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- Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:20 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Ten-letter conundrums
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9831
- Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:41 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Kjarposko
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3786
Re: Kjarposko
The name has something to do with this guy, right?
- Wed Sep 04, 2013 4:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What's your Bevins Number?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 25390
Re: What's your Bevins Number?
I win.
And this is really neat.
And this is really neat.
- Mon May 06, 2013 1:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774428
Re: Ask Graeme?
The graph shows the percentage of games that had equal to or below a particular maximum score. So it can be seen that 50% of games had a maximum of 125 points or below.Dave Preece wrote:
Sorry to sound really thick (really), but I don't understand this graph?
#layplease
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday April 29th 2013
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4041
Re: Spoilers For Monday April 29th 2013
OTOLITH in the OOLITH round
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 19th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 12)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5105
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 19th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 1
Very strong debut - nice one Andy.
- Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:13 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Countdown Conundrum Quiz
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3708
Re: Countdown Conundrum Quiz
I got them all in 3 minutes 5 seconds - about 2 minutes of that on COPYRIGHT.
Nice scrambles.
Nice scrambles.
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:19 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 62131
Re: C4C Link Dump
I wonder if Chris Davies has tried doing this? http://uk.games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/student-simultaneously-juggles-solves-rubik-cube-004651627.html I've already had this video mentioned to me three times! :D I've considered this before in fact, and briefly attempted it but found it very hard ...
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:45 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: 30BC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday March 1st 2013
- Replies: 132
- Views: 38152
Re: 30BC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday March 1st 2013
Wonderful post, Conor.
You couldn't have deserved it more, and it's easy for anyone to see what a great guy you are as well as a freaking genius. Thrilled for you.
You couldn't have deserved it more, and it's easy for anyone to see what a great guy you are as well as a freaking genius. Thrilled for you.
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: 30BC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday March 1st 2013
- Replies: 132
- Views: 38152
Re: 30BC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday March 1st 2013
What a game. That was fantastic. Many congratulations to Conor and also to Jack on getting this far. Both of you are legends.
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown mentions on other shows
- Replies: 315
- Views: 153939
Re: Countdown mentions on other shows
Jeff Stelling on The Sarah Millican Television Programme
Jeff Stelling talks about Countdown for a few minutes (4 minutes in), mentioning Jack Hurst's SHITFACE incident. He seems to have slightly misremembered it though!
Jeff Stelling talks about Countdown for a few minutes (4 minutes in), mentioning Jack Hurst's SHITFACE incident. He seems to have slightly misremembered it though!
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 19th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game 7)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4051
Re: Tuesday 19th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game 7
Yes, really good!
- Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 15th 2013
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13083
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 15th 201
Cheers for the comments guys. My initial reaction to losing was largely relief as I'd really started to wonder if I handle any more games - the nerves were killing me in this one. The disappointment truly set in about a day later! I did consider GARBOLOGY but I was sure it wouldn't be right so I kep...
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Wednesday February 6th 2013
- Replies: 48
- Views: 12171
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Wednesday February 6th 2
I learnt something today. Swéet.Peter Mabey wrote:While fiancée has been naturalised as a noun, soignée has only come in as an adjective. (Really only posted this to see if AltGr e does the business )
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Wednesday February 6th 2013
- Replies: 48
- Views: 12171
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Wednesday February 6th 2
Tremendous performance. A really enjoyable game - well done both.
- Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Wednesday January 30th 2013
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5520
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Wednesday January 30th 2
PYODERMA and MYRIAPOD in round 11.
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 3:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday January 28th 2013 (Birthday R32 #7)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9123
Re: Spoilers for Monday January 28th 2013 (Birthday R32 #7)
LEVATORS in the last letters round.
What a finish!
What a finish!
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: A massive thanks !
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14800
Re: A massive thanks !
