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David O'Donnell

Was sort of getting used to Alison, but as soon as I saw Susie and then her delight at the champion spotting DETAINERS I thought was great. Long live Susie! I just knew this thread would contain a major spoiler, but I just couldn't help myself! :lol: And as you're so good at juggling on national TV...

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I am fairly sure that Damian has confirmed there were only two conundrums and that Gary Male is indeed correct. I heard that there were four conundrums from a reliable source, of course Damian can confirm this if he is reading it. Edit: Sorry Julian, just noticed your point about Cambridge grads bei...

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Conor wrote:Yes, he does seem quite good. You're going to have plenty of competition

He spotted DOGMATISE and quite a few of the other beaters

Though he tends to take risks too, he was telling me he definitely would have risked ALIMONIES.

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Ian's doing really well; I might have a drinking buddy at the finals!

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MUTINOUS

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You know the drill, post your beaters/equalisers/losers here!

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I think we could be a little nicer to the ladies who do join here. The msn chat-rooms tend to be no place for a lady, apart from Corby, and I am as responsible for lowering the tone as anybody ... ahem ... perhaps more so.

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Nice one, Soo or whoever. I love the caption to my photograph!

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Just using the brute force method of dividing 800/15*9 we get the number 480 which 12 players achieved in the nine round period.

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There may be some truth in this, Martin. Although I have tended to do quite well prior to joining this site or its previous incarnation, I have had the opportunity to play against some really strong players which really pushes to improve your game. I haven't a formal regimen for practice but I will ...

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The standard prefix you have suggested is fine and I will start using it from next Tuesday onwards.

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That's a pity, Paul, but on the other hand it does I mean I have a genuine shot at best placed competitor from Northern Ireland.

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 5th February 2008. C1: Challenger Ian Lamb. (A wise-cracking, Everton supporting, scouser with an interest in falconry) C2: Challenger Sarah Flynn. (A rather lovely Cambridge graduate, and footballer who plays centre-half: no gags about swapping jerseys please) DC: Alison...

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Remind me: what happened in our last game? I can't really remember the result but I do remember that you were over my knee and I appeared to be spanking you with a great deal of force.

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What an excellent idea. I love the online competitions even though I tend to suck the big one, especially against Corby: anyone else picking up on the homo-erotic subtext? I hereby register for one of the 'speedy knock-outs' that determines entry in this prestigious event and fair play to you mate f...

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Yeah you're certainly right about Chris' natural ability Tom - the number of times when I was watching him on TV, that he beat me with non-obscure but difficult-to-spot words - I remember FORENAME, LAUGHTER, GORMLESS, ADMIRALS, of course GUNSMITH... and then he went and got an awesome, Carol-beatin...

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Actually, Julian's advice is spot on: you should wait until you feel you are ready. I should have waited longer but I just couldn't; besides I am not getting any younger.

PS Life ain't easy for a boy named ... Soo.

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Yes, I don't think he meant you but it'd be great to see you up next ... just not in this series

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LMAO. Craig's dig really got to you didn't it?? You're not an armchair hero; I think it would be good if you did well in one of the next couple of series that entitles you to a shot at Craig in a C of C: he may discover that you are not to be under-estimated regardless of where you happen to be seat...

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Charlie Reams wrote:Yes, well done mate. Your long-awaited entry onto the Octochamp Stats page will be made as soon as today's recap appears.

Ahem, LIAR!

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Holy shit Jim, this recap is so epic it should come with dry ice

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"I've got a George Foreman grill
I've got a George Foreman grill
If you won't cook my breakfast,
George ..... Foreman will."

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Yes, you were incredibly calm mate. I was flabbergasted because I was still so nervous. My game with you felt like torture. I am going to have to work on chilling the f**k out before the finals that's if I haven't topped myself before then.

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My brother came up with a good idea today, what about a numbers conundrum where you buzz when you think you have it?

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NOONERS certainly is valid and means a lunchtime drink or a euphemism for lunchtime nookie. I had it but thought I was imagining it. Didn't risk untaken because un- words are bad. Definitely should have seen LATTICES. You are all right, I am ridiculously bad ... I don't know why I thought I could pl...

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Whoops! Just realised I have made a cock-up here, you were talking about Tuesday's game and as if the thread title doesn't give it away!

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You did come up to me and say "I am the next lamb to the slaughter." I think you were the one player who was more nervous than me prior to going onstage.

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I find these searches for 'the best' are becoming rather trivial. Given the standard of the top players I think you can merely state that there are a crop of top players who are on their day can take anyone. It's not unlike what happened in snooker after Hendry ceased to be the number one or indeed ...

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I was surprised Martin. So was my brother and girlfriend when I told them your age. In fact only my mother guessed your age bang on: I suppose having three sons who have now passed the 26 mark makes it easier for her to judge. As for Howard's comment about FETTER/FATTER it really just is Brian's Sco...

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I think she is due back after the break for the races. I think the show breaks from Wed onwards but I cannot tell for certain.

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Bugger! You've ruined what little credibility I had on this site. PS Hi, by the way. PPS My family were getting at me because they said you were making expressions like I was torturing you during our game. PPPS Looks like our match is my closest encounter thus far, do you think that will change tomo...

