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- Tue May 20, 2014 11:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55105
Re: Guess who...
Eddie Murphy
- Tue May 20, 2014 8:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55105
Re: Guess who...
Let's start at the beginning. Michael Goldman.Adam Gillard wrote:No, but interestingly, someone with the same name (first name and surname) has!JackHurst wrote:Has this person been in an episode of countdown?
- Tue May 20, 2014 4:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 20th 2014 (S70 P84)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2025
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 20th 2014 (S70 P84)
Cash on the nail? Never heard of it.
- Tue May 20, 2014 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday May 19th 2014
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2090
Re: Spoilers For Monday May 19th 2014
Yeah, the standard method was found wanting on this occasion.Philip Wilson wrote:Managed 915 before RR gave the answer: ((25 x 4) - 1) x 10 - 75 but well after 30 secondsTony Atkins wrote:Suddenly Dan is my friend, but I could only make 920 on that 3L selection.
- Tue May 20, 2014 12:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55105
Re: Guess who...
Spoilers!Matt Morrison wrote:Stop being a dick Jack, you know he has.JackHurst wrote:Has this person been in an episode of countdown?
- Mon May 19, 2014 10:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 21416
Re: The best films of all-time?
10-00pm ITV 2 Tonight..... Yet another chance to see the most overrated film in Movie history! I am of course talking about.....The Shawshank Redemption! Nah, that's a great film. I would urge anyone who's not seen it to watch it if they can. I agree with Jim. I thought it was great. My only critic...
- Mon May 19, 2014 9:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 19th May 2014 (series 70 prelim 82)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1064
Re: Monday 19th May 2014 (series 70 prelim 82)
Round 1: T P X E O M D I Y Sean: MOPED (5) Dan: EMPTY (5) DC: MOIETY (6) OT: YOMPED (6) Score: 5–5 (max 6) Sean will be hoping he doesn’t have to get on his MOPED at the end of the game. Its five each for the contestants as DC spot one of the two sixes. But it was MOPED rather than MOPED wasn't it?...
- Mon May 19, 2014 9:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO-Event Survey
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10817
Re: CO-Event Survey
So the answers will be provided by the weakened rather than the weekend?Zarte Siempre wrote:Maybe he meant by the end of the weak.
- Mon May 19, 2014 8:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55105
Re: Guess who...
Sacha Baron Cohen.
- Fri May 16, 2014 9:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: 2014 FIFA World Cup
- Replies: 62
- Views: 14732
Re: 2014 FIFA World Cup
Can't they just say someone else is a goalkeeper? Goalkeepers can play in outfield positions can't they?Mark Deeks wrote:FIFA rules mandate three keepers for some reason.
- Tue May 13, 2014 9:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 13th 2014 (S70 P82)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3815
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 13th 2014 (S70 P82)
That's fighting talk.Tony Atkins wrote:Does anyone else find the way Sean agonises over the letter selection rather annoying?
- Tue May 13, 2014 2:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 13th 2014 (S70 P82)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3815
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 13th 2014 (S70 P82)
Strange she didn't declare it impossible today.Tony Atkins wrote:570 is indeed best on 1st numbers: (10-4)x(100-(10/(1+1))) is one way.
- Tue May 13, 2014 8:46 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Manager Of The Year, Liverpool FC robbed again.......
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1461
Re: Manager Of The Year, Liverpool FC robbed again.......
I went to the Liverpool branch and it wouldn't let me withdraw any money. I asked to speak to the manager and he'd gone home early.Steven M. McCann wrote:I'm referring to the Barclay's Manager Of The Year award.
- Sun May 11, 2014 6:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10320
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
I found the Dutch entry a bit dull too when I first listened to it. I was only won over by the live performance. My instinct is that it's still too gentle too win, but I'd love to be proven wrong. Only last year we were still wondering if Netherlands would finally qualify for the first time. To go ...
- Sat May 10, 2014 11:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55105
Re: Guess who...
Larry David.
