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Andy Platt

we love you graeme

Andy Platt

Haha, great effort Graeme, that is just incredible.

Andy Platt

Just finished watching it again even tho I was in the audience, just quality play all the way and yeah, really funny stuff from all parties

Andy Platt

yep and the winner of this game will continue on in the left-side chair for Nick Hewer's first game

Andy Platt

Yeah I played that one OK actually - kind of episode that makes me wonder why I haven't applied already. No idea where RELEASORS came from. But I only had a six in round 9 :lol: For some stupid reason in R14: (25*8-50)*3+5+1=target Excellent game, in terms of both standard and drama, shame there had...

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Very good game to end the week. Phyl certainly seems to be getting stronger as I only beat her in one letters round (with APTEROUS) and the last two numbers rounds. I was nowhere near the conundrum. Word for word, this applies for me. I actually missed LOUNGED as well, so would have only won becaus...

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Well she had me beaten with AGISTED, and AMPUTEES was good too, but otherwise I did end up +59 on her

Where was Susie in round 7??? Mid game nap?! OUTLINER. lol. unless that's dodgy on CD and okay on apterous

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With a contestant aggregate score of 108, I make that the lowest of the series. Yeah, maybe we should get an apterite to destroy her Has anyone said (8*8+3)*10+9 for the first numbers? I thought it was quite neat. Did it the same way actually mate - was really struggling until I abandoned the 100.....

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Round ten, took me ages: (25*9-75+(100/50))*4. Sanitise was there in round 11 too.

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I erm lost that game to that girl. That's another 2 months to defer my application by. I was awful.

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Tony Atkins wrote:
Peter Mabey wrote:TORQUES not quoters
Or QUESTOR

ROQUETS over here!

OVARITIS was there in round 12 as a "nice" max. In round 10 I had (7*8-1)*6+9 but meh.

Andy Platt

Low standard today

..poor dear old lady. I beat her by 110 playing along and I wasn't even that good.

All I have to add that wasn't picked up by DC was BATTIES in round 6.

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OROTUND in round 4 Haha. I had rotund... nice one. I've probably seen it at some point but it got past me there. Had ISOTHERM in round 3 which is a nice alternative (totally didn't see his eight), but otherwise I have nothing to add. GUIDANCE is nice, Chris. That got past me too (usually I have a c...

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First time I've ever beaten dictionary corner which is pretty cool.

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Paisano to beat dictionary corner in round 4. Active in round 8 which should never beat DC. Minuted is valid in round 12 as an alternative to unmixed.

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..it had the feel of a Tuesday morning game, where the champ has to wake himself up after the late end to recording the night before. So every game that goes out on a Monday is the first game of the day in recordings? I had kinda half presumed this but interesting to know. I was poor there when pla...

Andy Platt

Droplets as a nice alternative in round 11. Oh and I nearly forgot refrain in round 2 (I think the DC bit was edited out or maybe they did just have nothing to offer).

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That numbers miss in R5 by both contestants is... interesting... to say the least. Just studio pressure I guess.

Anyone get round 10? Awful selection that was. Shuffle the numbers!

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Heh being the worst octochamp ever might have been interesting. Good news for Nikki then. Couple of those rounds were crying out for an extra vowel, so consider this a little moan about that (for the millionth time). Daikons as an alternative in round 1, and the classic realtors or relators in round...

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Cheers, bit of a brain fart there! As a language graduate I probably overthink little nuances in the language like that..

Upstate alternative R11

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Indusia as an alt in round 6, and possibly inwards too? Not checked.

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Can't believe I missed it! Even after re-reading the article about Hurst getting it just the other day.

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Mucosae was there in R9 as a 'nice' 7.

Stodgy game, tho. Guy on the right mostly going 3V6C even though he won the first two rounds which were both 4V5C, so I didn't get onto his logic there. Glad he lost really. That and him coming across like a dick.

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Nice call J with jaegers.

Round 3 = insource for 8, missed by DC. Round 5 numbers solve = (100/5)*(10+9)-(6+1), missed by Rachel... Edit: she just did it same way but I got it after about 29s.

Edit 2: epidural in round 13.

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Rhys Benjamin wrote:Got MANDARINE as a Touch 9 in Round 13.

nobody cares

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DC shunning the classic 7 soutane in round 13, in favour of some weird word nobody has heard of. Nice. Mauro showed definite glimpses of quality. It would have been nice to have seen what he could do after a win or two when settled, but, turns out it wasn't to be. Edit: I also loved the shifty eyes ...

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Erm DC missing an -ING word is a bit of poor form. Exiling in round 7. Louvres was there in 8 as a nice alternative.

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Sectoral was there in round 11. Wanted him to look for the E or I last letter for sclerotia or relocates. That sucked. And A with the last letter of 12 would have been quality for strobilae but it wasn't to be. Decent game overall with some 7s and 8s available, standard wasn't great but I reckon Da...

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Rhys Benjamin wrote:CONDONE, Round 2.

I take it you turned the Z on its side to make the second N?

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You know, I considered provable, but as -able is such a dodgy topic in the ODE, I probably wouldn't have gone for it.

Anyway:
Two sixes in rd 2 that weren't mentioned, outage, mahout. Septoria in 3, loricas in 6... DC also missed indurates in 9!
Controversial.

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Nucleus is excellent, Tracey. Had unisex personally. 976 in round 14 was there, with (7*3+10+8)*25+1, but was 977 there? And how she didn't see SNEAKIEST after the challenger declared SNAKIEST i'm not too sure! Good episode though, some nice letters selections even if it took me about 15 seconds to...

