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Ryan Lam

IMMATURE in R4. Surprised Susie didn't spot that. Same...I immediately thought of SF2 of S77 last year as both Bradley and John spotted that. That was quite some air time to fill at the end, I wished it was Mark talking about the "Gotcha" Episode and what happened when he had to temporari...

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Well not really - if you're past the point at which anyone else can make it, it's just formality. Although after Annie dropping out a few series back, someone ought to check the 8 with someone who was there each time. I thought the odds of a finalist not being able to make it are slim but tbf I sho...

Ryan Lam

SPOILER ALERT REGARDING THE LINE-UP (written below in blue tiny text) DOESN'T GIVE AWAY ANY OUTCOMES One of the top 8 is not present at recordings - Robin Johnson :O I must watch closely at what Nick has to say next Thursday then!! If that's confirmed I will make the necessary changes accordingly!

Ryan Lam

So, with just six Preliminaries of Series 79 yet to air as of the time of writing, we now know who are the final eight and here they are: EDIT: Our fellow Series 77 Finalist Bradley Horrocks has given the spoiler that the #4 Seed, Robin Johnson could not make it for the filming of the Finals. Taking...

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Thomas Carey wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:22 pm Julie Gray is smashing them crucial conundrums and as someone said is the only person left who could give us ---NINE OCTOCHAMPS--- let's see what happens here

Hopes dashed...we'll only have eight this time around, but hey it's still a record though!

Ryan Lam

What was Paul Zenon's trick today. In a hotel which doesn't have channel 4 on the tv for some reason. And can't watch it on channel4's website. His trick involved drawing an outline of his right hand on a piece of black paper, then asked Rachel to pick a finger (She chose the pinky). Susie then dre...

Ryan Lam

Late post but I have to say anyone with scientific knowledge would've immediately seen through Paul Zenon's trick which used magnets...I'm sorry to burst his bubble though :/

Ryan Lam

Normless being a super spot too! I was watching the episode on my phone and when Susie said it was in, I burst out into laughter! :lol: After the show when I checked Lexplorer I was like "So it is a word..." If there was a UK compilation of Dumb Luck in gameshows, this would definitely ma...

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I'm back for the next four weeks, University Exams and Tests have taken a toll on my time here and before long, another round will start again! I must say Martin was on fire today! Tied with Jodine Lawrence for the top score of the series to date! (Jodine appeared in end-June if anyone has forgotten...

Ryan Lam

Well done to Dave! Wow, three in a row, I think that's the high point thus far of this Series... I only have one thing to say today: Rachel's comment on "kicking youselves" in R9 shouldn't be really applied in this sort of situation (I mean, the average contestant won't think of 18 x 51 im...

Ryan Lam

Commiseations Stephen, but you did do well, in fact you now have the highest score in this Series without a win so far, so if that's any consolation for you. :) Like Tom, I have to mention Dave was seriously on fire today, especially in the Numbers, Round 6's solution was very obscure IMO and he got...

Ryan Lam

It was nice to see Laura make a return on the show after 13 years, commiserations to her but still, a wonderful game with POULETS and FUNDIES from her. Indeed, Countdown runs through your family! Toby, if you're reading this, well done for solving for the conundrum! (Even I blanked out on this one.....

Ryan Lam

That was a brilliant comeback by Dave! Just shows that you should never give up even if the odds are stacked against you at the late stage...

Alternative for R6: (50 + 3) x (10 + 6) + 9

Ryan Lam

Geez I had INTERNER and I thought it was in... :( Enter The Governess, the second chaser on the show after The Beast, you got to admit her back story of becoming one was fascinating, plus the fact she can remember events from nine years ago with clear precision is just stunning! :) I hope she can co...

Ryan Lam

He's done it and ended the Octochamp drought at last!! Two months of a dry spell finally ended today! :D I was hoping third time lucky and it worked! Let's hope for more in the remaining four months we have! On a sidenote I seriously hope Lewis and Bob can make it to the Finals...only time will tell...

Ryan Lam

Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:53 pm Fun fact: First 3 letters of round 10 were EID. Today (August 21st) is the first day of Eid.

