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Philip Wilson

Gavin Chipper wrote:
Good to see Chris Marshall getting the conundrum from the audience.

Absolutely! My first opponent at a countdown event

Also good to have a full length spoiler thread!

Philip Wilson

Just watched this and somewhat surprised I'm still in time to do the one-away-is-best 2nd numbers:
865 = ((100 + 2) x 9) - (50 + 75/25).
Guess it might be on the wiki by now though but I haven't looked, ha ha.

Philip Wilson

There was another game involving weights, just seen it again on Challenge. There are 5 hooks, up to 4 units distant from the balance pointer at the centre of the scales, and 5 weights of varying units. Instructions are to multiply distance by weight. It's pretty easy to work out what you need on bot...

Philip Wilson

Noticed that too about Rachel's comment. Would have been harsh on Doug if he'd missed out on a teapot altogether.
Anyhow, 2 nines, 37 numbers pts and pretty much one second conundrum for me! Why can't I play like that at Bristol?!

Philip Wilson

I was thinking Rick upped his game because he had better competition, like most snooker players seem to do. He may have just made sure he kept his concentration. Amber could have taken the lead from the 638 round though, as she had 10-7 left to get her one away. Then it wouldn't have been such a ste...

Philip Wilson

If Susie likes a good adverb she might be happy more often if she were to have a word in the appropriate earholes to arrange for a few Ys to be added to the pack

Philip Wilson

Peter Clarke wrote:Rachel didn't have much fun in this episode did she?

Talking of RR, was that the first time she played along with a word that wasn't a beater?
The cumulative numbers targets were going for a max today. Must have been pretty close to highest ever with 3541 if I remember them correctly.

Philip Wilson

Yep, 7 for me too. 52 x 9 x 2. Spent ages on pause feeling sure there must be some way of using the 1 & 3 with the 9 or 2 to make 38 and never looked at the 25! Hate 2L!
That conundrum was finals-worthy!

Philip Wilson

Didn't realise I could do this!
Anyone score 20 on the last 2 rounds today?
Not me !

Philip Wilson

Gavin Chipper wrote:I would say - "This thing has happened every month from September 2013 onwards, and every August dating back to 2005".

Lol

. Good thing Countdown's back on Monday then

Philip Wilson

Because "since" could be taken to mean after but not including. Oh god, this isn't going to lead back to that whole Millennium argument again, is it? That was Philip's whole reason for starting the thread though wasn't it? I think I know what the millenium argument might be, but not sure,...

Philip Wilson

Yeah, that makes more sense, cheers!
I've always interpreted 'between' as not including perimeters - but then 'between you and me' there are exceptions

And if I say I've been wondering about this since yesterday, presumably I haven't started wondering yet? Dohhhhhh

Philip Wilson

Hi I am putting this here rather than off-topic, because it is Countdown related, sort of! I'm just wondering about the definition of the word since because I'm trying to explain in a blog that something has happened every month since August 2013. It actually DIDN'T happen in August 2013, but every ...

Philip Wilson

Alternate final numbers, still using standard method: (25 + 75) * 8 - 4 * 7 - 1. I did that as well. (I'm back from my holiday now - I'm sure you noticed I haven't been present in any spoilers threads over the last three weeks.) Me too, and good that you're back! Several episodes around Annie's run...

Philip Wilson

Peter Mabey wrote:GHOSTIEST occurred to me, but it's only good for Scrabble ;(

Me too. I'm sure it would have been used in the quality control aspect of tv manufacture.

Philip Wilson

Nice to have the spoiler thread back anyway!

Philip Wilson

Johnny Canuck wrote:Some pretty high-quality spots from Cammy today, but he needs to be more sure of them! MINERALS is not a word that you need to say "I'll try it" on.

To me it looked like he may have seen it at the last moment and didn't have time to check that all the letters were there.

Philip Wilson

The 100 was definitely a mistake, unless the rules have changed in a way I wouldn't expect. The rules document I was given, albeit a few years ago now, says that the target "will be a number between 101 and 999". It also says that the contestants' working "may use a minimum of two an...

