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by Mark Kudlowski
Tue May 19, 2015 1:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 19th 2015 (S72 P83)
Replies: 13
Views: 3138

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 19th 2015 (S72 P83)

Last numbers game: easier kickself of (75 x 100) + 50 = 7550; 7550 / (8+2) = 755
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon May 18, 2015 1:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday May 18th 2015
Replies: 20
Views: 4734

Re: Spoilers For Monday May 18th 2015

Chemistry to the rescue again.
STIBINE Round 11.
It's antimony hydride apparently.
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon May 18, 2015 1:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday May 18th 2015
Replies: 20
Views: 4734

Re: Spoilers For Monday May 18th 2015

Jennifer Steadman wrote:
Tony Atkins wrote:Obscure 8 available in the POLENTA+MT round.
Got this #boom

ISOMERIC in round 8(?) ;) :D :P
Beat me by seconds.
I somehow remembered my A-Level chemistry, despite my teaching maths !
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 16th 2015
Replies: 7
Views: 2120

Re: Spoilers For Monday February 16th 2015

2nd numbers:

((75-3) x ((50/25)+8)) + 100
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 2nd 2015
Replies: 15
Views: 3448

Re: Spoilers For Monday February 2nd 2015

4th numbers: (75+3)x(6+5+1)
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 2nd 2015
Replies: 15
Views: 3448

Re: Spoilers For Monday February 2nd 2015

1st numbers alt:

(50-1) x (25-((9+6)/3))
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Jan 30, 2015 3:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 30th 2015 (S72 P20)
Replies: 26
Views: 6668

Re: Spoilers for Friday January 30th 2015 (S72 P20)

3rd numbers alt: ((8 x 7) + (6 x 6)) x 8
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday January 27th 2015 (S72 P17)
Replies: 13
Views: 2578

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 27th 2015 (S72 P17)

Tony Atkins wrote:POGROMS beater in R10
Sombre, given the anniversary of the Holocaust.
Possibly DC had the word, but chose not to broadcast it.
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 23rd 2015 (S72 P15)
Replies: 8
Views: 2611

Re: Spoilers for Friday January 23rd 2015 (S72 P15)

1st numbers alt: (100 + 10 + 2) x 7
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 22nd 2015 (S72 P14)
Replies: 5
Views: 2117

Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 22nd 2015 (S72 P14)

4th numbers alt: (75 x 5) - (10 x 6) - (8 - 7)
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 15th 2015 (S72 P9)
Replies: 10
Views: 2894

Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 15th 2015 (S72 P9)

TETRAGON where DC's best was NEGATOR.
Also last numbers alt: ((25 x 4) - 5) x 7
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 7th 2015 (S72 P3)
Replies: 13
Views: 3542

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 7th 2015 (S72 P3)

4th numbers, simpler solution (50+9) x (5+2)
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday December 22nd 2014 (Special)
Replies: 8
Views: 2037

Re: Spoilers for Monday December 22nd 2014 (Special)

George Ford-like 2nd numbers: 100 x (9 + 1) x 7 = 7000; 7000 / 8 = 875
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 17th 2014
Replies: 24
Views: 7038

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 17th 2014

2nd numbers alt: ((75 + 10) x 4) + (50 / 25)
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Dec 16, 2014 5:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014
Replies: 22
Views: 7378

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014

Jennifer Steadman wrote:
Mark Kudlowski wrote:Were the two small numbers 9 and 3 ? If so, I have the solution.
Assuming I put it into the recap writer correctly, they're 9 and 7.
75 + 50 + 7 = 132 ; 9 - (100 / 25) = 5; 132 x 5 = 660
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014
Replies: 22
Views: 7378

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014

Doh ! Just saw that on the c4oD site now .
Must try again ....
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014
Replies: 22
Views: 7378

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday December 16th 2014

Were the two small numbers 9 and 3 ? If so, I have the solution.
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Nov 28, 2014 4:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 28th 2014 (S71 P96)
Replies: 60
Views: 10890

Re: Spoilers for Friday November 28th 2014 (S71 P96)

Numbers round, target 259, alt:
(8+6) x (9-3) + 100 + 75
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Nov 25, 2014 4:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday November 25th 2014 (S71 P93)
Replies: 8
Views: 2936

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday November 25th 2014 (S71 P93)

Alt for the "502" numbers round: ((50 + 6) x 9)-2
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 10th 2014
Replies: 10
Views: 1975

Re: Spoilers For Monday November 10th 2014

1st nos:

(50+4-1) x (100/25)
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 8
Views: 2110

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th October 2014

4th numbers alt : (50 - 6) x 6 x 3
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 27th 2014
Replies: 17
Views: 3812

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 27th 2014

((100+25)x4)-((8+6)/2)=493 for third numbers game
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 27th 2014
Replies: 17
Views: 3812

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 27th 2014

INERTIAL in RELATION round.
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 24th 2014 (S71 P72)
Replies: 22
Views: 6466

Re: Spoilers for Friday October 24th 2014 (S71 P72)

2nd numbers alt: ((( 9+1 ) x 4) +9) x 7
3rd numbers alt: ((100 + ((75+50)/25)) x 4) + 7
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
Replies: 16
Views: 5241

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014

Tony Atkins wrote:Oh and I forgot that if you have PIROGI and PEROGI then there is a 7 beater (round 12).
Spelling PIEROGI in OED online for 7.
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
Replies: 390
Views: 221652

Re: Countdown Lookalikes?

