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- Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:01 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The 1% Club
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7949
Re: The 1% Club
Anyone else find the ending unsatisfactory when we have the scenario where everyone remaining gets eliminated on the same question? Seems a bit of a cop out that all those eliminated on that question just get flung to the 1% question and have the ability to collect the money, or play for the full pr...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 725297
Re: Ask Graeme?
Jeffrey Burgin 8 wins, 1 loss Jeffrey Clayton 11 wins, 2 losses Jeffrey Hansford 10 wins 1 loss 29 wins, 4 losses 29/33 = 87.9% (I am going by Jeffreys on the wiki - Jeffrey Clayton redirects to Jeff Clayton - adjudication required!) (Edit - inability to correctly evaluate 29+4 ) I think it has to ...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 7:40 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Jeopardy!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3403
Re: Jeopardy!
Why do ITV insist on stretching out shows that are perfectly fine being 30 minutes long to an hour? So annoying.
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 39653
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
On Mastermind, those with the most passes should be classified above those with fewer passes. No answer is better than a wrong answer.
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:43 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 14th December 2023 (Series 88, Quarter Final 1)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1555
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 88 Finals Predictions (With Poll)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2085
Re: Series 88 Finals Predictions (With Poll)
Could well be a finals where all matches go the way of the seedings, but let's hope for some good games and possibly some upsets
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 39653
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
You've changed Not directed specifically at CT, but across the population the older you get, the more political views can change...... https://i.imgur.com/csQdg1M.jpg Makes sense I suppose that when you are young you tend to not have much and therefore want the wealth shared, but when you are old a...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What's the minimum time you have to be resident in the British Isles in order to qualify for Countdown?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7972
Re: What's the minimum time you have to be resident in the British Isles in order to qualify for Countdown?
You do you mate - it's your life, nobody else's.Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 11:38 pm Honestly I can’t help feeling like I’m a bad person if I do a stint in the UK with this as even an ulterior motive
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 39653
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Tax here is too high, and actually given that high earners have already paid a lot of tax the marginal rates should be inverted: earnings over 125k should be taxed at 20%, whereas up to 50k should be more like 40% You've changed Not directed specifically at CT, but across the population the older...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:20 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 4th December 2023 (Series 88, Heat 112)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1243
Re: Spoilers for Monday 4th December 2023 (Series 88, Heat 112)
Squeaky bum time for David Edwards! Only JJ can deny him the 8th and final Finals place now.
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:38 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Deal or No Deal with Stephen Mulhern
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2904
Re: Deal or No Deal with Stephen Mulhern
Not sure what ITV were thinking here - everyone got bored with the original version, so ITV bring it back virtually identically apart from having a less popular host and smaller prizes? Can't see this lasting very long before the axe falls.
- Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:07 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 39653
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 678886
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Outrageous!David Williams wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:26 pm I would have thought there were a lot more words ending in -OUS than starting in OUT-. So why is it that if you have O U and T there's nearly always an OUT- word, but if you have O U and S there's almost never an -OUS word?
- Sat Jul 15, 2023 2:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 16th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 105)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1474
Re: Spoilers for Friday 16th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 105)
As Colin knew the seeds at the end of today's programme, it would be good to have a graphic with the 8 finalists' names and maybe a thumbnail pic, as would happen on sports programmes. I've said this in the past. Would be nice if this was done as soon as there is a top 8, then brought up each time ...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 130332
Re: Countdowners in the news
1,517 players left, 1,507 places paid - Andrew Hulme is incredibly close to cashing in the World Series of Poker Main Event. In fact, he's 12th in chips at the end of day three. https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/chipcounts/ Wow - that is awesome! To demonstrate how huge this is (to anyone who doesn'...
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:13 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 678886
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
It also depends how it's guaranteed that all 100 first serves will be in. There's various options. 1. He hits a load of serves how he wants but only the in serves count. 2. He hits 100 first serves as normal but they just happen to be in by coincidence. 3. You have to face an accurate recreation of...
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:21 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 678886
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
If I understand the scenario right, the game ends as soon as you successfully return a serve. And unless you return the very first serve, you win nothing because all you're doing is cancelling the losses. So my answer would be nothing. No, apologies - you receive 100 serves - if you get any 1 of th...
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 678886
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
If I understand the scenario right, the game ends as soon as you successfully return a serve. And unless you return the very first serve, you win nothing because all you're doing is cancelling the losses. So my answer would be nothing. No, apologies - you receive 100 serves - if you get any 1 of th...
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 9:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 678886
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
A professional male tennis player hits 100 legal first serves to you, the receiver. How much money would you bet - double or nothing - (if at all) that you would be able to return just 1 out of the 100 serves back in play?
The Pro is tasked to try and make his serves unreturnable.
The Pro is tasked to try and make his serves unreturnable.
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 9:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2159
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final
Many congrats Ronan - attaining a big octo-total is one thing, but it's a whole new ball game in the finals when the real heat is on, and it's an arena where you continued to excel, whilst some with comparable pedigree and expectation have not done themselves justice in the recent past. Pretty scary...
