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- Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO MSO Sunday 27th August 2023
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7808
Re: CO MSO Sunday 27th August 2023
Sorry for delay - results and game records are now on http://kisekigo.com/cd/
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO MSO Sunday 27th August 2023
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7808
Re: CO MSO Sunday 27th August 2023
Congrats go to Ronan Higginson who won the event for the third time in a row (4th total).
He beat Silver medalist Rob Foster 94-84 in the final and also takes Junior Gold.
Bronze medal went to Thomas Carey who beat Jonathan de Souza 96-79 in the 3rd-4th game.
Ten players took part.
He beat Silver medalist Rob Foster 94-84 in the final and also takes Junior Gold.
Bronze medal went to Thomas Carey who beat Jonathan de Souza 96-79 in the 3rd-4th game.
Ten players took part.
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO MSO Sunday 27th August 2023
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7808
Re: CO MSO Sunday 27th August 2023
6 players registered with MSO at present.
- Wed May 17, 2023 8:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO MSO Sunday 27th August 2023
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7808
CO MSO Sunday 27th August 2023
CO MSO is on again this year as part of the CO:LON weekend. It will be held at the Mind Sports Olympiad (see https://mindsportsolympiad.com) at JW3, 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET on Sunday 27th August from 10:00 to 18:00. Note this is at a modern Jewish Community Centre and that food and dan...
- Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 13th March 2023 (Series 87, Heat 36)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1154
Spoilers for Monday 13th March 2023 (Series 87, Heat 36)
Conundrum for my second show was MINIMUSED
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 3:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4117
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2023 - CoC XVI, QF 3
Alt last numbers (4+9)x5x10+100+1=751.
Ahmed could saved a number in third numbers by making 7 from 5+2 not 10-3.
Ahmed could saved a number in third numbers by making 7 from 5+2 not 10-3.
- Sun Dec 25, 2022 10:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the Guardian
- Replies: 0
- Views: 673
Countdown in the Guardian
In the Guardian's magazine for 24 Dec 2022, an article on top games players included a peice on Jonathan Liew and his Countdown experience. See https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... a-and-more
- Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 16th December 2022 (Series 86, QF 2)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1379
Re: Spoilers for Friday 16th December 2022 (Series 86, QF 2)
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.
Anyone get the missed 9 or numbers?
The standard method to 549 is (10+7+5)x25+4-5.
- Tue Nov 22, 2022 4:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 112)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 591
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 112)
As all good Go players know 361 is 19 times 19, so 100-75-6 and 10+8+1 (though not the standard method of course).
- Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO MSO Sunday 28th August 2022
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3523
Re: CO MSO Sunday 28th August 2022
Results table now at http://kisekigo.com/cd/mso22.html
Games now at http://kisekigo.com/cd/mso22games.pdf
Recaps now at http://kisekigo.com/cd/mso22recapsgames.pdf
Games now at http://kisekigo.com/cd/mso22games.pdf
Recaps now at http://kisekigo.com/cd/mso22recapsgames.pdf
- Sun Aug 28, 2022 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO MSO Sunday 28th August 2022
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3523
Re: CO MSO Sunday 28th August 2022
Well done to Ronan Higginson beating Jack Hurst 105-96 on the crucial conundrum RUNVIEMSO.
Third was Jonathan de Souza beating Tim Hebbes 108-94. 10 took part.
Third was Jonathan de Souza beating Tim Hebbes 108-94. 10 took part.
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17th June 2022 (Series 85 Grand Final)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2303
Re: Spoilers for Friday 17th June 2022 (Series 85 Grand Final)
Not obvious how to make the 146?Thomas Carey wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:55 pm Well done my son. Pretty pleased to beat them on two numbers rounds - 19*6*6 and 146-9
I used the standard method to 137 50+75+((100/25)x(9-6))
Very interesting game - well done to both!
- Tue May 31, 2022 8:10 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO MSO Sunday 28th August 2022
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3523
CO MSO Sunday 28th August 2022
CO MSO is back in person this year after two years online. It will be held at the Mind Sports Olympiad (see https://mindsportsolympiad.com) at JW3, 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET on Sunday 28th August from 10:00 to 18:00. Sorry for lack of update registration was delayed. 5 round swiss, follo...
- Wed May 25, 2022 8:14 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 102)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 484
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 24 May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 102)
734, but sadly just before the end of the ads: ((8+4)x10+25)x5+9
- Thu May 05, 2022 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 89)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 616
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 5 May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 89)
Actually it was the Beat Rachel Show (though not by the Standard Method):
(75+5+2)x8-100/50=654
(75+5+2)x8-100/50=654
- Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Craig Chittenden
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2465
Craig Chittenden
News story today about this Series 62 finalist:
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/countdown-win ... 00451.html
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/countdown-win ... 00451.html
- Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 12th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 99)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 726
Re: Spoilers for Friday 12th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 99)
Doesn't AR know the rules? She will cause an incident sometime if she doesn't go to the not written down contestant first and they have the same word as the written down contestant.
- Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 91)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 769
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 91)
Beating Rachel (3x10x25)+100+2=852
- Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Introducing... the H2H-o-Matic!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 24461
Re: Introducing... the H2H-o-Matic!
The 2019 Reading and all the recent COMSO events are missing too - result links at http://kisekigo.com/cd/
- Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: MSO Countdown - Registration Now Open
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4411
MSO Countdown - Registration Now Open
As last year the Mind Sports Olympiad is being held online. The Countdown Tournament will be held on Apterous (apterous.org) on English Bank Holiday Monday 30th August at 19:30. It will be a 5 round swiss (play people of equal number of wins), followed by a final and 3rd place play-off (players sele...
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 11th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 115)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2968
Re: Spoilers for Friday 11th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 115)
Nice that Rachel found a standard method solve for the 3L, whereas I could only find a normal method solve:
(50+75+6)x7-4=913
(50+75+6)x7-4=913
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 11th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 115)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2968
Spoilers for Friday 11th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 115)
VASELINE should be valid as it is a verb as well as a noun (it is valid on Apterous)
- Tue Mar 16, 2021 6:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 52)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2005
Spoilers for Tuesday 16th March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 52)
Last numbers round:
All Go players know that 361 is 19x19 (the size of the board) so an easier method than Rachel's:
(10+9)x(3x5+6-2)
All Go players know that 361 is 19x19 (the size of the board) so an easier method than Rachel's:
(10+9)x(3x5+6-2)
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 2nd December 2020 (Series 82, Preliminary 170)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3171
Re: Spoilers for Wednsday 2 December 2020 (Series 82, Preliminary 170)
Beating RR in R14: ((6+3)x9+6)x10-5=865
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 2nd December 2020 (Series 82, Preliminary 170)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3171
Spoilers for Wednesday 2nd December 2020 (Series 82, Preliminary 170)
PROFANES a beater in R8
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th November 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 151)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3226
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 5th November 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 151)
Alt 2nd numbers (6+10/5)x50+(7x2)=414
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th November 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 151)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3226
Spoilers for Thursday 5th November 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 151)
Always nice to see a former S64 player doing well the second time round.
Rebecca would have been my fifth opponent if I had lasted that long.
Beaters today CONCHIES in R2 and MODERATE in R4.
And ARSENIC is not a compound!
Rebecca would have been my fifth opponent if I had lasted that long.
Beaters today CONCHIES in R2 and MODERATE in R4.
And ARSENIC is not a compound!
- Fri Oct 09, 2020 1:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 9th October 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 132)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2159
Spoilers for Friday 9th October 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 132)
Managed the last numbers just out of time by an easier way (but not the standard method).
(75-10-9)x5-100/50=278
(75-10-9)x5-100/50=278
- Wed Sep 09, 2020 2:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 9th September 2020
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2001
Spoilers for Wednesday 9th September 2020
I was expecting Connor to win a few so a bit surprised at his score today. And so many possible 9s too! I make max score somewhere above 170?
- Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 2nd September 2020
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1157
Spoilers for Wednesday 2nd September 2020
Can't find a standard method solution for the first numbers (the 3L), but the quick method is
(75+25-7)x(50/5)=930
(75+25-7)x(50/5)=930
- Sat Aug 22, 2020 9:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13243
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13243
Re: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
Congrats to the medal winners:
Gold Bradley Horrocks
Silver Sam Cappleman-Lynes
Bronze James Rowan
Junior Gold Ronan Higginson
and those on four wins: Thomas Carey, Hazel Drury, Billy Stokes and Jason Turner.
Full results tomorrow.
Gold Bradley Horrocks
Silver Sam Cappleman-Lynes
Bronze James Rowan
Junior Gold Ronan Higginson
and those on four wins: Thomas Carey, Hazel Drury, Billy Stokes and Jason Turner.
Full results tomorrow.
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13243
Re: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
16 players signed up so far.
- Wed Aug 05, 2020 6:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13243
Re: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
If you are an expired apterous user or want to play anonymously, then create yourself a new (trial) user (for free) using a second email address. You will need to declare your pseudonym on registration under your real name and your real name will not be revealed until after the event is complete.
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13243
Re: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
Trying and failing to find out about the poker events from the website - what are the entry criteria for that, what platform etc etc. If you go to their calendar of events at https://msoworld.com/mso-is-open-for-registrations/ you can see all the different events. Click on each each event to see mo...
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 11:15 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13243
Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
The annual game-playing festival, the Mind Sports Olympiad, is being held online on various platforms during the month of August 2020 instead of being played face-to-face in London. I am hosting the Countdown event (CO-MSO) on Apterous (apterous.org) during the evening of Friday 21st August from 19:...
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th December 2019 (Series 81, GRAND FINAL)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4978
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20th December 2019 (Series 81, GRAND FINAL)
(75-50/25)x8+100=684 for those who don't like using 7s.
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th December 2019 (Series 81, GRAND FINAL)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4978
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20th December 2019 (Series 81, GRAND FINAL)
(9+7-1)x10+8x8=214 but out of time.
