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- Tue May 19, 2015 1:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 19th 2015 (S72 P83)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3224
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 19th 2015 (S72 P83)
Last numbers game: easier kickself of (75 x 100) + 50 = 7550; 7550 / (8+2) = 755
- Mon May 18, 2015 1:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday May 18th 2015
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5015
Re: Spoilers For Monday May 18th 2015
Chemistry to the rescue again.
STIBINE Round 11.
It's antimony hydride apparently.
STIBINE Round 11.
It's antimony hydride apparently.
- Mon May 18, 2015 1:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday May 18th 2015
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5015
Re: Spoilers For Monday May 18th 2015
Beat me by seconds.Jennifer Steadman wrote:Got this #boomTony Atkins wrote:Obscure 8 available in the POLENTA+MT round.
ISOMERIC in round 8(?)
I somehow remembered my A-Level chemistry, despite my teaching maths !
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 16th 2015
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2301
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 16th 2015
2nd numbers:
((75-3) x ((50/25)+8)) + 100
((75-3) x ((50/25)+8)) + 100
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 2nd 2015
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3483
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 2nd 2015
4th numbers: (75+3)x(6+5+1)
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 2nd 2015
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3483
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 2nd 2015
1st numbers alt:
(50-1) x (25-((9+6)/3))
(50-1) x (25-((9+6)/3))
- Fri Jan 30, 2015 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 30th 2015 (S72 P20)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7187
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 30th 2015 (S72 P20)
3rd numbers alt: ((8 x 7) + (6 x 6)) x 8
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday January 27th 2015 (S72 P17)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2602
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 27th 2015 (S72 P17)
Sombre, given the anniversary of the Holocaust.Tony Atkins wrote:POGROMS beater in R10
Possibly DC had the word, but chose not to broadcast it.
- Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 23rd 2015 (S72 P15)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2660
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 23rd 2015 (S72 P15)
1st numbers alt: (100 + 10 + 2) x 7
- Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 22nd 2015 (S72 P14)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2136
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 22nd 2015 (S72 P14)
4th numbers alt: (75 x 5) - (10 x 6) - (8 - 7)
- Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 15th 2015 (S72 P9)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2918
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 15th 2015 (S72 P9)
TETRAGON where DC's best was NEGATOR.
Also last numbers alt: ((25 x 4) - 5) x 7
Also last numbers alt: ((25 x 4) - 5) x 7
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 7th 2015 (S72 P3)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3603
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 7th 2015 (S72 P3)
4th numbers, simpler solution (50+9) x (5+2)
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday December 22nd 2014 (Special)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2062
Re: Spoilers for Monday December 22nd 2014 (Special)
George Ford-like 2nd numbers: 100 x (9 + 1) x 7 = 7000; 7000 / 8 = 875
- Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 17th 2014
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7198
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 17th 2014
2nd numbers alt: ((75 + 10) x 4) + (50 / 25)
- Tue Dec 16, 2014 5:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7478
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014
75 + 50 + 7 = 132 ; 9 - (100 / 25) = 5; 132 x 5 = 660Jennifer Steadman wrote:Assuming I put it into the recap writer correctly, they're 9 and 7.Mark Kudlowski wrote:Were the two small numbers 9 and 3 ? If so, I have the solution.
- Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7478
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014
Doh ! Just saw that on the c4oD site now .
Must try again ....
Must try again ....
- Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7478
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014
Were the two small numbers 9 and 3 ? If so, I have the solution.
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 4:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 28th 2014 (S71 P96)
- Replies: 60
- Views: 11133
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 28th 2014 (S71 P96)
Numbers round, target 259, alt:
(8+6) x (9-3) + 100 + 75
(8+6) x (9-3) + 100 + 75
- Tue Nov 25, 2014 4:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday November 25th 2014 (S71 P93)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2962
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday November 25th 2014 (S71 P93)
Alt for the "502" numbers round: ((50 + 6) x 9)-2
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 10th 2014
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1995
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 10th 2014
1st nos:
(50+4-1) x (100/25)
(50+4-1) x (100/25)
- Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th October 2014
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2134
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th October 2014
4th numbers alt : (50 - 6) x 6 x 3
- Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 27th 2014
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3852
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 27th 2014
((100+25)x4)-((8+6)/2)=493 for third numbers game
- Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 27th 2014
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3852
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 27th 2014
INERTIAL in RELATION round.
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 24th 2014 (S71 P72)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6758
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 24th 2014 (S71 P72)
2nd numbers alt: ((( 9+1 ) x 4) +9) x 7
3rd numbers alt: ((100 + ((75+50)/25)) x 4) + 7
3rd numbers alt: ((100 + ((75+50)/25)) x 4) + 7
- Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 21st 2014 (S71 P69)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1789
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 21st 2014 (S71 P69)
RAINBOW in last letters game
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5653
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
Spelling PIEROGI in OED online for 7.Tony Atkins wrote:Oh and I forgot that if you have PIROGI and PEROGI then there is a 7 beater (round 12).
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 259329
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
John Vivian and Steve Coogan ?
