Well that's at least two methods already then.Jon O'Neill wrote:I think you should multiply by 7.12349867123409781293 actually.Dave Preece wrote:Surely pure and simple points scored / available points x 100 is the best and only way to 'rank' players?
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- Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 712112
Re: Ask Graeme?
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 6:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Defining whether numbers solutions are identical
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5210
Re: Defining whether numbers solutions are identical
I was thinking about this thread again for some reason. But something else I've just thought about is this: 100+3=103 and 100+2+1=3 Going by what I've said, these two are different. But if you do the 2+1 first and then do 100+3, surely there is no difference in identity between the 3s. So in a sense...
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:55 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How has c4c influenced you?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1719
Re: How has c4c influenced you?
I don't think Facebook is less suited for it, to be honest. You know how some people are idiots who shouldn't be heard from and who actively (or intentionally yet persistently) make discussions worse? Via Facebook, you can control that. Stuff is better archived on a forum and it's more neutral in t...
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:32 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How has c4c influenced you?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1719
Re: How has c4c influenced you?
It's made me realise that no-one wants to discuss anything on here any more. I don't know if it's just this forum or in general, whether it's because people like to do their discussions in the far-less-suitable medium of Facebook, but we don't have good non-Countdown discussions/debates any more.
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 712112
Re: Ask Graeme?
I've just done some research on something which I'm sure many will have briefly thought about doing (apologies if it already has and I'm an idiot). It's the calculation for what your score would've been if your opponent maxed every single round throughout. So, the way to do this is by taking all th...
- Sat Nov 30, 2013 5:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20568
Re: The best films of all-time?
COLINDave Preece wrote:Colin who???
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 29th 2013 (S69 P103)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2680
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 29th 2013 (S69 P103)
Are you friends with Jamie Gilbert?Tony Atkins wrote:Off topic I know, but it was odd to see a friend's marriage break up splashed across the Sun newspaper today.
Hope Rachel is happy.....
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20568
Re: The best films of all-time?
Never mind. Are you coming to COLIN by the way?Dave Preece wrote:Come again?
- Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20568
Re: The best films of all-time?
I'm going to wait for a year when you're the only other one arguing.Dave Preece wrote:Can I be on the panel???
- Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:04 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20568
Re: The best films of all-time?
If you'd read the thread and weren't such a cunt you'd realise that I stated the above is true if your goal is to win Oscars . If your goal is to win a series of Countdown, then you are indeed better at winning a series of Countdown if you pick a series of Countdown with no good players. Your goal ...
- Thu Nov 28, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20568
Re: The best films of all-time?
If you'd read the thread and weren't such a cunt you'd realise that I stated the above is true if your goal is to win Oscars . If your goal is to win a series of Countdown, then you are indeed better at winning a series of Countdown if you pick a series of Countdown with no good players. Your goal ...
- Thu Nov 28, 2013 10:35 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 46589
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th January 2014
Sit tight. It will come to us.
And remember, the objective of COLIN might be to get cheap accommodation but failing to do so doesn't make you worse at Countdown.
And remember, the objective of COLIN might be to get cheap accommodation but failing to do so doesn't make you worse at Countdown.
- Thu Nov 28, 2013 10:33 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20568
Re: The best films of all-time?
Well actually, if winning Oscars is the objective of making films, you might argue that releasing your film in a year where there aren't any other good films is part of what makes it good. So in that case I'd say Shawshank and Pulp Fiction are actually shit . (I'm only kidding. About Pulp Fiction. ...
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20568
Re: The best films of all-time?
I'm going to have to start watching more films.
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20568
Re: The best films of all-time?
Well actually, if winning Oscars is the objective of making films, you might argue that releasing your film in a year where there aren't any other good films is part of what makes it good. So in that case I'd say Shawshank and Pulp Fiction are actually shit . (I'm only kidding. About Pulp Fiction. ...
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20568
Re: The best films of all-time?
Inception was utter shit! Yes!Jon O'Neill wrote:I recently saw Avatar and it's terrible. Same goes for Inception. These are widely regarded as great films, but apparently not on c4c, so well done us.
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20568
Re: The best films of all-time?
This.Ian Volante wrote:You give the people that pick the Oscar winners way too much credit.
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 46589
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th January 2014
I still haven't booked Saturday yet and noticed the "sale" price. I'm going to hold out a bit longer.
- Tue Nov 26, 2013 1:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 25th 2013
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4361
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 25th 2013
And also the answer at some point in the future. I know we can look it up or wait for the recap, but it seems weird to leave it hanging forever. We need Spoiler Spoilers, for spoilers that would spoil the Spoilers. I was thinking that too. And I imagine one day we'll find the need for yet another l...
- Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 46589
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th January 2014
I'm fairly easy about travel times on the Friday, although I don't want to get there insanely late or anything, and obviously the cheaper the better. I seem to remember that Corby did an excellent job of organising us last year.
