You can see my lovely lovely girlfriend Robyn behind the guy answering the conundrum when the camera is close up.Kirk Bevins wrote:Good to see Innis in the audience...might have been others but I just noticed him in the brief few seconds.
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- Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 9th 2009
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3677
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 9th 2009
- Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 9th 2009
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3677
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 9th 2009
TRAITEURS - I honestly can't rememeber whether or not I spotted this in the studio.
- Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:06 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday December 8th 2009
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4140
Spoilers for Tuesday December 8th 2009
Today's challenger is the brother of Series 60 finalist Hamish Williamson.
- Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:36 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 32847
Re: Strange Games
A new record the the lowest max in a 15 rounder, 99 points.
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday November 25th 2009
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4352
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday November 25th 2009
CYSTEINE, round 1.
TERRANES, round 3.
TERRANES, round 3.
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 23rd 2009
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3052
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 23rd 2009
ORDINAND in the round where the challenger got ANDROID.
I also had APPOSITE, NOUMENA and SEROTINE - lots of beaters today.
I also had APPOSITE, NOUMENA and SEROTINE - lots of beaters today.
- Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:06 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Highlights of the recordings
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2768
Re: Highlights of the recordings
Thanks very much :) The whole experience was absoutely awesome, but the SLEEPSUIT moment for me was just unreal. After getting back within 10 points of Innis, I was thrilled to still be in with a chance of victory, but I knew the conundrum would most likely be very hard, and I honestly didn't expect...
- Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday November 20th 2009
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3077
Re: Spoilers For Friday November 20th 2009
AGITPROP, round 8.
PROBITS, round 11.
PROBITS, round 11.
- Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 16th 2009
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4761
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 16th 2009
First numbers, also 75 * (9-(9-1)/4)-3
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday November 10th 2009
- Replies: 78
- Views: 8957
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday November 10th 2009
I was nowhere near getting the conundrum, and yet:
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 2#r1040092
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 2#r1040092
- Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday November 6th 2009
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5485
Re: Spoilers For Friday November 6th 2009
((8+3)*7+25)*9+1 for second numbers.
Oh, Rachel got it. Thought she might.
Oh, Rachel got it. Thought she might.
- Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday November 6th 2009
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5485
Re: Spoilers For Friday November 6th 2009
NOUMENAL, round 9.
- Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: 5p0i1ers f0r Wedne5day 4rd N0VEMB3R 2oog
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3430
Re: 5p0i1ers f0r Wedne5day 4rd N0VEMB3R 2oog
RUDERAL, round 3.
- Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:34 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 32847
Re: Strange Games
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=134666
An exceptionally hard Bullet Conundrum Attack - and agonisingly the only one I missed was relatively easy.
An exceptionally hard Bullet Conundrum Attack - and agonisingly the only one I missed was relatively easy.
- Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 30th of October
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1402
Re: Spoilers for Friday 30th of October
BAHADUR, round 8.
- Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 29th 2009
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2504
Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 29th 2009
INHAULS, before first break (can't remember which round).
INTEGRAND, round 6.
DICENTRA, round 12.
INTEGRAND, round 6.
DICENTRA, round 12.
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday 26th October 2009
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4190
Re: Spoilers For Monday 26th October 2009
PLONGEUR, round 4.
- Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:49 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Week: The Return
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3807
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 23rd 2009
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3087
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 23rd 2009
CILIATE, round 6.
- Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday October 21st 2009
- Replies: 78
- Views: 6499
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday October 21st 2009
(75*25+3)/(100/50)+7 for one away on the first numbers, I think Rachel probably did the same.
Got GOPURAM in round 8.
Got GOPURAM in round 8.
- Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:19 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168163
Re: Official Thread of Brag
My first max 15 rounder in three months
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoliers for Firday 16nd Octber 2010
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3275
Re: Spoliers for Firday 16nd Octber 2010
ORGANONS, round 4.
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:27 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168163
Re: Official Thread of Brag
But to compensate for that...Mark Harrison wrote:Apologies to Chris, as he was obviously having an off-day, but here's something I never thought would happen...
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=128054
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:52 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Thread of 'Nuff Respect
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4060
Re: Thread of 'Nuff Respect
This wasn't the greatest numbers attack game ever but it was very enjoyable to play against one of the greats of the game (Chris Davies). I played 6 small all the way and managed to lead after 19 of the 20 rounds (OK, so he misclicked twice) and I then changed tack for the last game (1 large) and w...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 12th 2009
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2574
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 12th 2009
REDBONES, round 8.
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday October 7th 2009
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2085
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday October 7th 2009
FOOTSURE, round 13.
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:14 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bounteous aptominichallenge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5005
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:00 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168163
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Wow, excellent job!Innis Carson wrote:This just shouldn't have happened.
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:39 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official thread of scrag
- Replies: 328
- Views: 51431
- Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 22nd September 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 47)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7087
Re: Tuesday 22nd September 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 47)
Annoying accent, maybe, but everything else you said went right over my head. What do you mean?Kieran Child wrote:Davies has an annoying accent, one part of him should be in jail for assault, and he's managed by someone who looks like a fat Spanish waiter.
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: sproilers for wednesday 28th spreptember
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1951
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday September 30th 2009
FUSARIA and UAKARIS in round 8.
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday September 25th 2009
- Replies: 86
- Views: 8844
Re: Spoilers For Friday September 25th 2009
It was - I was surprised when DC missed it.Junaid Mubeen wrote:Nice one Jeffrey. Well done on becoming an, wait for it, Oxfochamp. Look forward to seeing you in the finals.
GODETIAS was a beater in Rd 4 I think.
Congratulations Jeffrey! Look forward to meeting you at the finals.
