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Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:43 pm
by Matt Morrison
Explain?

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:24 pm
by Ian Volante
Matt Morrison wrote:Explain?
The grand final I qualified for (but didn't turn up to) also featured someone who was edited from the final broadcast for unspecified reasons. Quite odd.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:39 pm
by Andy Platt
Anyone spot a 30BC contestant sporting a little more hair on Classic Mastermind today (BBC2)?

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:37 pm
by Ryan Taylor
Stumbled upon Ian Volante's appearance on Mastermind: 3:57.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:45 pm
by Ian Volante
Crash and burn!

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:00 pm
by Karen Pearson
Dan Peake on Common Denominator today.

Great performance!

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:30 am
by Peter McNamara
Karen Pearson wrote:Dan Peake on Common Denominator today.

Great performance!
Yes - good result.

One of the questions on the programme was "What is the common denominator between Superman and Canterbury?" The answer was Kent - surname of Superman's alter ego and the county where Canterbury is located. Before that came up, I thought Reeve would be the answer - Christopher Reeve played Superman and the Reeve's tale is one of the Canterbury Tales. It highlighted for me a problem with this format. With a conventional quiz it's possible to write questions so that there is only one correct answer but with Common Denominator it is not possible for the researchers to be sure they have identified the only valid link. I wonder what would happen if a contestant gave an answer which was valid but not the one Phil Spencer had on his card - especially if it was during the final money questions.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:01 pm
by Hugh Binnie
Peter McNamara wrote:One of the questions on the programme was "What is the common denominator between Superman and Canterbury?" The answer was Kent - surname of Superman's alter ego and the county where Canterbury is located. Before that came up, I thought Reeve would be the answer - Christopher Reeve played Superman and the Reeve's tale is one of the Canterbury Tales. It highlighted for me a problem with this format. With a conventional quiz it's possible to write questions so that there is only one correct answer but with Common Denominator it is not possible for the researchers to be sure they have identified the only valid link. I wonder what would happen if a contestant gave an answer which was valid but not the one Phil Spencer had on his card - especially if it was during the final money questions.
If you protested the decision, they'd presumably have to do a partial retake and splice the things together.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:30 pm
by Graeme Cole
Hugh Binnie wrote:
Peter McNamara wrote:One of the questions on the programme was "What is the common denominator between Superman and Canterbury?" The answer was Kent - surname of Superman's alter ego and the county where Canterbury is located. Before that came up, I thought Reeve would be the answer - Christopher Reeve played Superman and the Reeve's tale is one of the Canterbury Tales. It highlighted for me a problem with this format. With a conventional quiz it's possible to write questions so that there is only one correct answer but with Common Denominator it is not possible for the researchers to be sure they have identified the only valid link. I wonder what would happen if a contestant gave an answer which was valid but not the one Phil Spencer had on his card - especially if it was during the final money questions.
If you protested the decision, they'd presumably have to do a partial retake and splice the things together.
I'd hope and expect that they'd be accommodating to alternative answers as long as they're still correct. Other quiz shows do this. Only Connect, for example, once had a missing vowels round where the connection was "business terms" (or similar) and the clue was "NTCST". One of the players (I seem to remember it was Dave Taylor, but I might be wrong) answered "net cost". The answer on the card was "unit cost", but "net cost" was considered to be just as valid an answer so it was accepted. The same happened once with the aircraft "TGR" which was meant to be "autogiro" but they had to accept "Tiger".

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:48 am
by Andy Platt
Question. Has anyone ever tried to have Countdown as a special subject on Mastermind?

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:31 am
by Dave Preece
I doubt it Andy, but great question.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:24 am
by Graeme Cole
Andy Platt wrote:Question. Has anyone ever tried to have Countdown as a special subject on Mastermind?
Not as far as I know. I keep saying James Robinson should. I don't know enough about how narrow the specialist subject can be to know whether they'd accept it though.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:40 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Graeme Cole wrote:
Andy Platt wrote:Question. Has anyone ever tried to have Countdown as a special subject on Mastermind?
Not as far as I know. I keep saying James Robinson should. I don't know enough about how narrow the specialist subject can be to know whether they'd accept it though.
There have been some pretty narrow ones. There are other factors though that would probably keep it out - like not wanting to have it.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:52 pm
by Ian Volante
Gavin Chipper wrote:
Graeme Cole wrote:
Andy Platt wrote:Question. Has anyone ever tried to have Countdown as a special subject on Mastermind?
Not as far as I know. I keep saying James Robinson should. I don't know enough about how narrow the specialist subject can be to know whether they'd accept it though.
There have been some pretty narrow ones. There are other factors though that would probably keep it out - like not wanting to have it.
Aye, they're quite harsh on subjects that are seen as too niche.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:08 am
by Andy Wilson
Just flicked onto challenge over breakfast and was greeted with Ryan Taylor on Blockbusters! It's on right now.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:02 pm
by Chris Philpot
Andy Wilson wrote:Just flicked onto challenge over breakfast and was greeted with Ryan Taylor on Blockbusters! It's on right now.
Such is Ryan's quizzing popularity that he now has impersonators. One such doppelgänger is on today's Tipping Point.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 9:59 pm
by Tracey Anne Mills
Clive Spate has done a lot of quizzes Since his Countdown appearance Grandslam where he was the winner, Who wants to be a millionaire and many other shows....... :)

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 10:00 pm
by Tracey Anne Mills
Andy Thomson wrote:I was on 15-1 three times.
I have done 15 to 1 I finished roughly in 10th place

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:48 am
by Matt Morrison
Tracey Anne Mills wrote:
Andy Thomson wrote:I was on 15-1 three times.
I have done 15 to 1 I finished roughly in 10th place
Don't be so harsh on yourself!