- Mon Nov 25, 2013 7:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 25th 2013
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4361
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 25th 2013
Anyone get the scientific 9 in round 1? I got ENTHRONE, but don't remember what the other letter was? Ok answering my own question, turns out the other letter was an I. So ENTHRONE + I = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ p.s. just as a general point, I love the "did you get the 9 in round X ..." type que...
- Mon Nov 25, 2013 5:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 25th 2013
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4361
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 25th 2013
I think she made it look harder than it was. Once you see 79*9, you can just do (75+4)*(7+5-3) rather than (75+4)*(50/5-7)*3. (I didn't get it though.)Tony Atkins wrote:Nice solve by Rachel in last numbers - mind you 710 was easy (75-4)x(3+7).
- Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:18 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: CONUNDRUM game
- Replies: 55
- Views: 20646
Re: CONUNDRUM game
What about Deeks?Matt Morrison wrote:Graeme is ok by me. Thomas, no.
- Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 22nd 2013 (S69 P98)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3468
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 22nd 2013 (S69 P98)
Since I know you'll never tell us I've looked them up. They were MICROPYLE and POLMERIC. We're allowed spoilers here!Tony Atkins wrote:Two 9s available in R1!
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 21st 2013 (S69 P97)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1883
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 21st 2013 (S69 P97)
Not disagreeing with you, but ODO getting this right isn't a plus in its corner as much as a minus in the ODE's... it's just a really shit bit of dictionary compiling on behalf of the ODE. I'd be surprised if there weren't errors of this magnitude in the ODO. It's all relative so anything that goes...
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 3:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 21st 2013 (S69 P97)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1883
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 21st 2013 (S69 P97)
Susie disallowed the Apterous-valid INDORSE. Can someone with the relevant dictionary clarify who's correct? Not that I don't trust her!
Edit - the online dictionary says US and Law, which would make it fine. But that might not be the same.
Edit - the online dictionary says US and Law, which would make it fine. But that might not be the same.
- Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.
- Replies: 175
- Views: 62253
Re: Series 70 - 2014 onwards.
I don't think this has come up (and I can't be bothered to check), but one problem with the change to the online dictionary is in checking older games. Obviously recaps are done there and then, but sometimes people might want to go back and check something. Will there be any sort of archive of previ...
- Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Random?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9471
Re: Random?
There's various tests statisticians might apply to the data, but like scientific tests in general, they'd really only be testing for whether it fails. You'd never say "yeah, it is random", but you might say "there's no particular reason to suggest it isn't random, so it could be"...
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 18th 2013
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11728
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 18th 2013
This thread has just been spoiled.
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 18th 2013
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11728
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 18th 2013
(like LEARNT which you've just used) Seems a bit weird to point out the little joke someone made and then make the same joke if you understood that it was a little joke. I understand that this is getting a bit complicated for some people. Let's go through this step by step. Susie said "Dreamt ...
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 18th 2013
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11728
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 18th 2013
No he didn't. I'm currently going Gevin 1- Matt 0. You missed Brian's score. If you DID detect his joke then I'm at a loss as to what Brian suggested you were nit-picking. Currently Gevin 1 - Matt 1 - Brian 0 by my score. Maybe I wasn't nitpicking? Did it come across that I was because of the sente...
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 18th 2013
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11728
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 18th 2013
You mean she should have said something like "one of the few"? That's probably what she MEANT. I think there's quite a few that take a T anyway (like LEARNT which you've just used) Yeah, sorry, just a little humour at Susie's expense. Cheap. I get my phrases mangled on stage sometimes, bu...
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 18th 2013
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11728
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 18th 2013
Susie said "Dreamt is one of the only past tenses to take a T". A curious way of phrasing it. I wonder where she learnt that. You mean she should have said something like "one of the few"? That's probably what she MEANT. I think there's quite a few that take a T anyway (like LEA...
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 15th 2013
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2315
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 15th 2013
COOTIES/TACKIES in round 10. Beaters? Try and watch the show, or look at the Wiki. Can't be too hard for you. :) But, if you can't be bothered, it's equallers, as opposed to beaters, mainly as by the time I watch it, all the beaters are already mentioned on here........ I actually knew, but I've no...
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 15th 2013
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2315
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 15th 2013
Beaters?James Robinson wrote:COOTIES/TACKIES in round 10.
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Record round scores?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2828
Re: Record round scores?
True, but since the new and old 15s have been mixed, it seems logical to include 9-rounders as well for completeness.Graeme Cole wrote:I'm definitely sure I didn't read the question properly.
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 14th 2013 (S69 P92)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1928
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 14th 2013 (S69 P92)
This may sound harsh but I always think it's strange when people always go for stuff like 3 large when they're not very good at it. Or even if it's just the pressure of the studio, accept that and pick something easier. They have been quite hard 3Large ones as I only got 1 away on that one - though...
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 15th 2013
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2315
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 15th 2013
I remember someone doing something ×1 and then being one out. This was years ago though. May Graeme can find it.Tony Atkins wrote:Has anyone ever done 6-3=3 before?
Nice and fitting conundrum there (nicely solved too - I thought it was "proodness").
