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Andy McGurn

So, the final max should be 118. 8-) Steven McCann is so good he scored 145. When I first wrote this recap, I put a Steven McCann joke in almost every round, including him scoring above the max due to getting the impossible numbers game. But then I thought it was too silly and cut most of them out.

Andy McGurn

Countdown recap for Monday 3 February 2014. C1: Champion Andy Gardner (3 wins, 262 points.) Three wins now for the reigning champion. He is still yet to score a century however. C2: Challenger Dave Barker. A civilian police employee from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Dave has written a short story coll...

Andy McGurn

Countdown recap for Wednesday 29 January 2014. C1: Champion Priscilla Munday (6 wins, 503 points.) Priscilla is only half way through a jigsaw but is three quarters of the way through an octorun. C2: Challenger Andy Gardner. A trainee accountant from Reading. His dad was a contestant on countdown in...

Andy McGurn

Hi all

I am in the process of moving house and am not going to have an internet connection next Monday when Im next due to do the recap. Can someone fill in for me on this day (27th January)?

Andy McGurn

Countdown recap for Monday 20 January 2014. C1: Champion Jamie Halliwell (1 win, 94 points.) Jamie is a postgraduate research student. Nick states that Jamie has been studying the eurovision song contest for the last five years. An impressive performance on Friday saw him defeat apterite Ciaran Craw...

Andy McGurn

Countdown recap for Monday 13 January 2014. C1: Champion Bobby Banerjee (5 wins, 428 points.) Bobby is now on five wins having beaten Helen Keating 79-18 on Friday, a game which generated what maybe the most posts in a spoiler thread in the history of C4 countdown – at least for a regular heat game ...

Andy McGurn

Countdown recap for Monday 6 January 2014. Nick introduces the show wishing everyone a happy new year. He notes that in the year that Countdown undertakes its 70th series it will also be his own 70th birthday. Rachel says that after a very busy 2013 she looks forward to a long lie down and a chance ...

Andy McGurn

Just want to say well done to the Board Gamers on winning the final. It was really enjoyable to watch you guys throughout the series. I thought you did brilliantly. Hopefully we'll see you on the show again in some champion of champion specials (the move to BBC2 should mean they can pay your airfare...

Andy McGurn

Andy Platt wrote:Are people being serious about Abdi? lol

Can't speak for anyone else, but Im serious. I think he was the most standout personality on Coundown in 2013

Andy McGurn

Countdown: Abdirizak Hirsi
Apterous: Marcus Hares
C4C: Jon Corby

Andy McGurn

I spotted MONOPEDS in round 13. Is it valid?

Andy McGurn

I'd be happy to do Mondays if no one else wants Mondays

Andy McGurn

I am also from the (small) south Leeds village of Tingley, so Im hoping Callum can pull off the win (and then go on to win it) He's done the village proud already so it would be awesome to see him take it further. I really hope he does it, but if he loses today I can console myself that I would stil...

Andy McGurn

From Guns n' Roses Sweet Child of Mine.

I always thought the second verse started "shes got eyes like the bluest sky and fruitcake for a brain"

Andy McGurn

Im a major movie fan so I'll do a list of my favourites: 1. Let the right one in 2. Life of Brian 3. Life is Beautiful 4. Pan's Labyrinth 5. Memento 6. Slumdog Millionaire 7. The Lives of Others 8. A Separation 9. Its a Wonderful Life 10. Point Break 11. A Royal Affair 12. In Bruges 13. Boys Don't C...

Andy McGurn

I am a social worker.

But the job i really want to do is to work for the British Board of Film Classification, watching movies and deciding if their a U, PG, 12A etc.

Andy McGurn

Gavin Chipper wrote:29

How the hell did I become an octchamp?

Andy McGurn

Round 12: F N E D Q A E U T C1: quanted C2: EQUATED (7) DC: QUANT (5) Score: 74–45 (max 94) But, Dan has a slither of hope, as Mark's late 7 isn't there, even though Susie would like it to be there (maybe it's in the ODO), meaning Dan needs a 9 in this last round to have a chance of winning the gam...

Andy McGurn

Chris Marshall wrote:Callum Todd - 'The Moral Octochamp'

If Abdi becomes an Octo will he be labelled "The Immoral Octochamp"?

Andy McGurn

Jack Worsley wrote:
Jordan F wrote:Alex Fish is up to 3 wins
I wonder if anyone's ever become an octochamp twice in the same series before?

Well, Innis won COEDI twice didn't he?

Andy McGurn

Ben Wilson wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:Charlie, Jon, Mark, Michael, No.
Aka the line up of the world's shittiest boy band.

No, thats Niall, Harry, Louis, Zayn, Liam

Andy McGurn

Do I hold any countdown records? I mean, even if its something silly like "most words misdeclared as a nine", I'd love to be able to say I was a countdown record holder.

Andy McGurn

i will very likely be there for this one

Andy McGurn

Definitely in for day one, maybe day 2 as well

Andy McGurn

Zarte, you were really entertaining on the show and there's definitely a chance you'll make the finals. Like most on here I hope you make it. But i think apterites facing each other in the heats is a good thing. Whilst I didn't face anyone as good as Dylan, I faced Michelle N, Adam Fleetwood, James ...

Andy McGurn

You can put me down as a provisional for this. I didn't think it would be possible to get there and back in a day given the timings but I have checked trains and it seems that it is possible so I will likely be there.

Andy McGurn

I was gutted to miss DIAZEPAM, I'm supposed to take three a day but today i forgot one and only took two

Andy McGurn

Yeah, as in age vs youth, Mega apterite vs nice lady who watches on an afternoon, Also Eileen's first appearance was before Giles was even born. They represent the two opposite ends of the Countdown spectrum. I think it'd be great

Andy McGurn

Eileen vs Giles would be the coolest series final EVER!!!

