Spoilers for Thu 05/03/2009
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Kirk has already smashed numerous Countdown records this week: most maxes in a game (15/15), highest ever challenger score (127) and most shirt buttons left undone (lots). Can he smash the big 146 today?
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I'm glad it wasn't just me who noticed that.Ben Hunter wrote:and most shirt buttons left undone (lots).
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I think he wants us to call him Kirkules.
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"Next up on channel 4, the Kirkulator takes on a TV quiz master, in Countdown."
I like how they even mention him in the idents. I've a feeling this is going to be an awesome game.
I like how they even mention him in the idents. I've a feeling this is going to be an awesome game.
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i already want him to smash the old man to bits
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come on kirk thats an easy 9
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The old man looks awesome, leave him be.
Nice letters, you could tell straight away there was a nine in there.
Nice letters, you could tell straight away there was a nine in there.
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alas looks like the 36-0 after 2 rounds is off.
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BEHOVE, excellent spot by the challenger.
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No DILDOS for Kirk then.
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Kirk strikes back with DALASIS! What a game...
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is that the first letters game he has been beaten in?
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My thoughts entirely. I went for PREDATION myself, but with utter trepidation compared to Kirk's confidence. Ha!Ben Hunter wrote:The old man looks awesome, leave him be.
Nice letters, you could tell straight away there was a nine in there.
Kirk's sending a lot of gazes and nods the audience's way, I'm guessing Charlie saw Kirk's first five games at least?
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Yep. Think the old guy heard you...tomrowell wrote:is that the first letters game he has been beaten in?
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yes, i will take full responsibility for kirk being beaten there. i will make sure im nicer to the challenger tomorrow
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Another nine is on! Will Kirk get it...
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Ten! This game rules.
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he is on for a massive score now
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Oh God, another nine on the cards. Please get it...
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and another!
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this has to be the record. insane.
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Four nines is the record, but this is still fucking top drawer.Matt Morrison wrote:this has to be the record. insane.
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has anyone ever got a century before the 2nd break?
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Yeah, realised that. Was thinking of the 146! Though certainly equalling four nines isn't out of the question by a long way either.Ben Hunter wrote:Four nines is the record, but this is still fucking top drawer.Matt Morrison wrote:this has to be the record. insane.
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Did the 4 nines record and the 146 come hand-in-hand?
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Matt: yep.
Checked Julian Fell's 146, and he had 94 before the break. Kirk has every chance of getting the record here.tomrowell wrote:has anyone ever got a century before the 2nd break?
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damn, that behove has cost Kirk the highest score, he needs at least another 9 to break the record
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Shitty numbers, hope Kirk can get it.
EDIT: oh, it was easier than I thought, lol.
EDIT: oh, it was easier than I thought, lol.
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well he should be getting that record then
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No. Chalk another record to the Bevatron.tomrowell wrote:has anyone ever got a century before the 2nd break?
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Needs the letters to play ball, he'll need another 9 on the letters to beat it or 8-8-8 to equal. C'mon Kirky!
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First 8, coming up.
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these look tough, can't see better than OPACITY myself.
EDIT: feared as much. Here's hoping for a 9 next round...
EDIT: feared as much. Here's hoping for a 9 next round...
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what did i tell you about him! picking 4 big ones to spoil his score!
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Wonder why quizmaster stung him with 4 large? Tom, you were right!
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its a good job he wasn't on for the record..........
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He's bottled it
Seriously though that was quality stuff, and I'm pleased for Peter to get the conundrum once the record was gone as he seems like a top bloke.
It was quite agonising in the AIRDATES round as it looked as if the 9 would be there, but slowly deflated as I couldn't spot it and was praying for Kirk to see something I'd missed.
Seriously though that was quality stuff, and I'm pleased for Peter to get the conundrum once the record was gone as he seems like a top bloke.
It was quite agonising in the AIRDATES round as it looked as if the 9 would be there, but slowly deflated as I couldn't spot it and was praying for Kirk to see something I'd missed.
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Well done once again, Kirk. Didn't quite make the 147, but you're easily on target for the 925. What's more, your opponent today was the image of one of my old schoolteachers. If I hadn't calculated that he'd now be well over 100, I'd have been convinced it'd been him.
