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I, like most others on here, think she does a fabulous job. She is really relaxing into the role now and going from strength to strength. Excellent choice, Mr Eadie! And the stats do seem to back this up. I've looked at Carol in series 51 (early 2004), and extended all three blocks of data to 14 we...

I have seen lots of different statistics posts dotted around the place, so I have created a new topic for all of you statonerds out there. Yes, you know who you are! So do I, but that's a different story. I guess I'm one, and presumably I can move my Rachel v Carol numbers over to here. Analysis of...

Who is :( Kai? Me or Clive? I am too old and out of my depth on this forum, but I was talking about the 'feel' of it - not the statistical analysis. Clive. BTW IMO IIRC AFAIK http://crosswordtools.com/numbers-game/ is pretty good. I'm also old and clueless, so you'll have to educate me. Am I supplo...

Charlie Reams wrote:...can we see the 61 and 66 games?

61 : 25 9 5 2 6 5 T 654 (March 23rd, pink dress)
66 : 25 2 8 9 6 7 T 944 (April 3rd)

I don't count the first weeks because they were not normal contestants; they were octochamps and so on and they only left Rachel the impossible ones to do. I can see why you might think that, but it's not true. The only real sitter Rachel has ever missed was 25*10+75+2=327 which came in her 4th pro...

...Although the data are quite sparse, it might be interesting to look at the first 28 of Rachel's numbers games versus the second set of 28 - see to what extent nerves and inexperience may have had their effects early on. The numbers are as follows: 1st 28 referrals (to 20/2) Solved 14 (50%) Avera...

Interesting, nice one. A few comments: - WTP's difficulty-o-meter involves some pretty arbitrary constants and I don't entirely agree with it's evaluation. For example, if you have a target of 601 and it's trivial to make 600 (e.g. 6x100) then a human will typically spend most of the time trying to...

An individual’s “performance index” (hereafter PI) is defined as PI = Σ (tariff * (solved= ‘YES’) + (100 – tariff) * (solved=’NO’)) / N Where N is the number of games in the summation. Perhaps I am not understanding this, but doesn't this mean your PI goes up if you miss a solution? (and indeed, go...

This is an attempt to perform an objective statistical comparison of the respective performances of Rachel and Carol at the Countdown numbers game. For Rachel, I have used data from her first 13 weeks (January 12th – April 10th). For Carol I have “randomly” picked the corresponding 13 weeks from 200...

Charlie Reams wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:

Clive Brooker wrote:Does anyone think I should pursue this, cleaning up the data as far as possible from the recaps?

Yes.

Agreed. It doesn't really prove anything much, but it's potentially interesting.

Thanks. Bristol auditions are next Wednesday, so don't expect anything before then!

Likewise, I didn't manage to get any of them today. Very impressive. She'd kick Carol's arse in a Numbers Attack. I few weeks ago I began a study comparing Rachel's performance to date with CV's over a randomly chosen "equivalent" period, using William T-P's rating system to provide a tar...

The Bristol auditions have been cancelled, due to illness apparently.

Have there been any changes to the scoring system since the launch of the original pilot?

Kirk Bevin broke the record for a contestant in the challenger’s chair Erk. At least they tried though. Or is that actually true (counting finals and CoCs)? No it's not. Julian Fell's 146 was achieved from the challenger's chair. Rather sadly I didn't need to look this up. So at least one record wo...

...obviously if you're 85 behind at Countdown with two rounds left, you can't win! Again, it would be ridiculous not to try and get the numbers or the conundrum, but I wouldn't pick four large or six small there just because it's pointless... But surely the "one strike and you're out" sce...

My wife Carol has been invited to audition at 1130 at the marriot hotel in Bristol. Anyone else likely to be there? 32 replies and none anywhere near your question! I've just switched my audition from 9:30 to 11:30 - not because I particularly want to meet your wife but to fit in with childcare. Ap...

Jimmy Gough wrote:

Clive Brooker wrote: I can't help feeling that discussing this sort of detail is a bit questionable

Why?

When I really think about it, no reason at all.

So the answer is: Bristol, March 18th. Sorry we can't meet up afterwards to drown our sorrows.

Clive.

If I get through my upcoming audition (highly unlikely) you'll be able to judge for yourself. Where? (edit) I meant where is your audition? :) I can't help feeling that discussing this sort of detail is a bit questionable, although I'm quite sure the organisers have everything well under control. H...

Edit: Having reread Charlie's post, I see his point about it being within the context of the show, but that still doesn't sit well with me, and I'll rephrase my last question to make it fit the scenario of being within that context - if an octochamp from a previous series managed to sneak back on, ...

I'm a bit disappointed I don't have the highest score of the series any more :( (though I didn't expect to keep it long anyway). This performance annihilated that previous score! Oh well. As long as I beat Kirk in the final, I won't mind :P Technically I'm male. Does this mean I have a female persu...

I'm new here, but I do remember Kirk's first appearance. It sounded like a fair question to me so I don't understand the response. Maybe this is a good example of why newbies tend to find me unfriendly. The question is per se a fair one and I've responded to it properly here . However, with broader...

Seriously, how can this game be classed as a debut when its not your first appearance? I think you should make your debut in my new game "Shut The Fuck Up". Jeez! It was just a question. I'm new here, but I do remember Kirk's first appearance. It sounded like a fair question to me so I do...

[quote="Jojo Apollo Ah now I see, sorry I thought Anita had it written down (must remember to pay more attention in future :oops: ). Everything was in order there. Absolutely no question about people complaining, we know you had it the same way. Yeah was very surprised you didn't have the last ...

Charlie Reams wrote:

Clive Brooker wrote:Hello. I'm Clive and have been a Countdown fan for over 26 years. Today I posted my contestant application form.

Impressive. Welcome!

Thanks. Some say I can be a little cautious.

Hello. I'm Clive and have been a Countdown fan for over 26 years. Today I posted my contestant application form.