The Sun Countdown Footballers Quiz

[James Robinson]

In today's The Sun, they've done a "dumb footballers" Countdown, in which they got 8 famous footballers to do a letters round, numbers round and a conundrum, hoping to prove what Clarke Carlisle has proved this week, that footballers aren't thick.

The selections were:
R01: E I O T W M N G N
R02: 100, 2, 6, 3, 9, 7. Target: 321.
R03: O S B L F L T O A (conundrum)

The contestants were Series 59 finalist Neil MacKenzie, Jeff's mate Chris Kamara, World Cup winner George Cohen, goalkeepers Neville Southall & Peter Bonetti, Ron "Chopper" Harris, Dean Windass and Malcolm Macdonald.

And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

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R01: E I O T W M N G N

NM: MENTION (7)
CK: MENTION (7)
GC: WOMEN (5)
NS: NOTE (4)
PB: WOMEN (5)
RH: MOWING (6)
DW: WING (4)
MM: MENTION (7)
OT: EMOTING (7) MITOGEN (7) MEOWING (7) WINGMEN (7) WONTING (7)
Score: 7-7-5-4-5-6-4-7 (max 7)

R02: 100, 2, 6, 3, 9, 7. Target: 321.

NM: 321. ((6 / 2) x 100) + (7 x 3) (10)
CK: 322. (100 x 3) + 9 + 6 + 7 (7)
GC: 321. ((6 / 2) x 100) + (3 x 7) (10)
NS: 320. (3 x 100) + 9 + 7 + 6 - 2 (7)
PB: 318. (100 x 3) + 9 + 7 + 2 (7)
RH: 320. (100 x 3) + (7 x 2) + 6 (7)
DW: 317. (3 x 100) + 9 + 6 + 2 (4) - For some reason they seem to think that getting 4 away gets you 4 points, rather than 7 It'd be interesting if you got 0 points for being 0 away.
MM: 321. (100 + 7) x 3 (10)
Score: 17-14-15-11-11-13-8-17 (max 17)

R03: O S B L F L T O A (conundrum)

NM: No answer. (0)
CK: FOOTBALLS (10)
GC: No answer. (0)
NS: FOOTBALLS (10)
PB: FOOTBALLS (10)
RH: FOOTBALLS (10)
DW: No answer. (0)
MM: No answer. (0)
Score: 17-24-15-21-21-23-8-17 (max 27)

So, Kammy won with 24 points, and ex-Countdown champ Neil MacKenzie surprisingly finished in equal 5th with Malcolm Macdonald.

For clarity, this is how it finished:

1st: Chris Kamara - 24
2nd: Ron Harris - 23
3rd=: Neville Southall & Peter Bonetti - 21
5th=: Neil MacKenzie & Malcolm Macdonald - 17
7th: George Cohen - 15
8th: Dean Windass - 8

Maybe Kammy should apply to be a contestant.

[Alec Rivers]

So to summarise, then, the thickest of the lot is the Sun researcher for the scoring fail in round 2 and for the plural conundrum.

[Michael Wallace]

Haha, quality journalism. I wonder if Neil was put off by the conundrum being a plural.

[Adam Dexter]

So to summarise, then, the thickest of the lot is the Sun researcher for the scoring fail in round 2 and for the plural conundrum.

I think it ought to be noted that there was a disclaimer saying, if I remember correctly, "The scoring system is different on the show".

However, why should it be? And good spot on the illegal conundrum

[Alec Rivers]

I think it ought to be noted that there was a disclaimer saying, if I remember correctly, "The scoring system is different on the show".

Ah, fair do's. I didn't notice that.

And good spot on the illegal conundrum

Ta.

[Gavin Chipper]

They made a right fucking meal of that numbers!

[Kirk Bevins]

They made a right fucking meal of that numbers!

Yes. Yet again, not adding before multiplying really shows a distinct lack of understanding of how numbers work.

[craig]

I know it's irrelevant but I met Malcolm Macdonald at a charity event held at my college recently. Nice bloke.

[James Robinson]

I know it's irrelevant but I met Malcolm Macdonald at a charity event held at my college recently. Nice bloke.