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 5:45 pm
by Chris Marshall
I think Wayne Kelly was on Eggheads today.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:22 pm
by szodiac
Think I posted this to the wrong thread so apologies if you've seen this already...

Tipping Point for Friday 21 June (2013)

Did anyone recognise Olivia Lloyd-Potts on Tipping Point today?
....... series 6 runner up to.... Darryl Francis.
I'd never have recognised her.

Mauro

edit: https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/tipping-p ... episode-24

Eileen Taylor

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:37 pm
by szodiac
Eileen Taylor appeared on Tipping Point on the show broadcast on ITV on Wednesday 26th March 2014.

Took me a good half an hour before I twigged where I've seen her before :roll:

Mauro

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:35 pm
by Jojo Apollo
Innis was just on the University Challenge: Class of 2014 documentary (part 1 of 2) which follows students trying to win a place on the quiz, not sure if Innis and his team mates passed the audition but they seemed a strong team, so I would expect so, tune in tomorrow to find out. :)

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:40 pm
by Jojo Apollo
Jojo Apollo wrote:Innis was just on the University Challenge: Class of 2014 documentary (part 1 of 2) which follows students trying to win a place on the quiz, not sure if Innis and his team mates passed the audition but they seemed a strong team, so I would expect so, tune in tomorrow to find out. :)
Here is the 1st episode on iplayer for those that missed it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... -episode-1

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 10:55 am
by Innis Carson
Hugh Binnie is in one of the featured teams too, so will presumably be in today's programme as well. Oliver Garner was also briefly visible yesterday.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:17 pm
by Michael Wallace
We both completely lost our shizzle when Innis popped up. Although that pipe-smoking dude was, er, a bit of a character?

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:47 pm
by Bob De Caux
Just caught up with this - awesome work from Messrs Binnie and Carson. Generally a pretty fair and balanced reflection of what goes on I think, considering the potential they had to just do a massive hatchet job on everyone. Got to agree with Michael though, Innis - Darjeeling, smoking a pipe, pervasive notions about the spatial and temporal nature of empire... wow.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:41 pm
by Michael Wallace
I was quite interested by the focus on City University, London, as this was where I worked for a spell between my PhD and coming out here. I even went as far as getting in contact with the chap organizing the team for the 2013/2014 series to see if I could help out, but that never came through (and neither did the team, for that matter). Strange to think if I'd stayed there a little longer I might have ended up popping up on this!

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 5:18 pm
by Ian Volante
Innis Carson wrote:Hugh Binnie is in one of the featured teams too, so will presumably be in today's programme as well. Oliver Garner was also briefly visible yesterday.
So was I apparently. Dude with greenish hair and black bandana back in the day.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:06 pm
by Tony Atkins
Countdowner Ian Burn (S68) and Elizabeth Hull (Corea 2013) on Eggheads today as part of the West Berks Scrabblers team.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:17 pm
by JimBentley
Possibly of interest only to a few but Series 55 finalist Andrew Blades was on Ken Bruce's Popmaster last Thursday. I don't want to give too much away but he was pretty bloody good (the 3 in 10 section is especially impressive). It should be on iPlayer until at least the start of December (fast-forward to 59 minutes for the start of round 1, Andrew was the second contestant starting at 1 hr 9m 20s if you just want that).

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:45 pm
by Karen Pearson
Ryan Taylor was on The Edge today. I only caught the end where he narrowly missed making the final round.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:19 pm
by Phil Reynolds
Countdowners appearing on other quizzes is pretty humdrum by now. Countdowners featuring in the credits of other quizzes... now that's something else.

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Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:36 pm
by Jon Corby
I was going to say you were very eagle-eyed to spot that, but there's a fucking great arrow pointing at it.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 9:04 pm
by James Robinson
Phil Reynolds wrote:Countdowners appearing on other quizzes is pretty humdrum by now. Countdowners featuring in the credits of other quizzes... now that's something else.

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Although, strictly speaking, Hugh hasn't appeared on Countdown...... :roll:

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:14 pm
by Phil Reynolds
James Robinson wrote:Although, strictly speaking, Hugh hasn't appeared on Countdown...... :roll:
Hasn't he? Oops. :oops: Thought he had for some reason. Dunno why as I haven't watched Countdown for about five years.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:25 pm
by James Laverty
James Robinson wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:Countdowners appearing on other quizzes is pretty humdrum by now. Countdowners featuring in the credits of other quizzes... now that's something else.