It was inevitable that someone would air a view like this before long. Clearly, people who are more put off by not being able to compete with the contestants than they are impressed by their ability are in the minority. Some people didn't like Jeff as Countdown host and some people don't find Rachel...
- Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Birthday Championship Spoilers For Friday January 25th 2013
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11285
Re: Birthday Championship Spoilers For Friday January 25th 2
Not really, but she did initially disallow SULFATES. Took about 2 minutes to clarify.Nick Deller wrote:Cracking first part. I'm guessing that Susie took rather more time thinking about BENTER than we saw on screen?
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 24th 2013 (Birthday R32 #5)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7424
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 24th 2013 (Birthday R32 #5
It was lovely to meet David. A great guy who played the game in the perfect spirit.
Thanks for the comments guys.
Thanks for the comments guys.
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:22 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 90187
Re: Coincidence
I played a gig at a nearby bar tonight and afterwards I met series 61 contestant Adrian Lumb at the bar. I knew I'd seem him and his wife somewhere before but couldn't quite remember from where, but apparently we first met at Granada when I was taking part in the finals - he played Jan Parker on the...
- Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56811
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
This wasn't done out of choice - during rehearsals they found that the old 7-segment displays that used to display the scores and numbers targets didn't work properly in the new Mediacity studios, so they had to improvise with monitors. They're not too bad-looking really, I'm sure everyone will get...
- Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday December 10th 2012
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3294
Re: Spoilers For Monday December 10th 2012
TRENDOIDS was there in round 8.
- Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Reddit IAmA Former Octochamp
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3489
Re: Reddit IAmA Former Octochamp
Just had a message from someone on facebook regarding this, whom I met years ago on a course (but sadly cannot remember). He thought you might be me. Thanks for your kind words about me on reddit and congrats on all the attention!
- Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday December 4th 2012
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2062
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday December 4th 2012
AGRIMONY in round 9.
- Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday November 7th 2012 (Series 67 #67)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5727
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday November 7th 2012 (Series 67 #67)
Great debut, Heather!
First numbers round - I did (8*6-10)*(10+1)=418
First numbers round - I did (8*6-10)*(10+1)=418
- Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:30 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 399772
Re: Is Apterous down?
132. Answers below. 1. muckier (7) 2. politesse (18) 3. pudendum (8) 4. turn (4) 5. 657 -> 50*(8+5)+10-3 (10) 6. camisole (8) 7. loafing (7) 8. litreages (18) 9. frigates (8) 10. 473 -> 25*(9+9+5-4)-2 (10) 11. manta (5) 12. albedos (7) 13. grows (5) 14. 300 ((6+4+1)*7-2)*4 (7) 15. MECHANIZE (10)
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 30th July - 2011 Overall Champion Special Thing
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5191
Re: Monday 30th July - 2011 Overall Champion Special Thing
I am actually madly in love with this recap. Beautiful.
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday July 13th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 10)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1995
Re: Spoilers for Friday July 13th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 10)
(50-10-4/4)*9+2 for the last numbers.
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday July 13th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 10)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1995
Re: Spoilers for Friday July 13th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 10)
OESTRONE in round 6.
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday June 20th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 112)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2954
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday June 20th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim
LICHGATE in round 13 (I think)
- Mon May 14, 2012 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday May 14th 2012
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2411
Re: Spoilers For Monday May 14th 2012
PROGERIA in round 12, and OPIOIDS in round 13.
- Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 19th 2012
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2904
Re: Spoilers For Monday March 19th 2012
DIRNDL was there in round 11.
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Special Spoilers For Monday March 12th 2012
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4458
Re: Special Spoilers For Monday March 12th 2012
ORECTIC was there in round 3.
- Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What did you want to be when you were a kid?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6473
Re: What did you want to be when you were a kid?
I wanted to be a cat.
- Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday February 15th 2012
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2938
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday February 15th 2012
ROUNDELAY was there for 9 in round 3.
And SERENATA in round 12.
And SERENATA in round 12.
