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Bradley Cates wrote:PHONEME in R1

CHEAPEN too.

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Congrats Mark, that was a great performance under the pressure of the grand final, even if a lot of it was lifted after Andy missed the early game. Sadly for the neutrals it killed the game but it was still a really good watch. You've been the standout player in a series which is certainly not at th...

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James, I don't think your question will be answerable as the database doesn't store information on where contestants were born.

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Fantastic semi final, very close all the way through! That was a great last few rounds by Andy to win the game and I'm sure he'll be a tough opponent for Mark. Samir, you've played excellently throughout your run, producing some great words and would also have been a very worthy finalist. Bring on t...

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Very good game. Congrats Mark for making the final, NORMATIVE was a superb nine under the pressure as it was a very close game until then. Neil's been consistently good too and deserves credit. That was a very good conundrum solve, even if it was academic.

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Neil was in good form, unlucky Sean but well done on your overall performances which have been of a good standard.

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CORIUM was there too but I didn't get the seven.

Good contest between two good players. Congrats Anthony on the mug too.

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Excellent performance, Samir. Some great words as ever and I certainly think you're Mark's biggest challenger for series winner, not that I'm discounting the others.

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Both Worsleys will be coming too.

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James Laverty wrote:1st numbers: (50*7)+(100+75-1/6). Got well after the 30 secs though

Very nice. I spent a few minutes looking for the solution but still couldn't see it.

Well played Mark, never really in doubt.

ENDNOTE (R4) and AREOLES (R7) for a couple of equallers.

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The reason they have a rule on having three keepers is exactly the same thinking as having teams from a spread of 5 or 6 continents... It gives all a chance to play not just the superstars! Crap teams compete in the finals as well as lower ranked squad members including the less-thought-of keepers....

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My team: Buffon Chiellini, Sagna, Zabaleta Paulinho, Herrera (Mexico), Rodriguez (Colombia), Muller Cavani (c), Hulk, Aguero Subs: Muslera (Uruguay), Alderweireld (Bbelgium), Mertesacker, Guardado (Mexico) Hopefully having a couple of Italy's backline will curse them into conceding loads of goals. :D

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ASITIES in round 4 and SENSED in round 11. DC had a shocker!

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Just caught up. Very well done Samir, you were a thoroughly-deserving octochamp and will be a tough match for anyone in the finals. You came up with some great words which certainly wowed DC. Brian played well too, just a shame about his collapse in part 3.

FOOZLES in round 12.

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HYPERGOAT^ in round 2.

Another strong display by Samir, haven't seen Friday's game yet but he looks like a strong competitor.

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Bradley Cates wrote:VIROID in R13

VIGORO as well.

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Good game. Neil definitely looks like he has a lot of quality on the letters but his numbers let him down. If he can improve there, he'll certainly be a very dangerous opponent.

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The third numbers round in the first game is doable - (50 x 3 - 5) x 100 / 25 - 6 = 574. This makes the max 118, not 115.

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Cheers Tony and everyone else who organised the event, and apologies for not thanking you in person at the end. As ever, it was a fantastic day and I would certainly like to carry on attending CO:REA, for as long as you're willing to run it.

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What more impressed me than anything about Mark is how well he did under the circumstances of his run. At least 3 opponents he faced probably could have been octochamps in their own right, and so to score that well and still score 902 really impresses me. Really well done Mark. Agree with everythin...

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Wow, these great games keep coming! Mark's nerves must be shredded by now as once again he played superbly but only sealed it with the great conundrum spot. Peter was also excellent and was very unlucky, especially if he was only a fraction of a second behind on the conundrum. It's a shame these two...

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3rd numbers: ((100 - 75) x 10 + 1) x 2 - 9 = 493

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Last numbers: ((25 x 8 + 8)/2) x 7 + 1 = 729

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Great game! It really could have gone either way so very unlucky to Ciaran for coming up against Mark but you played very well. Well done Mark for holding your nerve and you both contributed to a fantastic spectacle. Hope you go on to be an octochamp now, Mark.

GRIEVOUS in round 1.

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KILTIE in round 1 and BANDEROL in round 2.

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Countdown recap for Thursday 10 April 2014. Yes, it's time for the second part of the double header of Robbo recaps for the week, oh wait. Robbo is unavailable because he's doing a quiz or something so I'll have to do for today, sorry. Cheers James for having faith in me, you're probably the only pe...

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Brilliant game, excellent standard and neither player really deserved to lose it. Game of the series for me without any doubt. Well done Mark, you had a very tough first opponent and did very well to hold your nerve after missing SIMPLETON, which was an excellent spot by Bobby. He must still be kick...

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USHABTI in round 1 as well.

