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- Sat May 18, 2024 1:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774462
Re: Ask Graeme?
There was reference to the fact that yesterday's game featured two players born in the 21st century. My quarter-final game was the 1st finals game to feature two players born after the millennium. I'd also wager that it is the game with the smallest age difference between two players (5 days), but ...
- Fri May 17, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425239
Re: Best ever contestants
Who is the best ever contestant on TV Countdown that isn't involved/is completely oblivious of the professional scene ? By professional, I mean Apterous, CO-events, ZoomDowns etc .. Scott Mearns, Harvey Freeman, Allan Saldanha. I think the question was about contestants of the post-Apto era, though...
- Fri May 17, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425239
Re: Best ever contestants
Who is the best ever contestant on TV Countdown that isn't involved/is completely oblivious of the professional scene ? By professional, I mean Apterous, CO-events, ZoomDowns etc .. Mark Goodliffe from the current series maybe? His background with cryptic crosswords arguably makes him more of a &qu...
- Thu May 16, 2024 9:00 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Popmaster in TV
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2573
Re: Popmaster in TV
Enjoyed the celebrity specials this week, much more friendly standard of questions than the muggle version
- Wed May 15, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774462
Re: Ask Graeme?
Has any player ever scored more than Alex Robertson (115/92% of max) while winning only one match?
- Sun May 12, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 12th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 74)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4215
Re: Spoilers for Friday 12th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 74)
Presume something happened to cause Jessica to have to go back another day for her 8th game. Might have believed they just changed guest in the afternoon if Colin's beard hadn't appeared :-) One of the scheduled contestants didn't turn up, and they had already used their standby for that block of f...
- Fri May 10, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425239
Re: Best ever contestants
Upcoming champion of champions should be the best ever - Ronan Higginson vs Tom Stevenson in the final ? Bit of a way to go yet. I think it’s better to have champion of champions every 4 instead of 3 as it means potentially up to 8 series winners vs 6. Last one had 7 and it was one of the best and ...
- Tue May 07, 2024 11:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 91)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 251
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 91)
I would have proudly declared PISSANT, longer words be damned
- Fri May 03, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 384
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
We're closing in on the record 9 from series 81 - definitely a possibility that Charlotte could retire undefeated as the new Corrina AttwoodGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 12:48 pm I wondered that but also wondered about record numbers of octochamps.
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 384
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
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? He made some cryptic comment at the end of the show so it might have been in reference to that. I think she's set to be the youngest octochamp sinc...
- Thu May 02, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 384
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
PROGERIA in R4
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:54 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: RoboRiley
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3310
Re: RoboRiley
Great job making this! Cheers - and thanks for sharing your algorithms/distributions etc! Not sure if the name will stand the test of time though... Yeah I am having second thoughts on that one! Blame Steve ;) You can't blame me, I'm not even sure it was my favourite of the two names I suggested! N...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 41636
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
There are three possible letters picks (3V6C, 4V5C, 5V4C)
There are 5 possible numbers picks (6S, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L)
I'm not sure how any sensible combination of these plus one conundrum adds up to 14 rounds
There are 5 possible numbers picks (6S, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L)
I'm not sure how any sensible combination of these plus one conundrum adds up to 14 rounds
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 73)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3016
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 11th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 73)
Yeah, US spelling so not valid. I had that as well
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 41636
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
So... 21 rounds?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:29 am This might be more apt for the Apterous thread but how about a Countdown Game with 14 rounds 5 of every permittable vowel and consonant combinations ( for each player to choose) numbers rounds with every combination ( from 6 small to 4 large) and a conundrum as usual at the end
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 72)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2475
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 72)
And the more common BODEGA
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 8th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 70)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2970
Spoilers for Monday 8th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 70)
The only word that the challenger scored points with was ORGASM, what an absolute legend
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 41636
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
Here's one I think I will get outvoted against on. The Grand Final for EOY FOCAL finals should be a 15r game. Keep the 7 heat games as 9rs, but make the GF 15r :) Throughout the year, most events use 9r as the format, but there is some variation - we have some Goatdown, some 14r events, and some 15...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 41636
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
What would people think of doing away with tie-break conundrums and allowing draws to happen? There isn't the same need to declare a winner that the TV show has, and I feel like achieving level scores over 9 rounds should count for slightly more than a defeat and slightly less than a win. Also avoid...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 25th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 60)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3070
Re: Spoilers for Monday 25th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 60)
Beaten by RIVALISED
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 21st March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 58)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3179
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 21st March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 58)
Not sure how I feel about BEYONDS being allowed. Dictionary specifies "the beyond" as the noun form which doesn't feel like it should take an S
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL Belts
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6099
Re: FOCAL Belts
I'm making a play for the non-Apterite belt!
