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James Robinson

It may be cold, dull and gloomy today, but the bright light of Countdown will shine through soon. Yet again, we have another new champion in Apterite Jay Lopian, who won in pretty convincing style yesterday, and will be hoping to carry on riding high today. Can he be the first person in a week to st...

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Food Heaven: Spaghetti with meatballs, mainly due to the fat that you can just spin the spaghetti round your fork, then just poke in a meatball on the end and enjoy.

Food Hell: Anything super hot and spicy.

James Robinson

My turn: CREATES YIN PARK Time to give a clue, I think. He wears 27 for Huddersfield Town. Although, in fairness, not can name 1 player who plays for my brilliant football team, so I'll give 2 bonus clues. His first name sounds like a religion and his surname is the same as that of the England Unde...

James Robinson

Welcome to today's recap of Britain's toughest game show. The show where contestants need mental agility, response, observation, physical ability and intelligence along with a bit of general knowledge to help them to achieve the title of United Kingdom Countdown Champion - 3rd February 2010 , where ...

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I had a jacket potato along with a tin of baked beans with mini sausages in them.

All that while doing today's recap. Not bad.

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Alec Rivers wrote:Simpler first numbers: (25 - 7) x 8 = 144

I thought mine wasn't too bad.

((8 + 7) x 10) - 7 + 1 = 144.

2nd Numbers Alternative: (4 x 3 x 10) - 1 = 119.

TRIBUTE in round 8 and EMERALD in round 12.

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Matt Morrison wrote:As much as I hate to say it, a god would have let Chelsea win so as to help prevent the Scum winning another title this year.

As long as "the Scum" don't win the title, I don't mind who wins it.

I just don't want the mighty Terriers to lose their place in history.

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The Countdown champions' chair seems to be changing as regular as the challengers' chair at the moment. Mark will become the newest person to sit on it today, after beating Norman yesterday. I wonder if today's challenger will continue this trend. So, tune it at 3:25pm to see what will happen, havin...

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Should JADEITES be in? I was helping Mike out with his recaps and noticed that JADEITE came up on last Friday's show, and the recap gave JADEITES as a possible 8, yet if you looked at when Susie looked it up in the dictionary on the pencam, it gave JADEITE as a mass noun.

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Well done, Dinos. That was phenomenal your Mental Agility & Physical Ability rounds. I still have no idea how anyone can do those. My sister's schoolfriend's dad came third in the 1993 Grand Final, and the assault course back then looked more like a walk in the park back then. A shame you only c...

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Lesley Hines wrote:Anyone fancy coming to Worcester?

Certainly, if that includes a free stay at your guesthouse.

James Robinson

The Krypton Factor. Tonight at 7:32pm on ITV1. I need an explanation of the 7:32pm joke. The reason is that the show actually never seems to start until 7:32pm. I've had the show taped on my Sky+ since the series began, in case I miss it, and every recording at my house starts 2 minutes before the ...

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So, we have our 6th different champion of Series 62, in the shape of Norman Rudland. Despite a couple of rather dubious 9 declarations, he managed to overcome Howard and is now the champ. Some might say, that was sweet revenge after Howard knocked out James Rawson on Friday. But, can our new champ s...

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Well, it's a brilliant and happy new month. The cold snap may have returned to some areas, but there's nothing that a bit of Countdown warmth won't solve. Unfortunately, James is not the champion after being unfortunately deposed by Howard Lovelady on Friday. That was a real shame. :( :cry: James is...

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James was definitely in with a good shout of octochampdom, he had the talent and ability to go far in this series, without a shadow of a doubt. By the way, if you're reading this, James. I sent you a private message on Friday, and you still haven't read it yet. If you're having trouble finding it, l...

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Oliver Garner wrote:Round 14: 25, 7, 2, 4, 9, 8. Target: 676.
RR: 676. (25*7-6+2)*4 (10)

Shouldn't that 6 be an 8, Oliver?

James Robinson

Well, Countdown has reached the end of the week and James is looking very assured as champion, despite that slight mini-dip mid-way through yesterday's show. It would be quite impressive to have 2 octochamps with less than a month gone, wouldn't it :!: :?: As always, Paul Zenon has been fantastic in...

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Edwin Mead wrote:I'd like to see Keith Chegwin as a guest.

I wonder why

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With all those celebrity tv shows, surely a little Celebrity Countdown series would be good - in the current DC member list there is a ready-made list of contestants. I seem to recall RW playing once many years ago, or was that a skit? Sure someone will tell us. There was an 8-episode Celebrity Cou...

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This week's Robinson Recap Double Bill has reached the second half, but will James Rawson make it to the end of the first half :?: Let's find out. ;) :) :D Countdown recap for Thursday 28 January 2010. C1: Champion James Rawson (3 wins, 310 points.) Raised in Liverpool, but now lives in North London...