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I think Charlie makes a valid point here. It was kinda ruining my enjoyment of being on Countdown when I felt like I'd be competing with all you guys on C4C and I knew most of you would be beating me. However, I was told by another contestant not to speak such nonsense and that my only opponent is t...

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I care so little that I don't think I can be bothered to finish th..............

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A rating system would be more effective. It works well in chess and generally suggests who the strongest player is. The only problem with Countdown is that it's a knockout format. In chess if you lose you just lose a few rating points but you always have the opportunity to redeem yourself; in Countd...

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David O'Donnell: Cristiano Ronaldo Despite playing down all the hype in his pre-match interviews, he is now the current golden boy of the game and has the potential to go down as one of the best ever. Labelled a 'wanker' by many due to his on field behaviour (diving and posing/perculiar under-table...

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I want to back up this campaign. David Mitchell would be an inspired choice.

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In the recap, posted on Corral, I got beat 122-62 OMG!

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I must have criticised a contestant at some point though so it's karma. I am defintely sure a cool bloke like James will not lose sleep over your post; Joseph, however, may need several months of therapy.

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Charlie has really got my back today! I think Joe was just being helpful, it's true my conundrums are weak but it's a little silly of Joseph to think I hadn't noticed ... ahem ... particularly when I posted, several times, that it is my weakest section :D As for James posting his scores, I find it i...

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Julian has got you well trained :D though you obviously beat me again. Ah well I could be beat by worse. Myself and a few friends will be watching the last game in the pub: to be honest I am glad it's over -- no more cringing at myself on TV! I had some atrocious misses today, thank God I got a nine...

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No need big lad, I break Hazel's record tomorrow

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I don't think so Conor. Why are you asking about my points? Getting nervous?

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LMAO!

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Yes, sorry. I sometimes forget you have a life outside Countdown

I could submit it but then it would under my recap ID and screw up your records.

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I thought Craig termed it 'high probability' because it comes up on ANAHACK. I have to admit though that I have seen it several times on ANAHACK and still missed it on Conor's game.

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This one hasn't been linked to Corral. I am sure someone is aware of that fact but thought I'd point it out anyway. I think you have to put in the URL now Stuart instead of the message number but otherwise the submission process is the same. Anyway, I am sure Charlie can sort it.

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Des had some sort of inner ear condition though so that may be the reason. I think someone had said that he had it for about 8 weeks. He was also a little unsteady on his feet so I think he performed admirably given he is operating under trying circumstances.

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I am afraid I did lean over to tell Hazel about adding the -er :oops: Does that officially make me a git? In today's game I gave CABINETS as opposed to BASCINET once I heard his word.In my defence though he did say to me "hey Paddy, what's your name?" So his card was marked after that!! :t...

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Nice spot Conor. I have heard of it (hadn't heard of DETENUE) but I was really gutted about SOLENOIDS as I can remember Kirk showing me this word. I didn't even spot EIDOLON which I tend to never miss: had I spotted EIDOLON I would have spotted EIDOLONS and had I spotted EIDOLONS I would have got SO...

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That's right, I forgot about the editing facility. I have to state that the forum is really working out better than the mailing list. It seems to be better organised, more flexible, and gets more hits(?!)

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It's easily done, I average about three mistakes a recap.

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(especially when Jim's writing them), rather than just the dry statistics which the Wiki format gives you. You are right. I love going through Jim's older recaps because he gives that little bit of info that allows you to remember the game or something weird that happened that you had completely fo...

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Being from Ireland, I'm surprised you didn't see potato... (I'm sorry, I couldn't resist :P ) There was a few of us watching this game and I gave them a hint that there was a word an Irish person should get: no-one got it and it was so bloody simple. Ah well, I was starting to tune out during this ...

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Classic! Good to see Corby junior and Corby senior share the same sense of humour.

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994 was doable in the numbers so I think that increases the max by 2. Craig and Jono both posted some excellent solutions which I have now forgotten.

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He was really funny though so I would rather see him again and again rather than see Martin Jarvis ... at all.

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A few issues came up there. Firstly, the conundrum was a retake because I made a balls up. I buzzed in and said "CLOCKWISE" and then said "no, it isn't I have messed it up." The music then started and Des got a message in the earpiece to tell me I was right after all. When I said...

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EDIT: Is this definitely just not the same as the envelope problem Gevin mentioned which shows that there is no strategy but a form of paradoxical logic that leads you to the erroneous conclusion that a strategy does exist? No, it's more like the opposite actually, because it really looks like a st...

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Obviously I cannot give the game away but I was hoping to show off like Jono. Though, unlike Jono, I don't know if I would have the guts to take the 'big' route when there is an obvious 'small' route. As for under-selling myself it's probably just that I am under Craig's shadow as far as performance...

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Congratulations David. Statistically your best game, though weirdly the first I have beaten you in having lost the other 3 narrowly. I say I 'beat' you, I was 100-94 behind before the conundrum and saw it instantly, but as you got it in 1 second I cannot say for sure that I would have pressed first...

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