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Although, strictly speaking, Hugh hasn't appeared on Countdown...... :roll:
I think Hugh was also briefly seen in the audience during the credits. Can't be certain if it was him though

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:20 am
by Jon Corby
James Laverty wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:Countdowners appearing on other quizzes is pretty humdrum by now. Countdowners featuring in the credits of other quizzes... now that's something else.

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Although, strictly speaking, Hugh hasn't appeared on Countdown...... :roll:
I think Hugh was also briefly seen in the audience during the credits. Can't be certain if it was him though
Was there an arrow?

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:51 am
by Phil Reynolds
There was no sign of an arrow during the closing credits but I've carefully watched the whole show again and I think I may have spotted him.

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Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:06 pm
by Jojo Apollo
Fifteen to One/Countdowner Amy Godel was on today's Rebound.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:10 am
by Philip Wilson
Who was that Ryan from Hull guy I just saw on Blockbusters on Challenge? !

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:11 pm
by James Robinson
Philip Wilson wrote:Who was that Ryan from Hull guy I just saw on Blockbusters on Challenge? !
That'll be Ryan Taylor. Definitely not on Simon Mayo's Christmas card list, I think..... :P :lol:

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:52 pm
by Philip Wilson
James Robinson wrote:
Philip Wilson wrote:Who was that Ryan from Hull guy I just saw on Blockbusters on Challenge? !
That'll be Ryan Taylor. Definitely not on Simon Mayo's Christmas card list, I think..... :P :lol:
Ahh thought so. Thanks. Remember seeing a recently shown special looking a bit younger!
I don't think I've reached that part yet then :-)

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:18 pm
by Ryan Taylor
Karen Pearson on The Edge right now!

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:21 am
by Karen Pearson
Richard Heald on Only Connect last night.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:41 pm
by Anthony Endsor
Good to see the class of series 53 getting around :)

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:23 pm
by Jon O'Neill
Represent

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:09 am
by James Robinson
Just a little prod to point out that me, Richard Priest and Ryan Taylor are all on the same team as we take on the Eggheads at 6pm tonight. ;) :) :D

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 4:10 pm
by Jojo Apollo
James Robinson wrote:Just a little prod to point out that me, Richard Priest and Ryan Taylor are all on the same team as we take on the Eggheads at 6pm tonight. ;) :) :D
Cheers for the reminder, James, I'll be tuning in as ever. Should be a good match. :)

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 6:12 pm
by JimBentley
Why hasn't Ryan's beard got any comments yet? THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD!

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 6:28 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Bayern was easier than Malaysia.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 6:29 pm
by Gavin Chipper
JimBentley wrote:Why hasn't Ryan's beard got any comments yet? THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD!
Seen it before. Go to CO events.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 6:38 pm
by JimBentley
Gavin Chipper wrote:
JimBentley wrote:Why hasn't Ryan's beard got any comments yet? THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD!
Seen it before. Go to CO events.
Might do. What's it worth?

Incidentally Ryan, Richard, James et al - you were robbed.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 6:40 pm
by Jojo Apollo
Eggheads Spoiler:

Tremendous effort chaps, I thought at one point it was going to be a massive win for the challengers when you took out the big guns Pat and Kevin, you did yourselves proud, well done. Dave saved the day for the Eggheads

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:42 pm
by Jon Corby
Gavin Chipper wrote:
JimBentley wrote:Why hasn't Ryan's beard got any comments yet? THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD!
Seen it before. Go to CO events.
Pretty disrespectful to call Michelle "it".

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:08 am
by Jon O'Neill
That was a great watch. My favourite highlight was Robbo's scream when his old man done in Ashman. All the Eggheads were chuckling. Great scenes.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:42 pm
by sean d
Anyone know if Egghaeds gets repreated?

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:31 am
by Ian Fitzpatrick
sean d wrote:Anyone know if Egghaeds gets repreated?
Yes. all the time. Just before Christmas they were repeating old ones with Daphne in it.

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:26 pm
by James Robinson
Jon O'Neill wrote:That was a great watch. My favourite highlight was Robbo's scream when his old man done in Ashman. All the Eggheads were chuckling. Great scenes.
Yeah, was just unbelievable that my dad could just defeat someone like Kevin.

There were loads of great bits that were cut out (no extra tiebreak questions, before anybody asks.).

For Pat's last question, the reason everybody suddenly laughed is because he literally took over FIVE minutes debating the answer, during which time Jeremy actually dropped his head on the table. :P

In Judith's tiebreak question, while she was struggling to pick out Sumo Wrestling, she suggested "Fat Man Wrestling", and Jeremy even asked her if she wanted to give that as her answer. :lol:

All in all, it was an absolute pleasure and even though we might not have won the jackpot, it was a thrill to do, and thanks to everyone for all your messages. ;) :) :D

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 8:55 pm
by samir pilica
Sam Smith, Series 70, of York University was on UC.