fewer seats than the next biggest, still seems a little odd, even allowing for the transferring procedure. However, the most shocking statistic was the poor turnout, just under 52%, maybe it's time to "bribe" people to vote, say £10 worth of scra...
- Thu May 08, 2014 5:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10350
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
... you are aware of how Eurovision works, right?Rhys Benjamin wrote:I can't see anyone but the UK winning now, unless we get screwed over by the producers.
- Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Peter Lee
- Replies: 31
- Views: 13311
Re: Peter Lee
Very sad news. I never had the pleasure to meet Peter, but our games on Apterous were always friendly and he came across fantastically on screen. RIP.
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:59 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2013/2014
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32685
Re: University Challenge 2013/2014
Oh no! Not only do I not want either team to lose, but I'm also in France next week so will be a whole week behind!Bob De Caux wrote:Note to Mr Monaghan. Southampton v QUB on Uni Challenge this Monday.
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Maths vs. English
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8552
Re: Maths vs. English
All interesting posts so far, with the poll going much the way I expected.
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 4:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Maths vs. English
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8552
Re: Maths vs. English
?Matt Morrison wrote:Hi.Eoin Monaghan wrote:Mathmo.
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Maths vs. English
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8552
Maths vs. English
As much as Countdown is a words and numbers game - in fact more so a letters game - it seems that all the top players are more mathematically inclined. I guess this is because they have more of an analytic mind, and spotting the words is all about spotting patterns, so it kind of makes sense there. ...
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 98465
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
Woo, super news! Much like Oliver, I'm flattered to be considered, and the scrapping of January modules would help too.
- Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 98465
Re: - now a spam thread -
I think due to changes in filming procedure by the time of 30th BC, Eoin wasn't allowed to film unless he'd taken his GCSEs? I've heard it was something convoluted like that, anyway. I don't doubt he would've been invited if not for rules like that. Yeah that's correct. Due to not having taken GCSE...
- Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 98465
Re: - now a spam thread -
Looking back through Mike's excellent notes (which I bookmarked!) for COC10, the byes weren't randomly decided. I think, looking back through the wiki, the byes were for the unbeaten players, Kate Ogilvie and Scott Mearns. The other four players had all lost - Simon Cooper in the Grand Final, Teren...
- Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 98465
Re: - now a spam thread -
3. Rhys - your lists don't make sense. Surely byes would be randomly decided (how did you calculate the top 2 seeds for the first list anyway?). Also not sure why you'd have Adam in there over Ed in your second list (surely series winner trumps runner-up?), or invite Heather to a seven-episode CoC ...
- Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 98465
Re: - now a spam thread -
If that's the case, why therefore would those not invited to the 30th BC now be considered candidates for a future CoC? I think due to changes in filming procedure by the time of 30th BC, Eoin wasn't allowed to film unless he'd taken his GCSEs? I've heard it was something convoluted like that, anyw...
- Thu Dec 26, 2013 3:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
- Replies: 84
- Views: 20663
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
I'd be inclined to draw mostly from S67 onwards, to make sure as many as possible of the great contestants since then get to be included, but also be open to a few particular contestants from S60-S66 who would have been likely candidates to be invited to a CoC but didn't take part in the 30BC for w...
- Thu Dec 26, 2013 3:04 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect Series 8
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14202
Re: Only Connect Series 8
Yes just wanted to add my own congratulations. Thought you were particularly entertaining and was very glad you guys won!
Congratulations also to Peter's team for making the final, some of your team's answers were fantastic and I was miles off.
Congratulations also to Peter's team for making the final, some of your team's answers were fantastic and I was miles off.
- Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
- Replies: 84
- Views: 20663
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
FWIW, I completely understand Callum lack of nerves. I reckon, of all my games, I felt the least nervous in my final simply because I knew I was the underdog, and personally didn't expect to win.
- Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
- Replies: 84
- Views: 20663
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
Incredible final lads, barring the 30BC games, I don't think I've ever been as nervous/ excited for a game of Countdown in a long time! It must be said that Dylan has been exceptional throughout his run, dropping next to nothing throughout, and today the standard was just as superb. If you've got an...
- Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 24907
- Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 18th 2013
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4653
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 18th 2013
Another max-conundrum? Nope, I make that a 12 maxer going by conundrum, PRIMULA and Jack's DC beater. Great standard today, very unlucky to Bradley who kept up with Dylan for more or less the whole show, great to see him come back after so many years and perform so well! Well played also to Dylan, ...
- Tue Dec 17, 2013 4:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16846
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Can I nominate Dave?
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday December 12th 2013 (S69 QF1)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11942
Re: Spoilers for Thursday December 12th 2013 (S69 QF1)
MATE, that was too soon. LOTS too soon. Is this a spoiler? Well played Dylan and unlucky on the max. Commiserations to Gemma as well! No spoiler. Just a shit joke. And you're right; let's not drag too much attention away from Gemma. She did brilliantly, and I hope Nick's wish to see her again will ...
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday December 12th 2013 (S69 QF1)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11942
Re: Spoilers for Thursday December 12th 2013 (S69 QF1)
Is this a spoiler?Callum Todd wrote:MATE, that was too soon. LOTS too soon.Jennifer Steadman wrote:Well, Dylan did get a MAX GA- oh waitCallum Todd wrote:James-inspired reply.
Well played Dylan and unlucky on the max. Commiserations to Gemma as well!
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:45 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2013/2014
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32685
Re: University Challenge 2013/2014
Sorry, sorry! Perhaps he had said 'winner' (of a game) or something along those lines!Bob De Caux wrote:Yes, thank you for reminding me, James! I can't think who else they could have meant though, Eoin.
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:44 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2013/2014
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32685
Re: University Challenge 2013/2014
Yes Eoin, they were in our filming block for the second round, so we saw them at the hotel and had a chat Ah thought you might have! My mum's friend's son is on the Queen's team, and mentioned to her that there was a Countdown octochamp filming, so I was scratching my head trying to work out who it...
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 6:34 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2013/2014
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32685
Re: University Challenge 2013/2014
Bob - you didn't happen to get speaking to the QUB team whilst over did you?
PS, QUB on tonight, woop woop!
PS, QUB on tonight, woop woop!
- Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:48 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2013/2014
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32685
Re: University Challenge 2013/2014
Haha! Don't worry, I chuckled when I heard it too, and then found it even funnier that you laughed at it!Bob De Caux wrote:Thanks Eoin. Seems that even under pressure, I still find poo jokes funny. Which is worrying!
- Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:27 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2013/2014
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32685
Re: University Challenge 2013/2014
I laughed when you laughed at 'Turdus'.
Brilliant stuff Southampton!
Brilliant stuff Southampton!
- Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Experiences
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9301
Re: Countdown Experiences
I did actually intend to do one of these over the summer... but forgot.
- Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Getting good at apterous/Countdown
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7562
Re: Getting good at apterous/Countdown
Not just relevant to Countdown, but one thing I made sure I did when trying to get good at something was hang out with people who were good at it. You've done that already by being here. I found that chatting to, playing against (getting hammered by!) and simply watching/ copying the best from here ...
- Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:03 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 88070
Re: Coincidence
I've just started AS English Literature and had my copy of a play on the table, it was taken by someone so I grabbed the closest one, opened it up to find that the original owner was none other than Edward McCullagh!
- Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday August 30th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 38)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5133
Re: Spoilers for Friday August 30th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 3
APOLUNES in round 4.
Well done Jen!
Well done Jen!
- Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What's your Bevins Number?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 25134
Re: What's your Bevins Number?
I like this one.Ian Volante wrote:Ian Volante...
• played Amey Deshpande in Series 56...
• ... who played Andrew Hulme in the semi-finals of the Junior Championship...
• ... who played Chris Davies in the final of Series 61...
• ... who played Kirk Bevins in a special episode.
- Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Congratulations Oliver Garner
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4573
Re: Congratulations Oliver Garner
Wonderful achievement Oliver! And off to Cambridge now too!
- Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What's your Bevins Number?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 25134
Re: What's your Bevins Number?
Eoin Monaghan...
... played Jack Hurst in series 63 GF
... who played Conor Travers in the 30BC
... who played Kirk Bevins in the 30BC.
3?
This is awesome.
... played Jack Hurst in series 63 GF
... who played Conor Travers in the 30BC
... who played Kirk Bevins in the 30BC.
3?
This is awesome.
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 12:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1741
- Views: 753899
Re: Ask Graeme?
I don't think Julian Fell had any. Dylan only had one.Giles wrote:Octochamps with least disallowed words?
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:02 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: An open letter to the BBC regarding Eurovision
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5865
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:39 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2013/2014
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32685
Re: University Challenge 2013/2014
Unlucky tonight Bob, you came up against a strong side! Hopefully you'll be back in as highest scoring losers though, 5 more minutes and you probably could have scraped 200!Bob De Caux wrote:I'll be facing Mr Paxman for Southampton on Uni Challenge tonight
- Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday August 15th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 30)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7267
Re: Spoilers for Thursday August 15th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim
Well done Dylan!
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 12th 2013
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3325
Re: Spoilers For Monday August 12th 2013
Honestly no! I knew he had been on, didn't realise he had done so bloody well! Thought Jordan had typoed Giles or something.James Robinson wrote:Aren't you aware of Glen Webb being the number 1 seed at the moment, EoinEoin Monaghan wrote:Glen's 945?
(well done Dylan)
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 12th 2013
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3325
Re: Spoilers For Monday August 12th 2013
Glen's 945?
(well done Dylan)
(well done Dylan)
- Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 6th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 23)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11860
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 6th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 2
Excellent stuff Dylan, can safely see you pushing for 900+.
Commiserations to Zarte who I thought was entertaining, shame that the luck of draw saw you knocked off sure octochampdom, but I really hope 5 wins will see you back for what could be an epic quarter-final.
Commiserations to Zarte who I thought was entertaining, shame that the luck of draw saw you knocked off sure octochampdom, but I really hope 5 wins will see you back for what could be an epic quarter-final.
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 8:57 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: "8 Out of 10" with real cats?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7006
Re: "8 Out of 10" with real cats?
Great thread.
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 78304
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
Nope, I'll do it now!Adam Gillard wrote:I've just gone on the Fantasy Premier League site and it's up and running ready for next season. Has someone set up a c4c league again this year?
- Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:07 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2013/2014
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32685
University Challenge 2013/2014
New series kicks off tonight, QUB (yay!) against Aberdeen.
My mum knows one of tonight's contestants, any Apterites we should look out for?
My mum knows one of tonight's contestants, any Apterites we should look out for?
- Tue Jul 09, 2013 6:35 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8739
Re: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
(10 to go Ryan, you've missed Kevin Bacon (again) off the bottom) All looking good so far, you've even found a couple of connecting movies I hadn't initially thought of. :-) I'll happily do another (slightly better-researched) one of these if there's demand for it. The one I'm surprised is eluding ...
- Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:52 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8739
Re: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
Elijah Wood/ Hugo Weaving/ Ian McKellen is (any of the) Lord of the Rings and then The Hobbit.
I also don't know for sure, but I would assume one of the connections for Leonard Nimoy (not sure which one) would be Star Trek oriented.
I also don't know for sure, but I would assume one of the connections for Leonard Nimoy (not sure which one) would be Star Trek oriented.
- Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:39 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8739
Re: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
Yeah it's Knight and Day.Mark James wrote:I know the Diaz Cruise one but can't remember the name properly. I'm assuming we're not allowed to google. It's a real cheesy name, Knight and Day or something like that.
- Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday June 28th 2013
- Replies: 50
- Views: 11936
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday June 28th 2013
Really tense, super final guys - great to watch! Congrats to Giles who is undoubtedly a worthy and fantastic champion, your word knowledge is second to none! And congrats also to Andy (hey, the coolest people are always runners-up :D ) Roll on the next series! #TeamJen WELL FUCK YOU VERY MUCH! (I w...