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th December 2019 (Series 81, GRAND FINAL)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4978
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20th December 2019 (Series 81, GRAND FINAL)
Less impressive way for first numbers (50-75/25)x7-10=319
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th December 2019 (Series 81, SF1)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2319
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th December 2019 (Series 81, SF1)
Well done to James (and to Callum).
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th December 2019 (Series 81, SF1)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2319
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th December 2019 (Series 81, SF1)
Third numbers out of time (100x10-75+7)x25/50=466
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th December 2019 (Series 81, SF1)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2319
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th December 2019 (Series 81, SF1)
Alt first numbers (25x100-50)/10=245
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th December 2019 (Series 81, SF1)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2319
Spoilers for Wednesday 18th December 2019 (Series 81, SF1)
1st Semi Final James v Morgan
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th December (Series 81, Prelim 117)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4022
Spoilers for Wednesday 11th December (Series 81, Prelim 117)
Luke back again
Beating him and Rachel: (6x7-9)x25-2-8=815
Beating him and Rachel: (6x7-9)x25-2-8=815
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 9th December (Series 81, Prelim 115)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2500
Spoilers for Monday 9th December (Series 81, Prelim 115)
Luke continues to impress. He had the chance to make 672 by 84x8 for a second time in the 3rd numbers.
Shame he missed the fourth numbers - alt (standard) method (10+4)x50-75-5+2
Shame he missed the fourth numbers - alt (standard) method (10+4)x50-75-5+2
- Sat Nov 23, 2019 4:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO-MSO 25th August 2019
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19630
Re: CO-MSO 25th August 2019
Game records now available at http://www.kisekigo.com/cd/mso19games.pdf and recaps at
http://www.kisekigo.com/cd/mso19recapsgames.pdf - sorry for the delay!
http://www.kisekigo.com/cd/mso19recapsgames.pdf - sorry for the delay!
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:26 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Celebrity Countdown Tuesday 12th November 2019
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9576
Re: Spoilers for Celebrity Countdown Tuesday 12th November 2019
Not sure that 930 was a good example for using the 937.5 method as two standard method solves are possible too!
((75-50)x25)+(3x100)+5
((25-3)x50)-100-75+5
((75-50)x25)+(3x100)+5
((25-3)x50)-100-75+5
- Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO-MSO 25th August 2019
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19630
Re: CO-MSO 25th August 2019
The points table for the five heats is at http://www.kisekigo.com/cd/mso19.pdf
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO-MSO 25th August 2019
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19630
Re: CO-MSO 25th August 2019
Congrats to young Ronan Higginson for winning his first Co event and taking the Gold medal! He beat Jonathan De Souza in the final 107-103 after spotting the crucial connundrum from ABUTDOVER. The bronze medal went to Jonathan Wynn who beat Martin Thomas in the play-off 103-66. Recaps and full resul...
- Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 23rd August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 39)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2860
Re: Spoilers for Friday 23rd August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 39)
Alt last numbers: (((8x9)+1)x4)-10=282
- Thu Aug 22, 2019 2:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 38)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2529
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 38)
As there was nearly a month between the recording this and the previous show, I would have expected David to be sharper.
Perhaps he got up early to travel to Salford and was feeling tired?
Perhaps he got up early to travel to Salford and was feeling tired?
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 13th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 31)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5088
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 13th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 31)
Third way for 744: (((7-2)x5x10)-2)x3
Alt in R10 KAIROSES and in R12 HAURIENT.
Alt in R10 KAIROSES and in R12 HAURIENT.
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3956
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)
Alt second numbers (75-1)x7-100-10=408
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3956
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)
Did beat James on the first numbers getting to 954 rather than the nearest 957.
((3x75)+1)x100/25+50=954
((3x75)+1)x100/25+50=954
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3956
Spoilers for Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)
Woo - one apterite going for octochampdom and another in dictionary corner!
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday 16th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 11)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6655
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th July
Nice to see an apterite doing well, though playing a little nervously I think.
But some people never learn:
R11 DC offers maniocs
R12 PC offers Masonic
But some people never learn:
R11 DC offers maniocs
R12 PC offers Masonic
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 2)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2172
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 2)
Alt first numbers ((6x7)+25)x(6+4)=670.
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 1)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4977
Re: Spoilers for Monday 1st July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 1)
Rachel put up GRAYER on the board in R13, which is incorrect. I spotted this too. Made me think that Susie could have been mean and asked the contestant how he had spelled it :lol: :lol: Although GRAYER is US Spelling I was always confused why GRAY and GRAYS were valid - but that's a scientific unit.
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 10th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 99)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1998
Spoilers for Monday 10th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 99)
Some hard numbers on this show! For the easier second one I liked the alt (4+7)x(8+2+1)=121.
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8427
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th June 2019
Painty is specified. Paintiest or paintier is not. The rule is that single syllable adjectives can be changed to -er or -est
without them being specified. Unfortunately painty is not single syllable. I came unstuck online recently with unfairest for the same reason.
without them being specified. Unfortunately painty is not single syllable. I came unstuck online recently with unfairest for the same reason.