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Gavin Chipper

Why does my phone keep disconnecting from my home wifi and not just connect automatically any more? It expects me to manually reconnect. My laptop hasn't undergone a similar change (therefore proving it's not the wifi) and my phone hasn't had the same problems at other people's houses (therefore pro...

Gavin Chipper

A couple of surprises though - Simon Born getting 30 maxes in three consecutive games. Also, Susan Shilton getting 20 in the 9-round era. I had to look both of these people up. Also, that no-one managed a minimum of five maxes (the minimum you need for most of the maxes in a game) in their octorun ...

Gavin Chipper

Excellent work as always Graeme. A lot of that was expected but there were one or two surprises. I wasn't surprised at all to see Helen Grayson, Harvey Freeman and Allan Saldanha at the top of the 9-round table for maxes in three consecutive games, although it was very close so could have gone diffe...

Gavin Chipper

Congratulations to both players for playing at such a high standard for the whole series and to Dan for winning it. That 840 though! When David Baddiel commented on Dan's bright orange T-shirt I was thinking he just needed to look over to Rachel to see possibly the worst outfit to ever make it into ...

Gavin Chipper

Countdown > The Apprentice

Gavin Chipper

Channel 4 need a new subtitler. We've already had "VALITA" and "PUTTIE" when it should be VALETA and PATTIE^. I actually declared VELETA (there was only one A in the selection), but VALETA is also valid. Thanks everyone else for the nice comments so far, and well played George! ...

Gavin Chipper

Can I just add, as a tiny note, that Robbo pretty much singlehandedly operates the Wiki recaps, and he doesn't get any thanks for it, usually. Robbo may be glad to know that recappers - YOU CAN HELP . When finishing your recap, click on the "generate wiki version" (or something of a simil...

Gavin Chipper

I've just flicked through the people I follow, and Dylan isn't on your list. (But maybe that's intentional.)

Good idea by the way.

Gavin Chipper

75×8+(50-7)×3-5=724. Standard method, obviously.

Gavin Chipper

The higher seed does go first, Tricia asked to be in the challenger's chair for reasons unknown (no rumours please) Easier to cheat? so perhaps instead of grabbing easy laughs and attention, people could just keep to themselves this time round. :) Oh. But you did set it up. But seriously whatever I...

Gavin Chipper

I don't think this has been asked before - can you list the octochamps in order of the lowest number of maxes they got in a game? Can't think where I got that idea from.

Gavin Chipper

Awesome post, Graeme. As well as pointing out how good Bobby Johnson actually was, you nicely anticipated several future "Ask Graeme" questions. What about octochamps' average maxes per game? Bobby's was 8.25. This is higher than the average maxes per game of 71 Wait - what? of the 123 15-...

Gavin Chipper

But on the plus side, like many other sites, it now uses these "standard" icons like three horizontal bars, a cog wheel, which makes it cool and modern and awesome. On a serious note, why is there no Cluedo playing piece? Oh no, panic over. If you click on the arrow by your name, you get ...

Gavin Chipper

not sure if munchie is allowed Ciaran or if it has to be munchies... well done Antoinette..was cheering you from start to finish there..hope you make the final I did look ODO earlier Mark and it is valid for Anerican dictionary which is probsbly would allow cos they don't allow American spelling bu...

Gavin Chipper

Jon Corby wrote:On checking your flowchart were you not also surprised by the enormous number of "post like a complete dick" outcomes?

Only mildly.

Gavin Chipper

Gavin, I would appreciate it if you could refrain from making unprovoked insults, they especially seem out of place in threads related to the finals, which should be a celebration of the game and the finalists, and should not resemble the school playground (apart from when Conor and Kai were on). A...

Gavin Chipper

George Pryn wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:I misread it. I thought you said "name".
Oh

Cos there's Jacky and Jackie.

Gavin Chipper

Jon Corby wrote:What was the pathetic decision?

Your decision to join this discussion.

Gavin Chipper

I misread it. I thought you said "name".