Andy McGurn

a bit late to post this i guess, but at a womens football match at the 2012 olympics, in a stadium with at least 60,000 people present, I happened to run into Ned Pendleton, not only a fellow series 64 contestant but also one of my opponents on the show. Really bizarre.

Andy McGurn

Question: At CO events numbers rounds can be awkward when you have to use those flimsy numbers thingys to get a target which can sometimes be 081 or something, so my question to Graeme is this: Could you make at least 10 more of those electronic numbers gadgets of yours and bring them to future CO ...

Andy McGurn

Question: At CO events numbers rounds can be awkward when you have to use those flimsy numbers thingys to get a target which can sometimes be 081 or something, so my question to Graeme is this: Could you make at least 10 more of those electronic numbers gadgets of yours and bring them to future CO e...

Andy McGurn

I'll be coming to this. It was a lot of fun last year, especially the lunch

Andy McGurn

Jonathan did a Mike Pickering

Andy McGurn

I'd be up for that James. I love OC.

Andy McGurn

In round 6 Sam sat back within a few seconds after spotting APOSTLES which he knew was a max because the other letter was a Q. I wonder if Rose only got the 8 because she noticed him sit back, which caused her to spot it. If so Sam would've won. I wonder this because this happened to me when I was o...

Andy McGurn

I didn't get picked (not that I thought i would) but a friend of my girlfriend was a series champion back in the 80's and we asked him if he wanted to apply but he decided against it because he hasn't played for years and also didn't want to be destroyed by all the apterites out there. Im hoping for...

Andy McGurn

I recently took up golf and got some lessons. The guy who is teaching me is called Josh Hurst though I should stress that its not THE Josh Hurst.

Andy McGurn

Looks like Damien has changed his policy on the use of plurals for the conundrum.

Andy McGurn

ORRERIES in round 11

Andy McGurn

James Robinson wrote: Quite like the guy between Dan and Robin on the list.

Yeah, and the other guy between them is alright as well

Andy McGurn

How about Innis. In Hispanic culture its a girls name, albeit with a slightly different spelling (Ines). Then there'll be the countdown link and the slightly unusual, but not unheard of name.

Andy McGurn

Just wanna add my voice to all those congratulating Peter. It was a really good run with a lot of exciting and close games, runs like that are the best octochamp runs rather than those where the super-player mows down all in their path.

Congrats again.

Andy McGurn

James Robinson wrote: He starts tomorrow by taking on another Apterite in Kieran Bray.

Nothing against Kieran but Im disappointed because i thought it was gonna be Josh Hurst.

Andy McGurn

James, how come you have opted for the Bristol style?. Ben's poll was pretty decisive in showing that people overwhelmingly prefer the Edinburgh style.

either way, i'm pretty sure i'll be there

Andy McGurn

Cheers Jon for the numbers solves. I've edited my recap to reflect this.

This was a fun day, thanks Ben for organising it and thanks to everyone who attended for their contributions to making it all so much fun

Andy McGurn

I thought I'd have a first attempt at recapping one of my games. This particular game is a memorable one for me. COLIN recap Table 1 Game 2, Saturday January 28th 2012 C1- Kirk Bevins (1 win, 0 losses 50 points) C2- Andy McGurn (playing first game of day) DC – Michelle Nevitt OT- Other words or solu...

Andy McGurn

I think every great TV show (or film) needs to have a mega bad guy that everybody hates, but then he gets his comeuppance in the end. Its also like the main event of wrestlemania when the hated heel finally falls to the champion babyface. I don’t know the result but I bet that this is what we are go...

Andy McGurn

I normally root for the non-apterites over the apterites (because i like the show to be less predictable) but that guy is so irritating that this game was the exception

Andy McGurn

Johnny Canuck wrote:
Andy McGurn wrote:COUNT in round 3
There's no U or T.

I was making a joke, does anybody get it?

Andy McGurn

COUNT in round 3

Andy McGurn · Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 19 October 2011 PUNANIS in round 4

PUNANIS in round 4

Andy McGurn

If Nikki wins tomorrow then Matt Croy is unlikely to make it to the finals, which would be a shame because there could actually be a very exciting No 1 seed vs No 8 seed or No 2 vs No7, which is rare these days. Matts level on apterous has improved to the extent where he would have genuine shot of b...

Andy McGurn

Anyone get the conundrum though? I was miles off it. I hope Adam got it! Nobody in the audience had any idea. Before the show Rachel had presented Caleb (sp?) with a birthday present from the crew - a lovely gesture. As Jeff said, he's an audience regular; not sure exactly what his condition is, po...

Andy McGurn

WOW!!!! What a difference a week makes :!: :shock: :o Definitely one of, if not, the best episodes of S65. Amazing that R14 was the only round where neither contestant got the max. Very impressive stuff. I got another MAX GAME too, so I'm well happy to get through that with flying colours. ;) :) :D...

Andy McGurn

Joyce Phillips wrote:So nice to see you on the show Jayne. I was willing you to declare the correct 9 and you did! - but it wouldn't have made any difference as it happens. i too must be brilliant because i manage without a job - but I am a lot older than you!

Do you plan to be on the show soon Joyce?

Andy McGurn

ASSENTED as an equaller in the STANDEES round

Andy McGurn

I still watch countdown regularly, despite having pretty much stopped playing apterous since I appeared on the show.

Andy McGurn

Is the first time ever that Beavis has played Butthead on countdown?

Andy McGurn

The last 5 octochamps, that's the 3 from this series and Tom and Andy from the last one, all started their octochamp runs on a Tuesday. :geek: :ugeek: If my run had not started on a Tuesay I doubt I would have been able to beome an octochamp because both recording days I was really tired going into...

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