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Andres Sanchez

And that's our lot! I will say a big congrats to the people who've gotten up very close to being in the finals too, especially John Aziz who I've been really rooting for honestly. Unfortunately with 5 wins and 617 points to his name, he JUST gets pipped to the post. Can't wait to see the finals.

Andres Sanchez

Lewis Castling-Morey Seed: 8 Wins: 7 Points: 626 (78.25 per game) Total Maxes: 21/120 (17.5%) Letters Maxes: 9/80 (11.25%) Badged Words:(7+ length maxes not previously submitted as a max by a contestant on Countdown before at time of broadcast): 0 Medalled Words (7+ length maxes not previously submi...

Andres Sanchez

Steven Etherington Seed: 7 Wins: 7 Points: 645+* Total Maxes: 53+/120 (44.17%+) *His 6th game is currently unaired, so all the data of his currently aired games will be worked with keeping the unaired game in mind. Letters Maxes: 30+/80 (37.5%+) Badged Words: (7+ length maxes not previously submitte...

Andres Sanchez

Daren Barnes Seed: 6 Wins: 8 Points: 719 (89.875 per game) Total Maxes: 56/120 (46.667%) Letters Maxes: 34/80 (42.5%) Badged Words:(7+ length maxes not previously submitted as a max by a contestant on Countdown before at time of broadcast): 2 Medalled Words (7+ length maxes not previously submitted ...

Andres Sanchez

Joe Dobinson Seed: 5 Wins: 8 Points: 794 (99.25 per game) Total Maxes: 62/120 (51.667%) Letters Maxes: 35/80 (66.25%) Badged Words:(7+ length maxes not previously submitted as a max by a contestant on Countdown before at time of broadcast): 8 Medalled Words (7+ length maxes not previously submitted ...

Andres Sanchez

Alan Young Seed: 4 Wins: 8 Points: 806 (100.75 per game) Total Maxes: 55/120 (45.83%) Letters Maxes: 28/80 (35%) Badged Words:(7+ length maxes not previously submitted as a max by a contestant on Countdown before at time of broadcast): 2 Medalled Words (7+ length maxes not previously submitted as a ...

Andres Sanchez

Quinn Bartlett Seed: 3 Wins: 8 Points: 846 (105.75 per game) Total Maxes: 58/120 (48.33%) Letters Maxes: 33/80 (41.25%) Badged Words:(7+ length maxes not previously submitted as a max by a contestant on Countdown before at time of broadcast): 3 Medalled Words (7+ length maxes not previously submitte...

Andres Sanchez

Edward "Ed" Byrne Seed: 2 Wins: 8 Points: 969 (121.125 per game) Total Maxes: 87/120 (72.5%) Letters Maxes: 55/80 (68.75%) Badged Words:(7+ length maxes not previously submitted as a max by a contestant on Countdown before at time of broadcast): 9 Medalled Words (7+ length maxes not previo...

Andres Sanchez

Tom Stevenson Seed: 1 Wins: 8 Points: 1,000 (125 per game) Total Maxes: 89/120 (74.167%) Letters Maxes: 53/80 (66.25%) Badged Words:(7+ length maxes not previously submitted as a max by a contestant on Countdown before at time of broadcast): 10 Medalled Words (7+ length maxes not previously submitte...

Andres Sanchez

So, it has been a very crazy series this time! Lots of new hosts taking the spot, and many new - and returning - faces taking finalist places too!

This is my first time doing something like this so go a little easy on me if something isn't exactly correct. BUT, here we go!

Andres Sanchez

Tom S wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 4:04 pm
Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 3:30 pm I have all stats written out in place of Tom so should I make a separate post about that if that's the case?
I did so in the past, but up to you

Then I shall.

Andres Sanchez

I have all stats written out in place of Tom so should I make a separate post about that if that's the case?

Andres Sanchez

Bumping this up as I'm currently looking for people/teams for Series 2!!!

Here's the form: https://forms.gle/M6WaF8BQ4DAaN9D17

Anyone is free to join and signups will stay up until January 3rd. Hope to see you guys then!

Andres Sanchez

I think he leaned into that a lot when I saw Tom's run. Wish he could back off that honestly

Andres Sanchez

So now you have a situation where Mariah Carey is number 1 each Christmas Going off at a tangent here, I find it strange that the Mariah Carey song is the most streamed at Christmas. I've never really seen it as a Christmas classic, primarily because it just isn't very good. If someone asked me to ...

Andres Sanchez

I like this perspective, thanks for telling it like this.

Andres Sanchez

Still found Richard Coles (hugely overrated in my view) more sleep-inducing than Trevor McDonald, and the latter had better diction even if he seemed glued to the autocue. Moira Stuart was one of my candidates when Anne Robinson left. She might be fun. Overall though they have made consistently goo...

Andres Sanchez

Also honest note, I think Trevor's more of a sleeper to me, or at least not as interesting as I feel like he should be in terms of hosting. Wouldn't shut him out completely if he hosted again but would be more enthused by the players than the host.