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 21st September 2009
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3041
Re: Spoilers for Monday 21st September 2009
BHUNAS, round 2.
ALCAHEST, round 6.
ALCAHEST, round 6.
- Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 18th September 2009
- Replies: 69
- Views: 3999
Re: Spoilers for Friday 18th September 2009
I got thisDarren Carter wrote:BAHADURS in Round One.....
- Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 16th September 2009
- Replies: 58
- Views: 4761
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 16th September 2009
HIMATION, round 3, and ARANEIDS, round 4.
- Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 14th 2009
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2760
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 14th 2009
TERRANE, can't remember which round though - sometime in the second half.
and MISROUTED in round 11.
UNREADY, round 13.
and MISROUTED in round 11.
UNREADY, round 13.
- Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday September 11th 2009
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3419
Re: Spoilers for Friday September 11th 2009
CANTEEN, round 13.
- Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday September 10th 2009
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5226
Re: Spoilers For Thursday September 10th 2009
BLOVIATE, round 7.
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Digital Spy
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2754
Re: Digital Spy
I've literally only just got on to this. I probably shouldn't let it get to me - nobody is liked by everybody after all.
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th September 2009
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2804
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th September 2009
Well done on becoming an Octochamp, Chris. 8-) Really looking forward to seeing the quarters with the big three. Hopefully some more top guns to follow. :D Isn't this you? :?: :shock: Well, I feel I've been judged very harshly there. :( I felt really self-conscious throughout my Countdown run - I k...
- Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday September 4th 2009
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2756
Re: Spoilers For Friday September 4th 2009
On for a nice pair of nines which Chris should get... And he pronounced it incorrectly. He pronounced it SCLEROTIAE and then even said "with an E on the end". Surely this shouldn't count. And, rather than Susie asking him to spell it, she spelt it aloud for Rachel spelling it SCLEROTI. Pe...
- Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thurday 3rd September
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3330
Re: Spoilers for Thurday 3rd September
Thanks everyone
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 225933
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
My dad went to the same school (St. Anselm's) as Paul O'Grady. I'm actually quite a fan of his and would love to meet him.
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday September 1st 2009
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4083
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday September 1st 2009
Cheers KirkKirk Bevins wrote:I would just like to say I was beaten 88-110 and it was a pleasure to see Chris performing so well today. Super stuff mate. Keep it up.
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday September 1st 2009
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4083
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday September 1st 2009
GAH! I was really hoping for "unairable" to be in. As in "Susie's comment at the start was almost unairable" No luck though :( Chris has been unlucky with so few 9s available so far (maybe 0? I've not checked) PREMORBID was available in Friday's game, but I'd never heard of it a...
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 31st 2009
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3662
Re: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 31st 2009
I solved this easily at home God I'm rubbish under pressure.
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 31st 2009
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3662
Re: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 31st 2009
My mum got the second numbers game in the audience. I honestly thought I had it.
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 31st 2009
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3662
- Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday August 28th 2009
- Replies: 94
- Views: 8512
Re: Spoilers For Friday August 28th 2009
I had two takes when I solved the cube. The first time, I realised halfway through the solve that I was going to take too long and asked for another shot (which got a big laugh from everyone). My average solve time with that particular cube was almost exactly 20 seconds.
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday August 28th 2009
- Replies: 94
- Views: 8512
Re: Spoilers For Friday August 28th 2009
Nope.Ben Hunter wrote:Chris, did you know the word PREMORBID before this show?
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday August 28th 2009
- Replies: 94
- Views: 8512
Re: Spoilers For Friday August 28th 2009
Thanks everyone for the comments :) I was so nervous, you could see it all over my face and it was sort of agonising for me to watch! Ed was clearly gutted about losing, but he was nothing but nice to me. Seriously, it was terrifying. I was glad when it was over, but at the same time I couldn't wait...
- Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 27th August
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2355
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 27th August
I got VIHUELA in round 9 while in the audience.
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday August 26th 2009
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2985
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday August 26th 2009
SEIGNIOR as a nice equaller in round 11. Argh, I missed TERAPHIM yet again, ffs. Davies, how did you do in the green room? Were you annoyed to potentially play this scrabbler or was it reassuring to know he kept offering phoneys and isn't that great on the numbers? I was a little worried about pote...
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday August 26th 2009
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2985
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday August 26th 2009
AGOGOS in r2 - got this in the green room.
- Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:33 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168163
- Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 130366
Re: Birthdays
Happy Birthday you bothJimmy Gough wrote:Happy Birthday Dan and Innis
- Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Party Tricks
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3291
Re: Party Tricks
I can juggle 5 balls and solve a Rubik's cube in under 25 seconds. Doing either always elicits a response at parties. Also, when I first told my friends about going on Countdown (while in Wetherspoon's) some of them starting giving me anagrams to solve. One of them keyed 'RTBOHIKSKAAIDEAPI' or somet...
- Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:47 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168163
Re: Official Thread of Brag
That's a really good max game, actually, nice job!
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:25 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Etiquette
- Replies: 155
- Views: 15769
Re: Apterous Etiquette
That's what happens when you feed the trolls. Bingo. All this guy wanted to do was to provoke angry reactions from many people. This is what gives internet trolls their reason to, well, troll. Unfortunately, he achieved exactly that just by throwing pitiful insults and lame threats around. If he ha...
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Numbers game is diabolical-help please
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2902
Re: Numbers game is diabolical-help please
It's important to learn the 75 times table, up to 75x13 = 975.
You can practice numbers games at www.crosswordtools.com/numbers-game.
You can practice numbers games at www.crosswordtools.com/numbers-game.