I'm glad someone noticed that!

We celebrate it here where I am!

Alternative to R6: ((25 x 2) + 6) x 10 + (4 x 3)

Ryan Lam

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Wed Aug 15, 2018 2:44 pm I can't have been the only one who mentally asked "Is it GANDISEEG?" on the second Teatime Teaser...

Same

Alternative for R9: (50 ÷ 5 x (8 + 6)) + 7

Anyone else thought the shuffling of the letters today was bad?

Ryan Lam

Alternative for R3: (75 ÷ 3 x 8) - 1 - 1

I have to credit Stephen Read's solve last year because this was exactly the same conundrum used in SF1 of Series 76! Buzzed in within one second because of me memorising this back then...

Ryan Lam

We had two days in a row where we had consecutive identical targets that were featured...based on those on the Daily Chat they have said we can expect these to appear again...it was quite some time before the Countdown Production Team realised what was going on...so if you know the pattern beforehan...

Ryan Lam

Guess Matt's just an afternoon person, not a morning one (assuming he ended one day and started another). I think this was filmed on a Monday, which would have meant the first filming was afternoon too. Maybe he just prefers being nearer to Nick. I've checked the filming schedules, this was recorde...

Ryan Lam

The show was mentioned briefly on BBC One's !mpossible Gameshow yesterday afternoon (31 July 2018). The question was "Which soap opera on Channel 4 was the first ever show to be broadcast on the channel?" to which it's Impossible because Countdown was the first show; Elaine the contestant ...

Ryan Lam

Did anyone think Rachel was a tad on the rude side when she said that "you clearly don't know your 75 x tables" at the end of r14. Yes, it was a bad miss, but still thought it was a little uncalled for (not that she is a malicious individual). IMO, not really. She had two players to whom ...

Ryan Lam

Alternative for R6 if you want to use all the Numbers: (25 x 9) + 75 + 50 - (2 x 10)

Ryan Lam

Just managed to retrieve the recording after a severe Internet outage in my area, looks like this is the first episode to have the "Filmed in Salford" treatment in the Credits after the new finishing to the 8/10 Cats Does Countdown credits as well. I personally like this change, the ending...

Ryan Lam

Nice Solve from Bryan in R14 but sadly it's heartbreaking he didn't make it to a fourth win...imagine if he had the answer to the Conundrum as he buzzed in. Fortunately Nick never asked that as it would add even more pain

Ryan Lam

You got to admit Bryan's declaration of SAMIEST in R5 was excellent...tbh this was my first time ever hearing this word!

And wow...haven't had an Asian playing Countdown on air in a while now so kudos to Joe even though you didn't go through today!

Ryan Lam

Might be a bit late...but the way Nick savagely finished off the solution in Round 6

You don't often see him do that...

Simpler Alternative for Round 14: 25 x 6 + 4 x 2

Ryan Lam

Anita's anecdote about Papua New Guinea was very entertaining. I know it's not relevant to the game, but just thought I'd mention it anyway 😂 Have to second this...and for that, I respect her for going through all that. Heck, I would have just given up halfway and requested to get the hell out of t...

Ryan Lam

Waking up in my timezone to see this list, I am just as surprised to see that except Stephen Read, the rest of the Series Champions will be going against each other! Oh well, time to analyse all the players original performances which I have long forgotten (With the exception of those after Series 7...

Ryan Lam

Alternative for R14: (7 + 2) × 50 + 7 + 4 + 10 In it's full uncensored glory, we had that word. And even worse, I spotted the C word as well in R13.. :lol: (Family friendly, I'm not going to put those two words up here.) Loved today's conundrum...It's BAD...OH DEAR...I had no idea what the answer wa...

Ryan Lam

Oh man...Lewis is now the next Dougie Mackay...falling at the last hurdle!! :( :( :( However, if there's one good thing that came out of all this, Sarah did apologise for that and not to mention Lewis, just like Dougie took his defeat in his stride. "One life too many", nah not really, you...