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Goat/Co Rugby 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13131
Re: Goat/Co Rugby 2024
Second George should be George Baker I think
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 5th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 46)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1445
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 5th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 46)
MISSUS in round 4 for a surprisingly common beater
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:03 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The 1% Club
- Replies: 70
- Views: 18527
Re: The 1% Club
It's annoying for those of us playing along in the appMarc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:00 pm It's moot unless any of the contestants answered the alternate choices
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:02 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The 1% Club
- Replies: 70
- Views: 18527
Re: The 1% Club
For the record I don't really think EFF is commonly used enough to be a valid answer, regardless of how many times I used it during last night's episode. I was trying to avoid spoilers. OUR and WHY definitely are though
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:57 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The 1% Club
- Replies: 70
- Views: 18527
Re: The 1% Club
Is it just me or were there 3 or 4 questions where you could make a decent argument for more than one answer being correct tonight? 5% question in particular can eff right off
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 262726
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Dan Byron and Fiona Titcombe advertising craft apprenticeships on Twitter
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- Fri Feb 09, 2024 12:58 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 8th February 2024 (Series 89, Heat 28)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1542
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:58 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XX- your input desired
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4818
Re: COLIN XX- your input desired
I'm a big fan of the badges. I'd like to see a few that are either achievable by any player at any time, or more "consolation prize" type things for people who aren't having such a good day. e.g. one for losing multiple crucial conundrums, or perhaps a "too hot for TV" badge for ...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Liv II - Saturday 24 February 2024
- Replies: 31
- Views: 19235
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
- Replies: 44
- Views: 25177
Re: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
It's probably disingenuous for someone who wasn't at an event to give feedback on it, but: the Fox and Hounds was always integral to my Co:Lin experience. The way that 35 or so people who would never otherwise go to the pub together, would go to the pub together, get embroiled in the world's longes...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 18)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 608
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 25th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 18)
It's definitely in ODO, informal term for hamstrings or hamstring injuries
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Words with disappointing meanings....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3561
Re: Words with disappointing meanings....
DRAINCOCK (noun): A valve for draining the water from a boiler. No verb form, surprisingly
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-event dictionary
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8270
Re: Co-event dictionary
SEALPOINT must be ANTIPOLES since Viraj played the singular in the last series final. Boardwalk is BROADWALK, which doesn't even make an interesting conundrum scramble, ditto BLOCKWOOD and BROADHEAD
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 22nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 15)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 730
Re: Spoilers for Monday 22nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 15)
BONGRACE (noun): A projecting brim or shade attached to the front of a bonnet or headdress, protecting the wearer's face from the sun. Also figurative and in extended use
Well, that's a disappointing definition if I ever heard one
Well, that's a disappointing definition if I ever heard one
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-event dictionary
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8270
Re: Co-event dictionary
Up to a point, it really doesn't which words plus arbitrary collections of letters masquerading as words we use, so long as there is a definitive list of them. I'd strongly suggest the position for all events in the short term should be "just use the Apterous dictionary", whether it be vi...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 11)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 907
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 11)
I don't think DANCIER is valid either. I had ARANEID in that round, but DC got an 8 so it's moot anyway
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 11)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 907
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 11)
GRUNTLED in R1. Susie mentions it every couple of weeks in OOW, surprised she didn't spot it here
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:14 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Gladiators - Great Reboot!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1917
Re: Gladiators - Great Reboot!
Any Countdowners going to be on it that we know of?
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:02 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Phone Word Games Outside of Countdown?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5217
Re: Phone Word Games Outside of Countdown?
Letter Quest and Spellspire are both fun. The differences from the Countdown dictionary can get annoying though
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What’s the best three-word phrase formed from the conundrum answers on consecutive days?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4347
Re: What’s the best three-word phrase formed from the conundrum answers on consecutive days?
Erroneous beefeater witnessed ovulating, from series 85, is one hell of a tabloid headline
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 20th December 2023 (Series 88, Semi Final 1)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1816
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 20th December 2023 (Series 88, Semi Final 1)
The upset was there for the taking, I feel. No particularly tricky numbers rounds and only one or two obscure maxes in the letters. No shame in losing to Harry but Paul might have a few regrets, should have been 16 points up at the first break then who knows what would have happened.
