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by Graeme Cole
Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: The future of COLIN
Replies: 21
Views: 3268

Re: The future of COLIN

My opinion is much the same as what's already been said, particularly regarding the support and praise for the community's longest-running event. I also echo the comments about the entry fee, which is usually the smallest expense someone spends when attending a co-event. We all know organisers don't...
by Graeme Cole
Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: You Are The Ref
Replies: 345
Views: 147359

Re: You Are The Ref

A couple of these that came up on Saturday: As a host, if both players declare the same length I will flip the declaration as a further no-cheating measure. This was something that I was challenged on when hosting on Saturday, and I was surprised at that given it’s how it’s been done on telly. Exam...
by Graeme Cole
Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 8th April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 70)
Replies: 4
Views: 709

Re: Spoilers for Friday 8 April 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 70)

Thomas Carey wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:28 pm love a good friday thread
You're a week early.
by Graeme Cole
Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:35 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Your preferred format for CO-events
Replies: 74
Views: 31726

Re: Your preferred format for CO-events

Been a fair amount of chat about this on fb after Manchester. Some newer players felt disillusioned finding themselves in a group with five strong players and losing every game badly. The general consensus seems to be that it is better to match to similar ability after a small number of games to av...
by Graeme Cole
Mon Jan 31, 2022 7:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16040

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Many thanks to Ben for organising the 17th COLIN event. Good to be back there again. Inquiring minds want to know... for the Hangover event, which used the large numbers 30, 60, 90 and 120, if the target had been 120, would "120" have been accepted as a method? You're not the first person...
by Graeme Cole
Mon Jan 31, 2022 1:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16040

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Many thanks to Ben for organising the 17th COLIN event. Good to be back there again.

Inquiring minds want to know... for the Hangover event, which used the large numbers 30, 60, 90 and 120, if the target had been 120, would "120" have been accepted as a method?
by Graeme Cole
Sat Jan 15, 2022 4:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16040

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

...And masks are now mandated for the main event as well, so make sure you have a face covering with you on both days (if you're coming on both days, anyway). :) In less happy news, the venue manager at the Ark has managed to double book me on the day of COLIN, meaning we have no access to the hall...
by Graeme Cole
Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st December 2021 (Series 84, SF 1)
Replies: 9
Views: 1230

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st December 2021 (Series 84, SF 1)

Looks as though Countdown will expurgate all offensive answers in some form of another from now on. I think this practice will be permanent. More likely, they'll only do this for programmes that were recorded before they decided this. For shows yet to be recorded I think it's more likely they'll gi...
by Graeme Cole
Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Conundrums with multiple solutions
Replies: 26
Views: 2876

Re: Conundrums with multiple solutions

Example 5 The scramble is USEMARGIN. Alice buzzes and says GERANIUMS. The host says it's wrong. Bob buzzes and says MEASURING. The host says it's correct. Alice argues that GERANIUMS should be accepted. Result: Alice's answer was not a correct conundrum answer because it's a regular plural. 10-0 to...
by Graeme Cole
Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Conundrums with multiple solutions
Replies: 26
Views: 2876

Re: Conundrums with multiple solutions

Separately to this, there's also an edge case with what happens if the intended solution is incorrect . In my experience this is even rarer than getting a conundrum with multiple solutions, but I've seen it happen (e.g. CHOOSERULE for LECHEROUS at one of the Coblivs). My proposed rule for this is: I...
by Graeme Cole
Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Conundrums with multiple solutions
Replies: 26
Views: 2876

Re: Conundrums with multiple solutions

I'll come back to this but just to say - I'm amazed how often this happens. I know people who organise CO events are not paid professionals and do it for the love of the game etc. etc., but it's just plain common sense to run all conundrums through a solver. Very rarely there might be a dictionary ...
by Graeme Cole
Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Conundrums with multiple solutions
Replies: 26
Views: 2876

