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- Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 30th January 2008
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5475
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 30th January 2008
DOGMATISE.
- Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 30th January 2008
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5475
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 30th January 2008
TOXOID was there as an equaller a few rounds ago.
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:37 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Higher or Lower
- Replies: 127
- Views: 41901
Re: Higher or Lower
I'm going to assume the numbers are independent of each other, but I'll say always guess higher if it's negative and always guess lower if it's positive. And if it's zero, then it doesn't matter.
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th January 2008
- Replies: 42
- Views: 7869
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th January 2008
'Kid' Tomorrow...David O'Donnell wrote:
I don't like it when people over-use the emoticons and I probably shouldn't celebrate beating a 16 year old kid but sod it!
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th January 2008
- Replies: 42
- Views: 7869
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th January 2008
Actually, I missed quite a few things today. HEARKEN (fair enough, never heard of it), CONVICTS, SEMOLINA (!!!) and ARTEFACT. I don't think I had the first numbers IIRC, so you'd probably have beaten me.
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:44 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Monty Hall/Take A Deal
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4228
Re: Monty Hall/Take A Deal
I agree with you Jim. For the original problem many people think it's 1/2. One way of illustrating that it's better to switch is this: If there were 1,000,000 doors and the host opened all but 2, the one you selected and another one, then it's clearly better to switch. Same principle, on a smaller s...
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:44 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Monty Hall/Take A Deal
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4228
Re: Monty Hall/Take A Deal
Is the door that swings open the door Monty was intending to open?
Assuming you don't know, I'm going to say it evens up the odds. (1/2 each)
Assuming you don't know, I'm going to say it evens up the odds. (1/2 each)
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th January 2008
- Replies: 42
- Views: 7869
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th January 2008
Nice one Joseph.
Very nice David, 117 is an impressive score.
Very nice David, 117 is an impressive score.
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28th January 2008.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4423
Re: Spoilers for Monday 28th January 2008.
Yeah, it was a tricky conundrum, it took me about 15 seconds. I thought WHOREMEN at first.
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28th January 2008.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4423
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28th January 2008.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4423
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28th January 2008.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4423
Re: Spoilers for Monday 28th January 2008.
RUTILANT for 8. I thought that was what you were going to risk David.
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28th January 2008.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4423
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2008
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7785
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2008
Thanks for your kind words, but I played well. I lost 3 games (my worst to date) all on crucial conundrums that were solved in 1 second. That can not be helped in my opinion. I was just unlucky. I'll be back for sure! As for the numbers prize, I was doing so well with choosing 6 small and getting t...
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN games
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7808
Re: COLIN games
Jono, Joe's words were TODAY, NEURILE^ and ORDAIN.
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Mathmo Test
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6272
Re: The Mathmo Test
It means you got 19.Corby wrote: I got 19 too. What does this mean?
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN games
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7808
Re: COLIN games
Sorry, I don't have my sheets. (They'd be useless anyway, I don't write down the selection or my opponent's offering.)
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN games
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7808
Re: COLIN games
I think I mentioned this to you, but there's the rather nice SATRAPIES in round 6.
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Caption Competition
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6791
Re: Caption Competition
And Red Bull is supposed to give you energy...
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Mathmo Test
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6272
Re: The Mathmo Test
39 for me.
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Feedback on Colin 2008
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5576
Re: Feedback on Colin 2008
I also agree that it was awesome. Thanks to Ben and his mum for running it very well again. I'm pleased (and surprised) to win, but that was second to just having fun and meeting everyone there.
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Looks Like A 9, But Can Only Get An 8
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4205
Re: Looks Like A 9, But Can Only Get An 8
Also, TRANSIRED.
11, not too bad.
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- Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 25th January 2008
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6290
Re: Spoilers for Friday 25th January 2008
Another good performance. A shame you didn't get the century, but 97 is still pretty good. I thought SLIDIEST was a strange risk, but you beat me with VAPID (I had PIT in that round). Also, I think HANEPOOT was in one of the rounds. Edit: Nevermind, it's been mentioned.
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2008
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4060
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2008
16. But it's not a very difficult problem once you've simplified it to that, it's just some arrangements maths.juj wrote: Blimey Conor, how old are you again?! *bows down"
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:42 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January (Davids 1st game)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8867
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January (Davids 1st game)
As far as the scoring goes, I didn't score against you. I'd have got you with SPECIATE, STEADIED and LAAGERED, but I'd have used a C in the round when you had ARMIGER (I'm not sure why I've been seeing phantom letters recently, it must be the senility) and you'd have got me with ORISONS and the last...
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January (Davids 1st game)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8867
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January (Davids 1st game)
Footnote 2: I agree with you David, re your comments about Dave Reed (see forum for Wednesday's game), that it's better not to be first up on a recording day, and to have a game or two before your own which you can use as warm-up, getting used to the studio conditions, easing nerves etc. The recent...
