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Owen Carroll

I hope bob wins tomorrow becomes an octochamp. Dunno if I can handle two 7 time winners before an octochamp comes

Owen Carroll

There are actually a couple of things I want to say about this show: 1) In R5, when we both had ALUNITE (you may not have noticed this, but I took a while looking at Philip's paper), I couldn't see where he'd written it. I didn't want to say he didn't have it though because I've never heard of that...

Owen Carroll

I'm really impressed I got sevruga

Owen Carroll

Did anyone think Rachel was a tad on the rude side when she said that "you clearly don't know your 75 x tables" at the end of r14. Yes, it was a bad miss, but still thought it was a little uncalled for (not that she is a malicious individual). IMO, not really. She had two players to whom ...

Owen Carroll

Tom S wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:32 pm Did anyone think Rachel was a tad on the rude side when she said that "you clearly don't know your 75 x tables" at the end of r14. Yes, it was a bad miss, but still thought it was a little uncalled for (not that she is a malicious individual).

Yeah I agree

Owen Carroll

R14 was interesting - Philip seemed surprised that 84*8 was 672, leading me to believe he'd miscalculated it and just fudged 670 from there (unless you wanted to be further from the target you'd surely stop at 672) . Not that it would have made any difference in the end, but certainly raises the is...

Owen Carroll

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:35 pm Paul's always one of my favourite dc guests - love the involvement of everyone and light heartedness as opposed to just a turgid anecdote about something that happened to them when they were in Aberdeen 6 years ago.

Same. I'm getting sick of that.

Owen Carroll

Because all of my devices are Windows, and Windows and Apple don't always play together so well when you try to make them talk (At least, they don't when I try and make them - it's probably easy for someone who's less technophobic). Additionally I already have a "serious" laptop for my jo...

Owen Carroll

Because all of my devices are Windows, and Windows and Apple don't always play together so well when you try to make them talk (At least, they don't when I try and make them - it's probably easy for someone who's less technophobic). Additionally I already have a "serious" laptop for my jo...

Owen Carroll

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:33 pm
Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:21 pm How come you wanna sell it Zarte?
You could try reading the post, you know.

I read it. I know what Zarte said. I just wanted to know why it wasn't good for him.

Owen Carroll

I had the best countdown dream anyone could ever have. I was series champion

Owen Carroll

How come you wanna sell it Zarte?

Owen Carroll

James Robinson wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:05 pm Interesting that the first 7 letters in round 4 were MARJUNI...., annoying the next 2 letters were consonants, so no MARIJUANA...

Although the next 2 vowels were O & A.

A few months late aren't ya?

Owen Carroll

Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:23 pm
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:08 pm
Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:21 pm Does anyone know when any of those people are appearing that's mentioned on the countdown wiki to be in this series? Apart from Elliott?
When is Elliott appearing?
Dunno. Hope it's soon though!!!!!

Owen Carroll

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:08 pm
Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:21 pm Does anyone know when any of those people are appearing that's mentioned on the countdown wiki to be in this series? Apart from Elliott?
When is Elliott appearing?

Dunno.

Owen Carroll

Does anyone know when any of those people are appearing that's mentioned on the countdown wiki to be in this series? Apart from Elliott?

Owen Carroll

I can say 100% he won't become an octochamp. I meant that at the time Lewis had a good chance of becoming an octochamp Think my point has been slightly misunderstood- was stating that Bob is the best candidate I have seen so far based on ability to become an O-champ this series. Of cou4se, getting ...

Owen Carroll

Zarte Siempre 1331 Paul Erdunast 1273 Johnathan Wynn 1244 Tom Chafer-Cook 1235 Stephen Read 1230 Ann Dibben 1209 Thomas Carey 1141 Bradley Horrocks 1136 Martin Hurst 1128 Matthew Tassier 1119 Andrew MacLeod 1119 Philip Aston 1080 John Cowen 990 Noel McIlvenny 987 Dougie Mackay 932 Phil Davies 926 H...

Owen Carroll

Think Bob is the best bet we've seen for octochampdom so far I think. He has a good wordbank for a non-apterite and his numbers are solid enough. Nevertheless, despite the difference in maxes, Alex put up a good fight and left with a decent losing score. Though , Bob's mannerisms make him remind me...

Owen Carroll

Think Bob is the best bet we've seen for octochampdom so far I think. He has a good wordbank for a non-apterite and his numbers are solid enough. Nevertheless, despite the difference in maxes, Alex put up a good fight and left with a decent losing score. Though , Bob's mannerisms make him remind me...