UPDATE:

ZERANOLS in R11

Andres Sanchez

Really wish I was able to meet the guy, the only thing I've ever done with him was just say "hi" late at night on Apterous. RIP to a wonderful person.

Andres Sanchez

I think it was just an overthinking moment on my end, thank you for recapping.

Andres Sanchez

I am making this as I'm currently looking at what's on the wiki. Before anything though, congrats to Joe for reaching octochampdom! Now to the question, it says on the wiki that " the letter selection Round 4 included the word WOG, which Ofcom describes as 'strongest language, highly unacceptab...

Andres Sanchez

I only scrubbed thru the bits to see how he'd do in the entrance, breaks, and conundrum (for obvious reasons), and honestly, I think Richard might be the best backup for a host I've seen. Gentle approach and a kind heart really sold it to me.

Andres Sanchez

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS; there may be a chance I go but at the same time, everything's gonna be up in the air and descending slowly. Crossing my fingers!

Andres Sanchez

Well TCC's website can be used to check validity without paying a subscription - works best on a mobile, but useable with a bit of scrolling on a laptop http://tcsquared.azurewebsites.net/cohost Really wish I can click/tap on the words for them to bring me to their definition, think with Lexico gon...

Andres Sanchez

Genuine question, has Lewis faced the most crucials that anyone has ever faced? I don't think I've seen anyone that's come across what I think may be four or five crucial conundrums.

Andres Sanchez

Contrary to the misinformation of some absolute pricks in this community - who seem so committed to being edgy and/or in the know that they're willing to lie about someone else's life - David is still with us. It is true that he has mere days left. But he's still here, no matter what the lying fuck...

Andres Sanchez

Do Americans think the "o" in "mother" is actually pronounced as an "o"? If you're talking about with a short o sound, then as an American I've never thought that. I do see where you're coming on about though and I am wondering why we have that pronunciation of the o s...

Andres Sanchez

Countdown finally ditches 2-metre distancing in Dictionary Corner after 2 years; lexicographer and guest are now just 1 metre apart (commonplace in some TV shows these days) and the table is not symmetrical again. Are they gonna ditch the wide distance between the players anytime soon? I think rece...

Andres Sanchez

Philip A wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:52 pm Countdown finally ditches 2-metre distancing in Dictionary Corner after 2 years; lexicographer and guest are now just 1 metre apart (commonplace in some TV shows these days) and the table is not symmetrical again.

Are they gonna ditch the wide distance between the players anytime soon?

Andres Sanchez

I'm a bit on defense, I feel like it might work better with a standard 9-rounder because if you're thinking about attracting more people then you may have to do it with nuances people are more familiar with. I applied Team Countdown to be in an event and the organizer wasn't vibing with the scoring,...

Andres Sanchez

Alright the Lincoln stuff is all done for this bit: https://wiki.apterous.org/COEDI_2022

I'd be willing to get any advice for recapping the Bristol section as I've not really known what to do for that bit.

Andres Sanchez

yeah Fred's page has been deleted, so don't think it should be recreated. Oh he had a page up before? If he wanted it deleted then I won't bother making one if he doesn't want it. With that in mind, I would say that if someone has indicated that they specifically don't want a wiki page then go alon...

Andres Sanchez

Alright then, at least for future reference if anyone ELSE wants to ask any of the ppl if they want a page then the guys are: Fred Whibley Vicci Smith Michael Armstrong Colin Peet If you have any connections to 'em, ask nicely about it. For now I will leave that as is now. Well I have a connection ...

Andres Sanchez

Some people probably won't mind, some would. I'd say if they don't have their own page, best to leave it unless they say it's fine. Alright then, at least for future reference if anyone ELSE wants to ask any of the ppl if they want a page then the guys are: Fred Whibley Vicci Smith Michael Armstron...

Andres Sanchez

Also there are names who aren't really linked to any page despite them being prevalent in a lot of places: Two examples are Fred W - who ofc has helped out on Zoomdown and is in his own right an Apterite - and Vicci Smith - who's appeared at other co-events. Is it a disrespectful move to give them b...

Andres Sanchez

George Armstrong wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:59 pm Could do if I had a wiki account...

Should be able to Aptomail Charlie abt it, think that's what I did.

Andres Sanchez

Another thing to bear in mind is that the first 6 games were all 9Rs, whereas the final Bristol style game was a 14R. If you wanted to make the final game affect the whole table, I think it's only fair to keep it the same format as all the other games, otherwise it carries significantly greater wei...

Andres Sanchez

As a question for anyone that was there to help recappers, since the majority of R14 was missing does anyone know if there was any answer from either guy?

Andres Sanchez

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:30 pm Happy [insert day of the week]. It's not a thing.

Happy 24 hours of existence!

Andres Sanchez

Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:44 pm
Toby McDonald wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:00 pm PROSEMEN in R1
Boy did I parse that wrong at first

Honestly same here, and if I ever spot that word I am gonna pronounce it JUST like that.

