Who has an ODE2r?

Julian Fell · Post by **Julian Fell** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:11 pm

Just wanted to find out who on here has a copy of the ODE2r because it seems that nearly everyone relies on CountMax these days (not that CountMax is bad, but it's good to have someone with the primary source material). I believe apart from me (and Damian obviously

), there's Kirk, Corby, Jono... anyone else?

(for the avoidance of confusion, the ODE2r is the one that says "second edition, revised" on the first couple of pages. If it doesn't say that, it's not the ODE2r

)

Stewart Scott · Post by **Stewart Scott** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:06 pm

I still have mine from my goody bag and I am always using it for games of Countdown and Scrabble

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:19 pm

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:25 pm

And me.

Julian Fell · Post by **Julian Fell** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:56 pm

Oh I thought you were still on the ODE2 Charlie, from when you said something along the lines of "GOATIEST should be in, unless it's changed in the new edition"

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:05 pm

Julian Fell wrote:Just wanted to find out who on here has a copy of the ODE2r because it seems that nearly everyone relies on CountMax these days (not that CountMax is bad, but it's good to have someone with the primary source material). I believe apart from me (and Damian obviously ), there's Kirk, Corby, Jono... anyone else?

I also have a copy of the ODE2r.

Lee Simmonds · Post by **Lee Simmonds** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:34 pm

I have one as well.

Charlie will have one as this is given out with the goody bag.

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:33 pm

Lee Simmonds wrote:I have one as well.

Charlie will have one as this is given out with the goody bag.

Going by the Countdown Wiki site, the 2nd Edition revised was first used in the Championship of Champions XII, back in May 2006, so anyone who has been on since then will definitely have one, unless like myself, they went to a shop and bought one.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:10 am

Joseph Bolas wrote:Going by the Countdown Wiki site, the 2nd Edition revised was first used in the Championship of Champions XII, back in May 2006, so anyone who has been on since then will definitely have one, unless like myself, they went to a shop and bought one.

It may have changed, but when I was on only losers got an ODE2r; winners got a different, two-volumed Oxford dictionary in their bags to go with their teapot.

Julian Fell · Post by **Julian Fell** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:09 pm

Yeah it seems to change all the time so I wouldn't say "anyone who's been on since x date will definitely have one"... when I was on everybody got the official Countdown dictionary (the NODE back then) in the goody bag; but shortly afterwards it changed to being the Shorter Oxford, then at various times since it seems to have changed back and forth again (maybe just for winners or losers, as Corby mentions).

I think Jim B and Stuart Earl, who appeared when the NODE was the official dictionary, were given the ODE2, just to confuse things further...

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:17 pm

Aye, I got the two-volume Shorter Oxford, but then got the ODE2 in the post some time afterwards (but still before it came into force on the show). I can't remember if this was because it wasn't out yet, or because they'd run out of copies of the NODE to give to contestants.

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:14 pm

Julian Fell wrote:Yeah it seems to change all the time so I wouldn't say "anyone who's been on since x date will definitely have one"... when I was on everybody got the official Countdown dictionary (the NODE back then) in the goody bag; but shortly afterwards it changed to being the Shorter Oxford, then at various times since it seems to have changed back and forth again (maybe just for winners or losers, as Corby mentions).

I would've thought everyone who was a contestant, regardless of the number of wins to their name, got the same stuff in their goody bag. To be honest, I turn over now after the conundrum is solved, so I normally don't see the what their goody bag contains

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:56 pm

I got the 2 volume set in my goody bag as well (signed by Des L, Carol and Susie

). It's a very nice dictionary so it's a shame if they've stopped giving them out to winners.

Lee Simmonds · Post by **Lee Simmonds** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:52 pm

To clarify the current situation:-

The ODE2r is given out in the goody bag to all contestants and the winner gets the Shorter Oxford 2 volume set. The extras the winners get are the Shorter Dictionary and the teapot.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:17 am

I didnt get an ODE2r. Just the 2 volume set that I dare not look at, in case I learn invalid words

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:20 pm

I have an ODE2r I got off Amazon. I like to make sure that words I come up with would have been allowed on the show or not.
Maybe I'll wait to apply to go on the show after they update, so I get a new different one!

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:02 pm

They were half price in WH Smith a while ago, that's where I got mine, so it might be worth shopping around if you have a spare £15 and are in need of one.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:30 pm

Ben Wilson wrote:They were half price in WH Smith a while ago, that's where I got mine, so it might be worth shopping around if you have a spare £15 and are in need of one.

Grrr why wasn't this posted earlier? For a selfish sake, I hope they've gone back to full price else I'll be slightly miffed.

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