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- Fri Aug 02, 2013 1:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBliviLon13 (aka CoKX) - 3rd August 2013
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12683
Re: CoBliviLon13 (aka CoKX) - 3rd August 2013
Holy shit. Only just realised that James Nguyen is going!
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 4:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday July 26th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 20)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3408
Re: Spoilers for Friday July 26th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 20)
One of the hardest conundrums of all time if I do say so myself.
Enjoying your games Zarte, and even though I'm not scoring properly, you're beating me in lots of rounds.
Enjoying your games Zarte, and even though I'm not scoring properly, you're beating me in lots of rounds.
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:30 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8786
Re: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
UPDATED! 48/49 JUST SAMUEL L JACKSON AND HARRISON FORD TO GO!! Made sure I didn't miss the main man off the bottom this time! Kevin Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: The River Wild Meryl Streep . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Prime Uma Thurman . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Be Cool Dwayn...
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Getting a UK Countdown ranking
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4603
Re: Getting a UK Countdown ranking
If cash prizes were ever introduced then I'd be of the opinion that they should be awarded for winners of sections similar to how Jeff has traditionally gone about sorting players into groups A, B and C as opposed to either just the person who wins, or the top 2 or 3 etc. This would keep it competit...
- Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:17 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8786
Re: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
More added in (I'm not the one getting these btw, it's all Michelle!) Total: 39/48 9 to go!! Kevin Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: The River Wild Meryl Streep . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Uma Thurman . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Be Cool Dwayne Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . Connecti...
- Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:39 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8786
Re: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
31/48 Kevin Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: The River Wild Meryl Streep . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Uma Thurman . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Be Cool Dwayne Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Samuel L Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Harrison Ford . . . . . . . . ....
- Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:41 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cryptic Clues - Help Please!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7602
Re: Cryptic Clues - Help Please!
3: River crossing
2: Model to let big red cock-up
1: Britten composed with GERD
2: Model to let big red cock-up
1: Britten composed with GERD
- Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:32 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cryptic Clues - Help Please!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7602
Re: Cryptic Clues - Help Please!
Yeah what Peter said about the Candy one. Was thinking of making it Candy Crush in reference to that game that everyone seems to be playing. But anyway, my "Irish county..." one needs the "reported" part deleted now as this was meaning sounds like "Clare" when in fact i...
- Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:35 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8786
Re: Fifty Degrees of Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Meryl Streep . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Uma Thurman . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Dwayne Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Samuel L Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Harrison Ford . . . . . . . . . . . Connection: Indiana ...
- Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:15 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cryptic Clues - Help Please!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7602
Re: Cryptic Clues - Help Please!
These are probably a bit crappy and they don't really make much sense but here's what I came up with. Are any of them what you're looking for? Maybe someone could improve on them. I haven't clued in the definition in each clue as that is already known. MURDERER: (CLAIRE BALDING) 3: Spooner's Prime M...
- Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4Cers in Other Media
- Replies: 166
- Views: 30405
Re: C4Cers in Other Media
Tuned in to 'Child Genius' on Channel 4 and firstly see Rachel Moran and Philip Jarvis and then Tony Atkins!
- Tue Jul 02, 2013 3:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 2nd 2013 (Surprise Special!)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6546
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 2nd 2013 (Surprise Special!)
Heh, IIRC Michelle was too polite to go with PISSHEAD on the day and instead chose a 'nicer' 8 to go with, although I think Susie or Dave mentioned it. That wasn't so bad watching it back and the most pleasing thing for me was that in the end chat with Nick about our future plans, all those things c...
- Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBliviLon13 (aka CoKX) - 3rd August 2013
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12683
Re: CoBliviLon13 (aka CoKX) - 3rd August 2013
There's a bus that goes from the front of it, can't remember how long it took last year - bout 20 mins? Hopefully someone will back me up on this. Just don't let Ryan direct you once you get off said bus. Ha, led us around in a circle before going right back to King's X itself. I don't even think i...
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 3:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday June 28th 2013
- Replies: 50
- Views: 12058
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday June 28th 2013
Congratulations to Giles and Andy for reaching the final and for making it a closely-fought, tense final. Unfortunate with how the numbers games and ODORIZER fell for you Andy but well done to Giles on some correct decision making in a situation where the human brain is prone to making rash and sill...
- Tue May 21, 2013 9:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 259299
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Another Kirk (on a side):
- Sun May 19, 2013 2:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 27 May 2011 (Series 64, QF2)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1028
Re: Friday 27 May 2011 (Series 64, QF2)
Pre-Teaser, Alistair presents us with two more poems: “Hair Loss in Lincolnshire” (guess what he rhymes with Spalding?) and “My Ode to Michelle Pfeiffer” (who has a silent ‘P’ in her name, oh yes). Great stuff, I’m sure he’ll be back soon. And in case you were still wondering what he rhymes with Sp...