- Sat May 10, 2014 10:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10320
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Austria was shite. It's winning purely because of the bearded lady.
- Sat May 10, 2014 9:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10320
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Just listened to them all. I thought it was a fairly flat standard. When I said Ukraine could only win with the help of Crimea, I'll should have added Crimea or a generally weak standard even by Eurovision levels. But Switzerland is my favourite. Best of a bad bunch.
- Wed May 07, 2014 11:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10320
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Does somebody know something? before last nights first semi-final the Netherlands were well over a 100/1 to win it they are now around 8/1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were amazing, though, weren't they? I, and everyone else, assumed that a nice quiet little song like theirs would fail to stand out, but th...
- Wed May 07, 2014 7:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 2nd May 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 78)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1993
Re: Friday 2nd May 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 78)
Boast boast boast My thoughts exactly. Corby, not Kevin obviously. Nowt wrong with a boast, it's doing it in an underhanded manner that is repulsive. Oh actually there was another angle on all that which I forgot to bring up, which was slagging off Rachel for not getting such an easy numbers game. ...
- Wed May 07, 2014 3:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 2nd May 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 78)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1993
Re: Friday 2nd May 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 78)
My thoughts exactly. Corby, not Kevin obviously.Matt Morrison wrote:Boast boast boast
- Tue May 06, 2014 2:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 6th 2014 (S70 P80)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 954
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 6th 2014 (S70 P80)
Different Dave.Gavin Chipper wrote:Legend always had it that Harvey had a brother called Dave that was the superior player. Let's see how he does.
- Tue May 06, 2014 1:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 6th 2014 (S70 P80)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 954
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 6th 2014 (S70 P80)
Legend always had it that Harvey had a brother called Dave that was the superior player. Let's see how he does.
- Mon May 05, 2014 7:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1741
- Views: 745219
Re: Ask Graeme?
I don't remember this being asked - what are the most commonly offered words ever on Countdown? Like top 50 or something. Words sorted by the number of times they have been validly offered up to the end of series 69... 1. RATION 126 2. TRAINED 125 3. TRAILED 107 4. RATIONS 102 5. ROASTED 96 6. POIN...
- Mon May 05, 2014 5:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1741
- Views: 745219
Re: Ask Graeme?
William G Stewart used to talk about play-offs that had happened untelevised when there was a tie for 15th in the 15 to 1 grand final leaderboard. I don't think an ad hoc televisation would probably be the best idea.
- Mon May 05, 2014 5:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1741
- Views: 745219
Re: Ask Graeme?
I don't remember this being asked - what are the most commonly offered words ever on Countdown? Like top 50 or something.
- Mon May 05, 2014 5:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1741
- Views: 745219
Re: Ask Graeme?
In seedings, are these still decided by number of wins then number of points? If 2 players have the same aggregate score and number of wins, would the higher finisher still be the one who has the higher individual score in a heat game and if both players were then still matched, would it then boil ...
- Mon May 05, 2014 2:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday May 5th 2014
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7357
Re: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday May 5th 2014
It's interesting how he's done better with 6 small than with 1 large. I think they've been fairly straightforward though and he might not realise they're not all like that.
- Sat May 03, 2014 9:09 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Deal Or No Deal "Red Light" indicators?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 21552
Re: The Deal Or No Deal "Red Light" indicators?
So box 23 only appears after the game? That's extremely fishy. It's in the studio throughout - high on a plinth where most people can't reach it. So about 8 feet up? I think most people could probably reach 7 feet when you consider their outstretched arm and standing on tiptoes. Are they allowed to...
- Fri May 02, 2014 10:56 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: If you can find the answer, you're a genius.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4365
Re: If you can find the answer, you're a genius.
Thanks Graeme.
- Fri May 02, 2014 7:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday May 2nd 2014 (S70 P78)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3569
Re: Spoilers for Friday May 2nd 2014 (S70 P78)
I thought I recognised the challenger from before. He had been on in Series 38, and actually won 3 games (including one on a tie-break), before he lost to the #1 seed, Chris Toyne, on game #4. So, a good veteran. 8-) But, yes, a brilliant match today. ;) :) :D 4th Numbers Alt.: (((75 + 50) / 25) x ...
