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- Fri May 17, 2024 7:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425117
Re: Best ever contestants
I think the Scrabbling is fine, although I will say I'm garnering more respect toward the people who do well sans Apterous.
- Thu May 16, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown on YouTube [etc.]
- Replies: 29
- Views: 14476
Re: Countdown on YouTube [etc.]
Love this vid, thank you Noel!Noel Mc wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 12:05 am Some pupils had been asking about some of my numbers round. Narcissistically just uploaded one to YouTube to show them, the stupid 925 one:
https://youtu.be/Qb6ueHOjE3I?si=l0VT0mRMmqO_wNR-
- Wed May 15, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425117
Re: Best ever contestants
Now thinking, I think Jack did superb in his run and very much deserved to be talked about as well.
- Wed May 15, 2024 4:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425117
Re: Best ever contestants
I've played Ahmed on Discord 16 times and despite being beaten every single time by his greatness, I still think Conor is better honestly. Both, of course, fucking immaculate playing.
- Wed May 15, 2024 4:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Favourite Number Plays/Players
- Replies: 14
- Views: 433
Re: Favourite Number Plays/Players
I'll toss my pennies in this thread too, why not? I think I can safely say that James Martin's 952 is the best numbers game of all time, it's like the NES of numbers games. What it did for maths in Countdown took that to a whole new level. Echoing Tom's sentiment, I do also agree that Jon's 813 is f...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
- Replies: 53
- Views: 32869
Re: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
Not your fault. My suggestion is lifetime bans for the people who do an all in one letters pick when it's their turn. :) 6 consonants and 3 vowels immediately is the only acceptable iteration of all the letters at once CV9 is punishable by permaban Surely 5 and 4. As someone that likes CV5, I say w...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL Belts
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6093
Re: FOCAL Belts
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL Belts
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6093
Re: FOCAL Belts
Can me and Jason get the special American belts?
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774322
Re: Ask Graeme?
How many people have won a Countdown teapot and a Mastermind glass bowl? Do you have the list of Mastermind winners in a format suitable for Graeme to put into his SQL query for the Countdown Database? I feel like we should have a list for just quiz show winners categorized by show on the wiki, not...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 9th February 2024 (Series 89, Heat 29)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 400
Re: Spoilers for Friday 9th February 2024 (Series 89, Heat 29)
Jesus christ this guy's been on FIVE crucial cons, that must be a new record
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
- Replies: 158
- Views: 36708
Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!
Alright, I don't know if this is a bug or not but out of four games I've managed to get the same player thrice. What's odd is that the majority of my numbers rounds have been four large. I don't think the second thing is a bug but I feel like the first one definitely is.
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Words with disappointing meanings....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3556
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-event dictionary
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8256
Re: Co-event dictionary
RIP to these conundrums, all of which now have an anagram: BROTHERLY DETAINING HEADBOARD WOODBLOCK BOARDWALK SMARTNESS CRAYONING SEALPOINT SUNDERING BANDOLIER INSOMNIAC ATONALISM COCHINEAL ANTIMONIC NOISECORE RADIOLAND Is BROTHELRY in now? I just wanna play a game to guess what their anagrams are.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5768
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
There's a good Christmas song also by Bing Crosby called Mele Kelikimaka that I feel like can also be on this list
https://youtu.be/hEvGKUXW0iI
https://youtu.be/hEvGKUXW0iI
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:36 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1646
- Views: 1816448
Re: Politics in General
Okay I very much wanna be educated a bit here especially in a space here FOR anything political. As someone that knows nothing about Judaism other than having friends that are in that religion and a small grasp on what Chanukah is (or however you prefer spelling it) along with a few other Jewish hol...
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:34 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Phone Word Games Outside of Countdown?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5217
Phone Word Games Outside of Countdown?
Been having an iPhone for a few weeks now and I'm trying to find better games, specifically word games of course, to keep me up and at it. So far I've got that New York Time bundle, a great app called Gubbins, and WordScapes. But is there one that feels new and different that I can get on and have f...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 7:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: December Decathlon: 9th December onwards in the App
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7780
Re: December Decathlon: 9th December onwards in the App
Agreed, and again I'm thoroughly content with how I performed. We should definitely do this again.
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: December Decathlon: 9th December onwards in the App
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7780
Re: December Decathlon: 9th December onwards in the App
Honestly pretty proud of how I've done, especially the game I had with Maus where I got the conundrum 0.3 seconds before him
(preventing spoilers here in case ppl wanna see)
(preventing spoilers here in case ppl wanna see)
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 88 Statistics
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1029
Re: Series 88 Statistics
Apologies for being late on this, but here are the statistics for Series 88! Feel free to discuss them here! Here's the sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ibD_GElKJ6HZnHTPwPAukOROHMYS28fPc871mphZBe0/edit?usp=sharing Your #2 and #6 seed tabs are mixed up. Great set of stats though! Makes...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:24 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: 13506
Re: What's the minimum time you have to be resident in the British Isles in order to qualify for Countdown?
