Welcome! - Post here first

[Gavin Chipper]

He's looking strong and settled.

He's looking like Kirk Bevins.

[Danny Woodhouse]

I'm Danny Woodhouse from the East-End

ive been watching Countdown since about the age of 6 in 1986- so ive lived through the grey/yellow cards, Cathy Hytner, the 500th show, Countdown Masters, the red/white cards, the 1000th show - and who'd have thought 29 years later we would be at 7000 odd programmes.

[William Bermudez]

I'm William Bermudez from the US!

I'm a 25 year old substitute teacher in Chicago and first found out about Countdown on the old WeDigTV site back in 2007. I play Apterous and regularly watch Countdown on All 4 with a VPN. I enjoy game shows of all types, having auditioned in the past for Jeopardy, Millionaire, and $100,000 Pyramid, and I also enjoy playing drums and watching classic movies.

[Ian Volante]

Hello all, hope the chat round here isn't too off-putting

[Tom S]

Welcome Danny and William

[Andy Davis]

Hi C4Countdowners!!!

I’m Andy, I’m a maths tutor currently in lockdown here in Estonia .

I’ve recently played my 1st game on Apto and I’m hoping to play CoApto on Saturday.

Stay safe everyone.

[Andy Davis]

Hi C4Countdowners!!!

I’m Andy, I’m a maths tutor currently in lockdown here in Estonia .

I’ve recently played my 1st game on Apto and I’m hoping to play CoApto on Saturday.

Stay safe everyone.

[Gavin Chipper]

Hello and welcome!

[Gavin Chipper]

Hello and welcome!

[Anthony Mercer]

Hi! I'm Anthony, I'm a software analyst from London, and I've occasionally watched Countdown my whole life but started watching more regularly in lockdown and while working from home.

[Gavin Chipper]

Hello and welcome!

[Tom S]

Welcome!

[Matt Morrison]

Hello and welcome!

This might be the most desperate of all your 10 million posts.

[Gavin Chipper]

Hello and welcome!

This might be the most desperate of all your 10 million posts.

Jono said pretty much the same thing but I was just welcoming the new poster, unlike you unwelcoming and rude people.

[Jonathan Willis]

Greetings from coronavirus ridden Quebec, Canada. I have loved the show for many years.

[Gavin Chipper]

Greetings from coronavirus ridden Quebec, Canada. I have loved the show for many years.

I'd say hello and welcome but this might happen:

Hello and welcome!

This might be the most desperate of all your 10 million posts.

(We have some nutters on here but you have to get used to them.)

[Johnny Canuck]

Greetings from coronavirus ridden Quebec, Canada. I have loved the show for many years.

Welcome from a fellow Canuck! I'd suggest you try Apterous if you'd ever be interested in playing against the best.

[Jonathan Willis]

Thank you Gavin and Johnny. I am scared of getting into gaming as i had a brush with addiction to a game in the past.

[Ian Fitzpatrick]

Thank you Gavin and Johnny. I am scared of getting into gaming as i had a brush with addiction to a game in the past.

Very wise!

[Jonathan Willis]

Thank you Gavin and Johnny. I am scared of getting into gaming as i had a brush with addiction to a game in the past.

Very wise!

Lol.

[Matt Morrison]

Thank you Gavin and Johnny. I am scared of getting into gaming as i had a brush with addiction to a game in the past.

Nothing to be ashamed of, unless it was "the game" rather than "a game". What was it?

[Jonathan Willis]

Thank you Gavin and Johnny. I am scared of getting into gaming as i had a brush with addiction to a game in the past.

Nothing to be ashamed of, unless it was "the game" rather than "a game". What was it?

Fortnite

[Patrick- McCurdie]

Was on the show in 2009 and won 1 game have reapplied to reappear some point hopefully.

[James Robinson]

Was on the show in 2009 and won 1 game have reapplied to reappear some point hopefully.

Who did you beat, I wonder...??

Good to see you on here, Patrick.

[Patrick- McCurdie]

Was on the show in 2009 and won 1 game have reapplied to reappear some point hopefully.

Who did you beat, I wonder...??

Good to see you on here, Patrick.

Someone by the name of James Robinson

Nice to see you're still around, maybe you're due another crack at the show? I applied before christmas still waiting for an audition. I hadn't watched countdown for years until lockdown started then i started watching again and i decided to reapply after a few months of causual viewing

[James Robinson]

Was on the show in 2009 and won 1 game have reapplied to reappear some point hopefully.

Who did you beat, I wonder...??

Good to see you on here, Patrick.

