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by Thomas Carey
Mon Oct 10, 2022 8:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: FOCAL Finals 2022 and Milton Keynes Open
Replies: 45
Views: 10495

Re: FOCAL Finals 2022 and Milton Keynes Open

I'm staying at the Novotel and may partake in the Parkrun. I will almost certainly be last so just as well I'm going to be local! Since it apparently goes past the venue, could you take a break when you get to the venue, play some countdown and knock out the rest of the run in the evening to get a ...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Sep 05, 2022 3:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Your preferred format for CO-events
Replies: 74
Views: 31709

Re: Your preferred format for CO-events

[*] [Not my words, but someone else's, who can identify themselves if they want] In a divisioned event, if a top player gets a tough draw early on and ends up in a lower division, it not only sucks for them but also every other player in that division , who now will have no chance of winning their ...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Sep 05, 2022 2:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Your preferred format for CO-events
Replies: 74
Views: 31709

Re: Your preferred format for CO-events

I will say that I think there is some sense of occasion though - I still have my third place group B trophy from Leamington 2013 (before I 'got good') with all my winner, RU etc trophies, which I remember being excited to win (despite a SF loss to Tom Cappleman, who I assume was among the best 8 pla...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Sep 05, 2022 2:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Your preferred format for CO-events
Replies: 74
Views: 31709

Re: Your preferred format for CO-events

[*] [Not my words, but someone else's, who can identify themselves if they want] In a divisioned event, if a top player gets a tough draw early on and ends up in a lower division, it not only sucks for them but also every other player in that division , who now will have no chance of winning their ...
by Thomas Carey
Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co-Blackpool 2022 (Saturday 10th September 2022)
Replies: 3
Views: 5307

Re: Co-Blackpool 2022 (Saturday 10th September 2022)

Are we doing the Fleetwood Promenade parkrun for this one (just round corner from venue) or are folk staying in Blackpool? I'm gonna do the Blackpool one because I'm staying near there and a non-countdown mate I want to catch up with does that one. But if everyone else does Fleetwood and I get my o...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:16 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Apple variety rankings
Replies: 17
Views: 1280

Re: Apple variety rankings

This, basically. To me, there's no such thing as a bad apple (except for rotten ones, or the song) but there's definitely a hierarchy. My ex was very into pink ladies, during which time I learned that they are pretty good and surprisingly expensive. If we're doing a full tier list I'd put them up t...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:42 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Drunk Countdown
Replies: 3
Views: 552

Re: Drunk Countdown

Steve Balog, wherever he is now, once suggested a version of countdown where your score is your points multiplied by your blood alcohol content. Not sure what the strategy is there. I find my numbers tend to go to shit far quicker than letters when drunk
by Thomas Carey
Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:18 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
Replies: 27
Views: 2574

Re: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?

It's an interesting one, because yeah, at the top level, 9 letter conundrums are pretty unsuitable. It's fine for the odd game/final if you get a suitable WETHARDON esque one (see this amazing Graeme post , which should be required reading for anyone setting conundrums). But for an event where you n...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:41 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 8 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 36)
Replies: 7
Views: 761

Re: Spoilers for Monday 8 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 36)

Gutted for Marina, hope she gets a starring role in a future series. This Quinn guy is pretty good
by Thomas Carey
Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:41 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Replies: 761
Views: 565806

Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?

I've now watched seven episodes of inside number nine thanks to a friend putting them on whenever I was around. Thought based on the title that it would be a political thing like the crown, I guess I assumed 9 downing street was a relevant building. Anyway some were better than others as is always t...
by Thomas Carey
Sun Jul 24, 2022 7:10 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown G.O.A.T.
Replies: 18
Views: 2080

Re: Countdown G.O.A.T.