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Tracey there was no T in round 2 sorry :( Round 1 alternative nopales , round 3 copular as a DC beater (though I wasn't 100%, so probably would have declared gopura or giaour). Bodied in 6 (did DC have 7? wasn't really concentrating), enrobes in 8, and an alternative in round 10 that didn't need the...

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Controversy as Rachel misses the numbers! (75-4)*(4+1)+(7-1) = 361

I had industry as an alternative in round 13.

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Gulag in round 6 (beat contestants' 4s, although DC had an obscure 6), and dimerous is alright in round 8.

Edit: Phil got there first with dimerous, I'm too slow at this

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Agreed, both players could definitely octochamp against, say, Carl Williams's opponents.

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Ah ta. Didn't get onto that!

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There was CHAISE in round 8 which DC missed Edit: Dammit Jordan. Second edit: was there an 8 in round 13? I had loads of sevens, the nicest of which was RELAXIN. Good game today, excellent standard for non-aptos. I needed LEGATIONS to outscore them as I was otherwise a bit pants there. Also, thought...

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Unlucky on the octodom there, challenger was strong for a non-apto.

Took me about 28 seconds to see requintos and was tres curious to see if DC would have it, turns out they didn't.

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Horrid stodgy letters there and fairly easy numbers, kind of the opposite of what I enjoy. Would hate to get a game like that if I went on.

R6, and indeed the only nice round: vitreous and investor in addition to souvenir and... whatever the other word was that DC offered.

Andy Platt

Exactly, the senorita thing seems a bit inconsistent compared to stuff like PINATA, which is apparently okay without the 'enya' accent.

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Tony Atkins wrote:SENORITA is the third answer to RETAINS+O.

I'm presuming apterous has it right - senorita is no longer valid. It's just notarise/notaries (not sure when the change came in). Senhorita is valid as an alternate to hortensia.

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Yeah got that the way Rachel did it albeit well after the 30s. (should be seeing it in 30 really).

Thought Nikki was really good there, prob her best performance so far, shame about the missed eights in 1 and 2 though.

Educate in round 6.

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Towais in 11.

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HUGENESS in R6. Alt numbers: 7 x 94 in the first and 4 x 97 in the second. Seconded, to the tee. I loved the weird symmetry in my methods and was surprised Susie didn't consider hugeness. Idolater in rd 3, vroomed in round 8, apiary in 9 (tho not max), and coroner as an alternative to coronet in 13...

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Yep thought the selections were better today, with a couple of exceptions, and they didn't take advantage. Apparently I 12-maxed it according to the countdown wiki recap (btw how do you come about the maxes that DC don't pick up?) which is alright I suppose.

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Not necessarily a bug, and I'm not sure whether similar things have been mentioned before, but I find it very strange that someone can jump to 65th in the weekly Pro Ranks by only playing three games against his mate who is also a trial member.

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Another win eh. Thought she was better yesterday despite the "nerves have settled" comment at the end there. Thought the letters were a bit nicer today, more vowels going for sure. Had peyote in 1, duchies in 7, and solaria in 9 (missing gorillas, boo hiss). Anyone get 8 in R13? Felt like ...

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Ah another apterite straight on only a day or two after Jayne, and they are similarly rated too, so it's probably good that they avoided each other to give her a good run. Well done Nikki! Not a classic episode though, thought the letters selections were appalling.... needed a shuffle, and I'm reall...

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Jayne was good today and all in all, deserves octo status. Disappointing tho that she is ranked behind Carl, who didn't play as well as Jayne in my opinion Personally, seduces in rd 1 and elegant in round 6 , which I'd like to think would be followed up by a cheeky wink at Rachel if I got those as a...

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That one was ground out a bit, not up to her usual high standard.

Selections were very pleasant in parts with six eights available... got cognates (rd 2), dialects (4), landties (6), reloaded (7), and magister (11) personally.

Anyone get the conundrum though? I was miles off it.

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Ha, you have a point. Thought it was a touchy subject with her being 17, so I'll say in democratic politics-type phraseology if I was still in school doing A-Levels, I'd absolutely destroy her.

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Best performance I've seen on countdown for a long time. Scoring along, she beat me on the last numbers and the conundrum for a classic comeback win, lol. Very welcome change to other recent contestants. Guess the next question is whether she overtakes Matt C!

Andy Platt

No Jason it's a film coming out in England soon...

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Donna Wilson says:
are the apterous bots real people playing or is it a computer?

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Lol at above. That picture is amazing. Discrediting Jayne a bit by not mentioning her though eh? Especially being an apterous member herself. She was OK - good start (as someone that hasn't been on TV, I could visualise myself doing poorly in the first couple tbh, and imo at least, only battle-harde...

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nobody including DC noticed wideout in round 7.

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Result, Championship round 1.

Back-and-forth game between me and Jojo that I edged 79-77. Got outplayed on the letters, but being an evil 4L type won it.

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Charlie Reams wrote:What Charlie said

OK cheers, interested to see what the collaborative ideas would be.

Adam Gillard wrote:What Adam said

What's real life?

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Will apterous ever incorporate team games into the interface (whether it be 2v2, 3v3 etc, or even an 'expert challenge' style system where several low rated players would team up to take on a single high rated player)? Probably a bitch to program, like, and there would be lots of things to consider ...

Andy Platt

I would like to enter, per favore.

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