Someone by the name of James Robinson

Nice to see you're still around, maybe you're due another crack at the show? I applied before christmas still waiting for an audition. I hadn't watched countdown for years until lockdown started then i started watching again and i decided to reapply after a few months of causual viewing

I wish, unfortunately that was my 2nd attempt, and they seem to not want me to have a 3rd, even though at least 2 people have, but hey-ho, wouldn’t mind a rematch between us two.

[Patrick- McCurdie]

Who did you beat, I wonder...??

Good to see you on here, Patrick.

Someone by the name of James Robinson

Nice to see you're still around, maybe you're due another crack at the show? I applied before christmas still waiting for an audition. I hadn't watched countdown for years until lockdown started then i started watching again and i decided to reapply after a few months of causual viewing

I wish, unfortunately that was my 2nd attempt, and they seem to not want me to have a 3rd, even though at least 2 people have, but hey-ho, wouldn’t mind a rematch between us two.

I can't believe it has been 12 years! Seems like yesterday

[roger burton]

Good morning ... Roger from Bexhill here, long time watcher, it helps, I hope, to keep my 70 year old beer soaked brain active.

[roger burton]

Good morning ... Roger from Bexhill here, long time watcher, it helps, I hope, to keep my 70 year old beer soaked brain active.

[Gavin Chipper]

Morning! Welcome!

[Gavin Chipper]

Which of the above posters are Ashton Hancock do you all think?

[Ronan M Higginson]

All

[Adam Latchford]

Hi all,

Played on series 83, preparing for the annihilation that comes my way in a potential COC / 40th birthday shindig. Nice to see you guys were nicer about me than digital spy was. Just.

[Andres Sanchez]

Hey everyone!

I'm Andres and I'm from Florida in the U.S.! Picked up Countdown as a hobby over the pandemic and it was worth it. You may have seen me at CO:Lon mucking about and I hope to befriend more people here in the community!

[Gavin Chipper]

Welcome all.

[Paolo Barresi]

My name is Paolo Barresi, I'm from Rome and I work at the Ministry of Culture of my country. I have always been a fan (and a champ) of “Paroliamo”, the Italian version of this game. At the moment, I hope I improve my English thanks to Countdown. I love cats, 70s music and science fiction.
Words long and prosper!

[Ian Volante]

My name is Paolo Barresi, I'm from Rome and I work at the Ministry of Culture of my country. I have always been a fan (and a champ) of “Paroliamo”, the Italian version of this game. At the moment, I hope I improve my English thanks to Countdown. I love cats, 70s music and science fiction.
Words long and prosper!

Saluti!

[Ben Bazz]

Hello from me to you all.
Very pleased to have discovered Apterous recently; it seems like a great online community and obviously it's a lot of fun to play some Countdown when I should be working!
I used to enjoy watching Countdown as a youngster, mid to late '90s, and then didn't watch it at all for many years.
Only rediscovered it recently when I was invited to appear on the show. I am now addicted! I think Colin is a fantastic host and really enjoyed my off-air chats with him.
My run as Octochamp, and reaching the 800 club, was much more than I ever expected; a true honour to have had the opportunity to be part of such a great TV show.
Looking forwards, I would love to join in with live events but will have to wait until one takes place in the South West.

[Fiona T]

Hello from me to you all.
Very pleased to have discovered Apterous recently; it seems like a great online community and obviously it's a lot of fun to play some Countdown when I should be working!
I used to enjoy watching Countdown as a youngster, mid to late '90s, and then didn't watch it at all for many years.
Only rediscovered it recently when I was invited to appear on the show. I am now addicted! I think Colin is a fantastic host and really enjoyed my off-air chats with him.
My run as Octochamp, and reaching the 800 club, was much more than I ever expected; a true honour to have had the opportunity to be part of such a great TV show.
Looking forwards, I would love to join in with live events but will have to wait until one takes place in the South West.

Not quite south west (afaik none are planned) but you've got Reading in April and Oxford in June next year which are both easy enough on the train from Bristol/Exeter depending how far west you are!

https://focalcountdown.wordpress.com/upcomingevents/

[Fiona T]

Hello from me to you all.
Very pleased to have discovered Apterous recently; it seems like a great online community and obviously it's a lot of fun to play some Countdown when I should be working!
I used to enjoy watching Countdown as a youngster, mid to late '90s, and then didn't watch it at all for many years.
Only rediscovered it recently when I was invited to appear on the show. I am now addicted! I think Colin is a fantastic host and really enjoyed my off-air chats with him.
My run as Octochamp, and reaching the 800 club, was much more than I ever expected; a true honour to have had the opportunity to be part of such a great TV show.
Looking forwards, I would love to join in with live events but will have to wait until one takes place in the South West.

