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Hello boys and girls An open request to you all. If you're coming to Leicester at the end of August and have something extra to bring to the party, like an anecdote or a puzzle that would otherwise make for a good end-of-first-half slot on the airwaves, I'd be interested to hear from you. You can ge...

I was gonna put something on your Facebook wall but it seems someone else got there first!

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Jeff

He wasn't a one-off you know

Tonight on Channel 4 was the climax to the series entitled "How TV Changed Britain", with a focus on game shows and quizzes. As part of a feature on Weakest Link and a new genre of shows in which people turn on each other, Kirk appears and has a brief speaking role from his podium speaking...

ITV Central News East profiled Neil McKenzie's initial success on Monday evening. Aswell as some VT of him solving a numbers game and the conundrum, the piece tried to show the guy as an all round brainiac, which he clearly had a laugh going along with - rattling through a Times crossword, and picki...

Hi Ross

Drop me a line at colei2008@googlemail.com with some details, and I'll tell you how you can secure your place.

Cheers
Jeff

Boys and girls If you have got holidays or work commitments around the time and you're not sure if you can attend, do get in touch on the email as soon as you know either way and that will help with the logistics of the event. Just to clarify, the distinction between this and other Countdown tournam...

Yes I had heard that une anglaise by the name of Patricia would be appearing. From all the people I have asked - tournament circuit regulars through to programme production staff - it appears she is the first British person to appear on the show. And if she actually isn't, she certainly is the first...

Hi everyone Thanks to those of you who have contacted me at colei2008@googlemail.com . Remember the offer of reduced price entry at £6 is available until Monday 30 June. Get in touch if you want to take advantage! The tournament will take a "Swiss" format, not seen previously at Lincoln or...

Ladies and gentlemen The first Countdown in Leicester (CoLei) tournament will take place at The Stoneycroft Hotel on Saturday 30 August, hosted by Jeff Clayton. * Join us for an action packed day of words and numbers. * Pit your wits against the clock - can you solve the Countdown conundrum? * Look ...

The "chiffres" rounds all last 45 seconds but all duels - including the "calcul mental" as shown above - last 30 seconds. What happens here is that Laurent hands over to either Arielle or Bertrand, who explain that the duel will be a mental arithmetic exercise. (S)he thanks the v...

Just a quick one to tell you that I have an audition in Paris for DCeDL later this month.

Ooh. La. Vache.


Jeff

2 "Q"s in one selection has been known aswell!

Jeff

Ok chaps, thanks for your various messages.

The jury will now retire to consider a date as it looks for a suitable venue. I will report back as soon as I have something credible to propose to you all, and hope that this won't be too long.

Cheers
Jeff

Hi chaps Well, CoLei is a subject I'm coming back to far later than I would've liked, and it has been mentioned and queried by people in various posts in different places. However, we've not had a proper thread to discuss it and I would like to see definite expressions of interest (or otherwise) bef...

What, this thread? Or the tournament circuit et al in France? In the meantime, to come back to Mikey's original points: - You could indeed move to France - they're a nice bunch; - Why just go for a job that doesn't involve doing anything at teatime? With the money you earn from a regular job, you ca...

Bonjour mes amis Apologies for not replying sooner on this one. Well, some news for you all. I am now the owner of one application form for Des Chiffres Et Des Lettres, and several passport photographs (though I only need one) to accompany the aforementioned for subsequent sending back to the office...

Apologies for responding late on this (no jokes about buses please) - this is my first visit to the site since last Saturday. Many thanks to all for a very enjoyable CoLin once again. You're a tough lot to play against and that's what makes it all the more worthwhile. It was nice aswell to let off s...