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This is the page you really want to see. I seem to think I had a couple of others to add as well; Paul Gallen got 15 consecutive maxes over two games. Also as for scoring in every round, I think the Briers-O'Donnell game probably contains the most rounds in which both contestants scored - 13 out of a possible 14 (both players can't simultaneously get the conundrum) and the Howe-Travers match, not only did both players score in every letters game, both players maxed all of them. Not even a DC-beater.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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Very interesting, everyone!
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I've been meaning to post this for a while. Julia Wilkinson is the only person I've ever seen offer a word when TWO of the right letters were missing. She offered GAOLERS when there was no R and no O, although she might have thought it was GAILERS which again, there was no R and it's not spelt right anyway.
Bernard Gudgin against me, for declaring one away on a numbers game, then getting it spot on, thus scoring no points because he misdeclared. That is a bit harsh!
Bernard Gudgin against me, for declaring one away on a numbers game, then getting it spot on, thus scoring no points because he misdeclared. That is a bit harsh!
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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Youngest unbespectacled teapot owner?
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This reminds me of the HEMEROID woman. 5 letters wrong?Martin Gardner wrote:I've been meaning to post this for a while. Julia Wilkinson is the only person I've ever seen offer a word when TWO of the right letters were missing. She offered GAOLERS when there was no R and no O, although she might have thought it was GAILERS which again, there was no R and it's not spelt right anyway.
Bernard Gudgin against me, for declaring one away on a numbers game, then getting it spot on, thus scoring no points because he misdeclared. That is a bit harsh!
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Tanmay Dixit and Allan Saldanha both wear glasses?
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I can't remember how many letters she did get wrong but I know it was piles of themJon O'Neill wrote: This reminds me of the HEMEROID woman. 5 letters wrong?
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Most declarations of the same word?
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*Rolls eyes*Chris Corby wrote:I can't remember how many letters she did get wrong but I know it was piles of themJon O'Neill wrote: This reminds me of the HEMEROID woman. 5 letters wrong?
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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I got SCOUTER twice, I can't think of anyone getting the same word three times, but we don't have complete enough records to do that. In about Series 50 or 51, the exact same letters came up twice in the same game. In the first case, the challenger offered ATOMISE and the champion CLIMATES. The second time, the challenger offered ATOMISE again, and naturally the champion went for CLIMATES. Unless it's on the Database, I don't think I can find it.Kai Laddiman wrote:Most declarations of the same word?
Edit: Useful thing that Google!
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OK, it begins with T...Martin Gardner wrote:I got SCOUTER twice, I can't think of anyone getting the same word three timesKai Laddiman wrote:Most declarations of the same word?
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I missed DIADEM in my first game, then got DIADEMS in my second game and DIADEM in my fourth game. Not very interesting but there you go.Martin Gardner wrote:I got SCOUTER twice, I can't think of anyone getting the same word three times, but we don't have complete enough records to do that. In about Series 50 or 51, the exact same letters came up twice in the same game. In the first case, the challenger offered ATOMISE and the champion CLIMATES. The second time, the challenger offered ATOMISE again, and naturally the champion went for CLIMATES. Unless it's on the Database, I don't think I can find it.Kai Laddiman wrote:Most declarations of the same word?
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What was your word, Kai?
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...TRAINED!Jason Larsen wrote:What was your word, Kai?
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Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
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Interesting!
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(Phrasing this to avoid tedious discussions about when the new millennium began)
I am the only person to be reigning champion in years beginning 19... and 20.... (I won the last game to be recorded in 1999 and the first in 2000). I was also, as far as I know, the first contestant called Lisa with short dark hair and glasses (we have a lookalikes board at work and mine is Lorraine Kelly) to win 3 games - I never thought there would be a second but well done to my namesake!
I am the only person to be reigning champion in years beginning 19... and 20.... (I won the last game to be recorded in 1999 and the first in 2000). I was also, as far as I know, the first contestant called Lisa with short dark hair and glasses (we have a lookalikes board at work and mine is Lorraine Kelly) to win 3 games - I never thought there would be a second but well done to my namesake!
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And coincidentally, I think Lisa Thomson is also a bit of a Lorraine Kelly lookalike too.Lisa Hermann wrote:(Phrasing this to avoid tedious discussions about when the new millennium began)
(we have a lookalikes board at work and mine is Lorraine Kelly) to win 3 games - I never thought there would be a second but well done to my namesake!
And you can't have too many Lorraine kelly lookalikes as far as I'm concerned
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another one I'm quite proud of is coming up with a maximum-equalling word Damien didn't have listed and appeared not to know in my audition.
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What was it? Hello by the way Lisa. Haven't seen you around for a while!Lisa Hermann wrote:another one I'm quite proud of is coming up with a maximum-equalling word Damien didn't have listed and appeared not to know in my audition.
Gevin (in case you didn't know)
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Lisa Hermann!
I thought your name sounded familiar!
Good to see you here!
I thought your name sounded familiar!
Good to see you here!
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I'm gonna claim the hardest (and most ridiculous) finals conundrums.
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How do you know, Kai?
Will you be there for the Series 60 finals?
Will you be there for the Series 60 finals?
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Oooh, I'm surprised I haven't replied to this already!
To the very best of my knowledge, I am the only contestant ever to have read out (part of) their own introduction.