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January (Davids 1st game)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8867
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January (Davids 1st game)
Yeah, I thought ARMIGER was very good, I'd never even heard of it. The last numbers was also very good, I was nowhere near it. The first round is the only real blip, but otherwise very solid.
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January (Davids 1st game)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8867
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January (Davids 1st game)
I thought you were wanking.
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January (Davids 1st game)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8867
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January (Davids 1st game)
I assume you saw TITRATE.
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January 2008.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2011
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January 2008.
Hmm, LAAGERED. They see it, they miss it, then they see it again...
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 24th January 2008.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2011
Spoilers for Thursday 24th January 2008.
Good luck Dave!
- Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Looks Like A 9, But Can Only Get An 8
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4205
Re: Looks Like A 9, But Can Only Get An 8
^ That's a good one.
PASTORIED too.
PASTORIED too.
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- Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 23rd 2008
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5537
- Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 23rd 2008
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5537
- Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 23rd 2008
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5537
- Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 23rd 2008
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5537
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 23rd 2008
Typical. I see 3/3 of the beaters, and I post the one they say!
- Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 23rd 2008
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5537
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 23rd 2008
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- Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 23rd 2008
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5537
Spoilers for Wednesday January 23rd 2008
I'd looking forward to today, I can't see Mr. Janowsky losing to the current champion, so unless the challenger is pretty good...
- Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:45 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Hat Trick
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5098
Re: Hat Trick
I think I've got it, but it's sort-of cheating as a smaller scenario has appeared on an Oxford admissions test paper.
Edit: Wait, there isn't a fixed number of hats of each colour. That rather changes it (and now I can't see how it can be done).
Edit: Wait, there isn't a fixed number of hats of each colour. That rather changes it (and now I can't see how it can be done).
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Forum hints & tips
- Replies: 65
- Views: 11214
Re: Forum hints & tips
Maybe it's a star if you've posted in it already?
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2008
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4060
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2008
Yes. And I started thinking about permutations and the odds of it happening, when I realized I've wondered the same thing. Making me think it's happened before. What are the actual odds of that happening? How would you work that out exactly? I'll set the problem. Given the letters have been selecte...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2008
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4060
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2008
Yes. And I started thinking about permutations and the odds of it happening, when I realized I've wondered the same thing. Making me think it's happened before.
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: David Wilson on Mastermind
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2336
Re: David Wilson on Mastermind
Sorry, I have no idea what his specialist subject was on. I'm quite forgetful.
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: David Wilson on Mastermind
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2336
David Wilson on Mastermind
Series 49 runner up is on Mastermind. Good luck to him.
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Forum or mailing list?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5139
Re: Forum or mailing list?
There's people much better than me at the graphics, I'd most likely fuck it up. I'm not really qualified either, unless you count a U in GCSE DT Graphics.
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Forum or mailing list?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5139
Re: Forum or mailing list?
Thanks for that.
Also, I think it might be a good idea to have the colour scheme and layout as close to the original mailing list as possible, just for ease of conversion.
Also, I think it might be a good idea to have the colour scheme and layout as close to the original mailing list as possible, just for ease of conversion.
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Forum or mailing list?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5139
Re: Forum or mailing list?
Lol Joseph. It gets funnier (possibly). I got banned because I created a 2nd user which I used to challenge my other user to games in order to increase my win score. The person who banned me, also had created 2 users. One of them was herself and the other was for her DOG. There was also a sub-forum...
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 21st January 2008 [Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4638
Re: Spoilers for Monday 21st January 2008 [Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Yeah, but adding on numbers before multiplying has never been a strong point for most contestants.
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 21st January 2008 [Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4638
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 21st January 2008 [Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4638
Re: Spoilers for Monday 21st January 2008 [Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Yeah, it's pretty much impossible Damian would miss both.
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 21st January 2008 [Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4638
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 21st January 2008 [Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4638
Re: Spoilers for Monday 21st January 2008 [Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Did they say ADHESION?
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Forum or mailing list?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5139
Re: Forum or mailing list?
Lol Joseph.
But I think a link on the old c4countdown to this site would be good.
But I think a link on the old c4countdown to this site would be good.
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:38 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 21st January 2008 [Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4638
Spoilers for Monday 21st January 2008 [Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
I thought this might be a good idea - to confine all the spoilers for a show to one thread. It doesn't mean anybody reading unwanted spoilers plus it's neater.
Re: Breakfast
Pancakes.
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:32 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1962
- Views: 1099535
Re: Welcome!
Hello. I'm Conor Travers and I won series 54 of Countdown a few years ago. My hobbies include the Internet and darts. I never thought'd I'd see the day... Although it's a shame that Stitcher's made his last post.