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ICEBOATS in round 8

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Hope I wasn't the only one to miss bloody MODERATOS/ASTRODOME... Almost as bad as me going for HUMIFY and missing HUMIDIFY. :( Great comeback by Ann, although the challenger really fell apart at the end! Since Nick became host, I've noticed that the clock normally starts ticking before the conundru...

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Was OUTDATES there in R10? Yes, very surprising miss by the corner. GRAPHEME has to be one of the best ever spots by a non-apterite, maybe even by any contestant full stop. Had me beaten all ends up and I can't even see a seven. Edit: Four wins in a row for the challengers now, I wonder when that l...

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ASSLOAD in round 2

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SAPPIEST in round 1.

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Good comeback by the challenger, quite a decent performance too.

MORALLY in round 2 and OVERSEA in round 13.

Nice to see INDURATES make another appearance.

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OXIDASE in round 4.

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My heart sank when I heard the news. :( As others have rightly said, Peter was a true gentleman and I discovered this from the moment I started playing him online, during my early days on apterous. We always had really good games and it was a real pleasure to play and talk to him. He was just as del...

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One away on first numbers: (9x8x2-3)x(8-1) = 987

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1st numbers: 7x7x5+6x6 = 281.

ASYSTOLE in the ISOLATES round.

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AWESOME in round 12.

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That guy was pretty good. Sure-fire octo. Would take a 1600 player or over on Apterous to beat him. I wouldn't say it was a certainty, as we've seen people make impressive starts and disappoint before. If he keeps playing like this, he's got a great chance, though. Very impressive debut performance...

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TIMOROUS in round 12.

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PREFABS again in round 2.

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DERACINE in round 5.

Last numbers: (75+50+4)x6-(8-7) = 773

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Cheers Graeme, that's quite astonishing! I wasn't expecting much of a difference but would have expected the picker to have a slight advantage. Clive - I didn't have any method in mind so I'm happy with both maxes and winning declarations. Nick asks the picker first while Jeff normally asked the non...

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What evidence is there (if any) to suggest that having the letters pick gives you an advantage for the round?

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Is it fair to just do an unannounced first come, first served sign up? There's going to be more than 32 who want to play I would think - maybe I should allow all signups for a period and then randomly draw 32 from those? What's best? Another option is to include a preliminary round in order to get ...

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Definitely the game of the series so far. Well played Martin, after a difficult start you did so well to get back in the game and almost pulled off a stunning comeback. Andy's been impressive throughout his run and is fully deserving of being (finally) the first octochamp of the series. He'll be a t...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 27 February 2014. Wahey, I'm back! :D Only for one game, though, as Robbo is unavailable for tonight and in his words, “Desperate times call for desperate measures”. This time, the solution to the desperation is to temporarily bring me out of retirement. So, let's get to...

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APEXING for a round 8 beater. I also saw POLEWARD in round 2, although my thought of PEARLWOOD^ wasn't in.

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I'm definitely considering it, as is Worsley Snr, so put us down as "interested", please!

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Tony Atkins wrote:Anyone get the 8 in the TOROIDS+UN round?

TOURNOIS in round 11 and AMNESICS in round 13.

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Andy McGurn wrote:
R08: P U T R A U E O N

[...]

Round 8: P U T R A U E O N

C1: OPERANT (7)
C2: NATURE (6)
DC: PRONATE (7)
OT: PROTEAN (7)
Score: 54–21 (max 76)

The first U should be a V, meaning that VAUNTER and PARVENU are also maxes.

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A few equallers: MUDSTONE (R2), PARVENU (R8), GEODE (R11) and BURIALS (R12).

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AMMONITE in round 8. I like how Nick seems to be speaking more to the reigning champion lately, as until recently, the champion's intro was normally very brief.

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Have any contestants appeared in episodes hosted by all five presenters? If not who holds the record for appearing with the most presenters I somehow doubt it. I can't even think of anyone who has done it with 4. Loads have done it with 3. Junaid Mubeen, Anita Freeland, Nick Wainwright, Conor Trave...

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MEDAKAS in round 12.

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1st numbers (out of time): ((50-5)x75x3+100)/25 = 409

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TERAFLOP in round 1 and MESOSAUR in round 5.

If Jenny hadn't misdeclared with FLOUNCE, it could have been an interesting finish. To be fair, it doesn't sound like a seven-letter-word. Well done again though Brett on another solid win, you look capable of going far.

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Martin Thompson wrote:
Andy Platt wrote:ERGATIVE as an alternative for the CREATIVE round
I was feeling quite pleased to spot EVIRATE. Oh well....

Not valid on Countdown, Scrabble only.

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Good performance again, Brett, nice to see a nine finally turn up too after a recent drought.

Hope I'm not the only one to have been caught out by the early start time.

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