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- Sat Aug 13, 2022 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2686
Re: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
On a related topic, am I the only one who thinks 24 points for a 12 in Hyper on apterous is grossly understating the difficulty of getting a 12? It should be something like 60 points plus a free bag of Haribos auto-mailed to your address.
- Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2686
Re: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
Having given it some further fault you can't really have 10 letter Conundrums unless you use 10 letters in all letters rounds. 18 points for a 9 and 30 points for a 10 maybe I thought co-events like MK still used 9 letters even if the conundrums were 10s. Although it is fairly incongruous, agreed. ...
- Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2686
Re: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
Definitely reprograms conundrums altogether.
- Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 37)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 792
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 37)
Fair play getting it on your own though!
- Wed Aug 10, 2022 3:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 37)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 792
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 37)
Like Rachel.John Garcia wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:35 pm R6 Numbers game:
75 10 4 1 7 8 955
(7+4) x 8 = 88; 88 x 10 = 880; 880 + 75 = 955
- Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 5 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 35)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 445
Spoilers for Friday 5 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 35)
(6 + 4) * 100 - 8 * 7 as the boring method in Round 9
- Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 31)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 655
Re: Spoilers for Monday 1 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 31)
Joint of 208 from two non-Apterites. Must not be common.
- Sun Jul 24, 2022 3:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown G.O.A.T.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2360
Re: Countdown G.O.A.T.
Better question, who is the Goatdown C.O.U.N.T.?
- Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 20 July 2022 (Series 86, Heat 23)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 412
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 20 July 2022 (Series 86, Heat 23)
BESMEARS in the last letters round
- Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 14 July 2022 - Colin Murray returns
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1638
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 14 July 2022 - Colin Murray returns
Always dig a game where both contestants' first names are valid!
- Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th July 2022 - Anne Robinson’s last show
- Replies: 5
- Views: 597
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th July 2022 - Anne Robinson’s last show
Zarte Siempre was AMOLEHOST for a while
- Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1801067
Re: Politics in General
Favourite what3words: credit.card.denied is in Ontario, Canada - where median house prices are now reaching into the millions.
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
- Views: 171496
Re: You Are The Ref
Both contestants declare the same result on a numbers game. The first contestant presents, and then the second contestant is asked to go. They hesitate repeatedly before starting their workings, almost getting timed out by the host. It is clear they have not written anything down or indeed found the...
- Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766274
Re: Ask Graeme?
Based on the standard letter distributions mentioned earlier in this thread (you can just pick the most recent one, and ignore the effects of shuffling), what is the least likely 9-letter word that has been available in a selection at least once? What is the least likely 9 that has actually been sp...
- Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 8 July 2022 (Series 86, Heat 15)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 634
Re: Spoilers for Friday 9 July 2022 (Series 86, Heat 15)
SINKAGES^ will have to be removed from Lexplorer - have not included it in the recap.
- Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1st July 2022 (Series 86, Heat 10)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 548
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1st July 2022 (Series 86, Heat 10)
Maybe someone in the bingo hall with a drink on hand got mad that they didn't win.
- Fri Jul 01, 2022 12:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 482516
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Whatever conglomerate puts these all over Facebook.
- Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 28th June 2022 (Series 86, Heat 7)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 707
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 28th June 2022 (Series 86, Heat 7)
Didn't see this and posted the recap myself. NIGHTYPAL was the scramble and I think it was 2.25 seconds? I looked at the video on Facebook that Chloe posted, thankfully. Didn't know you made one, sorry mate. No problem at all Andres - whoever gets the recap up first has a rightful claim to it :ugeek:
- Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:42 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 28th June 2022 (Series 86, Heat 7)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 707
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 28th June 2022 (Series 86, Heat 7)
Recap is ready and missing only the conundrum scramble and time - anyone got these? Today we got subtitles but no show!
- Sat Jun 25, 2022 1:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766274
Re: Ask Graeme?
