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Seemed like 5 seconds of working out time were lost in round 6 there

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Weird that Susie forgot to put the E before QUANTS for EQUANTS in round 2.

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Matt Morrison wrote:That was very mean of you James. I've already made the thread. And it's not 2009.

Oops, sorry Matt. Completely forgot about that thread.

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So, the new week has begun with a bank holiday, but Countdown has survived the bank holiday cull and is to be shown at 3:25pm as normal. We have Apterite Peter Zyss, probably last in the list of contestants if you put them in alphabetical order, in the champion's chair, following his very close win ...

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Kids will probably miffed when they find out that you have to be 16 years old to apply.

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I decided to just give the "prize" to Craig, because he got the last one. Man. Sounds like your competitions suck. Yeah, they do. But, I never claimed to be a good competition organiser. And Craig hasn't even got his prize yet. I'm better at winning competitions, rather than creating them...

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Epic :) Hope you go all the way. I think I recall another attractive, young, intelligent, Yorkshire lad who went on that show and deserved to win but didn't. Do it for him :P Has James Robinson been on the Weakest Link then? I didn't know that! ;) I actually have applied twice and didn't hear anyth...

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Ray Folwell wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote:That seemed like a complicated solve to the 2nd numbers round.

I did 6x50 + 5x25 +3

I did (6 + (10 / 5)) x 50) + 25 + 3 = 428

Also got PARASITE in round 1.

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james doohan wrote:Surely Douglas is the winner as he spotted most of them?

Strictly speaking, none of you are the winners, because the original task was for ONE person to find all the mistakes, not a whole bunch.

I decided to just give the "prize" to Craig, because he got the last one.

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craig wrote:Barry wasn't the challenger, he was the champion. I win.

Craig is correct. He wins a bottle of Robinson's squash of any flavour of his choosing.

Well done to Craig and commiserations to Douglas & Gavin who got most of them, and to James, David & Oliver for trying.

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Gavin Chipper wrote:I noticed but wasn't playing. Also, while I'm here, ALLSGONE and GALLEONS appear to be the wrong way round.

Well done.

Gavin Chipper wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Both players start with 7's
Grocers' apostrophe. And we're done!

Wrong. I don't give a toss about grocer's apostrophe, as you can read. There's still 1 more out there.

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David O'Donnell wrote:
James Robinson wrote: Bad form there, Jason.

James Robinson wrote: Well, I couldn't put it in before noon, could I, David
Well you could cut Jason some slack couldn't you, James

Yeah, he's a nice guy, I think I will.

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What about the "have to do it before noon" rule? That's a good point, because even though Jason is in America, it was still after noon when he posted it. Bad form there, Jason. Wasn't your recap posted at 8:53 pm? Yes, but I did mention beforehand that I was deliberately putting in those ...

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Welcome to the April Fool's Day edition of the Robinson Recap. Hidden inside are 3 ridiculously easy mistakes (8 have already been found, so there are 3 left - see below). Happy hunting. Countdown recap for Thursday 32 March 2010. Can't believe I've only just noticed this one (and that no one notic...

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Jeff Clayton wrote:What about the "have to do it before noon" rule?

That's a good point, because even though Jason is in America, it was still after noon when he posted it.

Bad form there, Jason.

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1) Not sure if the bit of commentary I've highlighted in round 9 is an actual mistake or if it's just confusing. - It's confusing and not a mistake. 2) Quieted is a 7. (Having not watched the show I don't know if it was declared as a 6, an 8 or whether quieted isn't actually a word) - Quieted is a ...

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So, the bank holiday period has arrived, but Countdown stops for no bank holiday, so Series 62 hops along, like the Easter Bunny. Barry Watson managed to get his 2nd win under his belt yesterday, and will hoping to break into the top 10 by winning today's match. Can he do it :?: We'll have to wait a...

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james doohan wrote:copulater - computer says no

95 wasn't the max either

Excellent. 4 to go.

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I've highlighted 2 presumebly intentional mistakes in Round 5 and the DC summary before break one. Welcome to the April Fool's Day edition of the Robinson Recap. Hidden inside are 8 ridiculously easy mistakes (2 have already been found - see below). Happy hunting. Countdown recap for Thursday 32 Ma...

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So, after nearly 11 hours, our brain society have found just 2 deliberate mistakes.

Looks like I'll be keeping the Robinson's Squash for myself.

