Spoilers For Wednesday November 10th 2010

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So, the day is upon us once again. For the 8th time this series, we are on the verge of crowning an octochamp. 5 have been crowned, 2 haven't. Which way will Marcus go :?:

His 7th win yesterday means that come what may, we will see him in the finals, but the question is, as what number seed :?:

Currently he is the #6 seed, as he has already accrued more points than the other 2 failed octochamps, Michael Chadwick and Peter Godwin, but what are his realistic targets :?: :?:

He has 730 points currently, so as I mentioned, if he doesn't win, he'll stay as #6 seed.

[*]A win with a score of 43 or less (which would break the low scoring record, obviously) will keep him at #6.

[*]A win with a score between 44 and 79 would make him #5 seed.

[*]A win with a score between 80 and 110 would make him #4 seed.

[*]A win with a score between 111 and 168 would make him #3 seed.

I doubt very much that a game with above 168 will occur, after all it has only happened on 1 occasion in the show's enitre history (http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_3967), so I'm saying that #3 is probably the highest that Marcus can realistically achieve.

Join me for the Robinson Recap later. ;) :) :D You don't wanna miss out. 8-)
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Very close game.

Come on Marcus!
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Nice one, Marcus. Congrats on becoming an octochamp. 8-) :D
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LISTENER in round 12.

Very well done Marcus, it was a pleasure to watch you in the studio, and a pleasure to watch you again on the box. My second fave contestant of the series. Peter Godwin is number 1. He's the people's champ!
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Yeah, congratulations.

Pulled out a nine when you needed it most. Class.
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Congratulations, but I find it odd that no mention is made, on the programme, of past glories. Why not?


As James Robinson said on the 1st Nov - (He is) a 2 times champion, albeit it from 14 years ago, our very own Marcus Hares, who won 2 shows in Series 32, back in 1996.
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John Bosley wrote:Congratulations, but I find it odd that no mention is made, on the programme, of past glories. Why not?
Because they'd then get flooded with applications from other people who've been on the show before and want another go?
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Ace run Marcus. You look well pleased at the end. Matey boy was pretty good too.
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Very well done, Marcus. Fantastic run, thoroughly enjoyable. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-)

HEDONIST in round 4, although I thought outhsined was very unlucky there.

2nd Numbers Alt.: (75 + 25 - 2) x (7 - (8 / 4)) = 294
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John Bosley wrote:Congratulations, but I find it odd that no mention is made, on the programme, of past glories. Why not?
Because they'd then get flooded with applications from other people who've been on the show before and want another go?
You say that but Bruce Lambert's past performances were mentioned when he made his reappearance.
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James Robinson wrote:You say that but Bruce Lambert's past performances were mentioned when he made his reappearance.
It's a bit different if someone was on as a kid, imo.
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Great run Marcus, thoroughly enjoyable. :)
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So what was the final score?
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Gavin Chipper wrote:So what was the final score?
104 - 48 to Marcus, so he was just 7 points short of becoming #3 seed.

For more details, go here: http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5278
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I not only find it odd that Marcus's 'previous' was not even mentioned but I felt slightly uncomfortable. I felt something was wrong.
I felt sorry for Jeff because he was obviously under instructions.
It felt dishonest even.
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OMG what's the big fucking deal? I'm sure if James didn't mention it in the very first spoiler thread then you wouldn't have even known anyway and it wouldn't have bothered you. And I'm sure that any Countdown viewer who does actually remember that Marcus appeared 3 times back in nineteen-ninety-pissing-six is probably on this forum so the Countdown masses aren't even affected.

Well played Marcus.
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Ryan Taylor wrote:OMG what's the big fucking deal? I'm sure if James didn't mention it in the very first spoiler thread then you wouldn't have even known anyway and it wouldn't have bothered you. And I'm sure that any Countdown viewer who does actually remember that Marcus appeared 3 times back in nineteen-ninety-pissing-six is probably on this forum so the Countdown masses aren't even affected.

Well played Marcus.