Conundrums with multiple solutions

What do you do if a conundrum, after being revealed to the players, is discovered to have more than one valid solution? On Countdown, if the player's answer isn't the intended solution but it's valid, the answer is accepted, perhaps after a retake - see episode 7058 , for example. In particular, the...
by Graeme Cole
Sat Oct 30, 2021 1:08 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
Replies: 314
Views: 108133

Re: ...and that's ZoomDown

Well, given I subscribe to the Ben Wilson school of shuffling. Which begs the question, why would anyone subscribe to an incorrect system? But what is the correct system? As far as I know, there's no explicit rules about how Countodwn does it - it's just been noticed that the letters get shuffled f...
by Graeme Cole
Thu Oct 28, 2021 12:33 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
Replies: 314
Views: 108133

Re: ...and that's ZoomDown

Arguably the purest form of the game uses completely random, face-down shuffling of a distribution that reflects English letter frequency as closely as possible. It's perfectly fair and there's no complex "shuffling algorithm" for people to argue about. But there's a downside - we get som...
by Graeme Cole
Tue Oct 26, 2021 9:56 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
Replies: 314
Views: 108133

Re: ...and that's ZoomDown

You ask this:- What's wrong with the letters selections, specifically? but then go on to say this:- I do accept that WebRack, despite it already de-duplicating the letter piles to some extent, appears to produce repeated letters a bit more often than Apterous and Countdown. What I don't accept is t...
by Graeme Cole
Sat Oct 16, 2021 12:25 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
Replies: 314
Views: 108133

Re: ...and that's ZoomDown

I'd say, after the most recent show, it's fair to assume the verdict is in? As regards letters selections, the new system doesn't cut the mustard (assuming you want to stay true to the TV show). It might be time to have a quick word with Damian Eadie, Charlie Reams or Jack Hurst... each of these ha...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 3:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

Apologies if already done but who has the highest max percentage when picking 6 small (min of 10 games)? And same question for 4 large. I've assumed that by "10 games" you mean "minimum 10 numbers rounds". 6 small: If "max percentage" means "number of 6-small roun...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

In terms of rounds remaining, what is the earliest a game has been mathematically won? (and obviously, this needs to be per format.) 9 rounder: 15 episodes were won on round 6 (3 rounds and 38 points remaining). https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_126 https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_460 https://wik...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

How big is the biggest group of people such that everyone in it has played everyone else in an Apterous game at least once? Have any groups of three or more people done the same thing on televised Countdown? I can't answer the Apterous question, but on Countdown, these 3-cliques (to borrow the grap...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

Johnny Canuck wrote: Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:27 pm
Adam Latchford wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 1:26 pmHow many back to back octochamps have their ever been?
Unless it's been beaten since, it was three (Adam Rolston, Tony Manwani and Dave Ashton) in Series 79.
This hasn't been beaten since then.
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

Might seem like a boring one but I saw this the other day... Series 83 February had someone who made the finals on every single episode. Has this ever happened before? How many back to back octochamps have their ever been? May 2020 also had no contestants who didn't make the finals, but there was o...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

What do the stats say about the letter shuffling this series? I think the selections have been awful, with about 34 of the same vowel coming out consecutively on at least 9 occasions. The average max per game so far in series 84 has been 132.88, so according to this graph it's closer to series 73-8...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

On average, what letters max % do players achieve? 1) Across all players from the past 10 series? 2) In series Heats (lets say in the last 10 series)? 3) Non series finalists from the last 10 series? I'm assuming "max %" means the number of letters points scored by the player in a game di...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

What is the percentage of not written down declarations? Which contestant had the most during an octorun? Has anybody completed an octorun without any not written down declarations? Neither the database nor the wiki records whether a contestant's word or numbers solution wasn't written down. This i...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

