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Julian Fell

No sign of Ben yet with today's recap. If you are having diffs Ben then let us know, or I can do the recap as I back home now. Lol - it's funny how times change, and how quickly we forget... would you believe, David, that there was once a time not so long ago when there were never any recaps EVER?!...

Julian Fell

Whether it was or it wasn't, Joseph, that book is the biggest load of crap ever - it is littered with mistakes from start to finish. On his site, Mike Brown once tried to keep a list of the mistakes, but in the end there were so many that he had to give up. So don't believe anything that book says! ...

Julian Fell

He's using the proceeds for charitable purposes is he? Didn't know that. Not sure that Damian did either. Hmmm well, that changes things slightly although, as with you David, I do still think Jono (and Damian) has a point...

Julian Fell

jimbentley wrote:I'd be amazed if anyone takes you to a crucial conundrum before the finals, and even if they do, my money would be on you to get it.

Seconded.

Julian Fell

Lol... thanks to Conor's honesty, I might now also gloat that I "beat" him today as well (with the proviso that I wasn't actually playing him!). Sorry Conor, but you are that good, it's very rare that occasions like this come around! But I think there is an important point to be made here ...

Julian Fell

Yes, this would be the e-book in relation to which a certain Mr D. Eadie accused Stuart of "charlatan-like profiteering", I believe? I shall make no judgement on the matter...

Julian Fell

Charlie Reams wrote:Cambridge Maths last I heard, but the admission papers are similar. It's a year or two yet though, I think.

That's pretty hardcore Conor! Especially if you have to do problems like that for the entrance exam... good luck with applying though. even if it's a while away yet

Julian Fell

Hmm not much reaction to today's game, given the excellent performance by David! Had you shaken off the "ennui" by now? Even if you weren't 100% yesterday you still got ECOTONE and HENNAED (ok you didn't risk the latter, but I would never even have seen it in a million years...) and a bril...

Julian Fell

Conor wrote:I think I've got it, but it's sort-of cheating as a smaller scenario has appeared on an Oxford admissions test paper.

Edit: Wait, there isn't a fixed number of hats of each colour. That rather changes it (and now I can't see how it can be done).

You're applying to do maths at Oxford Conor?

Julian Fell

Oh crap you're right. You did get this conundrum against someone good too, right? Or maybe I set it just as a conundrum challenge on its own and you beat the nipper to it. Anyway, I was impressed ... I reckon you'll c**t Craig, he's soft .... 14 maxima .... doesn't that mean he missed one? Lol. Yes...

Julian Fell

Yes well done again David, another top performance. Nobody's run you close yet! Unless I remember it wrongly, in the round where you got HANGED, didn't you say "I'll stick with a six"... was it HENNAED that you were thinking of trying in that round? Anyway I'm really proud of myself for ge...

Julian Fell

Countdown recap for Friday 24th January 2003. Championship of Champions XI Grand Final C1: Challenger Chris Wills. C2: Challenger Graham Nash. DC: Susie Dent and Eric Knowles. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: L C F O U E S R T R02: N G M A I E P S D R03: R H L O E I T N K R04:...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 23rd January 2003 Championship of Champions XI Semi-final #2 C1: Challenger Tom Hargreaves. C2: Challenger Graham Nash. DC: Susie Dent and Eric Knowles. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: G N R D I E A M U R02: L T P E I A S Z R R03: S G X O A E N T ...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 22nd January 2003 Championship of Champions XI Semi-final #1 C1: Challenger Chris Wills. C2: Challenger John Rawnsley. DC: Susie Dent and Eric Knowles. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: P T V O E I L H M R02: S B R T G E O A I R03: R N F E O E S R ...

Julian Fell

Indeed it is Jono, given that you would probably beat me more times than not if we were to play each other (certainly, in the COLIN game of yours that you've posted the details of, I would've been 10 points behind you going into the conundrum...). As I've said before, the standard of the top players...

Julian Fell

HI, I'm Mauro Pratesi, husband to series 19 contestant Diane Pratesi. Must be one of the oldest viewers having watched from the first Countdown in November 1982 which also conincided with my first video and video recording. Recently turned 53 and live in London. Currently chair of the London Scrabb...

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Michael is on the forum! Only just noticed! Great to have you here Michael - as I've said elsewhere, you're one of the most likeable octochamps I've ever seen on the show. As with Carol and Alison, I could listen to your voice all day! I also think your scores were very impressive, especially given ...

