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- Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 1st March 2018
- Replies: 33
- Views: 15574
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 1st March 2018
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New contestant '18
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4318
Re: New contestant '18
Hi Marty, great news that you have been selected to appear and I wish you the very best of luck with it. Martin has offered stellar advice above and if you are very serious about appearing then it definitely is a good shout and can definitely improve your ability. Also, another webpage to use is gr...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New contestant '18
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4318
Re: New contestant '18
Greetings Marty, congrats on being selected to appear! :) I'd definitely get yourself onto apterous as others have said, and use the features there to learn the more common stems (particularly learn things such as 8 letter words that stem with all vowels - ANGRIEST and SONICATE being 2 examples). It...
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:32 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday, February 26, 2018
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6371
Re: Spoilers for Monday, February 26, 2018
Yeah, felt sorry for him that he'd guessed wrongly and couldn't reach a century today but it's alright, he still won anyway. By the way, to clarify "Hansfording" since someone else mentioned it as well Philip did not do that since the definition is to buzz in before the letters are reveal...
- Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:06 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 413231
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Had a brief one last night where Innis Carson had been allowed back on to Countdown (hey, maybe there's hope for James Robinson yet...). Think he struggled to a win against the champion, mainly due to losing some rounds due to lack of knowledge of new words. Then either I forgot what happens or woke...
- Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:03 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 20th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 31)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7780
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 20th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 31)
*Applauds*Neil A Collins wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:12 pmNope, just UElliott Mellor wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:58 pm Also, was it just me, or did there seem to be loads more Us today?
- Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 23rd February 2018
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2549
- Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 23rd February 2018
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2549
Re: Spoilers for Friday 23rd February 2018
"I think I've made it up"...you knew it was good.
That aside, excellent performance today - INEXPERT in particular was very good, beat my PETTIER
That aside, excellent performance today - INEXPERT in particular was very good, beat my PETTIER
- Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 22 February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 33)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5857
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 22 February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 33)
Excellent score today by Philip, and very fast con too - not many could have had a chance on that!
Might be a risky thing to put down your pen after a while in the numbers round though...if I saw someone doing that I'd definitely start looking for a simpler method.
Might be a risky thing to put down your pen after a while in the numbers round though...if I saw someone doing that I'd definitely start looking for a simpler method.
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Talented Non-Apterous Contestants
- Replies: 50
- Views: 32666
Re: Talented Non-Apterous Contestants
John Cowen- yes, he was largely inconsistent at times, but had Brad lost his QF, I am sure John would have stormed through to the final and would have produced a very close game against Tom. Who knows what the outcome would have been like?... John's best was as good as anyone. John's worst was... p...
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 20th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 31)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7780
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 20th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 31)
Also, was it just me, or did there seem to be loads more Us today?
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Talented Non-Apterous Contestants
- Replies: 50
- Views: 32666
Re: Talented Non-Apterous Contestants
Not sure I fully agree with this, or at least he isn't of the standard of a lot of the people mentioned in this thread. Suppose I am thinking of him in terms of this series, and whilst I agree with the statement aforesaid, I still think he is worthy of a spot on here.... Yeah.. no. If you included ...
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 20th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 31)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7780
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 20th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 31)
FOYAITES in R13...this is hands down the best game I've seen since Noel McIlvenny and Eoin Jackson's Quarter-Final on 19 December 2017! Such a shame Becky had to lose in the crucial...oh well and tomorrow's challenger is already know. Who shall prevail? :) Totally second this, minus the FOYAITES co...
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Talented Non-Apterous Contestants
- Replies: 50
- Views: 32666
- Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:08 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 413231
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Had one last night where I was at a hotel-like fun place which seemed to contain just about every single thing you could possibly hope for. Part of it was a bank run entirely by apterites, which I went to to withdraw £20 of 50 pence coins to sort through. Fairly certain the person who served me was ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 16th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 29)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2943
Re: Spoilers for Friday 16th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 29)
Simon seemed nice, but he was not on game at all today. Becky is not bad, and consistent on the numbers, but don't feel she will last long..... Have to agree with this. Definitely beatable. Alistair seems to be a fairly decent player if he indeed is getting all the words he claimed, MILIEUS beat me...
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 413231
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Brief one last night which involved me playing apterous but being completely unable to spell my declarations correctly, as my fingers were seemingly typing the letters in a different order to what they were in my head.
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 13th February 2018.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5339
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 13th February 2018.
Cracking play by Phil today, beating me overall on the final conundrum, which was (inevitable and) partially down to the disallowal of BULLIER on my part. It's surely safe to say we'll see him in the finals.... :) He's playing strong for sure. Do wish he'd desist from saying "I've got a...&quo...
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 9th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 24)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5491
Re: Spoilers for Friday 9th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 24)
ROOIGRAS for a beater beaterRay Wilding wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2018 2:46 pm ORGIASM in R12
(9*5-5)*10+7-3 surprised Rachel missed that in the last numbers.