Not quite south west (afaik none are planned) but you've got Reading in April and Oxford in June next year which are both easy enough on the train from Bristol/Exeter depending how far west you are!

https://focalcountdown.wordpress.com/upcomingevents/

Ah Bristol according to the wiki - easy then! Hope to see you at one or both!

[Gavin Chipper]

Welcome anyone who has introduced themselves since I last posted!

[A Sivaramani]

Hello Every1, I'm A (not an initial or alias or anything, just A). I've been introduced to the show through some number round clips a while back and it reminded me of the 4 Fours and 24 Game type of puzzles when I was younger, I think it's very nice that a game show that's been on for 4 decades is still running, with such a consistent format and no luck, and no prize money, just recreational fun, also amazed that half the people on here were in the show at some point.

[Rowland Reeves]

Hello, I'm Rowland, 33, from Harlow, Essex

I have always been interested in mind games. I played a reasonable amount of Bridge, most at the ACOL bridge club in West Hampstead, but unfortunately I lost contact with my partner during the pandemic, and whilst I'm still a fan of the game, I'm happy enough to follow as a fan for now, and pursue other interests.

I also have played a decent amount of scrabble online, my ISC handle is eagles123. I've barely played over the last year of so though. I do practice ocassionally against the bots on Woogles, but I don't love the site for human vs human play. I've only gone to one scrabble tournament, which was great fun, but who knows, maybe more to follow at some point.

I guess a positive out of a negative, I first heard of a Countdown Community because of the awful event that happened last year. I was immediately intrigued by the idea of such a community and very quickly found Apterous. I've since attended two events, Stockport and Reading. I'd say I'm definitely a bottom third player at the moment, but I'm striving to improve. My record at Stockport was WWWLLL and my record at Reading was LLLWW, which is kinda funny. I have phonied toffies at least 3 times, and if I do it again in a FOCAL event, my opponent has full permission to shoot me on the spot.

Outside of that, I'm a big Palace fan, I love cricket, and my Mastermind category would be the tv show The Bill. I am also the most socially awkward person you will ever meet

[Fiona T]

I am also the most socially awkward person you will ever meet

Not even close!

[Gavin Chipper]

Welcome btw. Most socially awkward has a lot of competition in the Countdown world.

[Mark Deeks]

Rowland! Also from Harlow, just wanted to commiserate with you on that. Absolutely bleak town. Nevertheless, welcome!

[Tracey Anne Mills]

Hello, I'm Rowland, 33, from Harlow, Essex

I have always been interested in mind games. I played a reasonable amount of Bridge, most at the ACOL bridge club in West Hampstead, but unfortunately I lost contact with my partner during the pandemic, and whilst I'm still a fan of the game, I'm happy enough to follow as a fan for now, and pursue other interests.

I also have played a decent amount of scrabble online, my ISC handle is eagles123. I've barely played over the last year of so though. I do practice ocassionally against the bots on Woogles, but I don't love the site for human vs human play. I've only gone to one scrabble tournament, which was great fun, but who knows, maybe more to follow at some point.

I guess a positive out of a negative, I first heard of a Countdown Community because of the awful event that happened last year. I was immediately intrigued by the idea of such a community and very quickly found Apterous. I've since attended two events, Stockport and Reading. I'd say I'm definitely a bottom third player at the moment, but I'm striving to improve. My record at Stockport was WWWLLL and my record at Reading was LLLWW, which is kinda funny. I have phonied toffies at least 3 times, and if I do it again in a FOCAL event, my opponent has full permission to shoot me on the spot.

Outside of that, I'm a big Palace fan, I love cricket, and my Mastermind category would be the tv show The Bill. I am also the most socially awkward person you will ever meet

Welcome to the forum, I am the recaps lady !

[Tracey Anne Mills]

Hello from me to you all.
Very pleased to have discovered Apterous recently; it seems like a great online community and obviously it's a lot of fun to play some Countdown when I should be working!
I used to enjoy watching Countdown as a youngster, mid to late '90s, and then didn't watch it at all for many years.
Only rediscovered it recently when I was invited to appear on the show. I am now addicted! I think Colin is a fantastic host and really enjoyed my off-air chats with him.
My run as Octochamp, and reaching the 800 club, was much more than I ever expected; a true honour to have had the opportunity to be part of such a great TV show.
Looking forwards, I would love to join in with live events but will have to wait until one takes place in the South West.

Welcome to C4C Ben

[Gavin Chipper]

Welcome to A as well - forgot to say.