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Welcome to the April Fool's Day edition of the Robinson Recap. The comeptition is over now, so enjoy some April Countdown goodness, courtesy of Robinson's Squash. ;) Countdown recap for Thursday 1 April 2010. C1: Champion Barry Watson (1 win, 79 points.) From Winkfield, Bracknell, Surrey. He is marr...

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I've e-mailed too. At last, I can break my CO-Event duck.

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Those people in the conundrum making department should get praise for switching just 2 letters in that conundrum.

QUESTED in round 11.

1st Numbers Alt: (9 - 1) x (3 + 3) x 4 = 192

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Kirk Bevins wrote:I only do it because you do it. Feels good, hey?

It does. I like helping my fellow recappers. It's sort of in my nature.

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Hello, and welcome to the spoilers for the 32nd March. Oh, wait, we've already past noon, so it likes like I'm the fool on this occasion. :oops: (No change there, then. :lol: ) But one person who isn't a fool is new champ Barry Watson, who gave Dave Wilkinson a bit of a sombre send-off yesterday. Bu...

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Kirk Bevins wrote:
James Robinson wrote: Till tomorrow (unless any of you find any mistakes), bye bye.

James Robinson wrote: Has Dave finally croaked That dubious 8 is just that.
That should be a question mark, not an exclamation mark.

Hmmm, no matter how hard you try, there's always 1 isn't there

Thanks, Kirky.

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Welcome one and all to today's Robinson Recap. Now, there'll be a nice little offering for all you lucky readers. More on that later. ;) But for now, let's turn to the business at hand. Countdown recap for Wednesday 31 March 2010. C1: Champion Dave Wilkinson (7 wins, 552 points.) Hoping to become Oc...

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Oh, and watch out for my recap later on, as there's a nice surprise lined up for all you lucky readers. :idea: :D Are you being sent to prison by any chance? :o No, but if I do, you're paying bail. :lol: RHAPSODE in round 3, COGNISED in round 6 and STOMPIER in round 13. 1st Numbers Alt: ((100 - (3 ...

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Round 1: B S E A L B R O I C1: BOILERS (7) C2: BLARES (6) OT: SLOBBIER (8) Score: 7–0 (max 8) Anna is off to a bad start. She’s still fit though. Wooo yeah! DC had LIBEROS in that round, Dinos. Round 5: 50, 25, 3, 9, 9, 6. Target: 193. C1: 193. 3x50+25+9+9 (10) C2: - Score: 37–13 (max 38) Ouch. An ...

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Well, I almost thought there might not have been a chance of another octochamp this series, but today could be that day, as Dave Wilkinson tries to reach the promised land of Octochampdom. Although, as Gevin pointed out in Monday's spoilers, he could also break the record for the lowest octochamp to...

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OCELOTS in round 3, AIRSPEED in round 6 and KATIPOS in round 8.

1st numbers alt.: (25 x 9) - 50 + (6 x 3) = 193

2nd numbers alt.: 100 + 50 + 5 + 2 - (75 / 25) = 154 or (75 + 2) x (100 / 50) = 154 or the obvious other one.

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One slight problem with that is the inclusion of Bob De Caux in there. Well, we all know how good he is on Apterous, but he didn't even get to the finals in his series, so how would he have even qualified for the CoC :!: :?: Or have there been instances where people haven't reached the series final...

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"The number 1 seed from series 63 was knocked out in the last 16 by Bob De Caux in a quality match but unfortunately you're not going to see what happened although records were broken." One slight problem with that is the inclusion of Bob De Caux in there. Well, we all know how good he is...

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Howard Somerset wrote:This is great. Between you, you've even unearthed one of the non-delibertate ones now.

Do we get a prize of some description for this, Howard

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Or this. Howard wrote: Returning for a second week in Dictionary Corner is Kim, of Keep You House Clean, having recently returned from a spell in the Jungle. I did spot that one, but thought that Howard was just mocking the title of the show. :lol: Round 4: G Q L E U E C T V C1: CLUE (4) C2: ELECT ...

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Am I the only one who did the second numbers (25x3+3)x(6+4)+7? Please tell me I'm not (though I was quite pleased at beating Rachel!!!) Clearly you are, Kevin. A nice sense of normality here. Having said that, it seems that I might've been the only one to have got 826 in the 1st numbers by doing ((...

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I think we're all sorted now, Howard. Apart from those mistakes, nice recap.

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Howard Somerset wrote:Round 9: S T E I D T P O T

C1: SPOTTED (7)
C2: POTTIEST (8)
OT: DOTTIEST (8)
Score: 33–44 (max 64)

First time today that the person in the lead has one a round, which gives Jamie a more comfortable 11 point lead.