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 5:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 14th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 103)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 395
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 14th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 103)
Ronan confirmed as number one seed - even if Graham gets the ultimate max of 230 in each of his last 2 games, he can't beat Ronan's octo total.
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 98)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1421
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 98)
Bad luck Adam, but congrats at the same time for making the finals, and I think you will be favourite against whoever you face out of Peter and Greg in the QFs (assuming you will play one of those two)
- Wed May 31, 2023 10:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 31st May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 93)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 462
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 31st May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 93)
Great stuff so far Adam - very impressive
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:22 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 169
- Views: 101968
Re: Only Connect
Alex Hardwick. Love him or hate him?. Looking forward to Mondays final but one contestant is dividing the public. I found his flirting with an opponent in an earlier round cringey but otherwise he is a good player if eccentric. My family however can't stand him His/her/their mimes after selecting a...
- Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 130332
Re: Countdowners in the news
James Haughton apparently almost gets into a fight on Mastermind - talk about click-bait journalism and hyperbole!!!!
https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/bbc-m ... s-26403914
https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/bbc-m ... s-26403914
- Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:39 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Button Bashing Mayhem (another Sporcle game)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4501
Re: Button Bashing Mayhem (another Sporcle game)
When he tells us how he achieved this seemingly impossible feat, we'll find outGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:34 amAre you a freak?Dave Robjohns wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:20 am *Spends 7 seconds winning the game then more than 7 minutes failing to get the right part of the picture to show*
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4269
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
They should rename the show Woke-down and be done with it! The Daily Mail will be hearing about this! I blame the snowflake millennials! Pass the gammon!
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:26 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Colin Murray’s future at Countdown
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5135
Re: Colin Murray’s future at Countdown
Reliably informed he is now contracted until December 2024. Fantastic. This now may be an untruth as we learn who the actual presenter is this lunchtime. I only got this from a Wiki edit but couldn’t find any reliable sources. "Reliably informed" from no "reliable sources"? ;)
- Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Getting back on for a second go
- Replies: 88
- Views: 20128
Re: Getting back on for a second go
So for the benefit of everyone who applies/re-applies, can you confirm what the best course of action should be if they don't receive a response to an application? Should they re-submit, contact you guys separately, etc? How long would you say to wait before doing this? Info is here....https://www....
- Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Getting back on for a second go
- Replies: 88
- Views: 20128
Re: Getting back on for a second go
It seems weird that they wouldn't even respond to some applications. But I think a few people have said that it happened to them. The other day you 'thought' we went through players profiles when selecting conundrums. The only people we don't respond to are the ones who end up winning the series. :...
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 5:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 6 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 5
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4036
Re: Spoilers for Friday 6 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 5
Well done Adam - the Giant Killer of Countdown!
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 4 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 3
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1573
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 4 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 3
Round 6 (just out of time): (100-4) x 4 = 384, then the x50, -75, /25 (i.e. 2n-3) jobbie to get 765.
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 11:07 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Rachel Riley MBE
- Replies: 3
- Views: 855
Re: Rachel Riley MBE
Congrats Rachel
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 11:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Next Champion of Champions series
- Replies: 197
- Views: 28457
Re: Next Champion of Champions series
Nice work Mr McGraw. Should be an exciting few weeks.
- Fri Dec 16, 2022 11:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 16th December 2022 (Series 86, QF 2)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1476
Re: Spoilers for Friday 16th December 2022 (Series 86, QF 2)
Rachel seemed to make incredibly hard work of the 549 - I was doubting my 25 times tables for a good while!Tony Atkins wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:58 pm Rather annoying that Colin read the 969 points total of Ed when describing Steve.
Anyone get the missed 9 or numbers?
The standard method to 549 is (10+7+5)x25+4-5.
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:35 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
- Replies: 253
- Views: 198450
Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
James Robinson on Eggheads (Channel 5) today with a couple of celebrity team-mates! Was an exciting show too (not giving spoilers)
- Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 18 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 87)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 868
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 18 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 87)
Well done Christy - that was a real nail-biter all the way!
- Sat Oct 01, 2022 7:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Things you can't un-notice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 976
Re: Things you can't un-notice
The duck that quacks throughout the whole of "Saturday Night" by Whigfield
https://youtu.be/FsLNIkyidGc
https://youtu.be/FsLNIkyidGc
- Tue Sep 20, 2022 9:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Next Champion of Champions series
- Replies: 197
- Views: 28457
Re: Next Champion of Champions series
The state of this thread
- Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:00 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Les Dennis - temporary host
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1273
Re: Les Dennis - temporary host
Mavis impression or we riot.
- Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:42 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Selling the OED
- Replies: 10
- Views: 987
Re: Selling the OED
Yeah, these things are huge, especially if you have not much storage room in your gaff. I emailed pretty much every specialist book store I could find in the south of England and not a single one was interested so I put them on eBay - we put the option of collecting them for free, or delivering them...