Maybe he was, but I'm pretty sure that most Man City fans quite like the job he did at Huddersfield Town for this particular reason.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCRzaDr0pEo
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqBemHVkERY

[Joseph Krol]

If I had taken part I would have got a max game, as I hope most other forumites would've.

[Dan McColm]

They made a such a dog's dinner of the numbers. (100 + 7) x 3 really isn't that difficult!

[David O'Donnell]

I
1st: Chris Kamara - 24
2nd: Ron Harris - 23
3rd=: Neville Southall & Peter Bonetti - 21
5th=: Neil MacKenzie & Malcolm Macdonald - 17
7th: George Cohen - 15
8th: Dean Windass - 8

Maybe Kammy should apply to be a contestant.

That's unbelievable.

[Rhys Benjamin]

In today's The Sun, they've done a "dumb footballers" Countdown, in which they got 8 famous footballers to do a letters round, numbers round and a conundrum, hoping to prove what Clarke Carlisle has proved this week, that footballers aren't thick.

The selections were:
R01: E I O T W M N G N
R02: 100, 2, 6, 3, 9, 7. Target: 321.
R03: O S B L F L T O A (conundrum)

The contestants were Series 59 finalist Neil MacKenzie, Jeff's mate Chris Kamara, World Cup winner George Cohen, goalkeepers Neville Southall & Peter Bonetti, Ron "Chopper" Harris, Dean Windass and Malcolm Macdonald.

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R01: E I O T W M N G N

NM: MENTION (7)
CK: MENTION (7)
GC: WOMEN (5)
NS: NOTE (4)
PB: WOMEN (5)
RH: MOWING (6)
DW: WING (4)
MM: MENTION (7)
OT: EMOTING (7) MITOGEN (7) MEOWING (7) WINGMEN (7) WONTING (7)
Score: 7-7-5-4-5-6-4-7 (max 7)

R02: 100, 2, 6, 3, 9, 7. Target: 321.

NM: 321. ((6 / 2) x 100) + (7 x 3) (10)
CK: 322. (100 x 3) + 9 + 6 + 7 (7)
GC: 321. ((6 / 2) x 100) + (3 x 7) (10)
NS: 320. (3 x 100) + 9 + 7 + 6 - 2 (7)
PB: 318. (100 x 3) + 9 + 7 + 2 (7)
RH: 320. (100 x 3) + (7 x 2) + 6 (7)
DW: 317. (3 x 100) + 9 + 6 + 2 (4) - For some reason they seem to think that getting 4 away gets you 4 points, rather than 7 It'd be interesting if you got 0 points for being 0 away.
MM: 321. (100 + 7) x 3 (10)
Score: 17-14-15-11-11-13-8-17 (max 17)

R03: O S B L F L T O A (conundrum)

NM: No answer. (0)
CK: FOOTBALLS (10)
GC: No answer. (0)
NS: FOOTBALLS (10)
PB: FOOTBALLS (10)
RH: FOOTBALLS (10)
DW: No answer. (0)
MM: No answer. (0)
Score: 17-24-15-21-21-23-8-17 (max 27)

So, Kammy won with 24 points, and ex-Countdown champ Neil MacKenzie surprisingly finished in equal 5th with Malcolm Macdonald.

For clarity, this is how it finished:

1st: Chris Kamara - 24
2nd: Ron Harris - 23
3rd=: Neville Southall & Peter Bonetti - 21
5th=: Neil MacKenzie & Malcolm Macdonald - 17
7th: George Cohen - 15
8th: Dean Windass - 8

Maybe Kammy should apply to be a contestant.

Right.

Big Cock-up no.1 - WHY OH WHY did they do raw scoring?
Big Cock-up no.2 - Numbers scoring
Big Cock-up no.3 - Conundrum cock-up

[Gavin Chipper]

How many people actually know about Damian's weird no-plurals rule with conundrums?

[Andy Wilson]

Series 59 finalist Neil MacKenzie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5-yLYfot9w

[Matt Morrison]

Haha, I remember seeing that at the time. Brilliant movement.