To the very best of my knowledge, I am the only contestant ever to have read out (part of) their own introduction.
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Chris, I think you're the only contestant to have sung your original Countdown song on the air.
I would sing, "We Love Countdown" if I were on, but I'm 3000 miles away!
I would sing, "We Love Countdown" if I were on, but I'm 3000 miles away!
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I never sang during my show, unless I've forgotten this (or blocked it out).
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I'll add a few other ones, then.
Tamnay Dixit, youngest ever contestant and youngest ever to win a game.
Beth Sutton, according to RW, was the youngest female player to win at least one game.
Jonathan Coles, highest debut score (124).
I thought I had more than this, but now I can't think of any.
Tamnay Dixit, youngest ever contestant and youngest ever to win a game.
Beth Sutton, according to RW, was the youngest female player to win at least one game.
Jonathan Coles, highest debut score (124).
I thought I had more than this, but now I can't think of any.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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I thought you did sing, Chris!
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry!
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I wouldn't worry. I did just about everything else besides!
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Ok, Chris!
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That's just an example of absurdismKai Laddiman wrote:I'm gonna claim the hardest (and most ridiculous) finals conundrums.
Who says Morris dancing ain't cool...
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Is that a joke, Tony?
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In my heats, the first three I got set were INNERMOST, OVENPROOF and UNSIGHTED. In fairness they tucked in a few -ING conundrums after that.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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9/11, quite possibly, yes.Kai Laddiman wrote:Most darrenic game ever?
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Nick Wainwright: The Athers Award (scored 99 three times).
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
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Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
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I think and hope that I'm the only person to ever win a round with the word LINE.
Also, I filmed my first show when Des O'Connor was legally single, then filmed my second 7 days later when he was married. Thats unique, yet not very interesting.
Also, I filmed my first show when Des O'Connor was legally single, then filmed my second 7 days later when he was married. Thats unique, yet not very interesting.
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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I was once in a small waiting room with one other person into which (we were told in advance by excited staff) Tom Cruise would soon be entering. One of the few DVD's available in said waiting room was Mission Impossible so we froze-framed it on the bit where he is thrown screaming towards the camera following the explosion of the tube train.
When Tom came in and saw it, I was impressed that he managed to contain the hilarity and give no response whatsoever, and that he professionally resisted the temptation to come over and befriend us along the lines of "great what you did there with the DVD guys, hey i've got a premiere next weekend, why don't we hook up.." etc.
When Tom came in and saw it, I was impressed that he managed to contain the hilarity and give no response whatsoever, and that he professionally resisted the temptation to come over and befriend us along the lines of "great what you did there with the DVD guys, hey i've got a premiere next weekend, why don't we hook up.." etc.
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Were you waiting to take a personailty test?Rob Thomas wrote:I was once in a small waiting room with one other person into which (we were told in advance by excited staff) Tom Cruise would soon be entering. One of the few DVD's available in said waiting room was Mission Impossible so we froze-framed it on the bit where he is thrown screaming towards the camera following the explosion of the tube train.
When Tom came in and saw it, I was impressed that he managed to contain the hilarity and give no response whatsoever, and that he professionally resisted the temptation to come over and befriend us along the lines of "great what you did there with the DVD guys, hey i've got a premiere next weekend, why don't we hook up.." etc.
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It's a tie.Charlie Reams wrote:9/11, quite possibly, yes.Kai Laddiman wrote:Most darrenic game ever?
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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It's a bit of a rubbish one compared to some of the others, but there can't be too many people who have won and lost in both the champion's and the challenger's chair, but I have.
My first episode in 2003, I lost as a challenger. In my 2004-broadcasted special and my first show in this series, I won in the challenger's chair.
I won my second and lost my third show in the champion's chair. So, if there are any more, please say.
My first episode in 2003, I lost as a challenger. In my 2004-broadcasted special and my first show in this series, I won in the challenger's chair.
I won my second and lost my third show in the champion's chair. So, if there are any more, please say.
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I've done that, and so will a decent number of series finalists (especially non-octochamp finalists). Your method could well be unique though.James Robinson wrote:It's a bit of a rubbish one compared to some of the others, but there can't be too many people who have won and lost in both the champion's and the challenger's chair, but I have.
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Yep, me too.Paul Howe wrote:I've done that, and so will a decent number of series finalists (especially non-octochamp finalists). Your method could well be unique though.James Robinson wrote:It's a bit of a rubbish one compared to some of the others, but there can't be too many people who have won and lost in both the champion's and the challenger's chair, but I have.
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I've won and lost in both chairs. Can't figure out if this is a good thing or a bad thing.Charlie Reams wrote:Yep, me too.Paul Howe wrote:I've done that, and so will a decent number of series finalists (especially non-octochamp finalists). Your method could well be unique though.James Robinson wrote:It's a bit of a rubbish one compared to some of the others, but there can't be too many people who have won and lost in both the champion's and the challenger's chair, but I have.
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Me too...Junaid Mubeen wrote:I've won and lost in both chairs. Can't figure out if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
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But, having thus met with Triumph and Disaster, did you treat those two impostors just the same?Junaid Mubeen wrote:I've won and lost in both chairs.
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Having said that, I'm probably the only one who has never reached a series final or a champion of champions tournament while winning and losing in both chairs.