Audition

[Joseph Bolas]

On my 21st birthday I had my Countdown audition , then 1 year later I finally got a recording date and fucked up my debut game big time . Here is the audition I had on my birthday:

R01: A E C I L M N T U
R02: B D E I L V O R Y
R03: Y T R U C O M R A
R04: 50, 6, 9, 3, 7, 2, Target: 961
R05: D E E I R R S O T
R06: A E E P R R S T U
R07: A B C D D E G I R
R08: O C E F K L O R Y
R09: 75, 3, 5, 9, 1, 6, Target: 484
R10: 25, 100, 3, 4, 9, 1, Target: 358

C01: L U M P Y N O R A
C02: F A T E F O C U S
C03: G R E E N C I T E

[Jason Larsen]

Joseph, I was about to wish you good luck, but I have a question.

Are you due to appear on Countdown anytime soon?

I'm confused, you talked about two different events in one thread.

[Joseph Bolas]

Joseph, I was about to wish you good luck, but I have a question.

Are you due to appear on Countdown anytime soon?

I'm confused, you talked about two different events in one thread.

I have already appeared on Countdown Jason.

Back in June 2003 I had my audition (I just turned 21 on the day) and then in June 2004 I had my recording. My game was then shown in August 2004.

[Jason Larsen]

Oh, so that was just a flashback.

Richard Whiteley was a darn nice man, wasn't he?

[Matt Coates]

you had to wait whole year? that must have been agonising, i am lucky i auditioned and filmed 2 weeks later, programme/s still waiting to be aired so i wont post spoiler/s.

[Joseph Bolas]

you had to wait a whole year? that must have been agonising, i am lucky i auditioned and filmed 2 weeks later, programme/s still waiting to be aired so i wont post spoiler/s.

It was a long wait indeed. After about 11 months of waiting, I phoned up to find out when they wanted me and I got my recording in the end. I think if I didn't chase it up, I would've had a longer wait in store .

[Jason Larsen]

If I would have been there and he were still alive, I would have loved to meet Richard Whiteley.

[Kirk Bevins]

That was my audition too. That last numbers game is so easy to get 1 away. I can't believe I was only 4 away in the audition. Inexperience mixed with nerves - a deadly combination. God knows how I passed - I think Marie felt sorry for me.

[Joseph Bolas]

That was my audition too. That last numbers game is so easy to get 1 away. I can't believe I was only 4 away in the audition. Inexperience mixed with nerves - a deadly combination.

I actually got 5 away myself and got 363. My best was the 1st numbers, where I was only 1 away.

[Jason Larsen]

I think we've got friends in Kirk and Joseph here.

[Joseph Bolas]

Actually I am just wondering now if it was alright to post these audition rounds, because I don't actually know if any of them are still used in todays auditions .

[Jason Larsen]

That would be fine with me.

[David Roe]

I believe they change it every 6 months or so, so you should be OK. (Even if they didn't, they will now! )

[Joseph Bolas]

I believe they change it every 6 months or so, so you should be OK. (Even if they didn't, they will now! )

Well actually the audition was in 2003, so its been almost 5 years since then .

[Martin Gardner]

On my 21st birthday I had my Countdown audition , then 1 year later I finally got a recording date and fucked up my debut game big time . Here is the audition I had on my birthday:

R01: A E C I L M N T U
R02: B D E I L V O R Y
R03: Y T R U C O M R A
R04: 50, 6, 9, 3, 7, 2, Target: 961
R05: D E E I R R S O T
R06: A E E P R R S T U
R07: A B C D D E G I R
R08: O C E F K L O R Y
R09: 75, 3, 5, 9, 1, 6, Target: 484
R10: 25, 100, 3, 4, 9, 1, Target: 358

C01: L U M P Y N O R A
C02: F A T E F O C U S
C03: G R E E N C I T E

I can get (can't be bothered with numbers, sorry)

1. CULMINATE
2. BROILED
3. CURATOR (would not risk CURATORY)
5. ROISTERED
6. TREASURE (would not risk REPASTURE)
7. ABRIDGED
8. FORELOCK

PULMONARY
SUFFOCATE
ENERGETIC

[Jason Larsen]

What is that?

[Damian E]

rnd 2 had LOVEBIRD in it.

rnd 6 apertures

rd7 birdcage(d)?

and i think rd 3 is a typo from the guy who posted.

[Jon Corby]

I got MORTUARY in rd 3. I maxed everything except LOVEBIRD (I had DEVILRY) and that last numbers game, (1 away). These auditions seem much easier now that I know the sort of words you're looking for... I'd have done much better at my audition if I was aware of the nature of the selections I reckon. Still, meh.

[Jason Larsen]

I should ask, what did Martin just write?

[Jon Corby]

I should ask, what did Martin just write?

Christ alone knows, looks like a load of random words to me.

[Jason Larsen]

I don't know why, but whenever I post here I tend to be very nervous because I don't know what any of your feelings are going to be like at any given time.

[Joseph Bolas]

The maximums for the word rounds were:

R01: CULIMNATE
R02: LOVEBIRD
R03: MORTUARY
R05: ROISTERED
R06: APERTURES
R07: ABRIDGED / BIRDCAGE / BRIGADED
R08: FORELOCK

Sorry Damian, but there were no typos with round 3's selection. I don't think you can have BIRDCAGED too for round 7 either.

[Jason Larsen]

It seems like forever has gone by since that time.

I still have memories of Richard Whiteley, though.

[Charlie Reams]

I don't know why, but whenever I post here I tend to be very nervous because I don't know what any of your feelings are going to be like at any given time.

I notice you've managed to overcome these nerves 216 times already. Have you figured out how quotations work yet?

[Jason Larsen]

BB Code is enabled for me, Charlie.

Thank you.