Julian Fell

I recognize so few people on those photos - reminds me how much Countdown I've missed... yes captions will be useful, for me at least! Well done Conor for winning and for stopping Mr Wills from winning for once

Julian Fell

Great game again today Dave, SUNBATHE and TIRAMISU stood out for me as particularly great spots, as they're not -IER, -ING, -IEST kind of words. Absolutely - couldn't agree with you more Jon - getting words like that is the mark of a real natural at the letters game, and you (David I mean) are obvi...

Julian Fell

I could've very well been 50-0 down if I played Jack cold (it probably would've been the case, I'm not as good as I thought I was :lol:), but I would've been okay with that, because I would prefered to have took on Jack without knowing how good he was. Ok so you're saying you'd've preferred to play...

Julian Fell

Yeah, that method is basically the first thing that gets tried in this case. Next is 180*4 and I probably spent the next 10 seconds looking at that, and the rest just looking for ridiculous things like going up and dividing by 25 because the selection is pretty horrible. That's the best thing about...

Julian Fell

Kirk Bevins wrote:TRENAILS is fine.

Kirk

Ah, indeed it is. I knew there was a variant of TREENAIL which is a US spelling and therefore not allowed, but that's TRUNNEL.

Anyway it's 14x8s to beat, if anyone's still interested... though I guess you're all at COLIN...

Julian Fell

Hmm well it's impressive to me, I may once have known stuff like this when I was doing A-level maths - just for the short while I needed to know it so as to pass the exam - but I've certainly forgotten every last iota of it now...

Julian Fell

Ginger Jono wrote:Nice one, you freak.

Btw Jono, you being a 4-from-the-top specialist - did you get the 721? I think we should be told!

Julian

Julian Fell

Footnote 2: I agree with you David, re your comments about Dave Reed (see forum for Wednesday's game), that it's better not to be first up on a recording day, and to have a game or two before your own which you can use as warm-up, getting used to the studio conditions, easing nerves etc. The recent...

Julian Fell

I was sure INTERLADS would win the coveted award of "most 8s without a 9", but CountMax only comes up with 12x8s (and I think one of those, TRENAILS, isn't allowable anyway)... ah well. Add it to the list all the same. That selection came up in my CofC quarter-final with Graham Nash, and a...

Julian Fell

Interesting stuff Jim, thanks for doing the work... so as well as the letters tiles being shuffled more randomly now than they were before (you're right about that Jono - Damian said so), there've also most likely been some subtle changes to the actual distribution... I think we're all agreed in any...

Julian Fell

Yes. And I started thinking about permutations and the odds of it happening, when I realized I've wondered the same thing. Making me think it's happened before. What are the actual odds of that happening? How would you work that out exactly? I'll set the problem. Given the letters have been selecte...

Julian Fell

Incidentally David (and everyone else), how do you feel about people on here posting how they did "against" you in your games(given that they weren't actually playing against you)? I know a few people don't like that kind of thing - I remember Stewart Holden fiercely rounded on anyone who ...

Julian Fell

Just seen the game... David, David, I think you've been hiding your light under a bushel, Mr "I'm not a first-rate player"... that was one of the most impressive debut performances I've ever seen, and I can tell you that you would've beaten me if I'd been playing you. ARMIGER, INDORSE, ORI...

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... yes, just did a search for OPALINES in both the old mailing lists - it seems this is a bit of an old chestnut which has been endlessly discussed in my absence! At least it proves I'm not talking rubbish, Soo/Charlie and Gevin (now Gavin) have both said they thought the rule was what I have just ...

Julian Fell

I see... thanks for the heads-up Ben. That's muddied the waters a bit... although it is more logical. When I say it used to be the rule, I mean DC never came out and said it in so many words, but that was clearly the practice they were following - if Soo's old recaps ever go back far enough I'll be ...

Julian Fell

To be fair though Kirk and Joseph, the two contestants today weren't too great - you shouldn't really be using them as a yardstick... and I agree with David O'D that definitely on at least one, if not more, of the ADHESION/ABROGATE/OLEASTERS rounds, DC had the word in question but didn't offer it, s...

Julian Fell

Everyone loves arguing about mass noun plurals, and this seems like an ideal place to do it. So I will begin by saying, OPALINES should be allowed. OPALINE isn't actually even a mass noun. Well, it is, but it isn't - unless the way Dictionary Corner use the dictionary has changed recently? The way ...

Julian Fell

Hello, I'm Julian, series 48 champion, 23 years old now. In terms of online Countdown, I'm doing a 'Bjorn Borg', returning after a very long time out of the loop. I hope my own comeback will be a bit more successful...

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