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by Johnny Canuck
Tue Aug 29, 2023 4:17 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for bank holiday Monday 28th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 42)
Replies: 3
Views: 720

Re: Spoilers for bank holiday Monday 28th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 42)

Subtitles say DC got APPEALS in the SLAPPER round - was that heard by all or could the sub have itself been a typo for RAPPELS?
by Johnny Canuck
Mon Aug 21, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 21st August 2023 - Jeff Stelling returns in Dictionary Corner
Replies: 5
Views: 849

Re: Spoilers for Monday 21st August 2023 - Jeff Stelling returns in Dictionary Corner

Surprising geekfact: Stelling is NOT the first person to see the same conundrum answer in two consecutive episodes! Clive Spate had PENSIONER in Episodes M89 and 1877.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:22 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown ELO Ratings
Replies: 23
Views: 4627

Re: Countdown ELO Ratings

Callum Todd wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:33 am
Johnny Canuck wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:40 pm Elo is a name, not an acronym. ELO ratings are the kind that you can’t bring down.
Don't bring them down, Bruce?
Glad someone shares my taste in music from before my time :mrgreen:
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown ELO Ratings
Replies: 23
Views: 4627

Re: Countdown ELO Ratings

Elo is a name, not an acronym. ELO ratings are the kind that you can’t bring down.
by Johnny Canuck
Mon Aug 07, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 27)
Replies: 4
Views: 1091

Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 27)

Raw score of 105 from Helen, pretty solid
by Johnny Canuck
Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Only Connect
Replies: 169
Views: 93647

Re: Only Connect

He was also on 15-1 within the past ten years
by Johnny Canuck
Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:36 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209680

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Pee-Wee Herman. This year is getting real now.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Jul 28, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 28th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 21)
Replies: 5
Views: 1042

Re: Spoilers for Friday 28th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 21)

I like people named Chess. I hear they're good mates.
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?
Replies: 6
Views: 2199

Re: Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?

why not 5-6 qualifying games then final between top 2? Yeah, presumably if you've got time for that number of games anyway with divisions, you can play the same number without. Basically, the number of games you've got time for minus one qualifying games and then a grand final. Yep, extending the h...
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?
Replies: 6
Views: 2199

Re: Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?

Also, what's the current opinion regarding the 14-round format? Is it cool? Or is it anathema like Mariah after she did Glitter?
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?
Replies: 6
Views: 2199

Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?

Howdy pardners, Heading to Las Vegas again next year and considering running a both Countdown- and casino-themed event over Zoom from my hotel room on Saturday, 24 February 2024. Ideally this would have a format similar to an in-person Co:event. To avoid a 12-hour-long event, it would be Bristol-sty...
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Jul 21, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 21st July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 16)
Replies: 5
Views: 1026

Re: Spoilers for Friday 21st July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 16)

If they're censoring MORON now, I'm surprised they left MIDGET alone.
by Johnny Canuck
Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:51 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 16th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 105)
Replies: 10
Views: 1412

Re: Spoilers for Friday 16th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 105)

I think Series 54 might have done mugshots for the finalists. I remember seeing the pictures on the wiki.
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 13th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 10)
Replies: 6
Views: 930

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 13th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 10)

I got ROCAMBOLE! Not on Ascension. What's "ROCAMBOLE!"? Is that like ROCAMBOLE x ROCAMBOL x ROCAMBO x ROCAMB x ROCAM x ROCA x ROC x RO x R? Random thought - when you expand a factorial, do you include the x1 at the end? Is it relevant? Seems not, but feels incomplete without. Do you ask t...
by Johnny Canuck
Sat Jul 08, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
Replies: 390
Views: 221681

Re: Countdown Lookalikes?

I can't be the only one who has watched the Dahmer miniseries and thought Jeffrey Dahmer's dad looks like Richard Whiteley.

Also DAHMER is an anagram of HARMED. This was literally the first thought I had when it came up on my feed the first time.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
Replies: 479
Views: 164131

Re: Words You Would Have Thought...