Great play, Kirk. I look forward to what's still in store for us.
Great play, Kirk. I look forward to what's still in store for us.
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Very well played Kirk, shame about not getting the record score. But tomorrow is another day as they say.
ps. I get the feeling you want to lay one on Dr Phil at some point for trying to wind you up
ps. I get the feeling you want to lay one on Dr Phil at some point for trying to wind you up
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What a brilliant player Kirk is!
I feel sorry for his opponents!
Pleased to say I did get the conundrum straight away!
I feel sorry for his opponents!
Pleased to say I did get the conundrum straight away!
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Exactly what I thought. Arsehole!tomrowell wrote:what did i tell you about him! picking 4 big ones to spoil his score!
Still, Kirk didn't get the conundrum, so the nos round didn't make huge difference.
130 total, and yet another record broken of over a century before the second break. Awesome, Kirky!
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What a shame that he missed the conumdrum, still would have been the second highest of all time if my sources are right.
There were at least 17 extra points that he could have picked up throughout the show, still an outstanding performance.
It was also nice to see him mentioning apterous, i wonder if they will let him refer to it by its name tomorrow.
There were at least 17 extra points that he could have picked up throughout the show, still an outstanding performance.
It was also nice to see him mentioning apterous, i wonder if they will let him refer to it by its name tomorrow.
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Awesome once again Kirk.
It's great to watch a master a work!
Let's hopefully see a few more records go on the way.
It's great to watch a master a work!
Let's hopefully see a few more records go on the way.
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No, it wasn't just you.Michael Wallace wrote:I'm glad it wasn't just me who noticed that.Ben Hunter wrote:and most shirt buttons left undone (lots).
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Kirk needs to average 111 in his next 4 games to beat the 924 record
and he has already averaged 120 in the first 4 games.
c'mon Kirky
and he has already averaged 120 in the first 4 games.
c'mon Kirky
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How would you use UNCREATES?
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Although I didn't spot it, I did know the word, and as far as I know it means to force something out of existence, to undo its creation, i.e. annihilate, make extinct.Phil Reynolds wrote:How would you use UNCREATES?
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Hmm. Sounds dodgy to me - to destroy something isn't usually the reverse of the act of creating it. That's like having "unbirth" as a synonym for death. I'm not doubting that it's in the dictionary, just unconvinced that it deserves a place there (especially when a word in common use like "courters" is excluded).Matt Morrison wrote:Although I didn't spot it, I did know the word, and as far as I know it means to force something out of existence, to undo its creation, i.e. annihilate, make extinct.Phil Reynolds wrote:How would you use UNCREATES?
In the round where Kirk got AIRDATES, I was expecting Peter to spot DISASTER which (from his perspective) would have been fairly apt.
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Totally with you, I agree (and even Kirk mentioned) that it's a horribly constructed word.Phil Reynolds wrote:Hmm. Sounds dodgy to me - to destroy something isn't usually the reverse of the act of creating it. That's like having "unbirth" as a synonym for death. I'm not doubting that it's in the dictionary, just unconvinced that it deserves a place there (especially when a word in common use like "courters" is excluded).Matt Morrison wrote:Although I didn't spot it, I did know the word, and as far as I know it means to force something out of existence, to undo its creation, i.e. annihilate, make extinct.Phil Reynolds wrote:How would you use UNCREATES?
I think it's less to destroy, more to obliterate to extinction. You could uncreate a species by wiping it out, but I don't think you could uncreate your neighbour's shed.
I also went for COURTERS yesterday. Bloody dictionaries, eh?
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At first glance I would agree with you, but really this illustrates why dictionaries used to be really shit before the advent of statistical linguistics. Every one of us has a distorted view of which words are common because we've read such a tiny fraction of all the text that's out there to read (and in any case are inately weak at estimating relative probabilities.) To illustrate this is in a totally rigorous way, I'll point out that COURTER returns 268K Google hits, whereas UNCREATE has 307K, with comparable results for the various inflections. So I think they got this one right.Phil Reynolds wrote:That's like having "unbirth" as a synonym for death. I'm not doubting that it's in the dictionary, just unconvinced that it deserves a place there (especially when a word in common use like "courters" is excluded).
