Spoilers For Monday March 18th 2013

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Spoilers For Monday March 18th 2013

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So, after a few days off for the Cheltenham Festival, Countdown returns to its full glory. (Unfortunately, we'll be having more disruption from our "neigh"-bours in a couple of weeks time. :( )

Sam McElhinney returns, hoping to give a better performance than the last game, which I think has gone out of most people's memories. It will be his 4th, if he wins today, and when you know what's coming round the corner tomorrow, he might need to win today to guarantee his place in the finals...............

Jon Culshaw retains his place in DC for the week. (Well, he was only given 1 show last week!!)

Graeme returns with the recap later. ;) :) :D
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R1: GRADATES (don't remember DC getting it but I'm not absolutely sure).
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Jack Worsley wrote:R1: GRADATES (don't remember DC getting it but I'm not absolutely sure).
No they didn't get it, but I did too. Only got MORGUES for a 7 in the GOURMETS round (R2).
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The last numbers games (677) is gettable (but not by me in time).

MARLINE as an alt in R11 and PARVISE as an alt to GAPPIER/SAPPIER in R12.
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Todays challenger, Ricky Roberts, was sat behind me (top right of photo) in the audience when I got the conundrum on 19 Nov 2012, the episode Heather Styles became an Octochamp.

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He was apparently due to be recording that day but it was cancelled at the last minute.
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Heh, he gets everywhere that guy. Interesting character. He came across as a bit distant or anti-social for whatever reason in the green room. Oh well
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foresaid for a dc-equaller
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John Brackstone wrote:foresaid for a dc-equaller
Only AFORESAID in the dictionary, unfortunately.
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(10+7)*4=68; 68x10=680; 680-(6/2)=677.
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Think TACHYONS was there at one point for a nice unpencilled word.
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RIFLEMAN as a beater in r11?
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I was quite surprised that, when declared in R1, BASTARD wasn't bleeped out.
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Grant Waters wrote:RIFLEMAN as a beater in r11?
Yes, very nice, Grant.
Mark Ivey wrote:I was quite surprised that, when declared in R1, BASTARD wasn't bleeped out.
Yes, a bit of double standards there, especially since BASTARDS was bleeped out in Series 61.

PARVISE in round 12 and BUNDLERS in round 13.

Also the HOMAGES round sounded a bit odd, it sounded well like HOMAGE was being said. I assume benefit of the doubt was used in that.
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Mark Ivey wrote:I was quite surprised that, when declared in R1, BASTARD wasn't bleeped out.
Yes, a bit of double standards there, especially since BASTARDS was bleeped out in Series 61.

Weird. I guess BASTARD is considered a techincal term while BASTARDS is an insult... or someone just dropped the ball.

Either way, I can already hear the Daily Mail writing their furious article.
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Mark Ivey wrote:
James Robinson wrote:I was quite surprised that, when declared in R1, BASTARD wasn't bleeped out.
Yes, a bit of double standards there, especially since BASTARDS was bleeped out in Series 61.
Weird. I guess BASTARD is considered a techincal term while BASTARDS is an insult... or someone just dropped the ball.

Either way, I can already hear the Daily Mail writing their furious article.
IIRC when Charlie had WANKERS bleeped (the first ever bleep on Countdown, I think?) Damian mentioned it was because it was half term (and so there was a rather higher risk of someone complaining about their child learning rude words from the show, or something). Given that that BASTARDS example was aired in August (school holidays again), my guess would be that they had a similar rationale then, whereas today all the kids should have been safely at school.
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Mark Ivey wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
Mark Ivey wrote:I was quite surprised that, when declared in R1, BASTARD wasn't bleeped out.
Yes, a bit of double standards there, especially since BASTARDS was bleeped out in Series 61.
Weird. I guess BASTARD is considered a techincal term while BASTARDS is an insult... or someone just dropped the ball.

Either way, I can already hear the Daily Mail writing their furious article.
I don't think it necessarily needs to be bleeped. It's not that offensive as swear words go, especially as its original non-sweary meaning is still in current use. I doubt they'd bleep the word BLOODY either.
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James Robinson wrote:Yes, a bit of double standards there, especially since BASTARDS was bleeped out in Series 61.
Mark Ivey wrote:Yes, a bit of double standards there, especially since BASTARDS was bleeped out in Series 61.
Oh hang on, I see what happened. I'm totally posting this anyway now I've taken the time to quote it.
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Mark Ivey wrote:I was quite surprised that, when declared in R1, BASTARD wasn't bleeped out.
'Bastard' has been on Corrie at 7:30pm before now, IE before the 9pm watershed, worse things are suggested at 10am on Jeremy Kyle...
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Andy Platt wrote:Heh, he gets everywhere that guy. Interesting character. He came across as a bit distant or anti-social for whatever reason in the green room. Oh well
I found nothing interesting about this guy, sorry!
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