Sorry my opinion does not fit with yours, Ryan, but there you go. Of course you are right. I would not have known if James had not mentioned it, but he did and now I do and I feel that it is wrong. I'll shut up about it now - unless of course anyone else wants to join in.
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John Bosley wrote:I felt sorry for Jeff because he was obviously under instructions.

Yes, don't mention 1996 Jeff whatever you do, it'll start a cyber-riot among 5 people. :roll:

For what it's worth, I asked Marcus to come on the show, he said he'd already been on, i said when, he said 1996(?), i said so what, come on again.
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D Eadie wrote:Now back to anonymity for a few months for me.
Time flies!
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Charlie Reams wrote:
D Eadie wrote:Now back to anonymity for a few months for me.
Time flies!
I just wanted to check the site was still working, it's been so quiet i thought it was offline. ;)
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D Eadie wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:
D Eadie wrote:Now back to anonymity for a few months for me.
Time flies!
I just wanted to check the site was still working, it's been so quiet i thought it was offline. ;)
Maybe the show should be a bit more interesting ;)
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Charlie Reams wrote:
D Eadie wrote: I just wanted to check the site was still working, it's been so quiet i thought it was offline. ;)
Maybe the show should be a bit more interesting ;)
Maybe everyone has out-bored each other. Not before time, let's face it. I'll give you a £1 for the domain name.
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John Bosley wrote:I'll shut up about it now - unless of course anyone else wants to join in.
I think it would be wrong of me not to say that I largely agree with you, John. Whether I'm the ally you really want is less certain.

When Bruce Lambert got his 2nd/3rd chance it was openly talked about (a first for the show as far as I'm aware) but it was emphasised that previously he'd been a child playing adults followed by taking part in a junior mini-series. So no major precedent was being set. News of Marcus's past would have been of great interest to many people, and I'm quite sure a conscious decision was made not to talk about it.

I've no axe to grind on this subject and usually I've steered well clear. However, no subject discussed on Countdown forums over the years has inspired anything approaching the amount of anger and passion that this one has (with the possible exception of mass noun plurals), which indicates that there is an issue here.
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You're lucky Damian has gone over there to talk to Jacqueline Baker, otherwise this could've kicked off big time.
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Clive Brooker wrote:However, no subject discussed on Countdown forums over the years has inspired anything approaching the amount of anger and passion that this one has (with the possible exception of mass noun plurals), which indicates that there is an issue here.
Have you alerted the Metropolitain Police to the likelihood of rioting? :)
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Clive Brooker wrote:
John Bosley wrote:I'll shut up about it now - unless of course anyone else wants to join in.
I think it would be wrong of me not to say that I largely agree with you, John. Whether I'm the ally you really want is less certain.

When Bruce Lambert got his 2nd/3rd chance it was openly talked about (a first for the show as far as I'm aware) but it was emphasised that previously he'd been a child playing adults followed by taking part in a junior mini-series. So no major precedent was being set. News of Marcus's past would have been of great interest to many people, and I'm quite sure a conscious decision was made not to talk about it.

I've no axe to grind on this subject and usually I've steered well clear. However, no subject discussed on Countdown forums over the years has inspired anything approaching the amount of anger and passion that this one has (with the possible exception of mass noun plurals), which indicates that there is an issue here.
Thanks, Clive. That is all I was saying. It was something interesting; strange to me that it was hushed up. They made a mistake and will never admit it. i am just a viewer (having failed the audition and cannot expect Damian to invite me on!!) and am interested in things but .....oh sod it ...........
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John Bosley wrote:
Thanks, Clive. That is all I was saying. It was something interesting; strange to me that it was hushed up. They made a mistake and will never admit it. i am just a viewer (having failed the audition and cannot expect Damian to invite me on!!) and am interested in things but .....oh sod it ...........
It was never mentioned with me nor Andrew. Who cares really? It doesn't really add much to the programme to say that we'd appeared before and could otherwise detract from the show they're trying to put on.
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