Out of curiosity have you ever been to the UK? Maybe you should time a vacation in the UK with a visit to a co event as a first step. Yes, this is definitely on the table in the next 2-3 years. Andres and Jason have motivated me If I ever see you in a co:event, I will pray the Countdown gods we pla...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 88 Statistics
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1029
Series 88 Statistics
Apologies for being late on this, but here are the statistics for Series 88! Feel free to discuss them here!
Here's the sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
Here's the sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: December Decathlon: 9th December onwards in the App
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7780
Re: December Decathlon: 9th December onwards in the App
Will say also, there's a bit of me that feels like this event should be on the wiki. Anyone else?
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: December Decathlon: 9th December onwards in the App
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7780
Re: December Decathlon: 9th December onwards in the App
Agreed with Adam. And I'm curious on the game I "hosted", Josh v. Rose
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:34 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 189731
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
Think it might be spic instead of spick, but honestly I woulda thought the same way as you when I first heard the phraseGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:44 am Spick, spicker, spickest, spannest. SPAN and SPANNER are in though!
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:00 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: 13506
Re: What's the minimum time you have to be resident in the British Isles in order to qualify for Countdown?
Why don't you try to live here for a bit anyway? Depending on your job, you could try an intercompany transfer, or apply for another role under a skilled worker visa. You could also do an undergraduate degree (very expensive international fees) or a PhD (funded, but of course difficult entry requir...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:13 am
- 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: 13506
Re: What's the minimum time you have to be resident in the British Isles in order to qualify for Countdown?
Honestly I would love just to claim residency one time and apply for the show before I turn 50 at least. And honestly if shows like The Price is Right and Jeopardy have held up this long, I feel like Countdown has a very good chance of staying alive too.
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 3:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co Event Calendar 2024
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5011
Re: Co Event Calendar 2024
Will definitely say for watching eyes, my hope is to be either at Sheffield, Reading, or Rugby. Hope to see some buds there!
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 3:56 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: 13506
Re: What's the minimum time you have to be resident in the British Isles in order to qualify for Countdown?
My first thought when I was told from British folk is that you gotta live in the UK for 5 years to claim some residency, but ofc I may be wrong.
I will say though, Johnny, I have definitely been longing for a spot in the show as much as you are now. I do hope the time comes for us both.
I will say though, Johnny, I have definitely been longing for a spot in the show as much as you are now. I do hope the time comes for us both.
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:01 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 92719
Re: Joke Items
Maybe it's fixable The thread-starter can change it, but as people who follow deaths will know, that's now impossible. A moderator probably could. I'd forgotten who started this thread From what I feel like is a bird's eye view, someone who at this point I feel like we treat now as Voldemort.
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 3:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL Finals and MK Open - 25th November 2023
- Replies: 48
- Views: 22247
Re: FOCAL Finals and MK Open - 25th November 2023
Are onions the new steroids?
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:12 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 189731
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
Is it me or has there been a QUOINER at one point?
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 322
- Views: 77268
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Milk then cereal is an acceptable way of eating cereal in the morning.
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 10:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 25 October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 84)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1829
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 25 October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 84)
Only MISLEADER I believe
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:10 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
- Replies: 158
- Views: 36708
Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!
I'm interested, username's Andres S. iirc
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 2:50 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: U.S. Countdown Pilot Chat
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3780
U.S. Countdown Pilot Chat
So... someone's found the U.S. pilot for Countdown. Apologies if this link is shit, doing all this off my phone. Thought it'd be appropriate to have this thread for thoughts, comments, and spoilers of the sort. I'll start with me on this, which I'll try to hide in case people wanna watch before hear...
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 4:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1253
Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th September 2023 (Series 88, Heat 57)
Misread one of those 7s as SHAKIRAS
- Sat Sep 16, 2023 3:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: A surge of formidable Irish Countdowners
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3827
Re: A surge of formidable Irish Countdowners
Purely self serving question here - myself and Eoin Jackson meeting in a semi-final. Have there been any all-Irish finals or is that potentially the latest stage all-Irish meeting? We did have the match of Peter Burke vs. Cillian 10 series after yours, but other than that there's nothing else that ...
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:01 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: I want to live long enough to see.......
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1826
Re: I want to live long enough to see.......
Oh I'm very aware, and I'm sitting in my crackhead state watching shit go down.Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:58 pm You should probably consider #6, at least. It's not working out as constructed.
I'm def with Johnny in saying #1 is gonna be happening soon.
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: I want to live long enough to see.......
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1826
Re: I want to live long enough to see.......
As an American I don't think 6 is gonna happen, #2 more likely
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 6:36 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 169
- Views: 112091
Re: Only Connect
Speaking of people on OC, my buddy Sam Haywood (Series 87 contestant) will be on tonight!
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:14 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Big Ben
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7783
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:08 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 169
- Views: 112091
Re: Only Connect
John Clarke's on OC! Not a sight I thought I'd see
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1617
- Views: 743304
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
How the fuck are the bags under your eyes made? And can you have bags under your bags?