Gavin Chipper wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:46 am
Philip A wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:36 am Unsure why tesseract isn’t in ODP.
Yeah, bit of a weird omission.
but muh low usage frequency!!!11
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:24 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 6th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 5)
Replies: 5
Views: 737

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 6th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 5)

Someone has to go to B&Q again and get the MediaWiki extensions for the wiki
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Jeff Stelling to Return to Countdown in Dictionary Corner
Replies: 5
Views: 2890

Re: Jeff Stelling to Return to Countdown in Dictionary Corner

One question from the peanut gallery - are we sure Stelling’s week starts on a Monday if the guests currently start on Friday? Is someone else doing a sixth day?
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Jul 05, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Jeff Stelling to Return to Countdown in Dictionary Corner
Replies: 5
Views: 2890

Re: Jeff Stelling to Return to Countdown in Dictionary Corner

James Robinson wrote: Wed Jul 05, 2023 8:03 pm Apparently, it’s W/C 21st August.👍
Gonna be looking forward to that commencing
by Johnny Canuck
Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:40 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630460

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Gavin Chipper wrote: Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:00 pm Edit - Is that the wrong video? No passing out happens.
Edited. Maybe my own brain matter is leaking
by Johnny Canuck
Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:16 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630460

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Mark Deeks wrote: Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:55 pm Also, people DO die like that. Sometimes it's not the punch that kills you; it's hitting your head on the hard pub car park ground. I've ended several like that.
I'm well aware*, I just wasn't sure of the mechanism whereby everyone doesn't

*because I am the GCHQ agent monitoring your pub
by Johnny Canuck
Sat Jul 01, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630460

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

In the movies we often see someone (most elegantly Catherine 'KEVIN' O'Hara in Home Alone 2, of course) pass out and fall backwards onto a hard floor. How can anyone possibly survive such a fall? If you're stiff, your head will be the first to hit the floor, so doesn't it direct your entire body wei...
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Jun 29, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final
Replies: 21
Views: 2106

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final

Interesting that 880 was declared on that last numbers, as it isn’t actually possible.
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Jun 29, 2023 5:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final
Replies: 21
Views: 2106

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final

Y'all just gonna leave us guessing what ASPERMIA means? :mrgreen:
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd June 2023 - Series 87 2nd Quarter-final
Replies: 7
Views: 1047

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd June 2023 - Series 87 2nd Quarter-final

FYI I'm on vacation tomorrow so today's and tomorrow's recaps can be grabbed by someone else
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Jun 15, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 15th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 104)
Replies: 5
Views: 559

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 15th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 104)

Ronan M Higginson wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:49 pmDIASPORAN in R13
Like they said
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:33 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 275462

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

Mark James wrote: Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:19 pm 90% of gambling addicts stop just before they're about to win big.
91% of gamblers do too.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 9th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 100)
Replies: 7
Views: 1036

Spoilers for Friday 9th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 100)

ECCESSION, ACCESSION? To me that's tomayto, tomahto.
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 8th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 99)
Replies: 4
Views: 712

Spoilers for Thursday 8th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 99)

Is Graham the first returnee to have had the same guest as last time?
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 98)
Replies: 11
Views: 1288

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 98)

RAMSHAG in the AROMAS round. I didn't get it, but I'll never miss it again.
by Johnny Canuck
Wed May 31, 2023 6:14 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630460

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

When Gary Fahrenheit was devising his temperature scale, what's with the random placing of the 0? I believe 0 degrees Fahrenheit was defined as the freezing point of a salt + water solution of a certain concentration, which can stay liquid much colder than pure water can. This is also why doing tha...
by Johnny Canuck
Fri May 26, 2023 2:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 90)
Replies: 10
Views: 1144

Re: Spoilers for Friday 26th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 90)

Also. Quote of the day from Colin: "I didn't know you could play it online". How precious.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri May 26, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 90)
Replies: 10
Views: 1144

Re: Spoilers for Friday 26th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 90)

The finals run from 22-23 and 26-30 June. Adam Dexter is up next very soon so this series is really going to shape up over the next 4 weeks. Wiki episode table actually has the final on Thursday the 29th, can anyone confirm or know why it's not Friday? (Oh yeah. Also nice job Ronan on your enormous...
by Johnny Canuck
Wed May 24, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 88)
Replies: 3
Views: 712

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 88)

Andres Sanchez wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 5:54 pm Well that was a cracker, RITUALITY was not gonna be a nine I thought would come out.
Went for UTILITARY^ myself but was expecting just a bunch of sevens!
by Johnny Canuck
Tue May 23, 2023 11:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 87)
Replies: 15
Views: 1454

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 87)

Let the Hurricane roll on!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Ubergeek question: Has any max game ever actually been confirmed on screen to have been a max game? I could see them doing this for some of the newer ones.
by Johnny Canuck
Wed May 17, 2023 5:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)
Replies: 14
Views: 1569

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)

Highest joint score in a new 15-round preliminary! Me likey.
by Johnny Canuck
Wed May 17, 2023 5:22 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)
Replies: 14
Views: 1569

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)

Does Jonathan have the lowest standard deviation in his heat scores ever? At least among those who have played at least let's say four.

