Countdown In Glasgow (Co:Glas) - Saturday 12th October 2024

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Countdown In Glasgow (Co:Glas) - Saturday 12th October 2024

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OCK AYE!!! BACK TO GLASGOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A DECADE!!!

Time once again to bring Countdown back to Scotland!!😄😎👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Venue:
Our venue is the function room of the Bungo restaurant, just south of the city centre of Glasgow, just on the south bank of the River Clyde. The address is 17-21 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow, G41 2AL.

It is around a quarter of a mile away from both Pollokshields West and Queens Park railway stations, and there are many buses on Pollokshields Road (A77), including the 3, 4, 38, 57 and 103.

General Overview:
Presented by James Robinson, using the "Bristol" format and playing along with the computer graphics:

We will aim to play between 6-8 9R matches, then have a 14R SF, then a 14R Grand Final centrepiece between the top 2 players.

We also aim to have our usual lunchtime quiz combining Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Fifteen to One. 8-) 8-) 8-)

Prices/Rates:
Co:Glas will take place on Saturday 12 October -- doors open at 9:45-10am for a 10:45-11am start, finishing at around 5:45-6pm. The admission price is set at £12.

There is food and drink available at the venue, we have a bar in our function room, and we can bring down tea/coffee from upstairs into the function room.

NOTE: We have been told that NO outside food can be brought in or consumed on the premises (remember, it's a bar/restaurant upstairs).

We also intend on having a meal, but that is still to be sorted out.

As per usual, payments are available:
- By PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/JRTerrier7/12) (DON'T FORGET - Choose the "Family/Friends" option on payment.);
- By phone (0781 775 0544);
- By cheque (address available on request).

Confirmed Players (14):
Euan Crabb
Thomas Carey
Matthew S Rutherford
Last Ashwin Hero
Fiona Titcombe
Phil Hannan
Phil Stanton
Dan Byrom
George Armstrong
Michael Armstrong
Logan Skelton
Gabriel Thallon
Iain Sime
Mike Springett
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Re: Countdown In Glasgow (Co:Glas) - Saturday 12th October 2024

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Well, here are the results of Co:Glas 2024, where we managed to fit in NINE 9R matches, before the 14R positional finals.

Round 1:
Iain Sime 58 - 6 Michael Armstrong
Mike Springett 52 - 54 Phil Stanton
Logan Skelton 59 - 47 Euan Crabb
Dan Byrom 66 - 64 Fiona Titcombe
Ashwin Abinashi 60 - 62 Gabriel Thallon
George Armstrong 81 - 47 MSR
Phil Hannan 48 - 43 Thomas Carey

Round 2:
George Armstrong 64 - 37 Dan Byrom
Gabriel Thallon 57 - 32 Logan Skelton
Phil Stanton 52 - 37 Iain Sime
Fiona Titcombe 62 - 47 Phil Hannan
Ashwin Abinashi 27 - 54 Mike Springett
Euan Crabb 21 - 63 MSR
Thomas Carey 64 - 14 Michael Armstrong

Round 3:
Gabriel Thallon 37 - 49 George Armstrong
Fiona Titcombe 52 - 62* Phil Stanton
MSR 37 - 59 Thomas Carey
Dan Byrom 61 - 46 Mike Springett
Iain Sime 44 - 68 Phil Hannan
Logan Skelton 39 - 64 Ashwin Abinashi
Michael Armstrong 10 - 46 Euan Crabb

Round 4:
Phil Stanton 42 - 55 George Armstrong
Thomas Carey 48 - 45 Dan Byrom
Phil Hannan 35 - 62 Gabriel Thallon
Mike Springett 38 - 58 Fiona Titcombe
MSR 52 - 41 Ashwin Abinashi
Euan Crabb 43 - 37 Iain Sime
Michael Armstrong 17 - 56 Logan Skelton

Round 5:
Thomas Carey 75 - 49 George Armstrong
Gabriel Thallon 55 - 52 Phil Stanton
MSR 51 - 52 Fiona Titcombe
Dan Byrom 63 - 40 Logan Skelton
Phil Hannan 57 - 44 Euan Crabb
Iain Sime 48 - 30 Ashwin Abinashi
Michael Armstrong 30 - 71 Mike Springett

Round 6:
George Armstrong 70 - 52 Fiona Titcombe
Gabriel Thallon 62 - 72* Thomas Carey
Phil Hannan 58 - 63 Dan Byrom
Phil Stanton 53 - 70 MSR
Euan Crabb 41 - 44 Mike Springett
Logan Skelton 69 - 35 Iain Sime
Ashwin Abinashi 59 - 22 Michael Armstrong

Round 7:
Dan Byrom 47 - 65 Gabriel Thallon
Fiona Titcombe 55 - 66 Thomas Carey
George Armstrong 62 - 37 Phil Hannan
Logan Skelton 54 - 62 MSR
Mike Springett 53 - 36 Iain Sime
Michael Armstrong 5 - 52 Phil Stanton
Euan Crabb 45 - 40 Ashwin Abinashi

Round 8:
Mike Springett 45 - 53 George Armstrong
Thomas Carey 55 - 47 Phil Stanton
Euan Crabb 46 - 62 Gabriel Thallon
Ashwin Abinashi 7 - 56 Dan Byrom
MSR 48 - 55 Iain Sime
Fiona Titcombe 56 - 40 Logan Skelton
Michael Armstrong 29 - 44 Phil Hannan

Round 9:
Fiona Titcombe 48 - 35 Gabriel Thallon
Thomas Carey 59 - 23 Mike Springett
Logan Skelton 22 - 59 George Armstrong
Iain Sime 22 - 59 Dan Byrom
Phil Stanton 32 - 20 Euan Crabb
MSR 51 - 29 Michael Armstrong
Phil Hannan 40 - 28 Ashwin Abinashi