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Matt Morrison wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:
James Robinson wrote:none of us, apart from you know who, knows who James' challenger is today.
I don't know who.
Seriously, I don't know what this means. Damian? Doesn't Damian know who the challenger is every day?

I'd have thought Damian would know, yes.

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Matt Morrison wrote:People seem to think that going 6 small is the hardest option in numbers games.

I don't recall saying 6 small was the hardest, I just said that 1 large is regarded as the safe option.

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There is no safety net with going 1 large. I don't understand - what do you mean? People seem to think that going 1 large is the safe option in numbers games. I don't see how it's any easier compared to any other variant. In a 1 large, you could easily have 25, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3 and a target of 900+, w...

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James Rawson seems to be enjoying his stint on the show at the moment. With 3 wins and 310 points, if he keeps this form up, he could even depose Oliver as #1 seed :!: :shock: But, I could easily be getting ahead of myself, after all none of us, apart from you know who, knows who James' challenger i...

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Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:Susie seemed to be giggling at the alternative meaning of COSTIVE, ie "not forthcoming" together with constipated.

Yes, I'd forgotten that. Thanks, Ian.

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I love it how the challenger said "I'll keep it simple, just 1 from the top please, Rachel." Sod this letter formation business. Yeah, but look where that got him, Kirk! Whereas on the other hand, the "C" formation has a 100% success rate still. This is why I never went 1 large....

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Come one, come all, the Robinson Recap is here today. Countdown recap for Wednesday 27 January 2010. C1: Champion James Rawson (2 wins, 200 points.) From Hendon, North London. Works as an assistant producer for a cinema review show on a satellite channel. C2: Challenger Phil South. From Diss, Norfol...

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EXORDIA in Round 2.

Alternative To 2nd Numbers:

25 x 3 = 75, 75 + 7 + 2 = 84, 84 x 5 = 420, 420 - 1 = 419

Niall Seymour wrote:Something else in common with you there James.

Nah, he just tried to make a complex letter and it wasn't even finished, leaving Rachel to make out my "C" formation instead.

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The Rawson Express is still going strong, although I have found some weird similarities between our current champion and myself. As well as being called James, in his 1st show, he scored 107 points, I scored 2 less in my first show. In his 2nd show, he scored 93, again 2 less than my second show. In...

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D Eadie wrote:Refusing Oral Sex

That's a fantastic one, Damian.

I believe that's SIR ALEX FERGUSON

My turn: CREATES YIN PARK

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Howard Somerset wrote:James:
Number of maxes - 8 (six letters, two numbers, conundrum)

Shouldn't that be five letters, Howard

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Did anyone else notice that one of the red contestant's questions had 2 possibilities?

He had ECHO, but there could've been OCHE.

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Ian Dent wrote:Receipted?

That would be fine.
Unfortunately, there were 2 P's in that selection and only 2 E's.

Alternative to 2nd numbers:

75 - 25 = 50, 10 + 4 = 14, 14 x 50 = 700, 700 + 4 = 704

James Robinson

Well, yet again we have a new champion in James. James seems to be a good name for people who win on Countdown. I can't actually think of the last time that a person called James lost on his first show. Having said that, it could easily have been me. :oops: This new champion looks like he can stay t...

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I would say that the probability of all letters rounds having a 9 letter word possible, is pretty much nil. Has there ever been more than 3? I expect someone will know. ;) Yes, I remember a game that involved Ben Wilson which had like 5. Edit: Actually no, it had 4 - quite a few have had 4 9's. The...

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Well, we enter the 3rd week of Countdown - Series 62, with 1 octochamp already. How many more are there going to be this series :?: This weekend of course is COLIN (Countdown In Lincoln), so it seems slightly appropriate that our current champion is called Colin, although I think Friday's show will ...

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ROUTINES in round 12 and DETRACT in round 13.

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Scanning the list of Specials, I think I may be recalling Terence English against Glynn Leaney. I imagine you did the same for everyone, but I just remember a £50 fee seemed a bit crass for them in particular. I didn't think that £50 was crass for doing my special. Mind you, I was still at school a...

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Well, can Oliver win his 9th show today? No, because he had to retire yesterday, so we won't be seeing him today. Instead, we'll have 2 new challengers eager to try and match the early high standards set by Oliver. By the way, why is it 8 shows then you have to retire :?: Surely, it would make logic...

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Oliver Garner wrote:John Stapleton's original anecdote was the same as Brian Capron's last Friday so he had to do a new one at the end of the show.

Hmm, interesting. So, you had to hear the same anecdote twice then?

Oh, well done on being an octochamp, Oliver.

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Roll up, Roll up! It's the 2nd part of this week's Robinson Recap Double Bill. Are we going to have our first octochamp of Series 62, or are we going to have to wait for at least another week and a half :?: Countdown recap for Thursday 21 January 2010. C1: Champion Oliver Garner (7 wins, 721 points....

