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- Tue May 14, 2024 8:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Favourite Number Plays/Players
- Replies: 9
- Views: 262
Re: Favourite Number Plays/Players
For this reason, I still think James Martin's solve is the best of all time. There was some discussion in this thread , but I think we might have also discussed this off board as well. Basically I think I said before that he picked 4 large fairly regularly and his solve rate wasn't massively high. ...
- Tue May 14, 2024 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413800
Re: Best ever contestants
I'd say that's back to front. Conor is the GOAT and it's a question of which player comes closest to him. Prove that Conor is the GOAT. Ahmed is too good with Conundrums, you hear about words nobody's heard of. Well, it's not something you can prove as such. But: Conor maxed three games in the row ...
- Tue May 14, 2024 1:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413800
Re: Best ever contestants
I'd say that's back to front. Conor is the GOAT and it's a question of which player comes closest to him.
- Mon May 13, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 474
Re: Eurovision 2024
I thought the Switzerland winning entry was decent enough. It had good staging and a good performance and was memorable etc., but I did think the song was a little bit weak. I didn't think it was a great winner, but I did think it was a bit of a weak year all round. I was watching with two other peo...
- Mon May 13, 2024 8:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Favourite Number Plays/Players
- Replies: 9
- Views: 262
Re: Favourite Number Plays/Players
If they change tack quickly it's normally allowed. Some guy did it the other day and it was allowed, although his method ultimately failed.
- Sat May 11, 2024 10:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 438
- Views: 294094
Re: What films have you watched lately?
I watched Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny today. Didn't think it was that great.
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325569
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
That's still a lot of songs.
- Fri May 10, 2024 1:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 474
Re: Eurovision 2024
2nd favourites behind Croatia according to Oddschecker.
- Fri May 10, 2024 8:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 9th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 93)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 197
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 9th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 93)
Scorable not in. If it's written down, it's crossable out.
- Fri May 10, 2024 8:18 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 474
Re: Eurovision 2024
Interesting, but co-ordinated voting is likely to make much more difference in the semi-finals with only 9 viewers.Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 11:38 pm https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/com ... g_tonight/
Israel could walk it based on this
- Wed May 08, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 438
- Views: 294094
Re: What films have you watched lately?
Well we were just discussing those two. I haven't seen Last Crusade for a while. Will report back.
- Wed May 08, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Episodes of 8/10 Cats Does Countdown
- Replies: 33
- Views: 23184
Re: New Episodes of 8/10 Cats Does Countdown
Deadline adds: "Deadline understands that talent availability plays a factor in filming and Cats Does Countdown has always been ordered ad hoc but sources tell us they feel the delay is a reflection of Channel 4's continued grapple with the ongoing slowdown and attempts to further spread out i...
- Wed May 08, 2024 11:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 91)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 198
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 91)
Not on Apterous.Ian Fitzpatrick wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 10:06 am Is AUTOGRAM acceptable ? I can't get in to the Apterous dictionary!
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 474
Re: Eurovision 2024
Say you're at the Eurovision Song Contest without saying you're at the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 438
- Views: 294094
Re: What films have you watched lately?
I just watched Raiders of the Lost Ark. I was having a bit of a debate with some people about which is better out of Raiders and Temple of Doom. Everyone seems to think Raiders is better, but I don't really see it. They're both good films, but I'm not seeing anything about Raiders that makes it obvi...
- Tue May 07, 2024 8:50 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Des chiffres et des lettres axed after 52 years
- Replies: 3
- Views: 322
Re: Des chiffres et des lettres axed after 52 years
Advertising for stairlifts and eardrops is worth a lot of money.
- Tue May 07, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The 1% Club
- Replies: 69
- Views: 15347
Re: The 1% Club
I think this is a bit of an overreaction.
- Mon May 06, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 321
- Views: 64444
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Bond could have instead murdered her - sorry killed with his licence to kill - and it would have been fine of course.
- Sun May 05, 2024 8:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 3rd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 89)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 249
Re: Spoilers for Friday 3rd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 89)
Unvain not on Apterous.
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4423
Re: c4c errors
Way down at 282 now.
Edit- down to 261 in the blink of an eye.
Edit- down to 261 in the blink of an eye.
- Sat May 04, 2024 7:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4423
Re: c4c errors
Maybe it's just Rachel Riley's lawyers.
- Sat May 04, 2024 7:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4423
Re: c4c errors
659 users though.
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 235
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
I wondered that but also wondered about record numbers of octochamps.
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 235
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
101 to tie Isabelle Heward in 7th, 111 to tie Jack Harvey in 6th. So 112 and she'd be pretty safe!
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 235
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
He made some cryptic comment at the end of the show so it might have been in reference to that.Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 9:54 am I wonder if Colin is going to piss on her chips if she Octos with a low score on Friday by telling her she's almost got no chance of making the finals?
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 321
- Views: 64444
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
It's cringe humour. Not just something you look back on and cringe at.
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 321
- Views: 64444
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Surely Fawlty Towers is very cringey.
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 1st May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 87)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3049
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 1st May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 87)
Charlotte now needs 188 from 2 winning games to match Isabelle Heward, 189 to beat. Could be tough.
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4423
Re: c4c errors
We're down to 240 users online. The c4c hype is dying down.
- Wed May 01, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4423
Re: c4c errors
369 users online. There seems to be a downward trend from when it seemed to always be in the 500s.
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 68
- Views: 14117
Re: The Dead of 2024
30 years ago today since Ayrton Senna died.