Ryan Lam

I know it was "only" a 6, but I genuinely think POIPOI might be one of the best spots I've ever seen... I second this, and perhaps it's a good time for me to learn all those words that can repeat itself within it...Unlimited Variant on Apterous anyone? ;) Hopefully Lewis can become an Oct...

Ryan Lam

Ouch...just did a quick calculation and it's really painful...if Joe had not misdeclared in Round 1, the final score would have been 82 - 83 in his favour!! :( Don't you hate it when this happens...you do have to feel sorry for him. After all, he came up with good words and was decent. Alternative f...

Ryan Lam

but generally everyone is trying, and everyone is doing what they think is the right thing to do whether it's fudging a numbers they think they might have got but aren't sure, buzzing on a conundrum they're not sure of cos they're worried about overthinking it or as Lewis seems to enjoy trying iffy...

Ryan Lam

Are you aware how much of a sneering twat you sound in a lot of your posts on here? If you are, just keep doing you by all means, but if not, I thought you might like to know. I'm aware when I'm typing this. I know I may sound very mean and insulting people that I don't personally know, and yes, I ...

Ryan Lam

I do actually think Lewis is playing his best atm, despite the invalid words, which have been quite feasible, but Kieran is fighting back, so we could be onto an interesting climax! It's Ciaran btw...and sorry to spoil you but it was a DISAPPOINTING climax... I got the Crucial Conundrum at the same...

Ryan Lam

Think Lewis could become an octochamp? Unless his next showing on Monday which the recording came only a day after today's episode on 4 April can prove he improves in the Numbers, I believe so. He is good in his 4L but when it comes to other Number Combinations I can tell he screws up, especially t...

Ryan Lam

Alternative for R3 if you want to use All the Numbers: (75 + 25 - 8 - 8 + 2) x 10 Alternative for R9 if you want to use All the Numbers: (5 - 3) x 6 x 10 + 8 - 7 Easier Alternative for R14: (50 - 7) x 10 - 25 Sad to see Jodine go. Disappointed that she didn't become an octochamp. :( Well said, and I...

Ryan Lam

Series 16 is coming your way from 13 July 2018. From yours truly..JImmy Carr will not be hosting the first episode, Katherine Ryan will!

Ryan Lam

POSTDATE in R1. Bit of analysis here: Since this episode was filmed 20 days after the last recording which is on Tuesday, 03 April, I can pretty much say Jodine's performance is consistent, only issue is that she needs to focus on the Numbers Round, it sometimes can determine how the match goes! It'...

Ryan Lam

Do they normally finish a series at the end of a filming day? Presumably not this time, as Paul Zenon carried on through from one series to the next. Same as what I was thinking- don't recall it happening with the previous series'. Yes, this has never happened last year or the year before, and back...

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Ian Fitzpatrick wrote: ↑Sat Jun 23, 2018 10:28 am Shouldn't you have got less than zero for QF3 as you failed to predict the winner of that game?

I'm basing it on the rules of my flawed game. I am taking your point into the consideration for Series 79. Thanks for pointing out to clarify though!

Ryan Lam

Let's kick off a new series, shall we? Indeed we should! :) One can tell Diane must have polished her skills during the day she had a break which was on 13 March. Her last Prelim in S78 was filmed on 12th and this was filmed on 14th straight after the Grand Final! :) Alternative for R3: (8 + 10 ÷ 1...

Ryan Lam

So there you have it, congratulations to the 17 People who predicted Zarte won (Which he did!) My Predictions were as follows in case anyone was wondering and here are the results: QF1 (14 June): Zarte Siempre vs Jan Pask (Zarte wins by 70 Points) (Actual: 105) (Score: 0 Points) QF2 (15 June): Toby ...

Ryan Lam

Well I'm late again but as you can tell, I was doing up the recap on behalf of Johnny as he is busy today + my usual habit of getting the photographs. I swear I had to cut the video on my PC several times to get the perfect shot on the Wiki! Simpler Alternative to R14: (6 x 10 x 10) + (8 x 9) Letter...

