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Fiona T

An average of 117 for Elliott in his remaining games would do it. The balance of probabilities may now be in his favour... Looking like a certainty- he's a great spotter and also seems to know how to create the 9 letter selections. Nothing's ever a certainty - got everything crossed though! New rec...

Fiona T

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 3:26 pm I didn't think visuals were part of it , if so Australia should have won

It's the performance. So song, visuals, singer(s), costume, message.

Fiona T

Very nicely done again, Elliott.

Those 5 vowel selections driving me nuts though!

Fiona T

According to the wiki, John was a former Octochamp, so he's enjoyed his success in the past. He probably didn't need two teapots! No shame in losing to Elliott - and depending on perspective, an honour to be part of a record breaking game. His score wasn't unrespectable. I liked the fact he went for...

Fiona T

Wow, awesome stuff, Elliott! Congrats to you - brilliant!

Fiona T

Very nice debut. Looking towards 1000 now! I felt a bit sorry for Arran actually. He played well over the last couple of days, but I think Elliott got to him a bit and he didn't score in a single letters round! He kept his sense of humour. :) He could have easily scored on some of the letters if he...

Fiona T

Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2019 1:32 pm Have they ever made a weakest link board game?

Yes. It came with an Anne Robinson mask.

Fiona T

Record debut - great job Elliott! #EMFC

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Ashton Hancock wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 8:19 pm Don’t swear Charlie s**t

I don't know that game - is it like "Simon says"?

Fiona T

Having spent far more minutes than it's worth today working out how I write a 5 when not thinking (I was taught the way in the diagram) I have concluded that I start in the corner, draw the three line, draw it back in reverse then 1 - 2. So double up on the top. I'm not sure what this does to my tru...

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People who add the "hat" onto their 5s at the end as a separate line, rather than starting with it in the top right as you would with an S. I do that as well. I'm failing all the handwriting ones. Also, I cross zeds, which I can't believe is trustworthy. Well done - that is the correct wa...

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Nothing good lies therein.

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Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 3:36 pm I agree that the only way to be 100% certain is to do exhumation of the body and do DNA testing

(no disrespect intended to Mrs Calment!)

Fiona T

But on the other hand (and I think this is the most pertinent point) it would have been a bit weird for the entire small town to go along with the fraud. Jeanne's daughter would have had to pretend to be her mother's husband for a start, which would have been a bit weird to say the least. Surely so...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:27 pm Yes, well done Fiona. Some good games there.

And maybe some of us will meet you at CO:LON in a couple of weeks and possibly the Southwark parkrun.

Looking forward to it!

Fiona T

I hope this doesn't come across as offensive to people who do struggle with their weight, but I do kind of have the opposite problem in that I can't seem to put on any weight these days however hard I try. I stuff myself with all the bad food, pasties and pies and biscuits and crisps - oh so many c...

Fiona T

Cheers all - I was very chuffed to win 8 - I'd gone with no expectations beyond hoping not to embarrass myself! Met some lovely people, and had a really great time.

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Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:42 pm
Adding R to VIOLATE, X to GULLIBLE, E to MAROODI... the list is almost endless!

Good job I've had my coffee.

Fiona T

Thomas Carey wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:33 am wooooooo

Is that a ghost impression?

Fiona T

Cheers Tom. Still haunted by those numbers rounds - brain had ceased to function after night in Holiday Inn - running on caffeine and paracetamol!

Fiona T

You believe? Surely you must know because of the kerfuffle it would have caused! Yes, poor choice of word! Said "ERECTABLE" and silence. Had no idea what was going on till Rachel told me after a minute or so (probably a few seconds but felt like ages). The conundrum board was changed. Loo...

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Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 7:46 pm Well done once again Fiona

Thanks Owen

Fiona T

It's happened a couple of times before I think. I believe celebrate was the intended answer, but erectable also valid.

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Cheers all. Lacelike ffs!

Was ridiculously nervous in the studio. Quite disturbed by my telly voice!

Fiona T

Ah, said to see Mark go. A very smiley, laid back character. Hopefully Nick is right and he'll make a reappearance in the finals.

Fiona T

There are data breaches all the time. 'Tis the nature of the game and why you must use a different password on any/every site that holds sensitive information. Use a password manager such as lastpass to generate and store secure passwords, although that also carries an element of risk. Check https:/...

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James Robinson wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:18 pm I happened to be the contestant in the Five Words, Five Grand section on The Dave Berry Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio this morning.

You can see how I did here, go to 19:45.

Good going. My first thought was baps

Fiona T

Do you ever get spam e-mails that say they are from someone you know but are actually just from a spam address? And do your friends get e-mails supposedly from you in the same way? How does this happen, and should we be worried about it? I get lots from people who previously had yahoo accounts. The...

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Is your local run the Frimley Lodge parkrun? So do you know Jon Corby? I was actually intending to do the Victoria Dock parkrun on the basis that it is not only fairly nearby but also supposedly the fastest course in the country . Would you consider doing that one instead? I saw Jon was a Frimley-i...

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n1 Callum

Intending to do https://www.parkrun.org.uk/southwark/ before CO:LON if anyone fancies joining me - need my Saturday parkrun fix!

Fiona T

There's 1 DC guest per recording day. So new DC guest = new recording day (generally 5 recordings per day). The Countdown dictionary is OED - free version here - and there's rules about plurals etc. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ Sometimes things are open to interpretation, in which case Susie g...

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Congrats to Steven - I did think his erection embarrassment was quite sweet

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Ray Wilding wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:01 pm Steven would now need to win with 99 points on Monday just to avoid being the lowest scoring octochamp.

He's had a rocky run, but if he makes it, he's still an octochamp. Good luck to him on Monday.

Fiona T

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:06 pm
He's Zarte. (It wasn't me that spotted this.)

Hair parting the other side - Zarte in a mirror.

That might well be it.

Fiona T

I don't think today's challenger had got the "can I get" memo, although he did change half way through

He looked familiar - has he been on other shows?

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Thank you

Fiona T

Cracking game - great for the viewers, but nerve jangling for the contestants.

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