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 5:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Threads app by Instagram
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2016
Re: Threads app by Instagram
Is it accessible without an Insta account? "Threads currently isn't available to everyone. To create a profile on Threads, you'll need to sign in with your Instagram account. If you don't have an Instagram account, you can create one. You can create one profile on Threads for each Instagram ac...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 5:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Threads app by Instagram
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2016
Re: Threads app by Instagram
Very quick, thank you.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:34 am Like the name Hugh so Hyoo.
How was that for real quick?
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:33 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Threads app by Instagram
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2016
Re: Threads app by Instagram
Off-topic real quick, how do you pronounce that name? I assume the same as "Ho" but I wanna fully make sure
- Sun Jul 09, 2023 9:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Threads app by Instagram
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2016
Re: Threads app by Instagram
I get the feeling Threads is going to last longer than Twitter. I don't know if it'll take a while or not but Mark Zuckerberg already owns a ton of social media and although he and Elon Musk are just as insane as each other, Zuckerberg is a lot quieter about it. They are doing that cage match it so...
- Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Threads app by Instagram
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2016
Re: Threads app by Instagram
I'm tentative on joining myself. Feel like it's the best way for me to feel active again on social media but I feel like the app's gonna be a flash in the pan.
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:31 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Jeff Stelling to Return to Countdown in Dictionary Corner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4344
Re: Jeff Stelling to Return to Countdown in Dictionary Corner
Still absolutely loving the fact he's returning, 2nd favorite host alongside Nick.
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown adjudication dictionary
- Replies: 103
- Views: 13741
Re: Countdown adjudication dictionary
Someone needs to tell specsavers that cleek is not valid in the countdown dictionary (only there as driving cleek and putting cleek) - it has featured in a couple of their adverts, so your average punter would be forgiven for thinking it was allowable! They've been airing new Specsavers ads haven't...
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 10:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774322
Re: Ask Graeme?
Since it's origin up to Series 87, what's the percentage of contestants/finalists/champions that are Apterites? Curious of how much Apterous has had an absolute grasp on the community?
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 9:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1617
- Views: 743304
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
In the movies we often see someone (most elegantly Catherine , of course) pass out and fall backwards onto a hard floor. How is it even plausible to survive such a fall? If you're stiff, your head will be the first to hit the floor, so doesn't it direct your entire body weight straight into the one...
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
- Replies: 158
- Views: 36708
Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!
I like the new look, but I do miss the notepad as I get a bit of understanding from the expressions I do.
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 7:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2313
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final
What... the hell? That was a final that me and my buddies were never expecting. Very well done to you and very well done to Cillian for stellar play, and I really appreciated the shot of you two holding the trophy up together; to me that's the best kind of sportsmanship anyone could do. Here's my pl...
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
- Replies: 158
- Views: 36708
Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!
Mine's Andres S.
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 12:20 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 27th June 2023 (Series 87, SF1)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1434
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 27th June 2023 (Series 87, SF1)
Vwp you two, here's my play on that: leafmen MONODIA (50/25+1)*2*100+75 GEISHAS ETHANOLS (9+4-1)*7*10 SATIRE DIOCESAN 100+50-9 UNROOF AMPUTEES ROGATIONS DELUGE (75-((50/25)*3))*10 DISSONANT (3ish seconds) 98 - 85 against Adam and 75 - 122 against Ronan! Can't wait to see how the finals go!
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 1:25 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 26th June 2023 - (Series 87, QF 4)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 760
Re: Spoilers for Monday 26th June 2023 - (Series 87, QF 4)
I'll take that as a birthday present, very well done Adam!!! Played along on this one: BODEGAS FIFTEEN (100-25)*4 PAROTID DELETION ((100/(75-25))+50)*3 EARRINGS modman 75*(10+3-1)-8 TERATOMA PODS SCENTS TRIANGLES 9*2*3*8+3 LEASTWISE Woulda lost 93 - 104 with Adam and won 117 - 71 against Graham, hop...
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd June 2023 - Series 87 2nd Quarter-final
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1140
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd June 2023 - Series 87 2nd Quarter-final
Got a start on it with the fact that it's 2 nearing 2:30am here, but if there's any other person that can fill in the gaps then feel free to do so.Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:21 pm FYI I'm on vacation tomorrow so today's and tomorrow's recaps can be grabbed by someone else
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 87 Player Analysis and Discussion Thread
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2575
Re: Series 87 Player Analysis and Discussion Thread
As a bit of trivia for you lot:
Out of all the series that contained only two octochamps (yes including 9-round series), which one had the biggest gap between the two?
Out of all the series that contained only two octochamps (yes including 9-round series), which one had the biggest gap between the two?
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 87 Player Analysis and Discussion Thread
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2575
Series 87 Player Analysis and Discussion Thread
Hey guys, gonna leave this up but felt it was time to put up my Sheet for the Series 87 finalists. Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ofkWtImkWm-Fd704JWGR9b5UYop_Zy4Ryli_HgCXfDo/edit?usp=sharing If Tom's looking, def post those biyearly stats still! For now I'll leave these her...