- Sun May 19, 2013 2:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 26th May 2011 (Series 64, 1st QF)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1363
Re: Thursday 26th May 2011 (Series 64, 1st QF)
Alistair carries on with his impressive poems by doing poems about lists and love. And his list poem and the very short one on love: Lists I like lists. List make me feel: a) organised b) calm c) complete When they are drawn up everything is set out completing any of the tasks on my list and crossi...
- Sun May 19, 2013 2:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 25th May 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 93)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1113
Re: Wednesday 25th May 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 93)
Alistair does many of his football pundit impressions, Alan Shearer, Lee Dixon and Steve Bruce, as well as doing poems about suffixes and trips. And that suffix poem is here: You can tell a person’s class by the suffixes they use The upper classes tend to ‘ers’ so tuckers, blowers, toughers The mid...
- Sun May 19, 2013 2:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 24th May 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 92)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2339
Re: Tuesday 24th May 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 92)
Alistair talks about his "green" lifestyle and how he can't give up meat, so he tells of his despair in poem form. 8-) And here is that poem: Tell Them the Truth About Meat I’d like to be a vegetarian But the linguistic conspiracy of the barbarian Carnivore soared to that for as soon as I...
- Sun May 19, 2013 2:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 23rd May 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 91)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1555
Re: Monday 23rd May 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 91)
Here is the poem written/read by McGowan for this episode: Becoming Dad’ I’m becoming my father Even though I’d rather... ...not. “Yeah that’s it” “No there’s more, there’s more” I find myself looking at BHS cardies And saying no one makes films now like Laurel and Hardy’s I’ve got his lines around ...
- Thu May 16, 2013 7:34 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sports puzzles
- Replies: 50
- Views: 10490
Re: Sports puzzles
Two words: Jacintha Saldanha
- Thu May 09, 2013 8:30 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55485
Re: Guess who...
Does this English TV presenter aged between 30 and 61 present on Channel 4?
- Tue May 07, 2013 7:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766591
Re: Ask Graeme?
Did you ever take O-Level/GCSE Maths? Simple cumulative frequency graph. I did GCSE maths yeh, I only got a 'D' from middle band! I was told this was more or less max (I imagine 'C' was 100%), but have learnt far more about maths in the 23 years since, but not including this type of graph... One th...
- Tue May 07, 2013 7:27 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November
- Replies: 83
- Views: 30383
Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November
Hopefully there again. Enjoyed it last year!
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Calculating one's own score
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4875
Re: Calculating one's own score
How does it not work for numbers? Conundrums as you say are problematic but you'll always get a true result against at least one of the contestants.
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Calculating one's own score
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4875
Re: Calculating one's own score
You've missed out probably the most common one:
(5) Playing against both contestants simultaneously, keeping two separate scores
(5) Playing against both contestants simultaneously, keeping two separate scores
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 2:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 16th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 26
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5767
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Predictions for Giles'
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3858
Re: Predictions for Giles'
I think 946. Whatever it ends up, it's pretty damn impressive.
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday April 11th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 23)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5950
Re: Spoilers for Thursday April 11th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
So someone remind me:
a) what's the highest average per game for an octorun?
b) what's the highest octototal? (Is it 943 or something by Jack Hurst?)
Anyway, I think Giles is doing pretty phenomenally so far! An incredible standard to maintain.
a) what's the highest average per game for an octorun?
b) what's the highest octototal? (Is it 943 or something by Jack Hurst?)
Anyway, I think Giles is doing pretty phenomenally so far! An incredible standard to maintain.
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 9th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 21)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5286
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 9th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 21
14 maxes and another stupidly quick conundrum solve and another huge score. You could be set to break a few records in your time on the show! Keep it up!
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:26 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 3rd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 19)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5865
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 3rd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
Andy Platt wrote:Keep it up (for 9 more games)
andyp99x wrote:I wouldn't say I was either insecure or arrogant.
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 3rd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 19)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5865
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 3rd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
Very impressive debut and a deserved record! Looking forward to Monday to see if you can match the standard of 13 maxes. Well done!
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday March 28th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 15)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5195
Re: Spoilers for Thursday March 28th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
Well done on octochamp status Andy! From what I saw you made the task of winning 8 consecutive games appear straightforward.
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday March 27th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 15)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6571
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday March 27th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
I think POTBOILER should come above DESPERADO in my opinion but LORAZEPAM is the best ever 9 spotted on the show.
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday March 27th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 15)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6571
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday March 27th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
THERIAN for alt. in R12.
- Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday March 20th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 9)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5353
- Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 60250
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
To treat disorient(ing)?Matt Morrison wrote:I got prescribed some retinoids.
- Fri Mar 08, 2013 11:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday March 8th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 5)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1821
Re: Spoilers for Friday March 8th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 5)
Didn't know what Jojo? Jordan? someone? was on about with the buzzer noises before but, yup, contestant buzzer made no noise today on our TV. This took far longer than it should for me to understand what you were saying. At first I thought Jojo had posted something like "I didn't know that.&qu...
- Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Hall of Fame?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2605
Re: Countdown Hall of Fame?