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 15th 2013
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2315
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 15th 2013
Nice miss in round 14 too.
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 3:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 15th 2013
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2315
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 15th 2013
And not even within 10.Andy Platt wrote:Nice miss in round 6.
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 14th November 2013 (Series 69, Prelim 92)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 876
Re: Thursday 14th November 2013 (Series 69, Prelim 92)
Round 4: B Y L E I O G S H C1: BOGIES (6) C2: BOGIES (6) DC: BOLSHIE (7) OBLIGES (7) Score: 27–12 (max 29) Fancy a round of golf? Well it's all BOGIES in this round. Six a piece. Rachel put BOGIES up, but do we know it wasn't BOGEYS in one or both cases? I don't think they were asked to spell it out.
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 712112
Re: Ask Graeme?
For some reason I thought you were talking about numbers rounds.Martin Sinclair wrote:It's impossible to get 100% max percentage if you lose, though. And no, I'm not, Jon.
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 712112
Re: Ask Graeme?
People who lost their first game but had easy numbers.Martin Sinclair wrote:How, Gavin?
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 712112
Re: Ask Graeme?
If they can play any number of games there will be loads of people on 100%.
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 14th 2013 (S69 P92)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1928
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 14th 2013 (S69 P92)
WORN is one syllable unless you're an alien.Tony Atkins wrote:Depends if you think it is one syllable or two...Gavin Chipper wrote:WORNER as a beater in round whatever. It's not on Apterous but it's an adjective isn't it?
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 14th 2013 (S69 P92)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1928
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 14th 2013 (S69 P92)
This may sound harsh but I always think it's strange when people always go for stuff like 3 large when they're not very good at it. Or even if it's just the pressure of the studio, accept that and pick something easier. They have been quite hard 3Large ones as I only got 1 away on that one - though...
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 14th 2013 (S69 P92)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1928
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 14th 2013 (S69 P92)
WORNER as a beater in round whatever. It's not on Apterous but it's an adjective isn't it?
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 14th 2013 (S69 P92)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1928
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 14th 2013 (S69 P92)
This may sound harsh but I always think it's strange when people always go for stuff like 3 large when they're not very good at it. Or even if it's just the pressure of the studio, accept that and pick something easier.
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:13 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Puzzle for programmers #2
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6811
Re: Puzzle for programmers #2
I can see now why people blog about absolute shit that nobody else is really interested in, it's actually quite fun just to write stuff down for yourself. Does anyone know how I can get in touch with Clare Sudbery to apologise? Is that why you fell out? What a cunt. I won't be talking to you on the...
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4238
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
Is it though?Dave Preece wrote:Susie's job is hard, give her a break FFS!
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:50 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Puzzle for programmers #2
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6811
Re: Puzzle for programmers #2
And I've PMed back. None of this "PM'd" rubbish for meJon Corby wrote:Yes.Matt Morrison wrote:Have you PM'd him yet?
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:07 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Puzzle for programmers #2
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6811
Re: Puzzle for programmers #2
If the machine is purely trying to fuck you then surely it will never give you any of the bonus things if it can give you 0-3 or whatever. And of course it would never spin a red. So surely that's not actually what it's trying to do. It has to be generous enough to keep people's interest in the game...
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 5:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4238
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
I like how Susie kept everyone in suspense with ROUNDISH by saying "yes" after she found the entry and then pausing for a bit. (She just as often says "yes, I didn't think it would be in" ). She is probably pausing while Damian talks through her ear piece telling her that their ...
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 5:34 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: An exciting moment
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4883
Re: An exciting moment
Scotland has blocked YouTube? Or there is just no internet apart from Edinburgh city centre?Ian Volante wrote:I have, and the question isn't there! I can't watch video links here.
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4238
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
I like how Susie kept everyone in suspense with ROUNDISH by saying "yes" after she found the entry and then pausing for a bit. (She just as often says "yes, I didn't think it would be in" ).
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 712112
Re: Ask Graeme?
Oh yeah. For some reason I didn't read that bit.Graeme Cole wrote:There haven't been any besides the two I mentioned.Gavin Chipper wrote:What about declarations under 100?
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4238
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
Alistair's GAUZES not allowed on Apterous but the ODO thing likes it (not that that's in use yet).
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4238
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
Multiplying all the small numbers together gives 480 in the 480 round.
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 12:15 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Lyrics game
- Replies: 84
- Views: 19971
Re: Lyrics game
Are the written lyrics true to their performance, or is part of the game that you have paraphrased them so as to prevent Googlery? I'm relying on my memory somewhat, but I'm fairly sure they're accurate. I mean, the "headed" might've been "heading" or something like that, but no...
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:25 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Puzzle for programmers #2
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6811
Re: Puzzle for programmers #2
Definitely. Also if you wait around until somebody before you loses a load of money and then pounce. I can't believe you haven't thought of any of this???!!!Jon O'Neill wrote:I'd say if the number is below 7 you should go higher, and vica versa. But it all depends really.