With no intention of detracting from his awesome win, Adam Latchford became series [83] champ without declaring a valid 9 in either his prelims or finals! Is he the only one? No. This was very common in the 9-round game, and in 15-round Countdown, Ben Wilson, Nick Wainwright and Adam Latchford all ...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

I believe the highest score in the series finals just finished was 101. i.e among all of the 7 games making up the finals, 101 was the highest score. Is 101 the lowest highest score from a series finals? If not which series had lower? Series 46, 58 and 83 had a highest finals score of 101, but Seri...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

Great to see this is still going. A couple relating to my Christmas special against Conor: First of all, every letters round in our game contained nine distinct letters. Has this ever happened before or since in any format? The second question relates to teatime teasers, so I'm not sure if it's ans...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:08 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

Most disallowed words total by both contestants in a) any game b) any non-prelim game c) across all seven games in a series finals? Asking because, hoo boy, the series 83 finals have a lot. (a) Episode 5499 had 10 disallowed words. (b) Episode 7534 (series 83 QF) had 7 disallowed words. (c) The Ser...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:01 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

Not really sure what I'm asking here but - teatime teasers. I'm part of the 8-9-8 gang - I had 8 letter teasers on my original series, 9 letters in my CoC and 8 letters in my Christmas special. I can't imagine there's too many people who've gone 8-9-8 (I'm the only one of the six who played the Chr...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:50 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

What are the highest and lowest total "max" scores from an 8-game consecutive run during heats (in the 15-round era). Not necessarily looking at just the record from octochamps runs, but any consecutive set of 8 games. There was a bit of a discussion around this in the "1000 club&quo...
by Graeme Cole
Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:36 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Words and expressions that grind your gears
Replies: 108
Views: 21015

Re: Words and expressions that grind your gears

L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:38 am 'actor', when they mean 'actress'.
Referring to a female actor as an actress is usually no more necessary than referring to a female doctor as a "doctress".
by Graeme Cole
Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 30th August 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 45)
Replies: 10
Views: 1535

Re: Spoilers for Monday 30 August 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 45)

Error: Susie didn’t realise that FUNGATE is a verb, so erroneously omitted FUNGATED. Also, studio lighting looks overlit and washed out – would be good to see consistency. Wasn't really 'erroneously' - fungate is valid - she just didn't offer it when it would have been logical to. Yeah, this. It's ...
by Graeme Cole
Sat Aug 14, 2021 10:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Co Blackpool 2021 Saturday August 14th
Replies: 38
Views: 17198

Re: Co Blackpool 2021 Saturday August 14th

I've added the final result to that page by doing the Atropine equivalent of offering it an update on the event while wearing a Mark Mills mask.
by Graeme Cole
Sat Aug 14, 2021 10:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Co Blackpool 2021 Saturday August 14th
Replies: 38
Views: 17198

Re: Co Blackpool 2021 Saturday August 14th

So congratulations to Bradley Horrocks for winning this and to Mark Mills for running the event. I found the results here (linked to from the Facebook page). I can't see any mention of a final on the greem page, but someone put in the comments on Facebook that Bradley won the final. In any case, I'...
by Graeme Cole
Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:35 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: New Countdown App Looking for Beta Testers
Replies: 65
Views: 12789

Re: New Countdown App Looking for Beta Testers

Nice thread on hacking the official app - get Rob's dictionary in there! https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1416664786444570625 Incredible scenes - the distribution of the vowel pile in the official Countdown app exactly matches the "rough guess" I made in 2013 for the vowel distribution us...
by Graeme Cole
Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:54 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155379

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

An Ipsos MORI poll revealed that 40% want mask-wearing to be mandatory FOREVER , regardless of the risk of Covid-19. 22% want casinos and clubs permanently closed. God help us. https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/majority-britons-support-extending-certain-covid-19-restrictions-not-forever 26%, n...
by Graeme Cole
Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: FOCAL Code of Conduct
Replies: 38
Views: 18023