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5653
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
3rd numbers alt :
((25 x 6) + (10 - 3)) x (5 + 1)
((25 x 6) + (10 - 3)) x (5 + 1)
- Fri Oct 03, 2014 2:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 3rd 2014 (S71 P58)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1832
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 3rd 2014 (S71 P58)
Round 1 : IMPLODES
Another debatable DC equaller : SIMPLES
Nothing to do with price comparison ads or meerkats,
but in the OED, with note "chiefly historical"
A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one: ‘the gatherers of simples’
Another debatable DC equaller : SIMPLES
Nothing to do with price comparison ads or meerkats,
but in the OED, with note "chiefly historical"
A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one: ‘the gatherers of simples’
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:14 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 29th 2014
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1215
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 29th 2014
Also INSTANT (beating DC).James Laverty wrote:TINNIEST round 11
STANNITE (an ore of tin) not in online OED, but in Chambers' and Collins' dead-tree dictionaries.
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 29th 2014
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1215
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 29th 2014
I had the similar (50 + 5) x (8 + 4) + 9 = 669James Robinson wrote:Anyone else notice half of Dan McColm's face in the audience at the conundrum...... (Wonder what he was doing there )
RIDDANCE in round 1 and UNSETTLE in round 13.
2nd Numbers Alt.: ((50 + 5) x (8 / 4) x 6) + 9 = 669
- Thu Sep 25, 2014 10:02 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Another number sequence
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1994
Another number sequence
What is the missing number in this sequence ?
1, 4, 8, 9
2, 3, 6, 7
3, 4, 12, 13
2, 6, 9, ?
Spoilerific Hint:
Pythagoras' Theorem in 3D.
All square, so far.
1, 4, 8, 9
2, 3, 6, 7
3, 4, 12, 13
2, 6, 9, ?
Spoilerific Hint:
Pythagoras' Theorem in 3D.
All square, so far.
- Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday September 23rd 2014 (S71 P51)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3947
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday September 23rd 2014 (S71 P51)
3rd numbers alt : (25 +3) x 7
- Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 17th 2014 (S71 P47)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4263
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 17th 2014 (S71 P47)
2nd numbers alt :
(25 + 8) x (((7 + 8) x 2) - 1) = 33 x 29 = 957
(25 + 8) x (((7 + 8) x 2) - 1) = 33 x 29 = 957
- Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday September 16th 2014 (S71 P46)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5100
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday September 16th 2014 (S71 P46)
PECTORAL a DC equaller In the SPECTRAL round.
OED online also allows PECTORALS.
noun
1 (usually pectorals) A pectoral muscle: ‘an exercise that will help to develop the pectorals is the bench press’
OED online also allows PECTORALS.
noun
1 (usually pectorals) A pectoral muscle: ‘an exercise that will help to develop the pectorals is the bench press’
- Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 259329
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Younger Susie Dent looks like Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary out of Downton Abbey).
- Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 26th 2014 (S71 P33)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3031
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 26th 2014 (S71 P33)
PLASTICS in the CAPITOLS round.
- Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 25th 2014
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7514
Re: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 25th 2014
Agreed. As a maths tutor, I cringe when I read textbook examples about throwing "a dice", but it does seem to get accepted in modern English, like "a deadly bacteria" for "a deadly bacterium".Tony Atkins wrote:Also slightly annoying was Susie not knowing the singular of DICE.
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 2:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 25th 2014
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7514
Re: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 25th 2014
VIRULENT in VULTURE round.
- Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 18th 2014
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2072
Re: Spoilers For Monday August 18th 2014
And interestingly enough, thanks to more horse racing, there are only 2 episodes of the show this week. :( :cry: Although, on the plus side, barring a short, sharp bout of tiredness, we should hopefully be seeing Mark win shows 7 and 8 today and tomorrow. 8-) Not more galloping Kennomeat. :cry:
- Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 18th 2014
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2072
Re: Spoilers For Monday August 18th 2014
I had ARBOURS as well, and EVASION to equal DC in the previous round.Tony Atkins wrote:ARBOURS is one of two 7s in R11
- Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:17 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Number Sequence
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1710
Re: Number Sequence
Correct, James. It's of the
OTT
FFS
SEN
TET
variety I was shown at school years ago.
OTT
FFS
SEN
TET
variety I was shown at school years ago.
- Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:50 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Number Sequence
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1710
Number Sequence
1234 is to 4132
3456 is to 5463
5678 is to ?
No spoiler here, as it's a bit of a kickself puzzle.
3456 is to 5463
5678 is to ?
No spoiler here, as it's a bit of a kickself puzzle.
- Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 11th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3154
Re: Spoilers For Monday August 11th 2014
Well, these beat my two DC equalisers for 7: WASTREL and SWEATERTony Atkins wrote:OLEASTER one of two 8s in R13.
Might some of the equalisers have been edited out ?
Since I'd been going to recordings, I've noticed a few cuts in the final transmissions
to bring down the broadcast time.
- Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:17 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rachel and the Hustler
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3113
Re: Rachel and the Hustler
Change of heart. I now can be arsed. The relevant number from the triangle is 252, so the probability of exactly 5 heads out of 10 is 24.61%. I therefore assume this is what the original question was getting at, as the probability of at least 5 is just over 62%. Rachel was correct in both cases : T...
- Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 5th 2014 (S71 P21)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1706
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 5th 2014 (S71 P21)
LEADWORT in round 7. Great performance again by Tricia. EDIT: Having looked for MAZARINE in the ODO, it only seems to come up as "Mazarine blue" and not MAZARINE on its own. Unless I've missed it, then I don't think it would be allowed if it only appears in combination. I thought it may h...
- Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:08 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rachel and the Hustler
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3113
Rachel and the Hustler
(I'd posed this as a GCSE question.) Rachel is in Vegas, and notices a hustler's stall outside one of the casinos. Hustler: "There are two normal pennies in here, an I'm offering 2-1 on you getting two heads when tossed." Rachel: "I refuse those odds. They're biased in your favour.&qu...
- Wed Aug 06, 2014 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday August 6th 2014 (S71 P22)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4284
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday August 6th 2014 (S71 P22)
Easier 3rd numbers: 9 x 8 x 5
- Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 5th 2014 (S71 P21)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1706
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 5th 2014 (S71 P21)
2nd numbers: ((8 x 8) - (2 + 1)) x (10 + 4)
Also MAZARINE in MARINATE round
Also MAZARINE in MARINATE round
- Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 4th 2014
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2915
Re: Spoilers For Monday August 4th 2014
4th numbers: ((75 + 8) x 7) + 1
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday July 28th 2014
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4570
Re: Spoilers For Monday July 28th 2014
A Bulgarian cent ?Jack Worsley wrote:STOTINKA in round 8.
- Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday July 24th 2014 (S71 P17)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4860
Re: Spoilers for Thursday July 24th 2014 (S71 P17)
In Italian, the word for a lady is SIGNORINA.David Williams wrote:Am I the only one who couldn't believe that no-one else had got SIGNORITA? (Until, of course, I tried to look it up.)
- Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday July 24th 2014 (S71 P17)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4860
Re: Spoilers for Thursday July 24th 2014 (S71 P17)
CECIL must be suffering from delusions that he's a snooker player aiming for a maximum break.Steven M. McCann wrote:If 147 comes up again in the next day or two,assuming he's still under guarantee, CECIL should be unplugged put back in his box and taken back to the shop where he was bought.
- Fri Jul 25, 2014 4:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday July 25th 2014 (S71 P18)
- Replies: 64
- Views: 13634
Re: Spoilers for Friday July 25th 2014 (S71 P18)
((25 x 4) - 6) x 9Sean Fletcher wrote:Alt first numbers (25*4+6)*8 - (9-7) = 846
(Spotted the multiple of 9 in 846.)
- Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:27 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sum of 10 numbers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1921
Re: Sum of 10 numbers
I've spotted a link between the 7th number of the sequence being multiplied by 11 to give the sum of the first ten numbers. That is the how. I'm stuck on the why though! The proof is on this document : (Paste the URL) http://mkhometuition.co.uk/index_files/GH-210_Algebraic_Proof.pdf Top left of the...
- Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:55 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sum of 10 numbers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1921
Sum of 10 numbers
Showed this maths trick to Rachel when I was in the Countdown audience recently : RR to players: Start with any two numbers, say 7 and 1, and write them in a column. Add them to get 8, and put 8 in the third column. Add 1 and 8 to get 9, put in 4th column. 8 + 9 = 17, so put 17 in the 5th column. 9 ...
- Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday July 23rd 2014 (S71 P16)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2969
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday July 23rd 2014 (S71 P16)
In the SPOILAGE round, there was another 8-letter word, but in obsolete (?) OED. (Source: Wiktionary) AEGILOPS (plural aegilopses) 1.An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye. 2.(obsolete) The wild-oat or other grass found as a corn-weed. References[edit] Oxford English Dictionary, 1884-19...
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday June 25th 2013
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3976
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday June 25th 2013
Quite a good performance from Joe today, although he might have to go up another gear tomorrow against Giles, but let's wait and see............. :roll: FLEAPIT in round 2, ABORTING in round 7, OUTSOLD/STOOLED in round 11, ZAREBAS in round 12 and MAHSEER in round 13. 1st Numbers Alt.: (7 x 7 x 10) ...
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 22nd 2014 (S71 P15)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2115
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 22nd 2014 (S71 P15)
Has there ever been an easier 40 points to be had on the numbers, than today? Rachel also had a dig at the contestants by saying they'd all been easy after the third game. Especially after the easy second one the contestants didn't get (though harder than the other 3): 100+(75/3)+4 or 75+(9x(10-4))...
- Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 8th 2014 (S71 P7)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3663
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 8th 2014 (S71 P7)
The edits seem to be getting more severe in recent weeks. Could longer ad breaks and more programme plugs be the culprit ?Tony Atkins wrote:The longest word didn't make the edit - assume SPRINKLE?