EDIT: And excluding his 57...
by Johnny Canuck
Wed May 17, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)
Replies: 14
Views: 1569

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)

HEAVIED. New, premium only, or just a mistake?
by Johnny Canuck
Wed May 10, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 78)
Replies: 2
Views: 588

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 78)

Toby McDonald wrote: Wed May 10, 2023 10:11 pm WALTZER in R13
I hardly knew 'er!
by Johnny Canuck
Mon May 08, 2023 5:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 8th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 76)
Replies: 6
Views: 834

Spoilers for Monday 8th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 76)

Teasers are nine letters again. I bet they'll stay that way until Thursday at least.
by Johnny Canuck
Thu May 04, 2023 10:54 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]
Replies: 50
Views: 22138

Re: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]

Wiki is currently down for me. Charlie, if you see this, can you please clear the new messages flag too?
by Johnny Canuck
Thu May 04, 2023 12:01 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z
Replies: 35
Views: 4092

Re: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z

Gavin Chipper wrote: Thu May 04, 2023 9:30 am You can be psychologically outmanoeuvred. It's not simply random.
Even on the first go? Hence why I specified one-off.
by Johnny Canuck
Mon May 01, 2023 1:08 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z
Replies: 35
Views: 4092

Re: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z

Snakes and Ladders, Chutes and Ladders, Rock-Paper-Scissors (one-off). 7 out of 8 shot.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:57 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209680

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Marc Meakin wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:27 pm Jerry Springer
Remember when he was on Countdown?
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Apr 21, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 20th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 64)
Replies: 1
Views: 399

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 20th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 64)

Toby McDonald wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:17 pmATONES from my mum in R13
Surprising miss!
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 14th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 60)
Replies: 7
Views: 1169

Re: Spoilers for Friday 14th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 60)

Tom S wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:24 pm
Johnny Canuck wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:35 pm This was the second Pouvanen.
Judging by this clip from Pouvanen Vee's ep, I'd wager that they are the same person.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YsyDUB0QXE
Thanks. Merging.
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:00 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Strange things you used to believe as a child
Replies: 32
Views: 6039

Re: Strange things you used to believe as a child

I thought a strip mall was a mall containing a strip club. To be fair it was often accurate.
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Coincidence
Replies: 224
Views: 78476

Re: Coincidence

Gavin Chipper wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:31 pm Subtitles file?
Yep. Just an XML available on Channel 4’s site if you dig a bit. It gives the text that the episode subtitles say. You can get most game details there
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Coincidence
Replies: 224
Views: 78476

Re: Coincidence

While making the comment about NORTHEST/SOUTHERN in Tuesday’s spoilers thread, I had to go back to the subtitles file to recall what Steve Cram’s comment had been. So I did a Ctrl+F for the word SOUTHERN. Turns out I actually had Wednesday’s subtitles open - but of course, I still got a result 😄 (An...
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 4th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 52)
Replies: 5
Views: 613

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 4th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 52)

SOUTHERN isn't where you're from? Get NORTHEST instead.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Mar 31, 2023 6:11 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 31 March (Series 87, Prelim 50)
Replies: 5
Views: 886

Re: Spoilers for Friday 31 March (Series 87, Prelim 50)

Nice 90% max-spotting efficiency from the corner today. Love Levi Roots and other guests who are clearly "in the game".
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 30 March 2023 (Series 87, Heat 49)
Replies: 6
Views: 816

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 30 March 2023 (Series 87, Heat 49)

Rhys Benjamin wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:52 pm Well isn’t it all CGI these days anyway?
Ah fair point
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 275462

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

The singer of "Bad to the Bone" having the last name Thorogood is the greatest irony that will ever occur in the history of music.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:42 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 30 March 2023 (Series 87, Heat 49)
Replies: 6
Views: 816

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 30 March 2023 (Series 87, Heat 49)

Why does the conundrum answer roller roll the same way (up) both to reveal the "INCORRECT" sign and to show the answer? It has three sides. Use a different side for each of them and save film.