Me neither. But what I meant was that there are already threads that discuss the exact same thing. Maybe find them, read them, and then add to them?Dave Preece wrote:But we haven't all been on here from the word go back in 2008???Ryan Taylor wrote:We'd be just going over old ground. Again. This thread adds nothing new.
- Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:01 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The Common Denominator
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3576
Re: The Common Denominator
I've occasionally stayed with C4 after Countdown and caught this. I find it very easy-watching and there's a nice laid-back kind of nature to the show. There's nothing really new to be learnt from it in terms of knowledge, but it is quite good fun I find. And I'm always surprised at how often the si...
- Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Hall of Fame?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2605
Re: Countdown Hall of Fame?
We'd be just going over old ground. Again. This thread adds nothing new.
- Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday March 7th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 4)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3954
Re: Spoilers for Thursday March 7th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 4
Great game that! Very closely fought and entertaining for me. Shame to see you go Phil but I know you'll be very pleased with your 2 wins and teapot!
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 259299
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
fucking brilliant pictures! Was quite an effort to get some and I wanted better than I actually got. Must've taken about 10 pictures of this guy of which these were the best 2 I got. He got up to toilet at one point so I thought this would be my great chance. But he was too quick at sitting back do...
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 259299
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:37 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
- Replies: 253
- Views: 229349
Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
Stumbled upon Ian Volante's appearance on Mastermind: 3:57.
- Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Goody Bag
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6237
Re: Countdown Goody Bag
I did have a CD-ROM but I no longer seem to...
- Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 5th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 2)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4126
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 5th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 2)
Good intro from Mr Jarvis there and a strong start so far from him against the champ. FRAENUM as a beater in Round 4 I think.
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
- Replies: 205
- Views: 47188
Re: Countdown for Comic Relief
Yeah really incredible stuff, a bit annoying that I didn't get to watch much of it or follow it more closely. But every time I did check the greem.co.uk link it was amazing to see the relentless number of maxes as you progressed through the marathon. Really nice touches with the final on the stage, ...
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: 30BC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday March 1st 2013
- Replies: 132
- Views: 38016
Re: 30BC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday March 1st 2013
Belated congrats on the win. Unquestionably the greatest for me. And well done to everyone who took part, some memorable matches and great contestants aplenty making gripping TV!
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:06 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief sweepstake
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3441
- Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Thursday February 28th 2013
- Replies: 49
- Views: 11905
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Thursday February 28th 2
(and almost a double max if Jono hadn't risked the 9) An absolutely perfectly calculated risk though IMO. Jono presumably backed himself to match Conor in the remaining rounds (which he did) and wouldn't get the chance elsewhere to take two rounds off him (which he didn't) so it would come to the c...
- Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Thursday February 28th 2013
- Replies: 49
- Views: 11905
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Thursday February 28th 2
There's no letting off on the standard, I've not been able to compete at all this week, comfortable defeats from all contestants. I believe the two people in the final tomorrow were the best players from their respective halves of the draw before the tournament so I'm pleased that they will contest ...
- Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Monday February 25th 2013
- Replies: 49
- Views: 12470
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Monday February 25th 201
This was like Stone Cold beating The Rock. Always sad to see my favourite getting beat, although when it's Stone Cold, I don't mind much. Sheamus will have his work cutout against Stone Cold on Thursday and I'm really looking forward to see if Finlay can win tomorrow to set up a semi-final against D...
- Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766591
Re: Ask Graeme?
What's the most amount of conundrums needed to find a winner? Have there been more than two tie-break conundrums for a game? (I appreciate there may have been a game with 6 tie-break conundrums or whatever and for time constraints they would maybe only show a couple, so basically, what's the most be...
- Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:29 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: A Puzzle Series
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6291
Re: A Puzzle Series
- [22b] starred in Rain Man, Top Gun and Mission: Impossible.Mark James wrote:No, can we have the answer please. Or at least spoiler hide the answer.
Example answer
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 537
- Views: 419479
Re: Best ever contestants
Ooops! I'll just elaborate on the post above Dave in case you start to think that this forum is full of pedants who scrutinise every move. It is a recurring joke that people get Kirk's name wrong all of the time. In newspapers, TV, online you name it, they get his name wrong. So you actually unwitt...
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 22nd 2013
- Replies: 81
- Views: 18407
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 22nd 2013
- Replies: 81
- Views: 18407
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 22nd 201
But yeah I did actually solve the 4 large and 6 small which is a rarity for me, so you're right that they weren't too difficult!
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 22nd 2013
- Replies: 81
- Views: 18407
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 22nd 201
My only (microscopic) complaint stopping this being arguably the best performance ever is that the numbers were flatter than Keira Knightley. Would have been great to see two of the best numbers players ever actually be challenged to do a difficult solve under pressure , but unfortunately that wasn...
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 22nd 2013
- Replies: 81
- Views: 18407
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 22nd 201
Wow! I had you as the underdog there Jon, clearly a huge underestimate. I think that has to be the single best performance of this Championship for me. DRUPELET, TOLERANT, SWIPERS, DISABUSE, JONESING just to defend that 8 point lead that you got in Round 1. Even going into the conundrum I still didn...