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- Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12643
Re: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
Nighttime or daytime I'm definitely going to organise a meet up sometime as I have plenty of locations in mind
- Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CobliviLon Results
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3511
Re: CobliviLon Results
Bit of a shame I was off form for 5 of the 6 games, although I doubt I'd have beaten James even if I was on form, oh well, onto the next tourney I turn up at. I had a great time and apologies to anyone if I seemed abit awkward talking to you on a one on one conversation, I can find it difficult to m...
- Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Puzzles from CobliviLon 4 August 2012
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2879
Re: Puzzles from CobliviLon 4 August 2012
Thanks Adam for the hard work it took to make these puzzles, some really tough ones in there so much of my 5 hour journey back home was spent thinking over them so it flew by.
- Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12643
Re: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
I was toying with the idea of doing an overnight meet sometime and was wondering who will be up for it, I have a location which I could rent out for the night which would be ideal for that sort of thing and was wondering who would be interested, I'm just asking to get ideas for numbers if it does go...
- Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:24 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 123862
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
I'm filming on 18th september, I'm not sure when it will be broadcast though
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:34 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 386088
Re: Is Apterous down?
Haha, I need conundrum practise as I actually have a recording to do around september time :/
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown's 30th Birthday
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5537
Re: Countdown's 30th Birthday
Don't get me wrong I would love to see a C of C event, when you have players that have been on for the past few years it really would be great viewing. BUT maybe we could do our own C of C tourney on apterous exclusively for the top players that have been on the show that are on apterous, just a tho...
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:15 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 386088
Re: Is Apterous down?
Down for me too
- Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:27 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown's 30th Birthday
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5537
Re: Countdown's 30th Birthday
I have been informed that they sometimes get complaints when contestants are too good for the reason Innis has said, just imagine (obviously this is hypothetical) what this years c of c event would be like, it would be insane.
- Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:22 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Does anyone else have problems getting onto apterous?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2163
Does anyone else have problems getting onto apterous?
I have found today and yesterday that I have had problems getting onto apterous, I enter 'www.apterous.org' into the address box and when I click search I am redirected to the bing search engine, so I click on the page that has the address I was looking for and bingo 'internet explorer cannot displa...
- Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 123862
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
I'm auditioning on 17th July also the same day as my mums birthday so thank god the audition isn't on the 18th
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 6th June 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 102)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 930
Re: Wednesday 6th June 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 102)
Lol, I was shite that game but it definitely lightened up my day
- Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:11 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 386088
Re: Is Apterous down?
What has happened tonight? It said the server is closing down, is it for general maintenance?
- Thu May 24, 2012 11:24 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
- Replies: 486
- Views: 239123
Re: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
Sorry about tuesday James, but I think it's better if I let someone else do the recapping on the tuesday spot, my life is quite busy and I just don't get the time. Sorry again
- Wed May 16, 2012 12:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 15th May 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 86)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 582
Tuesday 15th May 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 86)
Here is your recap for yesterday's game Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 May 2012. C1: Champion Craig Lingard (3 wins, 249 points.) C2: Challenger George Hills. A medical student from Kenilworth in Warwickshire DC: Susie Dent and Janet Street Porter. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R...
- Wed May 09, 2012 12:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Recap for Tuesday 8th May (Series 66 Prelim 81)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 617
Recap for Tuesday 8th May (Series 66 Prelim 81)
Here is my belated recap for yesterdays game, sorry for the wait Countdown recap for Tuesday 8 May 2012. C1: Champion George Anderson (1 win, 69 points.) C2: Challenger Noel Trainer. DC: Susie Dent and Angela Rippon. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. Y R M P S E A I F O A I G W N L E H...
- Wed May 09, 2012 1:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 7th May 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 80)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1102
Re: Monday 7th May 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 80)
Gonna have to do the recap tomorrow morning, sorry for the inconvenience, I'm just really tired and will make a hash of it if I did it now
- Tue May 08, 2012 9:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 7th May 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 80)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1102
Re: Monday 7th May 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 80)
I'll do todays recap when I come back from town, don't panic, I will do it
- Tue May 01, 2012 8:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 1st May 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 76)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 646
Tuesday 1st May 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 76)
Welcome to your second recap courtesy of me, lets get on with todays contest Nick Hall has put in 3 solid performances so far, can he make it to half octochampdom (if that is a word) :) C1: Champion Nick Hall (3 wins, 263 points.) He is a therapist from stratford C2: Challenger Fiona Owen. From Bude...