Standings
Wins Points Spread
1 George Armstrong 8 542 +148
2 Thomas Carey 8 531 +151
3 Dan Byrom 6 497 +83
3 Gabriel Thallon 6 497 +66
5 Fiona Titcombe 5 499 +34
6 MSR 5 481 +36
7 Phil Stanton 5 436 +35
8 Phil Hannan 5 434 -3
9 Mike Springett 4 426 +7
10 Logan Skelton 3 411 -49
11 Iain Sime 3 372 -56
12 Euan Crabb 3 353 -51
13 Ashwin Abinashi 2 356 -62
14 Michael Armstrong 0 162 -339
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Re: Countdown In Glasgow (Co:Glas) - Saturday 12th October 2024

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Round 10 (Final Round):
FInal: George Armstrong 82-69 Thomas Carey

3rd Place Play-Off: Dan Byrom 100-83 Gabriel Thallon
5th Place Play-Off: Fiona Titcombe 78-90 MSR
7th Place Play-Off: Phil Stanton 77-75 Phil Hannan
9th Place Play-Off: Mike Springett 56-89 Logan Skelton
11th Place Play-Off: Iain Sime 65-68 Euan Crabb
13th Place Play-Off: Ashwin Abinashi 87-16 Michael Armstrong

Final Positions:
1 George Armstrong
2 Thomas Carey
3 Dan Byrom
4 Gabriel Thallon
5 MSR
6 Fiona Titcombe
7 Phil Stanton
8 Phil Hannan
9 Logan Skelton
10 Mike Springett
11 Euan Crabb
12 Iain Sime
13 Ashwin Abinashi
14 Michael Armstrong
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Re: Countdown In Glasgow (Co:Glas) - Saturday 12th October 2024

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Here is the recap from the grand final which can be watched here courtesy of Logan Skelton.

Co:Glasgow 2024 final recap for Saturday 12 October 2024.

C1: George Armstrong (8 wins, 542 points.)
C2: Tom Carey (8 wins, 531 points.)
DC: "RoboRiley"
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R O C E T A L E B
R02: D U N I S E G A N
R03: 7, 5, 6, 5, 10, 4, . Target: 658.
R04: Z E G U R I Y E T
R05: S E N O Q O W U G
R06: 75, 50, 25, 100, 7, 2, . Target: 743.
R07: I A I M S C O T S (conundrum)
R08: D A R I K E N A T
R09: N E C I F I R M E
R10: 100, 50, 25, 75, 5, 7. Target: 536.
R11: L I J E L A P A H
R12: T E P O S I L N E
R13: 100, 50, 25, 75, 7, 1. Target: 558.
R14: R I S C H E L I K (conundrum)


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Round 1: R O C E T A L E B

George: RELOCATE (8)
Tom: EARLOBE (7)
OT: BRACTEOLE (18)
Score: 8–0 (max 18)

Round 2: D U N I S E G A N

George: ungained
Tom: UNSIGNED (8)
OT: SANGUINE (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 26)

Round 3: 7, 5, 6, 5, 10, 4. Target: 658.

C1: 658. ((5 + 5) × 10 − 6) × 7 (10)
C2: 659.
Score: 18–8 (max 36)

Round 4: Z E G U R I Y E T

George: GREET (5)
Tom: RETIE (5)
OT: GUTZER (6) TUYERE (6)
Score: 23–13 (max 42)

Round 5: S E N O Q O W U G

George: GOWNS (5)
Tom: GOWNS (5)
OT: GENUS (5) GOONS (5) GOOSE (5) NEGUS (5) NOOSE (5) OUENS (5) QUESO (5) SWOON (5) SWUNG (5)
Score: 28–18 (max 47)

Round 6: 75, 50, 25, 100, 7, 2. Target: 743.

C1: 743. (100 + 2 − 75 ÷ 25) × 7 + 50 (10)
C2: 744.
Score: 38–18 (max 57)

Round 7: I A I M S C O T S

C1 buzzes on 1.25 second to say X which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes to say MOSAICIST which is correct.
Score: 38–28 (max 67)

Round 8: D A R I K E N A T

George: anteriad
Tom: anteriad
OT: ARANEID (7) DARKNET (7) DETRAIN (7) KERATIN (7) RADIANT (7) RADIATE (7) TANKARD (7) TRAIKED (7) TRAINED (7) TRANKED (7)
Score: 38–28 (max 74)

Round 9: N E C I F I R M E

George: FIREMEN (7)
Tom: FIREMEN (7)
OT: CREMINI (7) EIRENIC (7)
Score: 45–35 (max 81)

Round 10: 100, 50, 25, 75, 5, 7. Target: 536.

C1: 536. (100 + 7) × 5 + 75 ÷ (50 + 25) (10)
C2: 536. (100 + 7) × 5 + 75 ÷ (50 + 25) (10)
Score: 55–45 (max 91)

Round 11: L I J E L A P A H

George: PAELLA (6)
Tom: APHELIA (7)
Score: 55–52 (max 98)

Round 12: T E P O S I L N E

George: POINTES (7)
Tom: POINTES (7)
OT: PETIOLES (8)
Score: 62–59 (max 106)

Round 13: 100, 50, 25, 75, 7, 1. Target: 558.

C1: 558. (100 − 7) × ((75 + 50) ÷ 25 + 1) (10)
C2: 558. (100 − 7) × ((75 + 50) ÷ 25 + 1) (10)
Score: 72–69 (max 116)

*back falls off George’s chair*

Round 14: R I S C H E L I K

C1 buzzes on 26.5 seconds to say LICKERISH which is correct.
Score: 82–69 (max 126)
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