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- Tue May 27, 2014 3:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 27th 2014 (S70 P89)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4380
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 27th 2014 (S70 P89)
A moral dilemma for people playing along,re:1 second conundrums, obviously not having any buzzer to press, is it cheating to give yourself the 10 points for getting the conundrum right, even though you barely got to see it, before the player on TV pressed , but still managed to say it before the pl...
- Tue May 27, 2014 3:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 27th 2014 (S70 P89)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4380
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 27th 2014 (S70 P89)
But then from rounds 8 to 11 he took 23 points out of his lead!Andy Platt wrote:Feel bad for C2, Samir is absolutely smashing it.
- Tue May 27, 2014 12:39 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Democracy in action..........
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2669
Re: Democracy in action..........
OK. But first preferences aren't everything, so having most first preferences doesn't mean you should automatically get the most seats, if that's what you're saying. There was a debate along similar lines on here somewhere...
- Mon May 26, 2014 3:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Democracy in action..........
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2669
Re: Democracy in action..........
How did the votes work? You say first preferences, so was it AV or something?
- Mon May 26, 2014 2:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
Re: Guess who...
Wheelchair?
Tanni Grey-Thompson?
Tanni Grey-Thompson?
- Mon May 26, 2014 12:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
Re: Guess who...
Running?
- Sun May 25, 2014 2:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
Re: Guess who...
Denise Lewis
Paula Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe
- Sun May 25, 2014 9:46 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 403878
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who refer to their mother as "Mum" rather than "my mum".
- Sat May 24, 2014 6:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
Re: Guess who...
Colin Jackson
- Sat May 24, 2014 1:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
Re: Guess who...
Red car? Fernando Alonso? Kimi Raikkonen?
- Fri May 23, 2014 11:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 403878
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who pronounce the OI in TORTOISE like you would in TOILET.
- Fri May 23, 2014 8:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 403878
People you shouldn't trust
E.g. People who like swimming
People who eat yoghurt
Men who wear really long pointy shoes that are much longer than their feet despite not being clowns but are actually in their work suits
Add your own. Nothing too serious like people who vote Tory/UKIP/BNP. That kind of goes without saying.
People who eat yoghurt
Men who wear really long pointy shoes that are much longer than their feet despite not being clowns but are actually in their work suits
Add your own. Nothing too serious like people who vote Tory/UKIP/BNP. That kind of goes without saying.
- Fri May 23, 2014 8:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: A Possible COBIR??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8307
Re: A Possible COBIR??
So is the accommodation compulsory? Presumably you could just go somewhere else. It's like when you buy some product and they force their own insurance policy on you as well when you could go elsewhere for that. Well, it would be a big waste of accommodation, wouldn't it :?: :?: :P If you don't sta...
- Fri May 23, 2014 8:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: A Possible COBIR??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8307
Re: A Possible COBIR??
So is the accommodation compulsory? Presumably you could just go somewhere else. It's like when you buy some product and they force their own insurance policy on you as well when you could go elsewhere for that.
- Thu May 22, 2014 11:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
Re: Guess who...
As in Dennis Pennis from 20 years ago? Fucking Hell!
- Wed May 21, 2014 11:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday May 21st 2014 (S70 P85)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2994
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday May 21st 2014 (S70 P85)
Shame for Sean, I think he would have won had he got the 9, so close game, and we'll see him again in the finals. I missed today's game, but I thought his standard had slipped over the last couple of days. Had he lost his first game, he's definitely someone who people would have said "He would...
- Wed May 21, 2014 11:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
Re: Guess who...
TV presenter?
Sports person?
Comedian?
Politician?
Writer?
Academic?
Musician?
Sports person?
Comedian?
Politician?
Writer?
Academic?
Musician?
- Wed May 21, 2014 11:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
Re: Guess who...
Jesus?
- Wed May 21, 2014 11:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
Re: Guess who...
OK. Is this person over 40? 50? 60? 70? 80? 90?
- Tue May 20, 2014 11:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
Re: Guess who...
Eddie Murphy
- Tue May 20, 2014 8:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53755
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: 2007
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: 2074
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: 53755
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: 20135
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: 1056
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: 10521
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: 53755
Re: Guess who...
Sacha Baron Cohen.
- Fri May 16, 2014 9:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: 2014 FIFA World Cup
- Replies: 62
- Views: 14561
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: 3763
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: 3763
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: 1457
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: 10114
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: 53755
Re: Guess who...
Larry David.
- Sat May 10, 2014 10:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10114
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: 10114
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: 10114
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: 1985
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: 1985
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: 947
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: 947
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: 1740
- Views: 693036
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: 1740
- Views: 693036
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: 1740
- Views: 693036
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: 1740
- Views: 693036
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: 6913
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: 17321
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: 4264
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: 3541
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: 2382
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: 4264
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: 2382
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: 2181
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: 1065
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: 4715
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: 2738
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: 2181
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: 17321
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: 3347
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: 6790
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.