Re: FOCAL Code of Conduct

It strikes me that all we're trying to do here is write a definition of the word "cheating". It further strikes me that it shouldn't have taken us this long to think of looking it up on Lexico . cheat: Act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. I still think it's worth expl...
by Graeme Cole
Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:24 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: FOCAL Code of Conduct
Replies: 38
Views: 18023

Re: FOCAL Code of Conduct

Can you give an example of cheating that couldn't be called cheating under this definition? To answer my own question, here's one scenario I thought of earlier today: having qualified for the final of an event, a player manages to sneak a look at the final conundrum before the game starts, doesn't ...
by Graeme Cole
Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: FOCAL Code of Conduct
Replies: 38
Views: 18023

Re: FOCAL Code of Conduct

Some good work going on here, but one thing: Cheating is a player's use of artificial aid during the game to improve their performance. I wouldn't word it like this. If anything I'd put it the other way round - a player's use of artificial aid during the game to improve their performance is cheatin...
by Graeme Cole
Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:15 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cricket
Replies: 196
Views: 33658

Re: Cricket

I don't really know anything about cricket but I know this is good. Neither do I so we might be being taken for fools by inferring from the video that there is a rule that you can't take the ball beyond the boundary after you've caught it. So it might be really good. But is it? Yes. A catch is comp...
by Graeme Cole
Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: FOCAL Code of Conduct
Replies: 38
Views: 18023

Re: FOCAL Code of Conduct

Thanks for this detailed feedback Graeme. I think you've got it spot on. Just a few notes for the sake of transparency as to the thinking behind the poorly written bits of the Code of Conduct: - 'Foul play' was chosen over 'Fair play' because it's consistent with the previous three headings (Abusiv...
by Graeme Cole
Sat Jul 10, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: FOCAL Code of Conduct
Replies: 38
Views: 18023

Re: FOCAL Code of Conduct

Hey folks, Callum here. The FOCAL Code of Conduct is now live. I'm not a lawyer or in any way trained in formal writing so I'm sure it's not the most articulate or watertight thing you've ever read but I think it does a good job of establishing that FOCAL will not accept certain behaviours that thr...
by Graeme Cole
Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:52 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155379

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

They would still be required to enforce it. Assaults on shop assistants are up 7% in the past 12 months That doesn't seem like a particularly noteworthy statistic. Do you have a source so we can see what a regular baseline would be? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/abuse-against-shopworker...
by Graeme Cole
Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:49 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Validity of letters, their plurals, and Roman numerals
Replies: 10
Views: 2447

Re: Validity of letters, their plurals, and Roman numerals

It's very unlikely that a contestant would offer a 1-letter word, and even unlikelier still that it would be a winning word. It would be tempting, therefore, to assume that the possibility just never occurred to anyone in charge of the rules. However, at least one person considered it as early as 1...
by Graeme Cole
Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Validity of letters, their plurals, and Roman numerals
Replies: 10
Views: 2447

Re: Validity of letters, their plurals, and Roman numerals

It's very unlikely that a contestant would offer a 1-letter word, and even unlikelier still that it would be a winning word. It would be tempting, therefore, to assume that the possibility just never occurred to anyone in charge of the rules. However, at least one person considered it as early as 19...
by Graeme Cole
Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: First impressions of Anne
Replies: 141
Views: 24513

Re: First impressions of Anne

This is the first impression of Anne I can find. It's from 1995. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHoLKd9WrUA#t=18m55s
by Graeme Cole
Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Not Written Down
Replies: 24
Views: 4286

Re: Not Written Down

No.