Owen Carroll

I would agree that he over performed in the 1st half- he still did a good job, and though the score may not suggest it, I still think he shows promise (though I am yearning for one to liven the series up!) You mean liven it up like Zarte did for series 78? I just think that this series has been a s...

Owen Carroll

I really feel bad for Brian. I got the conundrum and for once I wasn't worrying I was actually wrong. Anyway I feel for Brian the way Nick felt for Lewis after he lost to Sarah.

Owen Carroll

Great game-just the luck of the draw for Brian in the end- as he is a better player than present #1 seed Lewis imo. It was a great game with one of the most high quality I have seen in a prelim in the past few months. If I was a betting man, I would not put it past Bob making it to 8 as he had some...

Owen Carroll

Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 10:10 pm
Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:08 pm You should jack
rude

I meant should have that match against Martin.

Owen Carroll

Could you send a link?

Owen Carroll

I'm disappointed I haven't seen any of your games

Owen Carroll

You should jack

Owen Carroll

Bradley Horrocks wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 6:23 pm
Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 5:53 pm
How good are you at countdown Elliott?
I'd say he's odds on to win a teapot.

Ok. Thanks Bradley. Btw I thought you'd become series champion

Owen Carroll

Will just have to hope it doesn't come up if ever one of is on then:P If GOATIER, GOATIEST are indeed not going to be allowed then it's pretty silly tbh, surely a cheese can be goatier than another? Idk. I'm not sure I'd ever describe a cheese as goaty in the first place, let alone compare two goat...

Owen Carroll

Little bit of stats here based on everyones totals on the show Total Zarte Siempre 1331 Paul Erdunast 1273 Johnathan Wynn 1244 Tom Chafer-Cook 1235 Stephen Read 1230 Ann Dibben 1209 Thomas Carey 1141 Bradley Horrocks 1136 Martin Hurst 1128 Matthew Tassier 1119 Andrew MacLeod 1119 Philip Aston 1080 ...

Owen Carroll

If I haven't already said, best of luck to everyone participating. This is the first time I want to get the whole series over with.

Owen Carroll

Little bit of stats here based on everyones totals on the show Total Zarte Siempre 1331 Paul Erdunast 1273 Johnathan Wynn 1244 Tom Chafer-Cook 1235 Stephen Read 1230 Ann Dibben 1209 Thomas Carey 1141 Bradley Horrocks 1136 Martin Hurst 1128 Matthew Tassier 1119 Andrew MacLeod 1119 Philip Aston 1080 ...

Owen Carroll

Well done to Ryan. Sad to see John go though. Although I've seen a good few people lose after four games.

Owen Carroll

Personally, I think there are some individuals who are more worthy than the one's noted on the draw. Nevertheless, the past few series in the criteria for this CoC have been of a high standard imo, so there were always going to be some who would not be able to participate. By having some Series Win...

Owen Carroll

Toby McDonald wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:26 pm
Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:17 pm Depends on the aganol word. Can someone please tell me if that spelling's allowed?
No, it's not. AGONAL is a valid anagram.

Ok. Then it would have been 65-65 if I was on and a tie break conundrum would have been needed. Thanks Toby

Owen Carroll

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:33 pm
Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:06 pm They don't usually have a presentation for the winner of the coc like they do for regular series do they?
They do, actually. Glitter falls from the ceiling and the winner gets a new car, £50000 and a lot of pride. It used to be £100000 but budget cuts reduced this.

Why are you always lying?

Owen Carroll

R1: Pennies R2: Lithoed R3: 280 R4: aganol. Anyone know if that ain't in? R5: spared R6: same way as John. R7: misfare R8: house R9: (4+(4-3)*9)+75=120 R10: painted R11: romanite R12: stared R13: prebait R14: 342 but I think I made a mistake. Doesn't really matter. R15: didn't get the conundrum. So ...

Owen Carroll

They don't usually have a presentation for the winner of the coc like they do for regular series do they?

Owen Carroll

At the last CoC, the QF’s were Winner 1 v 2, Winner 3 v 4, etc., and this time you’ve reverted to the 1 v 8, 2 v 7, etc. And yes, I realise that in the previous one before that, it was reverted again, and hasn’t been consistent all the way through the history of the show. Some might say there might...

Owen Carroll

How come the moose ain't gonna be there? Either he could not make the dates, was not invited (which seems highly unlikely) or did not want to participate. He didn't want to take part - largely because he was pestered online by people from the 'community'. What were they pestering him for? What comm...

Owen Carroll

How come the moose ain't gonna be there?