Philip Wilson

Had 862 with an extra 30 seconds in the 2nd numbers. What was the nearest possible? RR said it was possible to get "a bit" nearer than 9 away.
75 x (25-2) - 1 / (100/50)

But didn't get 108

4th numbers I did 75/(8/8+4) + 100.

Philip Wilson

James Laverty wrote:Since when could 100 be a target again????

Shame that when it Did appear, the 100 itself wasn't drawn!

Philip Wilson

Most places you tend to help yourself to cereals, but what if you had to order them - would you ask for 2 Corn Flakes, 2 Corn Flakeses, or maybe ask for one Corn Flakes and another Corn Flakes? Or give up and have 2 Weetabixes instead?

Philip Wilson

Richard O'Brien, plus "Chaser Shaun" and possibly Davina McCall, oh and as someone else said Brian May.

Philip Wilson

Johnny Canuck wrote:Thank-ya thank-ya.

Welcome

Philip Wilson

Last 2 letters = W R
Aidan: Loaned
Chris: Wander
DC: Loaner

Philip Wilson

Mark Kudlowski wrote:I spotted Stephen's DOTTIER error as well, but fortunately this did not affect the final result.

Also another 4th numbers: (25 x 7) + 50 - 10

It might affect the seeding order though, if he reaches the finals?
While I'm here my 4th #s was (7+1)x25 + 10 + 50/10 and my 931 = (50x2 -6) x 10 - 9.

Philip Wilson

Ramekins in one of the early rounds.

Philip Wilson

Tony Atkins wrote:
Philip Wilson wrote:Is (100+10) x3 + 50/25 a standard or non-standard method?
No that's the regular method...

Hold on, standard, regular ..... I bet there's a basic method somewhere too

Philip Wilson

Tony Atkins wrote:3x100+50-10-8 is the standard method for 332, or (25+8)x10+100/50 for a non-standard one.

Is (100+10) x3 + 50/25 a standard or non-standard method?
Also Susie sounded more annoyed at Nick than normal today when she said "YES" to him when he confirmed what she had just said!

Philip Wilson

Johnny Canuck wrote:Wasn't paying enough attention in Round 4. Did Padraig ask for a vowel and get an X?

Yep, I had to scroll back and watch that bit twice

Philip Wilson

3rd numbers just 852 in 30 secs for me. RR on amazing form today!

Philip Wilson

Tony Atkins wrote:
Alt 2nd numbers (7x10-(8/8))x10+25

I thought you would have just done 28 x 25 + 15 Tony!
1st numbers must be one of RRs best solves ever!

Philip Wilson

Since I mentioned Martians earlier needing a capital, I remember earthlike being ok a few episodes ago. Checking the definition it can apply to things relating to the planet as well as soil, and indeed I find earthman is ok with a small e. Now I'm confused!

Philip Wilson

It's only a spoiler in itself if you saw it's existence before you knew who won today's match between Jonny and Ollie though.

Philip Wilson

I had martians in that round but looks like they need a capital M. Anyone work out the 1st numbers? I give up! Oh and yeah, saw Eileen.

Philip Wilson

Eileen Taylor now on 15 to 1

Philip Wilson

The 537 numbers round was the 2nd time recently that a contestant didn't find a 12 when there was a 25 and an easy to make 13 in the line up - including me last time but I saw it today!
When Susie's OOWs lasted for about one minute flat I thought - hmmm, how many conundrums are we going to have?!

Philip Wilson

Legation and gelation alts to delation in the round of silly answers, but there was probably a 9 which I didn't get btw

Philip Wilson

How can overarms not be in (as a verb) but hookier is? Oh wait, my neighbour's kitchen wall is hookier than mine

Philip Wilson

So close to a palindrome in the first letters! Has there ever been a perfect one I wonder?
Guess that's an Ask Graeme

Philip Wilson

SPOONS round had beaters too, I believe. As 25 squared is my favourite method: alt 4th numbers ((7x5)-10)x25+1. Yep, and I got one of those beaters, unbelievably! Wonder who will post it first? Oh and that's a clue :-) We don't need two Tonys! SOONEST is the word you got. Guys, this is a spoilers t...

Philip Wilson

SPOONS round had beaters too, I believe. As 25 squared is my favourite method: alt 4th numbers ((7x5)-10)x25+1. Yep, and I got one of those beaters, unbelievably! Wonder who will post it first? Oh and that's a clue :-) Thanks Tony - I spent 28 seconds looking for the second 25 and gave up! My 192 w...