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425198
Re: Best ever contestants
Cheers Kirk! I'm surprised you weren't really impressed with Jack Hurst though. I certainly was.Kirk Bevins wrote:There's only one player that I've been really impressed with since I went on....and that is Chris Davies. Why hasn't he been mentioned?
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:13 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Hex
- Replies: 212
- Views: 33421
Re: Hex
I've found that Hexagrams and Secret Letter have disappeared from every machine I can find, and Word Soup has appeared on those machines which used to have the aforesaid games. Hex Maniac has some new categories like 'Latin' and is now so difficult I find it's not even worth playing.
- Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 6th 2012
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2253
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 6th 2012
PINOTAGE in round 12.
- Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday February 1st 2012 (Series 66 Game 18)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3512
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday February 1st 2012 (Series 66 Game
BRAAIING was there in round 8, I think.
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 27th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 15)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4311
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 27th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim
Second numbers alternative
(50+7)*(10+7) = 969
(50+7)*(10+7) = 969
- Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday January 24th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 12)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2452
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 24th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim
DC got PLURAL but missed PLEURAL in round 7.
- Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 20th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 10)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2772
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 20th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim
SMOOGES in round 2.
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday January 17th 2012
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3039
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday January 17th 2012
Great job Jack. I've really enjoyed watching your shows.
See you at the finals!
See you at the finals!
- Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Channel 4 Mash Up
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1663
Re: The Channel 4 Mash Up
CHICKPEA is in those letters.Joseph Krol wrote:The adverts are featuring Countdown led by Jimmy Carr and with Sean Lock and someone else as contestants. The letters game featured is an ordering of *ACCEEHIKP, I think. My best from it is IPECAC.
Thoughts?
- Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: THIS headline
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1228
THIS headline
It had me worried.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/chann ... 91298.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/chann ... 91298.html
- Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday November 22nd 2011
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2106
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday November 22nd 2011
GUIDANCE was there in round 13.
- Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Nick Hewer, YOU'RE HIRED!!!
- Replies: 204
- Views: 39320
Re: STELLING TO GO (or is he????????)
The comments page on MSN news articles NEVER, EVER fails to end up in a clash of the keyboard warriors.
Looking forward to Nick's start on the show. I still really regret that Jeff has left though.
Looking forward to Nick's start on the show. I still really regret that Jeff has left though.
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday October 26th 2011
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2081
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday October 26th 2011
DEUTZIAS was there in round 12.
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3035
Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011
(75-4)*(4+1)+7-1
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 17th 2011
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3937
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 17th 2011
REQUINTOS in round 12.
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 17th 2011
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3937
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 17th 2011
GRAVITON in round 7.
- Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:40 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17981
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which newspaper do you read?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2656
Re: Which newspaper do you read?
I don't buy one regularly. I'll read just about any newspaper I find lying around.
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday August 24th 2011
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3594
- Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday August 24th 2011
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3594
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday August 24th 2011
GEOTAXIS in round 11.
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Signs of the times
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5892
Re: Signs of the times
An unusual speed limit in Connah's Quay, North Wales.
- Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:06 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Hex
- Replies: 212
- Views: 33421
Re: Hex
^That's Hexagrams. I'm with you on this one, every single time I see it on a machine I feel compelled to play it, thinking it should be an easy win, and not once have I even come close to winning anything. Maybe there's a strategy I'm missing, but it seems like as soon as it decides to throw up a n...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:02 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unintended gaffes
- Replies: 66
- Views: 9374
Re: Unintended gaffes
From the pub quiz last night. Stupidity at its best. Firstly one of the questions was read out as "How is the clacicle better known in the human body?" Everyone knows it should be "clavicle" and shouts this at the QM however he remains adamant and starts saying "but why is ...
- Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Tuesday 28th June Spoilers
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5698
Re: Tuesday 28th June Spoilers
TONEMIC and CENTIMO were there in round 9.