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 1:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 18th December 2023 (Series 88, Quarter Final 3)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1959
Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th December 2023 (Series 88, Quarter Final 3)
Not in the Countdown dictionary unfortunately, only INELASTIC. Max from that round was 8
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 15th December 2023 (Series 88, Quarter Final 2)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1663
Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th December 2023 (Series 88, Quarter Final 2)
FORETOPS is going on the "safe anagrams of slightly rude words" list, alongside THIRTIES and EARHOLES
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th December 2023 (Series 88, Heat 119)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1614
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th December 2023 (Series 88, Heat 119)
He probably has the best anagram-solving qualifications of anyone who has been on the show in the last decade, but I'd still back any one of the Apterites who have made the finals in that time to beat him. Really shows how Apterous has changed the game, armchair Countdowners don't really stand a cha...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:07 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...
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 88 Finals Predictions (With Poll)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2220
Re: Series 88 Finals Predictions (With Poll)
Difficult to look beyond Harry for the title, but Viraj might take a numbers round or two off him if Cecil is in a cooperative mood. Ben is a dark horse - clearly didn't have the depth of dictionary knowledge of a top Apterite in his heat games, but hardly missed any of the words that he did know. O...
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th November 2023 (Series 88, Heat 109)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3545
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th November 2023 (Series 88, Heat 109)
Episode 1504 is the only time 100 has been both a target and a starting number. This opens the question of whether a method of just "100" would be a valid solution. The rules in the contestant agreement I was sent in 2011 say "... the contestants should attempt to devise an arithmeti...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774462
Re: Ask Graeme?
In today's episode a contestant scored points by declaring 99 in a numbers round. Has this ever happened before?
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774462
Re: Ask Graeme?
Apropos of nothing, what is the smallest number vowels ever picked by an Octochamp across their entire octorun? Has anyone managed a perfect 120? Hi! This question caught my eye as it may be a record for me! (Episodes 8112-8119) I think I chose 4 vowels on 4 occasions, choosing 3 vowels in all of m...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:56 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 189771
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
I was surprised by WEDGIED not being allowed at CO:MK
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 20th November 2023 (Series 88, Heat 102)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2339
Re: Spoilers for Monday 20th November 2023 (Series 88, Heat 102)
I got GUENONS in that round as a beater, which I guess makes EVENSONG a beater beaterGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 12:24 pm My mum got EVENSONG in one of the rounds as a beater (round 8 looking at the wiki).
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 20th November 2023 (Series 88, Heat 102)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2339
Re: Spoilers for Monday 20th November 2023 (Series 88, Heat 102)
R14 alt: ((7*10)+5)*9 + (8-2)
I will always remember KENDOIST from its falseagram DONKIEST
I will always remember KENDOIST from its falseagram DONKIEST
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 16th November 2023 (Series 88, Heat 100)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1635
Spoilers for Thursday 16th November 2023 (Series 88, Heat 100)
125 points without spotting a 9 - only Elliott Mellor has ever scored more
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:06 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 25 October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 84)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1830
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 25 October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 84)
One of the tea-time teasers was BEENBALD, and Colin made a point of spelling the BEEN part. Lucky I looked up at the screen just before it went off, because I thought I was trying to solve BEENBOLD! Enobbled (when the King knights you, but instead of using the traditional sword on the shoulder, tak...
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 7:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 79)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 749
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 79)
R11 alt: CLEOPATRA (a type of butterfly, which may or may not come at ya)
DC and Fran managed to max the letters rounds between them, solid stuff all round
DC and Fran managed to max the letters rounds between them, solid stuff all round
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 74)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 653
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 74)
UNSNARLED in the round where one of the contestants got SNARLED, bad miss from DC
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 10:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774462
Re: Ask Graeme?
What do you mean? I can't see a single possible issue with establishing the Kountdown Kangaroo Kourt, or 'KKK' for shortGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 9:02 pm I'm not sure it would be a great idea to start naming people.
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774462
Re: Ask Graeme?
Do you have a quick way to produce a list of teapot owners, who won their first game by <10 points, and solved one of the numbers rounds in the same way as their opponent after declaring second?
https://twitter.com/fesshole/status/171 ... 8EnYw&s=19
https://twitter.com/fesshole/status/171 ... 8EnYw&s=19