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- Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 9th 2012
- Replies: 49
- Views: 9144
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 9th 2012
SPADILLE in round 4. I thought he did OK - a little stilted as has already been said, but very understandable in the circumstances. I liked how he talked to the contestants more or less straight away during the intros, whereas Jeff used to talk about them almost as though they weren't there until fi...
- Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Second place.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3587
Re: Second place.
as far as the piss-up goes, it also applies to "random nobodies who've managed to blag their way in" They've gone very strict on this now. Chris Davies was at the after-party for Ed's series for a little while, but this time round they were very firm on the point that it was only for cont...
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For The Stelling Swansong (Series 65 Grand Final)
- Replies: 73
- Views: 17034
Re: Spoilers For The Stelling Swansong (Series 65 Grand Fina
Lost for words.......amazing final, almost like Gallen/Tournoff again. Wish I'd been there but couldn't get the day off. Very fitting for Jeff's last show too.
Well done Graeme, great performance.
Well done Graeme, great performance.
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4884
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
Awesome show, for the standard of play, the Jeff numbers solve and the banter. Loved every minute of it
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
- Replies: 150
- Views: 49829
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
Cooked lunch for me too please Ben. I don't remember hot food being on offer at CoNot either....
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9315
Re: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
It seems rather strange to suddenly bring this rule in now after all these years, but if they were going to bring it in why couldn't they have done it before the last ever C of C?
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday November 30th 2011
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3004
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday November 30th 2011
Yes they did.Andy Platt wrote:Did DC mention ENTHUSE in round 13?
- Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 24th 2011
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2251
Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 24th 2011
AUGURED and TWOSOME as beaters today
- Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 14th 2011
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2783
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 14th 2011
HOUNGAN in round 1
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 48071
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - extra places available!
Is anyone around for a drink or 3 on Friday night? I'm arriving on Friday afternoon from Brighton so wouldn't mind some company.
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3035
Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011
Yeah I get that impression too.I don't think she'll win many more.Jack Worsley wrote:Great comeback from Beryl with a superb conundrum solve. She's looking OK although I get the impression that numbers are not for her.
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3035
Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011
Not the highest standard but good for drama.Didn't think she was going to pull that one out of the fire.
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 17th 2011
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3937
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 17th 2011
I'm wondering if today's contestant has been on before - http://wiki.apterous.org/Anne_Haley
I remember the name, just can't for the life of me remember what she looked like. It may explain why she seemed quite confident for a challenger.
I remember the name, just can't for the life of me remember what she looked like. It may explain why she seemed quite confident for a challenger.
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 10th 2011
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1947
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 10th 2011
The conundrum reminded me of my 3rd heat game when I somehow saw HEADLIGHT out of IATLGEIHD
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 6th 2011
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2287
Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 6th 2011
BONSPIEL in round 3.
- Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 4th 2011
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3983
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 4th 2011
Well done Jayne, good luck for the finals.
- Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday September 29th 2011
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2722
Re: Spoilers For Thursday September 29th 2011
I got it after a few secondsAndy Platt wrote:Anyone get the conundrum though? I was miles off it.
Bit up and down from Jayne today although she beat me with COGNATES
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday September 27th 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3584
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday September 27th 2011
High quality game, was good to see.Thought the challenger was ophelie unlucky to lose (got me at it now)
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday September 21st 2011
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1210
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday September 21st 2011
Mine was ((25+3) x 4) + 10 = 122
Quite surprised for the 810 they didn't just do (75 + 6) x 10 but it's easier at home.
Quite surprised for the 810 they didn't just do (75 + 6) x 10 but it's easier at home.
- Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 48071
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - Standby Registration Only
Presumably it's ok if they're accompanied by an adult?? as Kai came last year with his mum IIRC.Rhys Benjamin wrote:Sorry Thomas, the pub won't let in Under 18's. I would have signed up in a flash if it was a different story.Thomas Carey wrote:Yow.Put me on the waiting list please, although I can't guarantee I can make it.
- Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 48071
Re: Countdown in London 2011 - 29th October - Regiser Now!!!
I'm in, payment about to be sent
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 30th 2011
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1207
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 30th 2011
PEPINOS in round 9 I think.
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday August 26th 2011
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2735
- Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 22nd 2011
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3352
Re: Spoilers For Monday August 22nd 2011
(6 x 100) - (75 + 4) as an alternative solution to 521.
- Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What was your first 9?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3244
Re: What was your first 9?
Can't remember my first ever as it was about 1986 when I started watching but first televised one was FACULTIES in my 3rd heat game against Angus McGregor. Saw FISTULA first, then pondered FISTULAE and then saw the 9 on about 15 seconds and then hoped and prayed Angus wouldn't see it (which he didn'...
- Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Nottingham 2011- Saturday 30th July
- Replies: 125
- Views: 29782
Re: Countdown in Nottingham 2011- Saturday 30th July
Round 7 was RADWAENFA. I declared WARNED, but Rob declared ARMADA. We gave him the points, but I have now realised that there was no M in the selection. So he should have 6 points less, and as he only won CoNot by a margin of 4 points... :o :o :o :o :o Wow, what a drama. I'm lodging a steward's inq...
- Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for The Deeks-Day Landing (Thursday 21st July 2011)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3655
Re: Spoilers for The Deeks-Day Landing (Thursday 21st July 2
Well done, great run, enjoyed it
- Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Angry Birds
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5777
Re: Angry Birds
Played this for the first time the other day on my brother's iPad. Good game
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Wednesday 22nd June Spoilers
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4566
Re: Wednesday 22nd June Spoilers
Belated happy 50th to your mum, Ryan
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Are you a quitter?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8825
Re: Are you a quitter?
Totally agree with Karen. Her loss, not yours at all.Karen Pearson wrote: I'm genuinely sorry this has happened Dinos but clearly she wasn't good enough for you! You deserve better!
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:51 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: James On The Chase.....A Possible 2nd Chance......
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4611
Re: James On The Chase.....Knew It Was Too Good To Be True!!
Aww bad luck mate.Like I said to you don't take it to heart, it can depend just as much on who else has applied as anything about you personally.Just have another go..whether at that or something else!
And like Karen says at least you got on Pointless - more than I could manage!
And like Karen says at least you got on Pointless - more than I could manage!
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday June 13th 2011
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5179
Re: Spoilers For Monday June 13th 2011
FEINTER was also disallowed when Jonathan Coles offered it against Jon Corby in the last CoC, but like Jono I'm not sure why lines shouldn't be FEINTER than other lines either...
Well done Graeme, good run.
Well done Graeme, good run.
- Thu May 12, 2011 10:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday May 12th 2011
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3857
Re: Spoilers For Thursday May 12th 2011
I had SPADILLE as a beater in that round.And yes - you could tell from his face that he had ERECTION.Martin Gardner wrote:ELASIPOD (boy this forum's gotten pretty quiet recently). Also, you could tell he was gonna other ERECTION when he sat there with a smirk not writing anything.
- Sat May 07, 2011 10:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Favourite Televised Game Of Countdown Ever
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3582
Re: Favourite Televised Game Of Countdown Ever
Jonathan Coles v Connie Watson. Her dippiness, especially at the end, really made me laugh.
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Wedding Gifts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2561
Re: Wedding Gifts
My older sister got married (again) last year and when I asked about a gift, she said she and my brother-in-law-to-be already had everything they needed and that she couldn't think of anything. Later on however, she asked if I'd take her some of the rhubarb out of my garden so she could make a rhuba...
- Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Nottingham 2011- Saturday 30th July
- Replies: 125
- Views: 29782
- Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday March 22nd 2011
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1594
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday March 22nd 2011
Terrible??Mike Brown wrote: I did spot the terrible threesome in the audience; presumably their hands weren't raised cos they knew Damo wouldn't let them have a mug.
But yes, we did get DICHOTOMY pretty much straight away.
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Should lizards be kept as pets?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2759
Re: Should lizards be kept as pets?
Very interesting info Joseph - but I'm not sure how the statements above go together mateJoseph Krol wrote:Lizards should be kept as pets, because:However, they ...... require copious amounts of food.
- They can survive for 5 months without nourishment so ideal for holidaymakers.
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:59 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: James On The Chase.....A Possible 2nd Chance......
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4611
Re: James On The Chase.....Possibly!!!
Nice going James, good luck! 5 people from my audition were shortlisted (including me), one other person definitely filmed a show but 2 of the others I never saw on screen and the fifth I can't remember.
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 7th 2011
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2855
Re: Spoilers For Monday March 7th 2011
Some nice letters spots but I think her weakness on the numbers will catch her out before she makes octochamp.