Based on the standard letter distributions mentioned earlier in this thread (you can just pick the most recent one, and ignore the effects of shuffling), what is the least likely 9-letter word that has been available in a selection at least once? What is the least likely 9 that has actually been sp...
- Wed Jun 22, 2022 7:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 22 June 2022 (Series 86, Prelim 3)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 356
Spoilers for Wednesday 22 June 2022 (Series 86, Prelim 3)
No dice getting an 8 from LAMENTOR^ = MONTREAL^, but MONOLATER as a beater in that round.
ROUSETTE in the OUTSERVE^ round.
ROUSETTE in the OUTSERVE^ round.
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 7:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 731914
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I'm guessing to make sure the alarm goes off and you don't accidentally forget you have food in the oven and burn it or cause a fire.Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 7:28 pm Why do some ovens refuse to work until you've set the clock?
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 2:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766274
Re: Ask Graeme?
Based on the standard letter distributions mentioned earlier in this thread (you can just pick the most recent one, and ignore the effects of shuffling), what is the least likely 9-letter word that has been available in a selection at least once? What is the least likely 9 that has actually been spo...
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 12:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 60241
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
Probably the best accidental conundrum scramble I've found: I passed ROY D. LOCKE Memorial Park while jogging in Montréal West this morning. I think you need to work on your running posture. The answer does describe my running route perfectly - lots of zigzagging around cars and bikes in this city! 😂
- Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 60241
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
Probably the best accidental conundrum scramble I've found: I passed ROY D. LOCKE Memorial Park while jogging in Montréal West this morning.
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th October 2008
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2468
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October
Would have thought someone on Letters and Numbers would say it first.
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 6:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 13th June 2022 (Series 85, 3rd Quarter-Final)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 564
Spoilers for Monday 13th June 2022 (Series 85, 3rd Quarter-Final)
Who's gonna get 106 this time?
- Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:20 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 9th June 2022 (Series 85, QF1)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1516
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 9 June 2022 (Series 85, QF1)
So no finals episode will ever have the trifecta of Anne, Rachel and Susie. Mind = Blown.
Cool Dude method for last numbers: ((9 + 2) * 100 + 8 + 4) / 2 = 556
Cool Dude method for last numbers: ((9 + 2) * 100 + 8 + 4) / 2 = 556
- Thu Jun 02, 2022 11:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 3rd June 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 110)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 387
Spoilers for Friday 3rd June 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 110)
Happy Episode 6 × 6 × 6 × 6 × 6 = 7776 my dawgs
- Wed Jun 01, 2022 6:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 330904
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Only realised a few years ago that Berlin was surrounded by East Germany and the Wall was not part of the main border.
- Sun May 29, 2022 4:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 36685
Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?
Wouldn’t that be a water game?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 10:04 am From the random thoughts of my mind, can anyone here tell me if there has ever been a platform game involving Jesus.
Part curiosity part fever dream I'm sure I have seen one
- Fri May 27, 2022 10:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 27th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 105)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 539
Re: Spoilers for Friday 27 May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 105)
1st numbers alternate: (50 + 4) * 10 + 25 - 2 - 2 = 561
- Mon May 23, 2022 2:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 23rd May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 101)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 485
Re: Spoilers for Monday 23 May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 101)
Decent standard for a post-octochamp game! Almost like a ZoomDown post-tetra game.
- Fri May 20, 2022 5:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 100)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 544
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20 May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 100)
Did DC wrongly allow MERLOT^ from William in Round 2? Can't confirm - the Channel 4 subtitler has been out partying in Cancun all week.
- Thu May 19, 2022 3:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 99)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 854
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19 May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 99)
Not going to add a redirect on the wiki. Zef is an anonymous contributor.
- Mon May 16, 2022 4:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 96)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1536
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 96)
Standard method for last numbers: 50 * 5 - 25 - 2 * 7 + 1 = 212
- Fri May 13, 2022 6:33 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 187132
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
TESSERACT. The 4-dimensional version of a square or cube, for those not in the know.