Sorry to be picky, Howard, but shouldn't that one be won

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Howard Somerset wrote:Oliver:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5
Raw average score per round - 6
Number of maxes - 3

Who's Oliver, Howard

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I haven't been following his games that closely, but from what I have seen could the champion be on for a "record" octotal if he makes 8? Yes, he currently has 472 points from his 6 games, an average of 78.67. The current record for the lowest octochamp total in the 15-round era is held b...

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Another week is upon us, and Countdown returns to normal after the celebration of 5,000 editions. So, we have Dave Wilkinson as champ after he won every show last week. Why does that sound familiar :?: Oh, because this time last week, we were looking forward to seeing if our own Kevin Davis would wi...

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Speaking of this thread, almost everything is set up. Keep an eye out for a special announcement next week (hopefully Tuesday). Maybe not Tuesday after all then? ;) Still a few hours left though. This looks like being a good event, I hope you choose a date when I can go. Not sure May would be the b...

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Yes we watched it here. All perfectly harmless and tasteful, except for the bit where the female presenter (with Eamonn Holmes), mentioned we'd be "going strong for 18 years now, since 1982" -then we had at the end, to Jeff "when IS the 5000th by the way, i only ask because somebody ...

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Marc Meakin wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:ANGLICISE "in tribute to Des"? :-s
Not Lynam then.

Why not Lynam, he was born in Ireland. Make some sense. A very good game. Good to see Des, because I never really got to see the show when he was in charge.

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D Eadie wrote:Somebody post an alternative to the 3rd numbers game ....please.......i can't bear the excitment.

Alternative To 3rd Numbers:

(((3 x 10) + 7 - 6) x 25) + 7 = 782

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Very nice 9 to finish there. CEILINGS as a contestant beater.

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INCENSE as an equaller in Round 12.

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Alternative To 2nd Numbers:

((75 + 8 + 8 + 6) x 2) + 9 = 203

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Alternative To 1st Numbers:

((75 + 5 + 1 + 7) x 10) + 50 = 930

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Nice APTEROUS mention there.

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Jeff Stelling wrote:Welcome to the 5,000th episode of Countdown.

Clearly, Jeff doesn't share your views on this matter, Damian.

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Kirk Bevins wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote: The program classified it as valid? The recap writer? Surely it should be overruled (i.e. don't put it in capitals).
Agreed. I deleted it from the wiki recap and edited the maxes too.

Yeah, but you didn't put any 6's as maxes, so it's still strictly incomplete.

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Wahey :!: Countdown has hit the BIG 5-TREBLE 0 . And what better way to celebrate than with a brilliant show. :D We've got champion Dave Wilkinson, who is making his 5th appearance on Edition 5 ,000. And in DC, we've got sports broadcasting legend and former Countdown host Des Lynam sitting next to ...

James Robinson · Re: This Morning 26/3/10 Did anyone watch it

Did anyone watch it

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A nice present too to mark the 5,000th. A new 2-year contract

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/201 ... -22139627/

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Kevin Davis wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Will the challenger stop him in his tracks, or will Mr. Wilkinson put him/her to the sword (Rubbish joke, if you can spot it. )
I can't compete with your razor-sharp wit there.

I think Jeff's attempt was better than mine, in truth.

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By Royal Appointment, I give you today's Robinson Recap. Countdown recap for Thursday 25 March 2010. C1: Champion Dave Wilkinson (3 wins, 238 points.) From Coalville, Leicestershire, but originally from Lincoln, Lincolnshire. He works as a housing officer. He supports Lincoln City and has been since...

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Susie explicitly said MEOWING is an american spelling so is not valid. Dave's dodgy 8 is incorrectly spelt, but interestingly, Susie says MEOWING is the American spelling of MIAOWING. :? Isn't that what I said :?: I think the capitalization of meowing from DC implies it is valid. 8-) I was just poi...

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Kirk Bevins wrote:Susie explicitly said MEOWING is an american spelling so is not valid.

James Robinson wrote:Dave's dodgy 8 is incorrectly spelt, but interestingly, Susie says MEOWING is the American spelling of MIAOWING.

Isn't that what I said

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Yay :!: Happy 5,000th EDITION of Countdown . It's taken 27 years, but we've finally got there. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) May Countdown still be as strong as it has been over the past 4,999 editions. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) ;) :) :D :mr...

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