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What photos you putting on the wiki Ryan? If you even bother to read up Series 76 and Series 77's Main Page, it's the Prize Presentation and a shot of the Winner holding the Trophy. If Zarte wins, I hope the camera gets a nice shot of him, Tom's better shots were obscured by the Credits last year w...

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Well I'm a bit late as I had other things to do from the time the show finished and the time I'm writing this so apologies for the delay... Letters: Philip's MONRADITE obviously was the key to the game. He's only the third person to spot this after Noel McIlveny and Eoin Jackson did last year in Dec...

Ryan Lam

*collapses in crumpled heap on the floor* :o...hopefully you had your trousers changed already...or else yor sh*t would pile up on the floor and it's not nice when you leave it to others to clean up for you! Alternative for R3 if you want to use all the Numbers: ((8 x 4) - (6 - 4)) x 1 x 5 Letters:...

Ryan Lam

Paul went from a 42 point deficit to just a 12 point decifit, would've been sensational if he won. Yeah, had that happened, it would've been the biggest upset in the entire history of the show! Letters: R7 was pretty much recycled from yesterday's R12 if you know what I mean...Phil's early spot of ...

Ryan Lam

WAVELET in R13. Letters: It was pretty much even between both contestants today, although I have to commend Chris' SERRANO in R5 and Dougie's THIMBLE in R8. Then, it was DOVETAILS in R12 that ultimately sealed Dougie's fate as he is now facing Philip on Thursday! I'm sure Dougie's sorry to make Chri...

Ryan Lam

Simpler Alternative for R14: (100 x 4) - 25 + (50 ÷ 10) I'm not convinced. It's pretty clunky, and you've used an extra number. If there's a "standard method", it's what Owen put - 100*4-2*10=380. Ok to clarify, my definition of "simpler" is a method that an average person can t...

Ryan Lam

Alright I may be late in the game because China refuses to let me use Lexplorer to do my individual recapping (Because it uses a Google Java Applet unfortunately and they blocked it so too bad..), but I've just finished watching it and here's my analysis but just one alternative today: Simpler Alter...

Ryan Lam

Ok, since my game is causing so many problems, I'm sorry to say but I'm offically calling off the game. Until I can sort the flaws in my game, we will not play it here. Sorry for all the inconvenience caused!

Ryan Lam

Yes congratulations, my game is flawed, we all failed to get any points today! Zarte is too good for all of us!

Ryan Lam

Zarte caused Alex Ferguson's brain haemorrhage. Wow. Jesus f**k - dark :lol: That's like something I'd say :lol: Oh well, no one knew Alex would suffer that since this was recorded on Tuesday, 13 March, some two months before he suffered that unfortunately. Nevertheless, wishing him a great recover...

Ryan Lam

It's still flawed. If I understand correctly, if I predict Zarte to beat Jan by 100 points, and he actually beats her by 50 then I will get 50 points. If I predict him to beat her 51 points and it's actually 50, I'll get 1 point - rewarding people for being further out isn't really logical. Either ...

Ryan Lam

Poor Darren, a late night recording plus him unsucessfully risking words did him in eventually, indeed what an EMOTIONAL end to the Prelims of Series 78. Alright with that, here are some stats I thought I'd share based on the 110 Episodes we had thus far in comparison to Series 77: 1. More contestan...

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The point is that with your current scoring everyone should pick who they think is going to win, and then say that they'll win by infinite points. That way if you're right you get infinite points, and if you're wrong you lose nothing. The system last time was that Martin put some predictions to sta...

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Only one more show before the finals! Yes I know we're all excited, unlucky Darren, he could've gotten 480 in R6 if he had spotted (2 + 3) x 4 to take off 500, so much for Rachel's method though... I have to agree with Nick that it wasn't really an open goal in R14...you should refer to R9 for that...

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QF1: Tom Chafer-Cook vs Graeme Staples (Prediction: 50 Points) (Actual: 45 Points) (Score: 50-45=5 Points) If I understand this correctly, if you predicted Tom to win by a million and 45 points, you'd get a million points. That is technically correct, although I must admit no one is going to win wi...

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