EDIT: it is in Scrabble though
EDIT: it is in Scrabble though
- Tue May 10, 2022 4:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 10th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 92)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 432
- Mon May 09, 2022 1:18 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Down for the count
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4139
Re: Down for the count
Happy to have cracked all four eggs in that Omelette!
- Thu May 05, 2022 2:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 89)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 742
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 5 May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 89)
I was hoping for another Secret Life of the Zoo rerun!
- Mon May 02, 2022 1:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 2nd May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 86)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 571
Re: Spoilers for Monday 2 May 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 86)
Not too long from now indeed.Thomas Carey wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 1:07 pm Wonder when we'll get the first series with less prelims than series number. Can't be too long now
EDIT: Series 68 as well.
- Wed Apr 27, 2022 2:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 82)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1858
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 26 April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 82)
So does a bicycle need a man like a fish needs a bicycle?
- Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 22nd April 2022 (Series 85, Preliminary 80)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 786
Re: Friday 22nd April 2002 ( Series 85 Prelim 80 )
2002. Vintage episode.
- Thu Apr 21, 2022 4:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 21st April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 79)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 576
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 15th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 75)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 974
Re: Spoilers for Friday 15 April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 75)
What was Susie's drink? Scotch?
- Thu Apr 14, 2022 6:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 73)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 841
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 13 April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 73)
SENECIOS was the beater of the essentially-beater.Fiona T wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:16 pmCOSINES tooGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 3:26 pm SICKENS was the standard method equaller (and therefore essentially beater) for CESSION.
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 5:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 12th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 72)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 735
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 12 April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 72)
NOSHABLE but not SPOONABLE^. Oh-kay.
- Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 482516
Re: People you shouldn't trust
A 10-year-old is 6 years young for Countdown. That’s about the only legit reason to use the phrase IMO.Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:02 pm People who say "x years young!" when talking about a person's birthday. It does not even make sense, and just sounds really ridiculous.
- Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:06 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 31st March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 64)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 590
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 31 March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 64)
Multiple missed opportunities from the Corner to add an S, including PEKOE and AMORIST.
- Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 30th March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 63)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1816
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 30 March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 63)
Apparently the only way!Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 2:10 pm Just after the time but 50 x (10 + 9) - 75 + 8 x 8 = 939
- Mon Mar 28, 2022 5:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28th March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 61)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 615
Re: Spoilers for Monday 28 March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 61)
SAUDADES to beat FUSSED
- Fri Mar 25, 2022 11:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 25th March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 60)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 527
Re: Spoilers for Friday 25 March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 60)
Same score as the Series 1 grand final!
- Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 23rd March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 58)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 715
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 23 March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 58)
Must be getting close to the record for most consecutive numbers games that the arithmetician has been needed for.
- Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday 22nd March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 57)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 879
Re: Tuesday 22 March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 57)
Haven’t seen the Z in a letters game for a while. Did they remove it because it’s Putin’s war symbol?
- Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 731914
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Would there ever be a viable reason to have Num Lock turned off on your keyboard?
- Fri Mar 04, 2022 6:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 4th March (Series 85, Prelim 45)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 684
Re: Spoilers for Friday 4 March (Series 85, Prelim 45)
Are they African or European years?
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 1st March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 42)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 442
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 1 March 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 42)
NAMESAKE to beat KENNELS
EDIT: ...or not. Someone needs to give that subtitles person a talking-to.
EDIT: ...or not. Someone needs to give that subtitles person a talking-to.
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 5:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Fact or Bullshit
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2346
Re: Fact or Bullshit
There was an ancient law that any Jewish person who walks under the Arch of Titus in Rome, which commemorates the Roman army's victory over Judea, is no longer considered Jewish. I have read that "to this day, no Jew has knowingly walked under the Arch." I wonder who combed through 1500 ye...
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 24th February 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 39)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1008
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd February 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 37)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 589
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22 February 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 37)
Not easy to spot