- Fri May 02, 2014 7:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 1st May 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 77)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2399
Re: Thursday 1st May 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 77)
I've noticed some people use more brackets than they need to. That's a pretty bad crime as well. So I'm going to start calling people up on it. I disagree. I think the use of extra brackets is often helpful for clarity. I think it can make it more confusing because it makes it less tidy, especially...
- Fri May 02, 2014 5:18 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: If you can find the answer, you're a genius.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4365
Re: If you can find the answer, you're a genius.
Bah, it's time the explanation was posted.
- Fri May 02, 2014 1:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 1st May 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 77)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2399
Re: Thursday 1st May 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 77)
I've noticed some people use more brackets than they need to. That's a pretty bad crime as well. So I'm going to start calling people up on it.
- Thu May 01, 2014 5:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Apparently, babies born this year have a 1 in 3 chance of re
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2203
Re: Apparently, babies born this year have a 1 in 3 chance o
Yeah, it's just made up. What are they basing it on? http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lifetables/historic-and-projected-data-from-the-period-and-cohort-life-tables/2012-based/sty-babies-living-to-100.html Perhaps you could save me the trouble of reading it by having a look at the statistical bulletin ...
- Thu May 01, 2014 5:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday May 1st 2014 (S70 P77)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1070
Re: Spoilers for Thursday May 1st 2014 (S70 P77)
I was going to say - that was probably his best numbers round in his run so far.Tony Atkins wrote:Don't think there are any beaters today - nice that Neil finally found his feet on the numbers - didn't expect him to find
71- in the 711 round for instance.
- Thu May 01, 2014 9:13 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Desert Island Discs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4779
Re: Desert Island Discs
As long as you don't use it to play pool.
- Thu May 01, 2014 9:10 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 28th April 2014
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2770
Re: Monday 28th April 2014
I wasn't duped. I knew he was being incredibly devious in his post - enough to make me physically sick in fact - but I just didn't want it to detract from the valid point. When I said you were being a cunt, I meant you were being one to everyone else on the forum for potentially taking away our chan...
- Thu May 01, 2014 9:05 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Apparently, babies born this year have a 1 in 3 chance of re
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2203
Re: Apparently, babies born this year have a 1 in 3 chance o
Yeah, it's just made up. What are they basing it on?
- Thu May 01, 2014 12:00 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Deal Or No Deal "Red Light" indicators?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 21552
Re: The Deal Or No Deal "Red Light" indicators?
^ They've added this new thing now where, after the final box, you can choose to gamble what you wound up with on "Box 23," which either doubles what you won, halves it, adds ten grand to it, leaves it unchanged, or takes it all. Hmm. How do they decide what goes in it then? Is this expli...
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 30th 2014 (S70 P76)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3377
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 30th 2014 (S70 P76)
It might be worth doing an "Ask Graeme" on biggest difference between letters and numbers performance (maybe difference between percentage of max) when he's finished his run (octo or otherwise), or just the list of octochamps by percentage of numbers solves or percentage of available numbe...
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 31st 2014
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7184
Re: Spoilers For Monday March 31st 2014
Whatever it is, I doubt it's down to presenters' styles.
James Robinson wrote:even though different hosts have had different styles of setting off the buzzer, etc.
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 28th April 2014
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2770
Re: Monday 28th April 2014
It's time to bully him off the forum.Matt Morrison wrote:Yeah I'm with Clive here Jon. Don't you care about statistical accuracy you cunt? Michael Wallace will have you across his knee.
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 87153
Re: Coincidence
They all got posted by Adam Gillard in one big post.
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 29th 2014 (S70 P75)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2608
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 29th 2014 (S70 P75)
Should it go in the Wiki recap?Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:That's the second time I've seen her do it!James Laverty wrote:Since when did Rachel start dancing during the easy numbers solve.