Owen Carroll

*cough* not quite Mark's, but Are you trying to point out in a subtle way that yours was hard? Or do you disagree with what I said about James and Elliott, what I consider a hard octoruns is how many crucial conundrums you've had in a run. And you only had one but don't get me wrong, you did very w...

Owen Carroll

*cough* not quite Mark's, but Are you trying to point out in a subtle way that yours was hard? Or do you disagree with what I said about James and Elliott, what I consider a hard octoruns is how many crucial conundrums you've had in a run. And you only had one but don't get me wrong, you did very w...

Owen Carroll

I'm not sure that's how it works. What are you talking about? I just wanted an e cause then I could get a 9 Happens quite often with me but when I check the next v/c that comes out it's not usually the one I wanted, lol. I think John's 'inflated' today probably led me to 'inflates' later, but he di...

Owen Carroll

*cough* not quite Mark's, but Are you trying to point out in a subtle way that yours was hard? Or do you disagree with what I said about James and Elliott, what I consider a hard octoruns is how many crucial conundrums you've had in a run. And you only had one but don't get me wrong, you did very w...

Owen Carroll

Fred Mumford wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:01 am
Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:27 am Was anyone else hoping John would pick an e as his final vowel in r13?
I'm not sure that's how it works.

What are you talking about? I just wanted an e cause then I could get a 9

Owen Carroll

Fred Mumford wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:58 am
Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Tue Jul 17, 2018 2:27 am You're right. My money's on Zarte winning it. Probably everyone else's too.
Only if Phil Taylor has definitely retired.

Who's Phil Taylor?

Owen Carroll

Toby McDonald wrote: ↑Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:50 pm OTARIIDS as a R13 beater.

Was anyone else hoping John would pick an e as his final vowel in r13?

Owen Carroll

Is the transmission scheduled to start on 7 January? Doesn't say. Just says January 2019 I wouldn't put it past it being delayed until 14 January, due to a certain World Darts Championship that Channel 4 show.... :roll: :roll: :roll: You're right. My money's on Zarte winning it. Probably everyone e...

Owen Carroll

Did anyone else see how round 8 has all the same letters as round 8 in Eoin Jackson's first game?

Owen Carroll

Doesn't say. Just says January 2019

Owen Carroll

Tom S wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 8:13 pm Mark Murray by a country mile-honourable mentions to maybe Michael Pfeffer and Chris Thorn.

Mark Murray definitely for me. Then Elliott Mack and maybe James slater.

Owen Carroll

Thanks Owen for your kind words. It wouldn’t just be open to former players; people such as those in communities such as here and apterous would be welcome plus people like partners of former players if they wanted to come too. It depends on how many people would be interested and how much people w...

Owen Carroll

R1: Snarlier R2: dines R3: (8+5+1)*25=350 R4: Orange R5: plates R6: (100*5)-(8*8)=436 R7: boosted R8: ranch R9: same as John. R10: steam R11: fiestas R12: sum😭 R13: guilted R14: 480 R15: got dramatise in 3 seconds. Woulda won against Sarah with a score of 83-58. Also got 7 maxes. Good effort Owen. ...

Owen Carroll

Hey guys I've been meaning to ask this for a while so I was wondering who you's would say had the 3 hardest octoruns?

Owen Carroll

Thanks Owen for your kind words. It wouldn’t just be open to former players; people such as those in communities such as here and apterous would be welcome plus people like partners of former players if they wanted to come too. It depends on how many people would be interested and how much people w...

Owen Carroll

I also bought the latest dictionary today. Well, that you can buy. That should help me get better at countdown! It's the 2012 edition. They said in the bookshop that that's the most up to date version that you can buy! I'm hoping that the online version won't be too much different. Although I could...

Owen Carroll

I also bought the latest dictionary today. Well, that you can buy. That should help me get better at countdown! It's the 2012 edition. They said in the bookshop that that's the most up to date version that you can buy! I'm hoping that the online version won't be too much different. Although I couldn...

Owen Carroll

R1: Snarlier
R2: dines
R3: (8+5+1)*25=350
R4: Orange
R5: plates
R6: (100*5)-(8*8)=436
R7: boosted
R8: ranch
R9: same as John.
R10: steam
R11: fiestas
R12: sum

R13: guilted
R14: 480
R15: got dramatise in 3 seconds.

Woulda won against Sarah with a score of 83-58. Also got 7 maxes.

Owen Carroll

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:03 am
Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:48 pm
Jennifer Steadman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:49 am Nah, there are no winners or runners-up from the last 6 series on this forum.
Yeah there are

Oh. Well like I always say, sarcasm is hard to see in a text Leonard

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