Philip Wilson

Awww, nice to have someone on from near me! Just up that road there (pointing)

I should have told him outrake is ok

Philip Wilson

Last numbers ((100/(75-25)+50)*10+6 Well done - the streaming jumped during that round so I only had about 5 seconds to get it in, thus I was surprised when Rachel missed it. Me too. Wonder if she did it but it was editted out? With the 536 I recalled CVs advice in those situations to (in this case...

Philip Wilson

1st Numbers Alt.: 100 * 6 + 10 - 6 - 75 / 25... is this standard-method? Don't really know why RR didn't just do this seeing it was just the case of making the 9. Also the last numbers was achievable by placing each of the 4 signs once only between the numbers in the order they appeared and ignorin...

Philip Wilson

Or this: 5 x 50 - (25 - 6)?

Philip Wilson

That must have been one of the best two-new-contestants games we've ever had. I thought that too. The 9 in the first round must have been one of the "closest 9s to be almost spelt out correctly" ever! No offence to Dave for missing it though, with it being his first round played of presum...

Philip Wilson

Just watched this one. I'm a long way behind! Interesting comment from RR during last numbers that only 2% of 1 large are impossible.
Also I learnt another few stems as in pirated + ho and groaned + t. Now to remember them

Philip Wilson

Bizarre numbers solve by Rachel at the end. If you're going to do 27×7 then it's 100-75+10/5 or 100-75+10-8. If you're going to start with 100+75, you might as well then add 14. 7×10/5 or 10+5-8+7. I think she just wanted to do something a bit silly after all the somewhat annoying misses in the num...

Philip Wilson

Well I'm a few days behind at the moment but as there are no posts about the impossible 1st numbers one away solution or recap yet, here's my way to 986:
(100+4) x (75/25+6) + 50, and my way to 839 is (8x100) + ((75+5-2)/2)

Philip Wilson

I would say your last game was the closest. Not perhaps by the final score but by how long it was before someone broke ahead. The way you chatted with your opponents during the credits always goes down well with me too, so I wondered what happened with the last guy you played? That was kind of funn...

Philip Wilson

I would say your last game was the closest. Not perhaps by the final score but by how long it was before someone broke ahead. I don't think you came across as smug, mainly because you didn't do one thing that some players have done in the past, which I think Is smug. I had to see all your games befo...

Philip Wilson

Another heavy metal band gets a mention then, but this time in a teatime teaser instead of the conundrum

Philip Wilson

Yeah I remember that game looking easy enough, but there were also many really difficult ones, like the one with discs they had to blow into holders and the one with the 4 different colours of water that had to go to the correct place. I think I only saw that one done once! Ah yeah I remember those...

Philip Wilson

Yeah I remember that game looking easy enough, but there were also many really difficult ones, like the one with discs they had to blow into holders and the one with the 4 different colours of water that had to go to the correct place. I think I only saw that one done once!

Philip Wilson

Yeah but they also asked on another edition, what are there more miles of in the UK, motorways or railway tracks, but the contestants still lost

Philip Wilson

Can't say anything in case this is like a Spoiler thread!

Philip Wilson

Love love LOVE the Crystal Maze! I love Fort Boyard too, both childhood memories. Some people say how rubbish the contestants can be. Yes to some, but I reckon it's harder than it looks there because all names to them are new so they have to figure out hard and quick what to do. Also nerves can get...

Philip Wilson

Tracey Anne Mills wrote:
Philip Wilson wrote:
Tracey Anne Mills wrote: That was my method Johnny
Huh?!
Sorry typed in wrong name, had a migraine yesterday typing not up to scratch

Lol

That's not a lol about your migraine btw, and I hope it's gone now.
Also yes it's good to see Conrad on here

Philip Wilson

Tracey Anne Mills wrote:
Tony Atkins wrote:I would have thought Conrad with have done (3+4)x8x9 to make the 504
That was my method Johnny

Huh?!

Philip Wilson

Focalist in the first round (not a real word though)!
Also (75 - 1) / 2 - 8 + 100 for the last numbers alternative but too late.

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