Am I missing some context to this post? Has anyone suggested banning not-written-down answers?
by Graeme Cole
Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:03 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd June 2021 (Series 83, Fourth Quarter Final)
Replies: 22
Views: 3405

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22 June 2021 (Series 83, Fourth Quarter Final)

Allowing PICRITES was slightly controversial I think but it didn't make a difference in the end. Isn't there more than a whiff of virtue-signalling bullshit off this, though? The presenters of the show need to appear impartial. Rachel and Susie clearly rooting for any female (or <insert minority he...
by Graeme Cole
Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:42 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd June 2021 (Series 83, Fourth Quarter Final)
Replies: 22
Views: 3405

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22 June 2021 (Series 83, Fourth Quarter Final)

I've given it the admin error category given she disallowed vaseline the other day. http://c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=14724&sid=fd07c9729172b6ef92bc5b2b97e1fb7b I don't agree this belongs in the admin error category. That category is for clear mistakes where there's no room for a...
by Graeme Cole
Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:13 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 21st June (Series 83, Quarter Final 3)
Replies: 14
Views: 2680

Re: Spoilers for Monday 21st June (Series 83, Quarter Final 3)

Gavin Chipper wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:40 pm Two pointless teatime teasers today.
Very well done if you got those at home.
by Graeme Cole
Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:33 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
Replies: 314
Views: 108133

Re: ...and that's ZoomDown

On the subject of timings, I've tried to reverse-engineer the amount of time Countdown allows for each bit, based on the most recent episode. Presented here for interest. My best guess at the breakdown is as follows. Opening titles: 0:30 . Intro: 2:50. This includes Nick's introduction to camera and...
by Graeme Cole
Sun Jun 13, 2021 12:15 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
Replies: 314
Views: 108133

Re: ...and that's ZoomDown

Any other thoughts? Here are my thoughts on ZoomDown, what it does well, and what could improve it. They are offered as my own opinions, which may or may not be widely held. tl;dr: ZoomDown learned early on that engaging with and involving the live chat in the show turns people into repeat viewers....
by Graeme Cole
Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:43 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

A long time ago (perhaps even the late 80s or early 90s but I'm not sure) I'm pretty sure a woman gave a 1-away solution to a numbers round but started by doing something like 100 x 1. So she could have saved the 1 but seemingly didn't realise until afterwards. Assuming this game was recapped, coul...
by Graeme Cole
Sat May 29, 2021 10:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, TBD 2022
Replies: 26
Views: 25651

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, TBD 2022

Gavin Chipper wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 8:03 pm Are 1 and 2 the wrong way round in the standings?
No - Atropine reorders the finalists after the finals have been played, so that the overall winner is at the top.
by Graeme Cole
Thu May 20, 2021 11:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

Graeme: How do you answer all these questions so readily? Do you have a whole bunch of Countdown stats entered into a database that can be manipulated in different ways? And if so, what sort of database? Access? MySQL? I used to use MySQL, but now I use an SQLite database. I update it once per seri...
by Graeme Cole
Thu May 20, 2021 11:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

Has anyone scored 0 on the show and if so, does this usually not get broadcasted? Yes, twice, both in the 9-round era: https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_637 https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_2343 It hasn't happened since the show grew to 15 rounds. I'm not aware of any episode not being broadcast b...
by Graeme Cole
Thu May 20, 2021 11:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

For Graeme or someone else with too much time on their hands. How many numbers games have Carol and Rachel each presided over? Seeing as there are twice as many now as there were for most of Carol's time it could be close. And probably for Graeme alone. Which of them is better (at numbers)?? The da...
by Graeme Cole
Thu May 20, 2021 11:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

Yes, great thread :D To add to the current surge of questions.... What is a) the biggest margin of defeat, and b) the lowest score, by someone who got 2 or more valid nines in a 15r game? Same question also for getting one nine. Heaviest loss by someone who got two or more nines was 50 by Ross Mack...
by Graeme Cole
Thu May 20, 2021 11:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684455

Re: Ask Graeme?

Since people are asking in aptochat - what's the longest run of heat games without any player reaching n wins, for all n from 2 to 8? Where there are ties, only the latest run is shown. Without 2 wins: the 7 episodes up to and including https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_7349. Without 3 wins: the 15...