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday February 24th 2011
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4048
Re: Spoilers For Thursday February 24th 2011
R2 (I think) BETATRON as DC equaller.
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:54 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Karen on The Chase
- Replies: 128
- Views: 17869
Re: Karen on The Chase
I'm wondering if this show (Feb 23rd) was filmed before mine, because after catching me and my team-mate Shaun said "I'm back" as though he may have had a recent defeat. Also before we took to the set the production team told us that one team this series had won on 19 steps.
Re: Wrestling
I was a big fan when I was a kid watching televised British wrestling on a Saturday afternoon, also used to go and watch it in Stoke-on-Trent live - Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, Pat Roach et al. I still watch some of those old bouts on YouTube. Used to watch some of the WCW etc, particularly British ...
- Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday February 11th 2011
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3369
Re: Spoilers For Friday February 11th 2011
Only just caught up.Great run Edward, well done.Good luck for the finals.
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 7th 2011
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2102
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 7th 2011
AOUDAD as a DC beater in round 12 I think.
- Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2011- Saturday 29th January
- Replies: 229
- Views: 33898
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2011- Saturday 29th January
I'll bring and ODE and board game.
- Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8686
Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
I'd definitely be interested, and what better venue for a Co event than the city in which it all began?
- Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Reusing Conundrums
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1898
Re: Reusing Conundrums
No notes of the game I'm afraid Joseph, just a mind in which the most bizarre things seem to stick
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Reusing Conundrums
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1898
Re: Reusing Conundrums
I remember (how sad am I???) in series 13, the same conundrum with the same scramble came up twice in a week. Kevin Nelson, who went on to be the series runner-up, won his debut game in which the conundrum was FREEDRUTH (FURTHERED), and then the exact same scramble came up in his fifth game.He buzze...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2180
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011
Josh Hurst wrote:I think the selection was TPRMAOIEW, so your offering wasn't there sadly.Rich Priest wrote:ORPIMENT as an equaller in round 6.
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2180
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011
ORPIMENT as an equaller in round 6.
- Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday January 13th 2011
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3508
Re: Spoilers For Thursday January 13th 2011
I had ANGORAS in that round.Dan McColm wrote:SAGUARO and MARGOSA in the OARSMAN round
- Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: School Fees
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3606
Re: School Fees
Just noticed this thread so thought I'd give my experience as an alumnus of 2 private schools.... Of the 2 I attended (we weren't that well-off btw, it was through the assisted places scheme) one of them was crap, and definitely not worth the fees IMO. Half the teachers were either unwilling or unab...
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:54 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: London Underground
- Replies: 52
- Views: 6823
Re: London Underground
My only complaint about it is that in some places there are no escalators, only stairs, which is no help when you've got a massive suitcase to lug around.
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown mentions on other shows
- Replies: 315
- Views: 153923
Re: Countdown mentions on other shows
In tonight's Weakest Link, one of the contestants in the head-to-head thought that a quiz show that started in 1983 and featured a hexagon-covered board with a sixth-former taking on a pair of contestants was Countdown (the answer was Blockbusters).
- Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hi, I am new to this. Got a couple of questions...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1219
Re: Hi, I am new to this. Got a couple of questions...
Welcome, Soph :) They are basically summaries of games, whether played on tv or at Co events, with the words and numbers solutions that contestants have offered and the other words that were not spotted but were available. And of course the length of time in which the conundrum was solved, if it was...
- Thu Dec 23, 2010 12:54 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What the hell?
- Replies: 175
- Views: 25351
Re: What the hell?
I am starting to understand the PM I got from Richard Priest now. IMO it's not hard to understand - I merely asked you what your issue with me was.If you don't like me that is your right and I respect that. I'm just interested to know what it is about me that you have a problem with, because if it'...
- Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 16th 2010
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5870
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 16th 2010
Surprised nobody spotted CALENDULA. :ugeek: Never heard of it. Sounds like the Latin for a small calendar. I actually had it in the audience, but having been told in no uncertain terms at the last finals recordings that being an ex-contestant meant that I could not be picked for an audience shot, I...
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2011- Saturday 29th January
- Replies: 229
- Views: 33898
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2011- Saturday 29th January
Stew and trifle please.
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday December 7th 2010
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1765
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday December 7th 2010
Thought the first conundrum scramble was a nice way of welcoming new associate producer Sioux Sharp to the team.