John Vivian and Steve Coogan ?


Image
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
Replies: 16
Views: 5241

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014

3rd numbers alt :

((25 x 6) + (10 - 3)) x (5 + 1)
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Oct 03, 2014 2:23 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 3rd 2014 (S71 P58)
Replies: 5
Views: 1816

Re: Spoilers for Friday October 3rd 2014 (S71 P58)

Round 1 : IMPLODES

Another debatable DC equaller : SIMPLES

Nothing to do with price comparison ads or meerkats,
but in the OED, with note "chiefly historical" 

A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one: ‘the gatherers of simples’
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:14 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 29th 2014
Replies: 5
Views: 1197

Re: Spoilers For Monday September 29th 2014

James Laverty wrote:TINNIEST round 11
Also INSTANT (beating DC).

STANNITE (an ore of tin) not in online OED, but in Chambers' and Collins' dead-tree dictionaries.
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:09 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 29th 2014
Replies: 5
Views: 1197

Re: Spoilers For Monday September 29th 2014

James Robinson wrote:Anyone else notice half of Dan McColm's face in the audience at the conundrum...... :?: :?: (Wonder what he was doing there :? )

RIDDANCE in round 1 and UNSETTLE in round 13.

2nd Numbers Alt.: ((50 + 5) x (8 / 4) x 6) + 9 = 669
I had the similar (50 + 5) x (8 + 4) + 9 = 669
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Sep 25, 2014 10:02 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Another number sequence
Replies: 1
Views: 1946

Another number sequence

What is the missing number in this sequence ?

1, 4, 8, 9
2, 3, 6, 7
3, 4, 12, 13
2, 6, 9, ?

Spoilerific Hint:

Pythagoras' Theorem in 3D.
All square, so far.

by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:42 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 17th 2014 (S71 P47)
Replies: 21
Views: 4115

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 17th 2014 (S71 P47)

2nd numbers alt :

(25 + 8) x (((7 + 8) x 2) - 1) = 33 x 29 = 957
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:11 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday September 16th 2014 (S71 P46)
Replies: 21
Views: 4994

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday September 16th 2014 (S71 P46)

PECTORAL a DC equaller In the SPECTRAL round.

OED online also allows PECTORALS.

noun
1 (usually pectorals) A pectoral muscle: ‘an exercise that will help to develop the pectorals is the bench press’
by Mark Kudlowski
Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
Replies: 390
Views: 221652

Re: Countdown Lookalikes?

Younger Susie Dent looks like Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary out of Downton Abbey).

Image
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 26th 2014 (S71 P33)
Replies: 11
Views: 2989

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 26th 2014 (S71 P33)

PLASTICS in the CAPITOLS round.
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 25th 2014
Replies: 23
Views: 7160

Re: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 25th 2014

Tony Atkins wrote:Also slightly annoying was Susie not knowing the singular of DICE.
Agreed. As a maths tutor, I cringe when I read textbook examples about throwing "a dice", but it does seem to get accepted in modern English, like "a deadly bacteria" for "a deadly bacterium".
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 18th 2014
Replies: 9
Views: 2010

Re: Spoilers For Monday August 18th 2014

And interestingly enough, thanks to more horse racing, there are only 2 episodes of the show this week. :( :cry: Although, on the plus side, barring a short, sharp bout of tiredness, we should hopefully be seeing Mark win shows 7 and 8 today and tomorrow. 8-) Not more galloping Kennomeat. :cry:
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 18th 2014
Replies: 9
Views: 2010

Re: Spoilers For Monday August 18th 2014

Tony Atkins wrote:ARBOURS is one of two 7s in R11
I had ARBOURS as well, and EVASION to equal DC in the previous round.
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:17 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Number Sequence
Replies: 2
Views: 1668

Re: Number Sequence

Correct, James. It's of the

OTT
FFS
SEN
TET

variety I was shown at school years ago.
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:50 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Number Sequence
Replies: 2
Views: 1668

Number Sequence

1234 is to 4132
3456 is to 5463
5678 is to ?

No spoiler here, as it's a bit of a kickself puzzle.
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 11th 2014
Replies: 16
Views: 3083

Re: Spoilers For Monday August 11th 2014

Tony Atkins wrote:OLEASTER one of two 8s in R13.
Well, these beat my two DC equalisers for 7: WASTREL and SWEATER

Might some of the equalisers have been edited out ?
Since I'd been going to recordings, I've noticed a few cuts in the final transmissions
to bring down the broadcast time.
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:17 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Rachel and the Hustler
Replies: 7
Views: 3057

Re: Rachel and the Hustler

Change of heart. I now can be arsed. The relevant number from the triangle is 252, so the probability of exactly 5 heads out of 10 is 24.61%. I therefore assume this is what the original question was getting at, as the probability of at least 5 is just over 62%. Rachel was correct in both cases : T...
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 5th 2014 (S71 P21)
Replies: 4
Views: 1686