Alt 2nd numbers: (25-4-2)*(7+3)
I solved it without having to dance.
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 31st 2014
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7184
Re: Spoilers For Monday March 31st 2014
On the conundrum thing, are there 120 distinct positions for the light to be in (4 a second)?
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 28th April 2014
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2770
Re: Monday 28th April 2014
Clive's making a valid point. No need to be a cunt about it, Corby.
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 87153
Re: Coincidence
No.
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Desert Island Discs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4779
Re: Desert Island Discs
Isn’t taking a laptop kind of against the spirit of Desert Island Discs? Effectively you’re being asked what handful of songs + book + luxury item you’d take with you if they were the only songs you could ever listen to again. And you’re saying “I’d take these eight songs and this one book.... and ...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Desert Island Discs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4779
Re: Desert Island Discs
Isn’t taking a laptop kind of against the spirit of Desert Island Discs? Effectively you’re being asked what handful of songs + book + luxury item you’d take with you if they were the only songs you could ever listen to again. And you’re saying “I’d take these eight songs and this one book.... and ...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:49 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Deal Or No Deal "Red Light" indicators?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 21552
Re: The Deal Or No Deal "Red Light" indicators?
I haven't seen this for years but wouldn't he have to have got one of £1000, £30,000 or £100,000?Steven M. McCann wrote:Yesterdays game (April 27th) had to be seen to be believed,
the player had 1,000 & 100,000 left in his last two boxes, gets offered 30,000 and still manages to go home with NOTHING!
- Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Check your wallets!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1970
Re: Check your wallets!
I have some Edward Smith £20 notes. Can I use them?Steven M. McCann wrote:I have now discovered under my mattress (safest place)I have some Adam Elgar £20's I can't spend!
- Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: FAO Tony Atkins
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1758
FAO Tony Atkins
So, er, what actually is the standard method?
- Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday April 28th 2014
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3291
Re: Spoilers For Monday April 28th 2014
Wasteful method though. You only add before you multiply if it gets you closer in terms of numbers needed to make the target, not merely in terms of arithmetical distance.Tony Atkins wrote:Oddly I did 26x9 as well - but if you make the 26 from 25+5-4 yyou have 7-5 left to add on.
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:08 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: 15 to 1
- Replies: 45
- Views: 29985
Re: 15 to 1
I don't think a viewer at home has ever won.Jon Corby wrote:I've just started watching yesterday's, and Sandi opened the show by saying "your odds of winning are 15 to 1". Quite a key thing to get wrong
- Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday April 24th 2014 (S70 P73)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4470
Re: Spoilers for Thursday April 24th 2014 (S70 P73)
Yeah, he did nothing to dispel the scrabbler/numbers games stereotype.Andy Platt wrote:C2 needs to pick up on his numbers otherwise he could be throwing away a potential 40 points a game
- Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 22nd 2014 (S70 P71)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1881
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 22nd 2014 (S70 P71)
Judging by the lack of posts in this thread, I assume that the website crashed. I wasn't able to access it at all! I thought it was just me. I would imagine other people were affected, hence the lack of posts here. The website didn't crash, it was just inaccessible from certain places. downforevery...
- Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.
- Replies: 175
- Views: 62759
Re: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.
So do you know the rules?
- Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COREA Saturday 19th April 2014
- Replies: 39
- Views: 16968
Re: COREA Saturday 19th April 2014
Results now up at http://www.kisekigo.com/corea14/results.html - recaps will appear here later. Thanks to all who came for helping to raise £225 and thanks to all who helped, especially to Zarte and his anonymous source for broadcasting the final on apterous after I was delayed from logging in. Sor...
- Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Desert Island Discs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4779
Re: Desert Island Discs
Billy Goats Gruff for the book. I'll let you know shortly on the others.Jennifer Steadman wrote:Wearily awaiting some troll responses.
- Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: IRISH GRAND NATIONAL (5-00PM EASTER MONDAY) ADVICE!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 681