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Following in the footsteps of previous Scrabbler-turned-Countdown-champ Stewart Holden, the undefeated series champion Craig Beevers has pulled out of Championship of Champions. I think it's fair to say that the man they call "Shaved" was hotly tipped to win the contest, and is regarded by some as the greatest player in history, but his record will now remain forever at 11 wins from 11; I can only speculate that his recent success in the Scrabble has drawn him away from the world of Countdown. Shame. But for the rest of us... game on!
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zomg as if! Who in the right mind turns down a C of C invite!
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To be fair he has snagged a place at the world scrabble championships, which will rightly require his full attention, but on the other wise of the coin, the worlds aren't until NEXT FRIGGING NOVEMBER. Three days out in ODE-land isn't going to hurt.
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Charlie Reams wrote:Following in the footsteps of previous Scrabbler-turned-Countdown-champ Stewart Holden, the undefeated series champion Craig Beevers has pulled out of Championship of Champions. I think it's fair to say that the man they call "Shaved" was hotly tipped to win the contest, and is regarded by some as the greatest player in history, but his record will now remain forever at 11 wins from 11; I can only speculate that his recent success in the Scrabble has drawn him away from the world of Countdown. Shame. But for the rest of us... game on!
All 16 players are now confirmed and the pairings have been made.
No, i'm not telling you..........
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That's a pity, a real pity. I was happy to be playing in Craig's shadow and treat the CoC like a holiday. Of course, I suppose it puts a little pressure on all of us to deliver but I know many players are practising away (like Briers and Wainright on Apterous!) so I hope we can have a CoC worthy of the last rather excellent CoC.Charlie Reams wrote:Following in the footsteps of previous Scrabbler-turned-Countdown-champ Stewart Holden, the undefeated series champion Craig Beevers has pulled out of Championship of Champions. I think it's fair to say that the man they call "Shaved" was hotly tipped to win the contest, and is regarded by some as the greatest player in history, but his record will now remain forever at 11 wins from 11; I can only speculate that his recent success in the Scrabble has drawn him away from the world of Countdown. Shame. But for the rest of us... game on!
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Well, at least we can rule him out of any future 'greatest player ever' discussions.
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I'm sure the C of C will be fine without me. Hope it's a good 'un and I'll look forward to watching it next year.
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Very disappointing. This is more of a disapointment than Stewart Holden, as Stewart would have gone in as one of the favourites but not the outright favourite. Craig Beevers on the other hand would have been outright favourite for this one (unless there's someone else this series that turns up in episodes yet to air), and may well have put the greatest ever question to bed in many people's eyes. What's your reasoning Craig?
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Yes, a huge disappointment. It's always been obvious that Countdown wasn't Craig's priority (which makes it even more remarkable that he produced the phenomenal standards he did), but this is still a shock. It's like Federer & Nadal both pulling out of Wimbledon .
I know I've said it before, but Craig is the best Countdowner ever in my view... obviously this CofC will still feature some fantastic players and contests but I suppose people will always be wondering what might have been now...
I know I've said it before, but Craig is the best Countdowner ever in my view... obviously this CofC will still feature some fantastic players and contests but I suppose people will always be wondering what might have been now...
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Massive disappointent. We've had hundreds of audience members return their tickets to us already.
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Holy hollow sentiments, Batman, my sarcasm-o-meter is going off the chart.Damian E wrote:Massive disappointent. We've had hundreds of audience members return their tickets to us already.
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Sorry David,
I wasn't being rude about Craig there, its just Julian Fell's tendency to completely over-exaggerate is becoming quite comical now.
I wasn't being rude about Craig there, its just Julian Fell's tendency to completely over-exaggerate is becoming quite comical now.
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Fair enough.Damian E wrote:Sorry David,
I wasn't being rude about Craig there, its just Julian Fell's tendency to completely over-exaggerate is becoming quite comical now.
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Sorry to read this, Craig.Craig Beevers wrote:I'm sure the C of C will be fine without me. Hope it's a good 'un and I'll look forward to watching it next year.
What could possibly be more important than Countdown??
Damian: does this mean that Craig would not be invited to future C of Cs, or could he decide to join in a future one if he wanted to?
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I don't think Craig can walk into a future C of C event, it doesn't really work that way. Am not sure he would want to either to be honest. I think after this one, we'll not do any more C of C's anyway. I have a better idea lined up.
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Am I being presumptuous in thinking 'SC2'? Answer: yes. I'd be interested to know just what this idea is, though.Damian E wrote:I don't think Craig can walk into a future C of C event, it doesn't really work that way. Am not sure he would want to either to be honest. I think after this one, we'll not do any more C of C's anyway. I have a better idea lined up.
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Oohhh spill - CofC is always exciting so I hope it's of a similar playing quality and champions are invited back to prove their worth.Damian E wrote:I don't think Craig can walk into a future C of C event, it doesn't really work that way. Am not sure he would want to either to be honest. I think after this one, we'll not do any more C of C's anyway. I have a better idea lined up.
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I reckon we could be seeing the first ever game of GOATDOWN broadcast on TV.
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That would be so sweet, I had to change my pants four times just thinking about it.David O'Donnell wrote:I reckon we could be seeing the first ever game of GOATDOWN broadcast on TV.
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Charlie Reams wrote:That would be so sweet, I had to change my pants four times just thinking about it.David O'Donnell wrote:I reckon we could be seeing the first ever game of GOATDOWN broadcast on TV.
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Goatdown is far superior to Countdown. Just scrap it all and start over, Jonathan Ross as host and Russell Brand in dictionary corner, the budget would be low.
If I suddenly have a squirming baby on my lap it probably means that I should start paying it some attention and stop wasting my time messing around on a Countdown forum
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Yes yes yes! You've got it! That will separate the champs from the mice.David O'Donnell wrote:I reckon we could be seeing the first ever game of GOATDOWN broadcast on TV.
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Surely you mean the wheat from the boys?Kirk Bevins wrote:Yes yes yes! You've got it! That will separate the champs from the mice.David O'Donnell wrote:I reckon we could be seeing the first ever game of GOATDOWN broadcast on TV.
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No I mean the grain from the bullocks.Charlie Reams wrote:
Surely you mean the wheat from the boys?
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No more C of C's?? wouldn't be too fond of SC2, should have something like a decade tournament.
Probably the second tallest ever series finalist.
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Sorry for sounding dumb but what is SC2?Tom wrote:No more C of C's?? wouldn't be too fond of SC2, should have something like a decade tournament.
Edit: With a lot of logic I have deduced it's Supreme Championship 2 - out now on the playstation 3.
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That doesn't fit. A second supreme couldn't replace all future CofCs.Ben Wilson wrote:Am I being presumptuous in thinking 'SC2'? Answer: yes. I'd be interested to know just what this idea is, though.Damian E wrote:I don't think Craig can walk into a future C of C event, it doesn't really work that way. Am not sure he would want to either to be honest. I think after this one, we'll not do any more C of C's anyway. I have a better idea lined up.
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I think he's right here though. For those that follow the "greats" and want to see them against each other, this is a blow.Damian E wrote:Sorry David,
I wasn't being rude about Craig there, its just Julian Fell's tendency to completely over-exaggerate is becoming quite comical now.