I think nowadays the 4 of Jack W, Elliott, Conor and Rob in no particular order feel like they're in a tier of their own. Some people in the past, like Innis, would be up there maybe but nowadays I think it's just those four. Ahmed seems like he hasn't peaked yet and could break into that top tier a...
by Thomas Carey
Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:51 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 631037

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

I was going to buy an Air Fryer and my friend said that he bought one and his parrot died because of the fumes. What fumes? I was in a spoons toilet a couple hours ago and the hand dryer was smoking and sounded like it was going to explode. Someone got the staff to tape a bit of paper saying DO NOT...
by Thomas Carey
Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684079

Re: Ask Graeme?

stuff Surprised you haven't mentioned the distribution of letters they use on the show. The five consonants there are most of in the pack are R (9), S (9), T (9), N (8) and D (6), four most common vowels are E A I O, and then a bit of maths with the numbers of each gives that RSTND ans EAIO are the...
by Thomas Carey
Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17th June 2022 (Series 85 Grand Final)
Replies: 21
Views: 2262

Re: Spoilers for Friday 17th June 2022 (Series 85 Grand Final)

Well done my son. Pretty pleased to beat them on two numbers rounds - 19*6*6 and 146-9 :)
by Thomas Carey
Mon Jun 06, 2022 1:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 6th June 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 111)
Replies: 2
Views: 433

Spoilers for Monday 6th June 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 111)

I guess this makes prelim 111 the 7777th episode. Cool
by Thomas Carey
Fri May 27, 2022 12:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 31st May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 107)
Replies: 1
Views: 346

Spoilers for Tuesday 31st May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 107)

Might as well use this accidental double post
by Thomas Carey
Thu May 26, 2022 11:24 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 26th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 104)
Replies: 5
Views: 647

Spoilers for Thursday 26th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 104)

Nobody noticed I got the date wrong yesterday lol whoops
by Thomas Carey
Thu May 26, 2022 4:45 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684079

Re: Ask Graeme?

by Thomas Carey
Tue May 24, 2022 9:57 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 102)
Replies: 3
Views: 476

Spoilers for Tuesday 24th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 102)

That guy won a pretty good game yesterday, can he do it again?
by Thomas Carey
Fri May 20, 2022 1:15 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 100)
Replies: 3
Views: 498

Spoilers for Friday 20th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 100)

One hundred wow. Can Ryan win all 8? Find out a few months ago
by Thomas Carey
Mon May 16, 2022 1:14 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 96)
Replies: 13
Views: 1322

Spoilers for Monday 16th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 96)

Let's see if Ryan's opponent can score any points lmao
by Thomas Carey
Fri May 13, 2022 12:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 13th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 95)
Replies: 12
Views: 1154

Spoilers for Friday 13th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 95)

wowowow it's the spooky day
whitley bay sounds kinda like whitby i guess
by Thomas Carey
Wed May 11, 2022 10:52 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 93)
Replies: 1
Views: 338

Spoilers for Wednesday 11th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 93)

Yes I did edit it, didn't expect him to have won 8 already
by Thomas Carey
Tue May 03, 2022 12:10 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 87)
Replies: 1
Views: 361

Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 87)

[dancing crab emoji] anne gone [dancing crab emoji]
by Thomas Carey
Mon May 02, 2022 1:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 2nd May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 86)
Replies: 2
Views: 534

Spoilers for Monday 2nd May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 86)

Wonder when we'll get the first series with less prelims than series number. Can't be too long now
by Thomas Carey
Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 29th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 85)
Replies: 1
Views: 428

Spoilers for Friday 29th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 85)

Happy birthsay Tim Down.

Yer man's still going, will the madlad get another 105? Find out in like an hour
by Thomas Carey
Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 28th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 84)
Replies: 4
Views: 563

Spoilers for Thursday 28th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 84)

Happy Ed Balls day to those who celebrate. Someone won a game yesterday, can they win another? Let's see.
by Thomas Carey
Fri Apr 22, 2022 11:39 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 80)
Replies: 1
Views: 428

Spoilers for Friday 22nd April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 80)

Matt continues his mission of meeting people from across the country to find out how JFK really died
by Thomas Carey
Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 8th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 70)
Replies: 4
Views: 709

Spoilers for Friday 8th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 70)

wow it's the nmh day. love a good friday thread
by Thomas Carey
Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1st April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 65)
Replies: 1
Views: 436

Spoilers for Friday 1st April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 65)

no spoilers thread today haha April fools gottem :D :D :D
by Thomas Carey
Wed Mar 30, 2022 12:02 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdowners in the news
Replies: 238
Views: 116903

Re: Countdowners in the news

Not the most impressive news, but certainly one of the more bizarre ones.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/20 ... 157861001/
by Thomas Carey
Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 23rd March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 58)
Replies: 2
Views: 701

Spoilers for Wednesday 23rd March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 58)

Two new contestants (and you can really tell).

Oh wait that was yesterday what an I like