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Without getting to far ahead of ourselves; if Ollie wins he's almost certain to be a high seed for the finals, although she wouldn't have made it last time around Jan must also stand a pretty good chance of qualifing as a low seed. Therefore there must be a half decent chance of Jan and Ollie meeti...

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Marc Meakin wrote:Has anybody joined the 800 club that was not an Octochamp?

I just had a quick rummage through the series stats, and it seems the answer is No.

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Well then, the day has come for Oliver to join the elite band of octochamps. We had 7 in the last series, is it conceivably possible that 8 can be reached or even exceeded this time round? Only time will tell.... So far, Oliver has averaged 103 points on his run, come up with some fantastic words su...

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It would be nice if I could roll out a feature and people would say "that's cool, I will now play with that for a while" rather than "yeah but you should've done X, Y and Z instead/as well". Don't be ridiculous Charlie, this is the forum we're talking about here. Since when was ...

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I'd like to personally thank Mike Brown for the information for Round 1, since that was cut off the YouTube clip I used to make this recap. Countdown recap for Wednesday 2 October 2002. C1: Champion Mike Brown (4 wins, 401 points.) C2: Challenger Trish Staples. DC: Richard Samson and Magnus Magnusso...

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Nice one, Mike. Good to have you back recapping.

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Welcome one and all to the Robinson Recap. Following last night's Town match, I'm not in the best of moods, so let's get on with it. Countdown recap for Wednesday 20 January 2010. C1: Champion Oliver Garner (6 wins, 630 points.) Our very own Apteforumite from New Malden, Surrey. He likes badminton, ...

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I've replayed it a few times and I thought Daphne said TOASTED for round 12 which would have been invalid as there was only one T. That's what I thought she said too I'm fairly sure she said TOASTED, so am in a slight pickle with my recap at the moment. THRIVED in round 13. 1st Numbers Alternative:...

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I shouldn't really be that surprised about the viewership, although for most of the time when horse racing's on, they just talk about odds/betting/form, etc. Hardly any of the time is spent watching any live horserace action. Some might say the same for football, but at least the percentage of live...

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Also, Cheltenham Festival, for which Coundown normally has a break, is 16-19 March this year. Damn the horse racing, how many people actually watch the horse racing on the telly :?: :x The Cheltenham Festival gets millions of viewers, probably even more than Countdown gets I shouldn't really be tha...

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Well, following last night's debacle in the Huddersfield Town v. Bristol Rovers match, I'm just hoping that today's match involving Oliver Garner is not only fantastic, but breathtaking. Obviously, I'd be hoping both, since I'm recapping later. ;) :) :D Of course, if Oliver wins today, he'll be aimi...

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Howard Somerset wrote:Also, Cheltenham Festival, for which Coundown normally has a break, is 16-19 March this year.

Damn the horse racing, how many people actually watch the horse racing on the telly

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We're recording 4 specials and none of the participants have been press-ganged into taking part, they've been asked and have accepted. Ooh, now I'm getting even more excited, Damian. I so hope that these 4 specials are going to be blockbuster names in blockbuster battles, not involving Blockbusters...

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We're recording 4 specials and none of the participants have been press-ganged into taking part, they've been asked and have accepted. Ooh, now I'm getting even more excited, Damian. I so hope that these 4 specials are going to be blockbuster names in blockbuster battles, not involving Blockbusters...

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Upset that you haven't mentioned that Huddersfield are going to stuff my team, Bristol Rovers tonight James. My apologies, Niall. I actually didn't know they were your team. P.S. 3-0 to the Terriers tonight, I'm fairly sure. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0 - 0 BRISTOL ROVERS Oh well, at leas...

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Alternative To 2nd Numbers:

4 x 100 = 400, 7 + 6 = 13, 13 x 9 = 117, 400 + 117 = 517

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Niall Seymour wrote:Upset that you haven't mentioned that Huddersfield are going to stuff my team, Bristol Rovers tonight James.

My apologies, Niall. I actually didn't know they were your team.

P.S. 3-0 to the Terriers tonight, I'm fairly sure.

James Robinson

Well, Oliver is now the #1 seed for at least the next week, but can he reach his 6th win today? His opponent today should keep his/her guard up, as he has been in fantastic form after his seemingly nervous start last week. Quite a lots of his words have been pretty impressive. (Still amazed that FEC...

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1st Numbers Alternative:

25 x 10 = 250, 6 x 4 = 24, 250 + 24 + 5 = 279

2nd Numbers Alternative:

9 x 5 = 45, 45 - 2 = 43, 7 + 4 = 11, 43 x 11 = 473, 473 - 1 = 472

Wasn't CARINATE also there in round 13, or does it have to be CARINATED?

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