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:39 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 86)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 183
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 86)
Despite the 100+ score in one of her games, Charlotte is looking at 8th seed even if she wins the full 8 (or 7.5 + tie-break) so she needs some bigger scores to be a realistic QFist.
According to the wiki, it's 398 from 5, which would average to 636.8. Isabelle Heward is currently 7th on 686.
According to the wiki, it's 398 from 5, which would average to 636.8. Isabelle Heward is currently 7th on 686.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 321
- Views: 64444
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
I rewatched Fawlty Towers relatively recently and was disappointed with it. For a programme that's held up as an all-time great, it hasn't really stood the test of time very well. Blackadder, on the other hand, isn't really that much younger than Fawlty Towers, but is in another league.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 68
- Views: 14117
Re: The Dead of 2024
Daniel Dennett was on my list. Despite his age I was shocked by this. The night prior I had watched a fairly recent debate he had taken part in where he had specifically mentioned a couple of times that he was in good health. Sad times :cry: It was quite a big deal for me too. I've always thought o...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4423
Re: c4c errors
Yes it's working but there are still 551 users online.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Temporarily Changes Music
- Replies: 6
- Views: 632
Re: Countdown Temporarily Changes Music
Sounds like a late April Fools' joke.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1791096
Re: Politics in General
Looks good.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3533
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
How does the tournament proceed with multiple replays for a single game going on? "Sorry guys. Next round has been postponed by a month while we wait for several teams to play their fourth replays. Don't worry though - we've scheduled the final for the same date as next year's final to save on ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4423
Re: c4c errors
It's been generally really slow and clunky as well.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 321
- Views: 64444
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Taylor Swift is okay. Her music is good, but not great, and as a performer she's a solid 7.5/10 but nowhere near the generational talent her fans make her out to be and not even remotely the 'death of music' some of her haters seem to think she is. The silent majority agree with you on this, I'm pr...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3533
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
Anyway I think this conversation has gone very differently here than most other places. Quite a lot of football fans are up in arms about it from what I've seen.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 68
- Views: 14117
Re: The Dead of 2024
Daniel Dennett was on my list.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 371463
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Whose bike would you be using?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:24 pmThat's impressive , I doubt if I could cycle that quicker
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 371463
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Reading : 13 (1). Thomas Carey - 21:41 (59.49%) (667 points) 166 (2). Rachael Montgomery - 33:00 (44.90%) (333 points) Bracknell : 70 (1). Mike Springett - 26:13 (49.33%) (500 points) The table: 1. Thomas Carey - 2112 2. Dan Byrom - 1667 3. David Hilton - 1223 4. Stephen Read - 1167 5. Fiona Titcom...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1791096
Re: Politics in General
Is "brownface" or "blackface" intrinsically racist, or does intent and context matter? Fast forward a few years, and David Harewood says go for it ! Blackface in Shakespeare was much like men playing women's parts as women wernt allowed to act in those days and presumably black ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1791096
Re: Politics in General
Fast forward a few years, and David Harewood says go for it!Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:27 pm Is "brownface" or "blackface" intrinsically racist, or does intent and context matter?
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 33940
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
Wins are still more important than points scored though - tight games shouldn't be punished The final table would presumably be done by wins but the draw by points. I think it would be an improvement. I disagree. This could lead to someone getting decent scores while losing still getting stuck play...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 33940
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
Perhaps tournaments that have fewer than 6 rounds should use points scored to rank players rather than wins - for all rounds, so when a draw is done, you're matched by points. Wins are still more important than points scored though - tight games shouldn't be punished The final table would presumabl...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 33940
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
I think you'd still want unbeaten players to play each other but other than that I think it's generally a good idea. Losing your first two games in decent close games can mean you just play others who have done the same so you don't get the "advantage" from losing, whereas other players wh...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 371463
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
I got 3:02:09 by the way.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
- Replies: 53
- Views: 28125
Re: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
Surely 5 and 4.Adam S Latchford wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:39 am6 consonants and 3 vowels immediately is the only acceptable iteration of all the letters at once
CV9 is punishable by permaban
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
- Replies: 53
- Views: 28125
Re: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
yep I was definitely going too fast on the letter picking Not your fault. My suggestion is lifetime bans for the people who do an all in one letters pick when it's their turn. :) The worst is when they request multiple things in one go that they expect you to remember. x consonants and y vowels is ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 19th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 79)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2151
Re: Spoilers for Friday 19th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 79)
That 498 was actually solvable with a 5×100-2. 10/2×100-3×3+7=498.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 371463
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Thanks!
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 371463
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Thanks and good luck to your daughter!
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 371463
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
By the way I'm doing the London Marathon on Sunday and if anyone wants to follow me on the app, my number is 39172.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 321
- Views: 64444
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
I was talking to a friend about penalty shoot-outs the other day (he doesn't like them) and we were talking about alternatives. I've heard people suggesting reducing the number of players on the pitch before. I also suggested (probably not originally) getting rid of goalkeepers during extra time. Yo...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3533
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
Could the same not happen anyway in the non-replay? How do they decide where to have the first match? Couldn't that be at Compton Pauncefoot Rovers' home stadium? Also the "You are the ref" thread would have a field day at any suggestion that the format might financially encourage a team t...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3533
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
As someone who doesn't really follow football, Graeme's post seems pretty logical and basically what I was thinking, although I understand some football fans are unhappy about it.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 76)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2696
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 76)
No unsated on Apterous.