Gavin Chipper

Hmmm. OK, humour me briefly. I can see the changes that you made, but what do they do that mine didn't? Clicking on the "Jackie Pinkney" link from Series 19 still took you instantly to the newly merged page via the redirection. James also added Jacky's old game No he didn't Didn't he? Loo...

Gavin Chipper

Great game etc. A few difficult rounds meant Paul lost by more than he probably normally would have done, and Dan did very well to get everything he did.

But I agree with everyone else. That post was blatant trolling, Fred knows there should have been a semicolon in his sentence.

Gavin Chipper

You can also mark all notifications read in one fell swoop actually, so that's fine.

Gavin Chipper

Fred Mumford wrote:You would think so, but maybe her hairstyle makes her look older than she really is.

Do you think Dave Preece would?

Gavin Chipper

I think this is a situation where the computer programming geeks (Morrison, Reams) get excited about all these new features and the rest of us say "What features?" It's an internet discussion forum; there's only so much you can expect it to do (it's not going to brush your teeth), and it ...

Gavin Chipper

I think this is a situation where the computer programming geeks (Morrison, Reams) get excited about all these new features and the rest of us say "What features?" It's an internet discussion forum; there's only so much you can expect it to do (it's not going to brush your teeth), and it a...

Gavin Chipper

The wiki hasn't made the connection, but is today's champ likely to be the Jackie Pinkney from Series 19? Mike's records have the original one as coming from Sevenoaks, but it is certainly plausible that she could have moved to the Isle of Man within 25 years......... :P What would her average spee...

Gavin Chipper

Just outside the time but (50+1+3)×9-25-75=386

Gavin Chipper

Apologies if this has been asked before, but who's the best player at each numbers selection? I imagine Scott Mearns must be quite high up the 6 small board. It's not up to Graeme to decide who's the best! Obviously you can have percentage success rate, but then you have to look at statistical sign...

Gavin Chipper

Thought I had RAINCOVER as an equaller in round 15 but it's not valid.

Gavin Chipper

Yes. What the others have said. Very good run and you did well to sneak up to number two with it being very tight from 2 to 5.

Gavin Chipper

I know some of you will be cheering for someone not to win. What a disgrace.

Gavin Chipper

Kirk Bevins wrote:I'll be coming to both events so stick me down please. I'm assuming several of you will be down on the Friday night too? I can't decide whether to drive down Friday afternoon or Saturday morning

Obviously get there on Friday.

Gavin Chipper

Peter Mabey wrote:Alt (9+3+2)x(10+1)x6 = 924 is the direct way

The standard method.

Gavin Chipper

FLUSHER in the reflush^ round and no-one thinks to mention it.

Gavin Chipper

George Pryn wrote:I blame Gevin

I blame George Ford.

Gavin Chipper

Jon Corby wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:I want Steven and Dave to come to COLIN.

As you were.
Eh, why am I not going to COLIN anymore?

Because it's not big enough to hold you, Steven M. McCann and Dave Preece all at once.

Gavin Chipper

In case anyone is wondering,I would just like to make it clear, that the PANTIHOSE/LADDERING reference was not meant to be taken literally, it was made light heatedly (like ....... in a joke!). I'm slowly beginning to realise, humour is in very short supply on this forum. Because of Corby's psychop...

Gavin Chipper

I want Steven and Dave to come to COLIN.

As you were.

Gavin Chipper

There was a standard method for the second numbers. (75+1)×(7+7-9)-1=379. c4c folklore in action. never get bored of these! I don't go in for putting every DC/contestant equaller I ever get (not that I care when other people do), but I think if they use an overly complex method on the show, or they...

Gavin Chipper

oh for christ's sake a female contestant does well and suddenly we're commenting on her looks??? how OLD SHE LOOKS???? Absolutely ridiculous and unwarranted. Antoinette played brilliantly, focus on the performance. Yes, but from my point of view, I would have said what I said in response to Stephen...