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:34 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Unalike Words
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2268
Unalike Words
I've seen the following puzzle: Unalike words are pairs of words which have no repeated letters either within them or between them (e.g UNALIKE and WORDS). Find the unalike words which maximise the products of their lengths (UNALIKE =7, WORDS = 5: product is 35) The answer given to the riddle is one...
- Wed Mar 30, 2022 10:38 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Apterous Daily Trivia
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1990
Apterous Daily Trivia
As advertised on Apterous, but obviously open to anyone on here too..... https://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=105780 Click above to access Apterous Daily Trivia. Every day you can take part in a short timed quiz and compete to top the leader board at the end of the month. Just sign up to t...
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 7:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
- Replies: 155
- Views: 30883
Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!
This is superb - great work Jack and everyone else involved.
- Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 20th December 2021 (Series 84, QF4)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1132
Re: Spoilers for Monday 20 December 2021 (S84, QF4)
Pretty sure it is after a quick look, and I'm pretty sure it's never been done in any COCs or the 30BC either!Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:54 pm Is this the first time the four quarter final winners have scored over 500 points combined?
- Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 20th December 2021 (Series 84, QF4)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1132
Re: Spoilers for Monday 20 December 2021 (S84, QF4)
Is this the first time the four quarter final winners have scored over 500 points combined?
- Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 84 Finals Predictions (With Poll)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1073
Re: Series 84 Finals Predictions (With Poll)
Not a prediction, but I'd like to see Florence win it. It's been an unfathomable 45 series and 23 years since the last female series champion.
- Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 725297
Re: Ask Graeme?
https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_7638
Has there ever been a game before on Countdown between two contestants with fewer characters in their name between them? (7 v 7 = 14)?
Has there ever been a game before on Countdown between two contestants with fewer characters in their name between them? (7 v 7 = 14)?
- Mon Nov 22, 2021 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 239996
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Series 73 Champion Jonathan Wynn appearing on I'm A Celebrity this year under the alias of record producer Naughty Boy.
- Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: First impressions of Anne
- Replies: 141
- Views: 24801
Re: First impressions of Anne
Front page of the Sun tomorrow.........
(and the pacemaker story is not about me, Jack or Josh)
(and the pacemaker story is not about me, Jack or Josh)
- Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 19th October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 81)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1472
Spoilers for Tuesday 19th October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 81)
Wowzers - did that ending just happen? Drama!
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Most prestigious non-televised tournaments
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2608
Re: Most prestigious non-televised tournaments
Good conversation. Winning a co-event is far more prestigious within the Countdown/Apterous community and easily the harder and greater achievement. Winning a TV series is more prestigious in the "real world", but not really that prestigious if we are being totally honest - it doesn't exac...
- Tue Sep 28, 2021 12:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 239996
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Adam Dexter cruelly eliminated from Bake Off 2021 in week 1.
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is it time to end Countdown?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 9000
Re: Is it time to end Countdown?
Rachel and Susie are both so friendly. Rachel chatted with me and my wife for a good while after my final when she could have just gone back to her dressing room, and she gave one of the last CoC contestant's partner her dress from an earlier episode that day when she simply asked her where the dres...
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is it time to end Countdown?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 9000
Re: Is it time to end Countdown?
Fairly cheap to make harmless TV that ticks along and fills an hour in the schedules every day. I can't see it going anywhere, unless Channel 4 gets a new boss/head of programming and wants to make a statement. I also think that moving to a better time slot is unlikely. I'm not an expert, but my hun...
- Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:34 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 725297
Re: Ask Graeme?
Yes, great thread
To add to the current surge of questions....
What is a) the biggest margin of defeat, and b) the lowest score, by someone who got 2 or more valid nines in a 15r game?
Same question also for getting one nine.
To add to the current surge of questions....
What is a) the biggest margin of defeat, and b) the lowest score, by someone who got 2 or more valid nines in a 15r game?
Same question also for getting one nine.
- Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: No More Studio Audience at Countdown Post Covid
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8007
Re: No More Studio Audience at Countdown Post Covid
Probably a sensible decision, even if marking the end of an era. What was the last ever episode recorded that had an audience?
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 5:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
- Replies: 60
- Views: 14562
Re: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
If you don't think there's a legitimate discussion to be had about Anne's tone, considering not just her character on the Weakest Link but her entire life of let's say "frankness" to date, good luck to you. As you've said, the Weakest Link was her as a character. Sure, an exaggerated vers...
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
- Replies: 60
- Views: 14562
Re: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
Lol @ people thinking she's going to host Countdown like she hosted the Weakest Link. She's been a successful broadcaster for decades - take a chill pill. Well that was dismissive, I can see why you'll like her. I'm sure if I suggested she would present the show in the style of Keith Lemon that wou...
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
- Replies: 60
- Views: 14562
Re: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
Lol @ people thinking she's going to host Countdown like she hosted the Weakest Link. She's been a successful broadcaster for decades - take a chill pill.