MOLLIENT in r2
Got 404 too, surprised she missed it. Though she is only human I guess.
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 7:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 413231
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Also had one where me and Bradley Horrocks had decided to take the public bus matters in to our own hands and hijack some buses to learn how to drive them. We waited for them to arrive at Oldham bus station and then hijacked them as the drivers. We then seemingly drove to the middle of nowhere and ...
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 22)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3449
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 22)
Phil gave his weakest performance imo, but was still competent enough. Will we be seeing him more?- we'll have to see.... :) I think we will! He's spotted good words thus far, IMBUED, UNLINED, FLAMENS, PHIAL I could go on... (P.S. As Johnny is busy today, I will be putting up the recap, should be u...
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 413231
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Dreamt last night that Nick Hewer had decided to open up his own antiques shop. Me and my dad were the first (and only) customers and were making up our mind on whether to buy the solitary item in the shop: an antique teapot. Fairly certain Nick started becoming more and more overly friendly as we d...
- Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 413231
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:18 pm"You know you're #1 in Pro Ranks when..."Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:05 pmThere was some nurses attending to us, who at one point asked me if I was doing anything "MANTICORE minus E, or mythical being minus E" for valentine's day, which dream me translated as ROMANTIC.
- Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 413231
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Opposite me was what was made out to be Ian Birdman also in a hospital bed. Haha to the story. But how did you make it out to be Ian Birdman? What does he look like? :shock: It was implied it was him, I definitely recall that I was sure it was Ian - so maybe his name was mentioned or I have psychic...
- Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 5th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 20)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6244
Re: Spoilers for Monday 5th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 20)
Cheers for clearing that up - apologies if I sounded very harsh.Countdown Team wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:38 pmHave a bit of faith. We edited out many seconds of indecision prior to the DQ.Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:10 pm The correct action would have been to check his paper I think, and see if it corresponds.
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 413231
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Had one last night which involved me in a hospital bed in a hospital within a building at my school. Opposite me was what was made out to be Ian Birdman also in a hospital bed. There was some nurses attending to us, who at one point asked me if I was doing anything "MANTICORE minus E, or mythic...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 6th February 2018.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3860
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 6th February 2018.
ROBINETS and RAGLORE as consecutive r1/r2 beaters.
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 5th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 20)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6244
Re: Spoilers for Monday 5th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 20)
Can see why he might have felt cheated, and he was clearly very annoyed by it judging by his actions after. However, in fairness he was taking the mickey a bit and I can see why Nick thought he was playing for time. The correct action would have been to check his paper I think, and see if it corresp...
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 1st February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 18)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5303
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 1st February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 18)
Yeah she did, I wondered why too.Tony Atkins wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2018 3:55 pm In the NEGATIVE+P round didn't Suzannah say "I got PAGEANT"?
Yet another alt for 2nd nos (25+3)x(10+8+4/4)
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 31st January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 17)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2558
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 31st January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 17)
METACOEL in the EMULATE round.
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 29th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 15)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3315
Re: Spoilers for Monday 29th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 15)
Yeah, hate it when they do this. Glad he didn't spot it and ended up looking silly.Philip Wilson wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:11 pm Apterite in the last letters round
Bad luck Chris for not seeing downsize in the extra few seconds taken
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 14)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5324
Re: Spoilers for Friday 26th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 14)
Great game. Unlucky Sam. When Sam stuck on 6 in the OUTLAND round I wondered if he too had OUTLAND. I thought it might have been a tactical error. At 23 points up, I think it's generally best to try and make the same spots as your opponent in any 50/50 calls. It's your opponent who needs to try and...
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:18 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 640
- Views: 283231
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
On a similar culinary note. I've only recently found out when you cook a steak the redness oozing out is not blood it's myoglobin, found in muscle tissue I legitimately wonder if Michael Calder learned this fact shortly before he filmed the Series 42 grand final (featuring his famous declaration of...
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 12)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12010
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 12)
Is there a good place on here to record results for personal use, as it is probably the best place for me to do so? I use an excel spreadsheet if that's what you're referring to :) Ah cool thx for that! :) It's actually very fun, you can organise it in all sorts of ways - scores against contestants...
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 12)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12010
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 12)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12010
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 12)
I like Tom's reports and think I would miss them if they stopped. Oh, don't get me wrong, it's good that he comments nicely on the game in general terms and would encourage more people to do this - I just think that publicly displaying every day that he (more often than not) beats both players whil...
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 14)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5324
Re: Spoilers for Friday 26th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 14)
Cracking game to watch today - Sam you were amazing, LATERISED especially being a brilliant spot and on a different day you could definitely have won a few. Take nothing from Chris though, he did very well to hold his nerves even when it looked like he was going to the slaughterhouse. Good job Sam o...
- Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:48 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Favourite board game
- Replies: 101
- Views: 63316
Re: Favourite board game
I quite like this idea tbh. Sort of a mish mash of scrabble and countdown. Would probably prefer them to alter the letters distribution too.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:26 pm Bumped this to create (hopefully) some debate.