Gavin Chipper

Is it just me, but does Antoinette's hairstyle make her look far older, than she probably really is? She is certainly a formidable opponent and should comfortably make the QF's (barring an upset). How old do you think she looks and how old do you think she probably is? Uh-oh, this is unlikely to tu...

Gavin Chipper

Steven M. McCann wrote:Is it just me, but does Antoinette's hairstyle make her look far older, than she probably really is?
She is certainly a formidable opponent and should comfortably make the QF's (barring an upset).

How old do you think she looks and how old do you think she probably is?

Gavin Chipper

There was a standard method for the second numbers. (75+1)×(7+7-9)-1=379.

Gavin Chipper

Did anyone else also notice that if Antoinette had picked a vowel in the first round, we'd have had the exact same letters in round 1 as we did in yesterday's game :?: :? 8-) :shock: :o :geek: :ugeek: I noticed they were one letter different, but didn't notice that specifically. (I'm sure she did p...

Gavin Chipper

Jon Corby wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:Corby?
She clearly said COLLECTER, not COLLECTOR. It shouldn't have stood.

Well I've just watched it back in HD and it's now pretty obvious to me that she said QALEQTA.

Gavin Chipper

I don't think you could point to a patch of games and say he was particularly exceptional there. He had two virtual walkovers against weak performances. They were Beevers quotes about Conor , in case no-one got it. Much as I keep a mental index of what's been said here, you're being a bit hard on u...

Gavin Chipper

Graeme Cole wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:What if she'd said "It isn't COLLECTOR, is it?" Should Nick have said "You're right. It isn't"?
"You're wrong, it is. The rest of the time goes to Antoinette."

That's what I meant.

Gavin Chipper

Ben Wilson wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:.docx. Disappointing.
Fine then, have a fucking pdf.

Thank you!

Gavin Chipper

Well done Antionette. That conundrum should never have been allowed as she didn't declare. 'I was going to say collector but it's wrong isn't it' is a retraction not a declaration. Well, it was the word she buzzed in with, and she still said it. I don't see a problem with it. I too thought Nick was...

Gavin Chipper

Gavin Chipper wrote:I don't think you could point to a patch of games and say he was particularly exceptional there. He had two virtual walkovers against weak performances.

They were Beevers quotes about Conor, in case no-one got it.

Gavin Chipper

.docx. Disappointing.

Gavin Chipper

Phil Collinge wrote:Well done Antionette.

That conundrum should never have been allowed as she didn't declare. 'I was going to say collector but it's wrong isn't it' is a retraction not a declaration.

Well, it was the word she buzzed in with, and she still said it. I don't see a problem with it.

Gavin Chipper

Jono came up with what he calls the "TV GOAT list", which is a player's most number of maxes over three consecutive games. He reckons that he's done this himself (and that he's second with 41 out of 45) but is refusing to publish it, but it sounds like a good idea. Maybe it could be done a...

Gavin Chipper

I don't think you could point to a patch of games and say he was particularly exceptional there. He had two virtual walkovers against weak performances.

Gavin Chipper

Wasn't this two years ago? But anyway I hope you've achieved a full recovery in that time, Jason!

Gavin Chipper

That Whitehall is a useless old shit in Dictionary Corner. Susie desperately looks for him to say something in every round, and if she's lucky he'll read out one word she's written down and that's it. Fucking toss. His son's a cunt as well. By contrast, Kate Garraway was excellent last week. Really...

Gavin Chipper

Bit weird that Rachel didn't tell us the first letter in round 11. She thanked Malcolm X and then said nothing.

Gavin Chipper

Tony Atkins wrote:Trick on the second numbers was to save the 6 and make 23 with the other four smalls.

I've just seen how to do that now. ((7-3)×8-9)×25+6. Pretty nasty though. I gave up on that and went Rachel's much cleaner route.

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Thanks.

Gavin Chipper

Tony Atkins wrote:You would have thought watching the IT Crowd episode was mandatory for any new presenter!

I saw the T-shirt but missed what was said at the start. What did he say?

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