Andres Sanchez

You get people who count cards at casinos, which casinos don't like, and I've heard people talking about having multiple decks to make it harder - but why not just shuffle them? As someone that's been around cards for a while, I think it may be better to just have a mechanical card shuffler. It hel...

Andres Sanchez

Absolutely brilliant Tom. One of the best runs up there, right next to Ed. I've been compiling stats about this for a while and it's been astonishing to look back on this, here's the stats and I'll be compiling more as we get to the actual finals. Letters Rounds Maxed: 53 out of 80 Nines Gotten: 5 o...

Andres Sanchez

Really feel that David deserves his plaudits- definitely made me feel the pressure, leading me to entertain the thought during Pat's slot that I would potentially be going home. Additionally, felt that the pressure he put on me at the beginning was leading me to miss words I'd normally see. Hope th...

Andres Sanchez

Colin is obsessed with Tom not having lost a round. He ought to shut up about it until the end of the 8th game. It's not that exciting a thing for every round he ever plays. Yeah I'll admit I was getting a little tired when he kept saying that Tom scored 154, be it directly or indirectly. Overall t...

Andres Sanchez

Tom S wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:56 pm The original scramble was TENSDISCO

That con's a real tough one, so many dead ends for me.

Tom S wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:56 pm No spoilers, but was preparing to pack my bags in tomorrow's game...

Oh damn, hopefully it'll still be a good one tomorrow then.

Andres Sanchez

Played again on this one. Don't know if people enjoy this kinda thing but I certainly do. Also posted this same one in the other bc I decided to give both threads some love here. R1: CHILDIES R2: CAPTIVE R3: 277 (50 + 4) * (8 - 3) + 7 , felt like a tricky one to me R4: NORDITE R5: BUTANE R6: 163 (75...

Andres Sanchez

Played again on this one. Don't know if people enjoy this kinda thing but I certainly do. R1: CHILDIES R2: CAPTIVE R3: 277 (50 + 4) * (8 - 3) + 7 , felt like a tricky one to me R4: NORDITE R5: BUTANE R6: 163 (75 + 5) * 2 + 2 + 1 R7: LOUDER R8: ROAMERS R9: 877 (100 + 5 - 1) * 8 + 50 - 5 R10: SWIPES R...

Andres Sanchez

Just as a note for the recappers, I'm already viewing the episode. Although I was only able to get the first section before the break. Now the rest is currently unavailable on my end, anyone else had this kinda thing happen?

EDIT: It's back now in full.

Andres Sanchez

Think it might be a good post on the forum to talk about this kinda thing but given Tom's run, I felt like it would be interesting to talk about taking risks on words. What's gone through your mind in terms of wanting to take a risk on a word you either can't remember if it was in, or just simply do...

Andres Sanchez

Decided to play along on this one, even though I normally don't do such. R1 NOMADIZES R2 SPOILER R3 839 (75+50-4)*7-8 R4 MUGUETS R5 HOARILY R6 958 (100+50+10)*(7-1)-2 R7 MOPANE R8 HOLDERS R9 477 (75+4)*6+5-2 (same as Tom) R10 DENTALIA R11 BASING R12 SPINIER R13 RAVIGOTE R14 763 (50+25+5-3)*10-7 R15 ...

Andres Sanchez

I really enjoyed Heardle to begin with, but I haven't really kept up with it to be all honest. Don't know what stopped me.

Andres Sanchez

EDIT: Side note to all wiki editors, how do you get pictures on the wiki? I think I have a better one than what's currently on the page https://wiki.apterous.org/Special:Upload Thanks Toby, I tried finding a good shot of the moment and I think I did alright; of course, crop the image if doesn't loo...

Andres Sanchez

yo what the fuck Tom In seriousness though, you fucking rocked it on that game! Now I hope you have some more tricks up your sleeve after that banger of a win. And I didn't expect you to get your first nine(s) this way either, very well done to you! EDIT: Side note to all wiki editors, how do you ge...

Andres Sanchez

Tom S wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:00 pm "a shirt that said 'Just like Marmite- you either love me or hate me'".

That is a very good shirt I will say.

Episode-wise though, yeah I do see the issues of refilming like that and I do hope Sara gets another chance. Lovely person she is honestly.

Andres Sanchez

Well deserved win in my eyes Tom, think SUPEREGO was a real good spot.

Andres Sanchez · Re: Spoilers for Friday 23 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 69) SONGTHAEO for R7

SONGTHAEO for R7

Andres Sanchez

Fiona T wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:23 am Methinks someone has been trolling the trolls

Trollception?

Andres Sanchez

Yeah I have no idea who the hell would share the draws and tell you to go out telling everyone. No real reason if the show's gonna reveal it themselves. Plus, I took advantage of the private disclosing and I wanted to hear solely the people that were participating. Leaving the draw as a surprise sti...

Andres Sanchez

Big thank you, Jack. Also I'm very much enjoying the new challenges; not gonna spoil anything to anyone who hasn't seen them but definitely take a looksie.

Andres Sanchez

Really wish I coulda met the guy, looks like he always had a good time when I saw him on Zoomdown. Thoughts and prayers to him and his close friends and family.

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