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Yeah, well, you can prove anything with facts can't you?Charlie Reams wrote:COURTER returns 268K Google hits, whereas UNCREATE has 307K, with comparable results for the various inflections.
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What an unbelievable game. I think it's a bit shitty to go for four large when your opponent is on for a massive score like that. I'm also really surprised he didn't get the conundrum. At first I thought it was LUNDERING until I realised I only needed to move one letter to make it right.
Incredible drama, maybe Kirk will get another shot at the record, but he'll be lucky to have a game with a max that big again.
Incredible drama, maybe Kirk will get another shot at the record, but he'll be lucky to have a game with a max that big again.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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I'm not interested in facts, I find they tend to cloud my judgement.Phil Reynolds wrote:Yeah, well, you can prove anything with facts can't you?Charlie Reams wrote:COURTER returns 268K Google hits, whereas UNCREATE has 307K, with comparable results for the various inflections.
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IAWTPRachel Riley on today's show wrote:Dunno about fighting, but I'm definitely fit.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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Yeah, I mean how dare he choose what numbers to pick to try and reduce his defecit? Wanker.Julie T wrote:Exactly what I thought. Arsehole!tomrowell wrote:what did i tell you about him! picking 4 big ones to spoil his score!
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But the only thing that matters is our Kirky!Jimmy Gough wrote:Yeah, I mean how dare he choose what numbers to pick to try and reduce his defecit? Wanker.Julie T wrote:Exactly what I thought. Arsehole!tomrowell wrote:what did i tell you about him! picking 4 big ones to spoil his score!
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No I'd choose one or two large there. If he's 19 behind then obviously he's gotta try and win, but he's nearly 100 behind! The only immediate example I can think of, is in professional baseball if a pitcher's got a perfect game going in the late innings, you don't try and bunt for a hit, you try and get a clean hit. I remember there was a little bit of controversy a few years ago when a player bunted for a hit and made it, but the score was onl 2-0 and clearly you've got to try and win in that situation. But if it's 12-0 I think you've got to give the guy a fighting chance.Jimmy Gough wrote:Yeah, I mean how dare he choose what numbers to pick to try and reduce his defecit? Wanker.Julie T wrote:Exactly what I thought. Arsehole!tomrowell wrote:what did i tell you about him! picking 4 big ones to spoil his score!
I suspect this is not a very useful example, given the popularity of the sport in this country. Jason, if you're reading this, what are the Mariners like this year?
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I think people may forget that to most contestants, the idea of records and massive scores and whatever don't really cross their mind. I was in the "oh my god what a bastard" camp until CF started looking at me funny - now I've thought about it I think it's a fairly reasonable thing to do.
Great game Kirk - when that R popped out in the first round I was already excited (well, I was excited just before it popped out too - it is entirely possible I went a bit Deal or No Deal and started shouting "R! R! R!").
Man, I am *so* cool.
Great game Kirk - when that R popped out in the first round I was already excited (well, I was excited just before it popped out too - it is entirely possible I went a bit Deal or No Deal and started shouting "R! R! R!").
Man, I am *so* cool.
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Jeez, leave Peter alone. He's allowed to pick what he wants, and I thought he played the game in a great spirit considering the clobbering he was taking.
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Four games in, and we've already had women wanting to have Kirk's babies, men drooling over glimpses of his naked chest and Charlie seduced by his sexy wink. Is Kirk setting yet another record - the most sexually stimulating contestant ever?
Incidentally, this reminds me: Kirk accused me in aptochat a couple of weeks ago of saying on this board that I (a) fancy Charlie but (b) don't fancy him. I have absolutely no recollection of saying any such thing and can find no evidence for having done so, though I'm happy to be proved wrong. In any case, I would like to say here and now, for the record, that at least one of those statements is untrue.
Incidentally, this reminds me: Kirk accused me in aptochat a couple of weeks ago of saying on this board that I (a) fancy Charlie but (b) don't fancy him. I have absolutely no recollection of saying any such thing and can find no evidence for having done so, though I'm happy to be proved wrong. In any case, I would like to say here and now, for the record, that at least one of those statements is untrue.