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 24th April (Series 66 Prelim 71)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 903
Re: Tuesday 24th April (Series 66 Prelim 71)
Editted and now corrected
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 24th April (Series 66 Prelim 71)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 903
Tuesday 24th April (Series 66 Prelim 71)
Welcome to my debut recap, I hope to have a lot of fun writing recaps for you but enough about me and lets go to the more important matter and that is todays contest After a strong(ish) performance yesterday can Megan Jephson get her second win? We shall find out. C1: Champion Megan Jephson (1 win, ...
- Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
- Replies: 486
- Views: 239123
Re: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
Brilliant, I'll try and do my bestJames Robinson wrote:This Tuesday coming up.David Barnard wrote:Ok then, what day can I do it next?
- Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413805
Re: Best ever contestants
If Andy Platt got on the show I would nominate him, he whooped me on apterous
- Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:39 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Favourite Scrabble words
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12602
Re: Favourite Scrabble words
I mainly play scrabble on the internet but enjoy the occasional game with my mum in person, my best spots have included Rangoli, Maladies, Sfumato and Olefinic, I'm pretty sure all you apterites recognise those ones
- Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:45 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
- Replies: 486
- Views: 239123
Re: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
Ok then, what day can I do it next?
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413805
Re: Best ever contestants
I don't like to be called Jason William. If I ever applied to go on Countdown I would tell Nick Hewer my name is Jason Larsen and not Jason William Seems like David Barnard bluffed that out of you. He didn't even know. Oh ok I get the real reason why you are laughing now, but I usually call people ...
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
- Replies: 486
- Views: 239123
Re: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
I fancy stepping into the unknown and doing a recap, I'll try and make it as interesting as I can if permission is granted
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413805
Re: Best ever contestants
That's what it's all aboutIan Volante wrote:Oh how we larfed.
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413805
Re: Best ever contestants
Hi Jason, I'll stop the full name nonsense now, thanks for the day of madnessJason Larsen wrote:David
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413805
Re: Best ever contestants
It's definitely a god thing we are calling each other by our full names, I want to seem like I have good manners so the formal approach definitely has worked on this occasion so I shall call you by your full name from now on, feel free to do the same back to me Who is this post addressed to :?: :?:...
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413805
Re: Best ever contestants
It's definitely a god thing we are calling each other by our full names, I want to seem like I have good manners so the formal approach definitely has worked on this occasion so I shall call you by your full name from now on, feel free to do the same back to me
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413805
Re: Best ever contestants
No problem Jason LarsenJason Larsen wrote:Yes David Barnard. That does answer my question
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413805
Re: Best ever contestants
Who am I? I am David Barnard from Herefordshire, I am 20 years old. I like golf (play off a 3 handicap), darts (only for the drinking), countdown (obviously) and scrabble (good banter). I am a member of another forum (it's to do with golf) and am one of the most prolific posters on there (2nd most p...