Would you be more inclined to play Scrabble more if the consonants and vowels were in seperating bags ?
- Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Probably won't interest many but....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5303
Re: Probably won't interest many but....
Fully agree with this.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:22 am To be fair the singing by all of them is not a problem it's the songs that are dire.
- Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 120891
Re: Countdowners in the news
Seconded.
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 12)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12010
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 12)
Sarcasm is my middle nameTom S wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:22 pmHaha lol- good sense of personalityElliott Mellor wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:27 pmIt would have been an absolutely disaster if he had I'm sure, that really would have tarnished the reputation of everyone here.
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 120891
Re: Countdowners in the news
Very sad indeed. Condolences to his family and friends.
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 12)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12010
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 11)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7489
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 11)
Not necessarily, horrible should be taken to mean unfruitful here.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:56 pmAnd six smalls...Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:24 pm Some horrible selections today - no doubt due to mass consonant picking.
(Actually I don't mind six smalls, but are difficult rounds always a bad thing?)
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 11)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7489
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 11)
You mean the same habit that got us a 175 max on Friday? :P The only beater today was DUELLIST/GUILLETS -- did anyone here max the DUELLIST round? Meh, it's still a fact that a lot of rounds have been strangled due to picking 6 consonants without fruitful vowels. I have been frustrated at the end o...
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 11)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7489
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 11)
Some horrible selections today - no doubt due to mass consonant picking. You mean the same habit that got us a 175 max on Friday? :P The only beater today was DUELLIST/GUILLETS -- did anyone here max the DUELLIST round? Meh, it's still a fact that a lot of rounds have been strangled due to picking ...
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 11)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7489
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 11)
Some horrible selections today - no doubt due to mass consonant picking.
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:05 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 22nd January 2018
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3212
Re: Spoilers for 22nd January 2018
UNTHREADS to beat THUNDERS ARRONDI to beat ORDAIN Wish they'd start picking more vowels, mind...that last round was screaming for ATOMISED... I was screaming for an I in R4 for SEALPOINT. But some are just like that. Left UNTRASHED in the UNTHREADS round so a good false anagram to remember. Or E fo...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 22nd January 2018
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3212
Re: Spoilers for 22nd January 2018
UNTHREADS to beat THUNDERS
ARRONDI to beat ORDAIN
Wish they'd start picking more vowels, mind...that last round was screaming for ATOMISED...
ARRONDI to beat ORDAIN
Wish they'd start picking more vowels, mind...that last round was screaming for ATOMISED...
- Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 19th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 9)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7408
Re: Spoilers for Friday 19th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 9)
KARROID to equal KORADJI in Round 2. Was anyone else rather enraged when Chris went 6 small, given the circumstances? Very glad Rachel managed to come through on that one. Wasn't particularly really, the vast majority are possible and I doubt he new about the record max or whatever. It's sort of li...
- Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 18th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 8)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3355
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 18th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 8)
MISFARED in Round 8 for me! Yep, I got this too :) Mary's certainly able to hold her own, her only let down is her massive conundrum fallibility - she's not solved any and it's not as if she's had difficult conundrums either. Still, I reckon she's probably capable of octoing, and would love to see ...
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 7)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4295
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 7)
Completely missed this - excellent spot.
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 7)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4295
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 7)
I notice that the champion asked for one large and five small in the last numbers game. Maybe she got a telling off in the break for always doing it the wrong way round, and quite rightly too. I noticed this - and have to say for some absurd reason it felt really wrong the other way around. I think...
- Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 6)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5059
- Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 6)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5059
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 6)
Surprised Susie didn't extend Mary's NOTATE to ANNOTATE in R1. Bad miss! I was doubting as to whether I was seeing a phantom letter there :D I doubt she missed it - she likely just didn't want to embarrass Mary and so withheld it. If she did miss it though then meh, it's much easier to do sat at ho...
- Mon Jan 15, 2018 7:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 15th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 5)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4254
Re: Spoilers for Monday 15th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 5)
LOWAGER in R13...what a shame Jacob fell at the last hurdle! The episode was recorded at about 2030hrs-ish back on Monday, 23 October 2017 so yeah maybe that explains why... Hate to disappoint but no lowager....LOWAGES though. Does anyone else ever think it'd be amusing if they invited all those gu...
- Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 5th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 4)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4846
Re: Spoilers for Friday 5th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 4)
Last nums alt: (10*9-7)*4
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 3)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2317
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4th January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 3)
Very horrendous rounds today - a max of only 118, which I would have got had I seen QUIRLED and not gone for the invalid CLIQUED:(
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 2)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6852
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 2)
Also, when Susie says "I think there might be an X...I'll have another look" does she ever actually do this or is it just to save face at the fact there might be an obvious word she's missed? I've never seen them pan back to her.
- Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 2)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6852
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd January 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 2)
Anyone else screaming for a vowel in round 13...?