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 5th 2014 (S71 P21)

LEADWORT in round 7. Great performance again by Tricia. EDIT: Having looked for MAZARINE in the ODO, it only seems to come up as "Mazarine blue" and not MAZARINE on its own. Unless I've missed it, then I don't think it would be allowed if it only appears in combination. I thought it may h...
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:08 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Rachel and the Hustler
Replies: 7
Views: 3057

Rachel and the Hustler

(I'd posed this as a GCSE question.) Rachel is in Vegas, and notices a hustler's stall outside one of the casinos. Hustler: "There are two normal pennies in here, an I'm offering 2-1 on you getting two heads when tossed." Rachel: "I refuse those odds. They're biased in your favour.&qu...
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Aug 06, 2014 2:43 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday August 6th 2014 (S71 P22)
Replies: 23
Views: 4244

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday August 6th 2014 (S71 P22)

Easier 3rd numbers: 9 x 8 x 5
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:11 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 5th 2014 (S71 P21)
Replies: 4
Views: 1686

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 5th 2014 (S71 P21)

2nd numbers: ((8 x 8) - (2 + 1)) x (10 + 4)

Also MAZARINE in MARINATE round
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 4th 2014
Replies: 10
Views: 2888

Re: Spoilers For Monday August 4th 2014

4th numbers: ((75 + 8) x 7) + 1
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday July 28th 2014
Replies: 28
Views: 4457

Re: Spoilers For Monday July 28th 2014

Jack Worsley wrote:STOTINKA in round 8.
A Bulgarian cent ?
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday July 24th 2014 (S71 P17)
Replies: 21
Views: 4779

Re: Spoilers for Thursday July 24th 2014 (S71 P17)

David Williams wrote:Am I the only one who couldn't believe that no-one else had got SIGNORITA? (Until, of course, I tried to look it up.)
In Italian, the word for a lady is SIGNORINA.
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:27 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday July 24th 2014 (S71 P17)
Replies: 21
Views: 4779

Re: Spoilers for Thursday July 24th 2014 (S71 P17)

Steven M. McCann wrote:If 147 comes up again in the next day or two,assuming he's still under guarantee, CECIL should be unplugged put back in his box and taken back to the shop where he was bought.
CECIL must be suffering from delusions that he's a snooker player aiming for a maximum break.
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Jul 25, 2014 4:27 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday July 25th 2014 (S71 P18)
Replies: 64
Views: 12581

Re: Spoilers for Friday July 25th 2014 (S71 P18)

Sean Fletcher wrote:Alt first numbers (25*4+6)*8 - (9-7) = 846
((25 x 4) - 6) x 9

(Spotted the multiple of 9 in 846.)
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:27 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Sum of 10 numbers
Replies: 3
Views: 1878

Re: Sum of 10 numbers

I've spotted a link between the 7th number of the sequence being multiplied by 11 to give the sum of the first ten numbers. That is the how. I'm stuck on the why though! The proof is on this document : (Paste the URL) http://mkhometuition.co.uk/index_files/GH-210_Algebraic_Proof.pdf Top left of the...
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:55 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Sum of 10 numbers
Replies: 3
Views: 1878

Sum of 10 numbers

Showed this maths trick to Rachel when I was in the Countdown audience recently : RR to players: Start with any two numbers, say 7 and 1, and write them in a column. Add them to get 8, and put 8 in the third column. Add 1 and 8 to get 9, put in 4th column. 8 + 9 = 17, so put 17 in the 5th column. 9 ...
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday July 23rd 2014 (S71 P16)
Replies: 11
Views: 2932

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday July 23rd 2014 (S71 P16)

In the SPOILAGE round, there was another 8-letter word, but in obsolete (?) OED. (Source: Wiktionary) AEGILOPS (plural aegilopses) 1.An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.   2.(obsolete) The wild-oat or other grass found as a corn-weed. References[edit] Oxford English Dictionary, 1884-19...
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday June 25th 2013
Replies: 14
Views: 3940

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday June 25th 2013

Quite a good performance from Joe today, although he might have to go up another gear tomorrow against Giles, but let's wait and see............. :roll: FLEAPIT in round 2, ABORTING in round 7, OUTSOLD/STOOLED in round 11, ZAREBAS in round 12 and MAHSEER in round 13. 1st Numbers Alt.: (7 x 7 x 10) ...
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 22nd 2014 (S71 P15)
Replies: 9
Views: 2097

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 22nd 2014 (S71 P15)

Has there ever been an easier 40 points to be had on the numbers, than today? Rachel also had a dig at the contestants by saying they'd all been easy after the third game. Especially after the easy second one the contestants didn't get (though harder than the other 3): 100+(75/3)+4 or 75+(9x(10-4))...
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 8th 2014 (S71 P7)
Replies: 29
Views: 3596

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 8th 2014 (S71 P7)

Tony Atkins wrote:The longest word didn't make the edit - assume SPRINKLE?
The edits seem to be getting more severe in recent weeks. Could longer ad breaks and more programme plugs be the culprit ?