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:53 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413805
Re: Best ever contestants
And thank god we've stopped talking about such a repulsive subjectJason Larsen wrote:And Easter is now over
Re: Music
I'm more into coldplay myself, in my opinion they were on top of their games when they released the x&y album, you get 12 or 13 immense tracks on there and it's a nice cd to listen to when you want to chill out
Re: New Word
Jo Brand comes up with interesting words every time she is in dictionary corner, PUSSIEROT stuck in my mind the most
- Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12643
Re: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
It will be my first of hopefully many, the idea of playing all night suits me as my body clock is late and playing through the night saves on accommodation costsJordan Leckonby wrote:I've never been to a COuntdown event before but this is the sort of thing i'd like to go to, with the all-nighter idea etc
- Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12643
Re: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
Ed's a likable person, I think he is a sound guy. Cant wait to finally meet all of you lot in August
- Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name Our Child
- Replies: 110
- Views: 18255
Re: Name Our Child
This thread reminds me of a list of banned names I read a few weeks ago, out of all of them if I had to I would go for 'taluladoesthehulafromhawaii'
- Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 5th April 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 58)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 639
Re: Thursday 5th April 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 58)
Cant believe someone who plays alot of countdown via apterous missed AMNIOTE(S), I practise alot and see those words almost automatically, PTOMAINE, GODETIAS, AILERON are other words I would see instantly as these are played very regularly
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:58 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cyphers and letters test
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4680
Re: Cyphers and letters test
On a serious note I can spot good 7's and good 8's but I'm not great at spotting 9's at all, you will all see what I mean at CobliviLon
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:56 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cyphers and letters test
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4680
Re: Cyphers and letters test
Oh fuck, my brain is literally in meltdownRyan Taylor wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewformat.php?format=178David Barnard wrote:Very good Francisco, my weakness is spotting 9's and there is alot more 9's available in there than a normal countdown game so I get practise on spotting it
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 526
- Views: 413805
Re: Best ever contestants
Would have been interesting to know if he was as good in bed as he was at countdown, if he was then she was one lucky lady
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:52 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cyphers and letters test
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4680
Re: Cyphers and letters test
Very good Francisco, my weakness is spotting 9's and there is alot more 9's available in there than a normal countdown game so I get practise on spotting it
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12643
Re: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
Editted just now
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12643
CobliviLon 4th august 2012
Roll up, roll up, Coblivion is here!! :D :D The idea is that everyone meets at the punch tavern in london and plays countdown all through the night. It is being advertised on facebook and here is the link http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/208448352588344/216402671792912/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity S...
- Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 3 April 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 56)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 793
Re: Tuesday 3 April 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 56)
What a coincidence, I recently played RANGOLI against Ryan on facebook scrabble
- Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Chase canceled, Price in its place
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1618
Re: Chase canceled, Price in its place
Jason, you actually had me worried then, good job
- Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:50 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2011/12
- Replies: 89
- Views: 19698
Re: University Challenge 2011/12
Ah university challenge, an insanely hard quiz but thats why we love it
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday March 7th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 43)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2613
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday March 7th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim
Another alternative 1st numbers game would be (100/(10-6)) x (75-50)
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 6th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 42)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2646
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 6th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 42
Nice win for Michael, he is a solid but unspectacular player I thought he did pretty well. QUINTET was an impressive spot, and he could win a few more shows definitely. DRAGOMEN in round 6. Yes he was a good player, I don't see him winning the series though hence why I said he was solid but unspect...
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 6th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 42)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2646
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 6th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 42
Nice win for Michael, he is a solid but unspectacular player
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: An idea for a future CO-event
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4863
Re: An idea for a future CO-event
What an idea
- Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Classic Nick Quotes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3428
Re: Classic Nick Quotes
'Here is ........... our incumbent champion'
'Over to Susie for our masterclass'
'Abject failure here'
'Over to Susie for our masterclass'
'Abject failure here'
- Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday March 1st 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 39)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3399
Re: Spoilers for Thursday March 1st 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 3
Looked like a fudge from Sam on that last numbers round, he lost to a decent opponent but nowhere near the calibre of Jack or Peter but not bad none the less
- Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday February 29th 2012 (Series 66 Game 38
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4727
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday February 29th 2011 (Series 66 Gam
Nice one Peter, 804 is a decent total and I have thoroughly enjoyed your octochamp run as 7 of the players have been very good
- Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday February 28th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 37
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4859
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday February 28th 2012 (Series 66 Preli
Well done again to Peter, 2 crucial conundrums in 7 games, the 1st one he was genuinely off form that day but this one was because of strong opposition, hopefully he can deliver the goods tomorrow and become an octochamp, if the players are as good as they have been in the past week in all of the ne...
- Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Enter-your-code style competitions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1209
Re: Enter-your-code style competitions
And entering personal details makes them more likely to contact you with junk mail and advertising stuff that you don't really want
- Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 27th January 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 36)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1257
Re: Monday 27th January 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 36)
Well played again Peter, his golf handicap may be 14 but his countdown handicap would probably be +4. Great player and a proposition of a Peter v Jack final looks pretty tasty, I hope this happens
- Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 27th 2012
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4595
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 27th 2012
Normative was great in round 4 for whoever spotted it, I found another interesting one which was MORAINE