An interesting omen - for January 2010

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:55 am

Ladies and gentlemen, January 2010 will be a very historic time for Countdown. Why? Read on.

Countdown will have another Canadian contestant.

He went on a trip to Europe and somehow got access to a computer and filled out an application. The application website said that only UK residents are able to be contestants. But, he was called on the phone by one of the researchers, took an audition test and passed.

I do not know the exact date of his appearance.

Once again, the episode on which he is scheduled to appear will air in January 2010.

Don't miss it.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:03 am

Jason Larsen wrote:He went on a trip to Europe and somehow got access to a computer and filled out an application.

How on earth was this allowed to happen? They'll be letting foreigns use our health system next. Hell in a handcart etc

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:07 pm

Jon, there was just something about him that they liked, and it is no joke.

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:23 pm

You never know, it could be good, it could be Adam Logan.

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:19 pm

No, this guy's name is Ryan, and I believe he is originally from Montreal.

D Eadie · Post by **D Eadie** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:27 am

Jason Larsen wrote:Ladies and gentlemen, January 2010 will be a very historic time for Countdown. Why? Read on.

Countdown will have its very first Canadian contestant.

He went on a trip to Europe and somehow got access to a computer and filled out an application. The application website said that only UK residents are able to be contestants. But, he was called on the phone by one of the researchers, took an audition test and passed.

I do not know the exact date of his appearance.

Once again, the episode on which he is scheduled to appear will air in January 2010.

Don't miss it.

We've had Canadian contestants before. At least twice. One was a lady, and the other was a lady.

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:47 pm

Thank you for letting me know, Damian.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:31 pm

D Eadie wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote:Ladies and gentlemen, January 2010 will be a very historic time for Countdown. Why? Read on.

Countdown will have its very first Canadian contestant.

He went on a trip to Europe and somehow got access to a computer and filled out an application. The application website said that only UK residents are able to be contestants. But, he was called on the phone by one of the researchers, took an audition test and passed.

I do not know the exact date of his appearance.

Once again, the episode on which he is scheduled to appear will air in January 2010.

Don't miss it.

We've had Canadian contestants before. At least twice. One was a lady, and the other was a lady.

Damian, when you say one was a lady and the other one was a lady, are you suggesting something about one of them

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:04 pm

James Robinson wrote:
D Eadie wrote:We've had Canadian contestants before. At least twice. One was a lady, and the other was a lady.
Damian, when you say one was a lady and the other one was a lady, are you suggesting something about one of them

Absolutely. That she was a lady.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:12 pm

Matt Morrison wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
D Eadie wrote:We've had Canadian contestants before. At least twice. One was a lady, and the other was a lady.
Damian, when you say one was a lady and the other one was a lady, are you suggesting something about one of them
Absolutely. That she was a lady.

Which one?

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:18 pm

I think he meant to say they both are.

Anyway, the one I am referring to is a gentleman. I believe he appeared on the US version of Wheel of Fortune in 1996, and his name is Ryan Vickers (as in priests.) Wheel of Fortune is based on Hangman, of course and the letters game on Countdown and Wheel of Fortune are quite similar. He must love word games. He was born in Montreal, but English is his first language. However, I'm sure he knows some French words have been adopted into the English language so that could be of some use for him there.

Once again, his name is Ryan Vickers and he is scheduled to appear on Countdown in January 2010.

Ken MacKenzie · Post by **Ken MacKenzie** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:36 pm

Jason Larsen wrote:The application website said that only UK residents are able to be contestants.

You don't have to be a UK resident.

I'm a British citizen, resident in Ireland. James Doohan is (I assume) an Irish citizen, resident in Ireland and there have been quite a few others from Ireland. There was a guy from Berlin a few weeks ago as well, wasn't there?

James Doohan · Post by **James Doohan** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:47 pm

Ken MacKenzie wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote:The application website said that only UK residents are able to be contestants.
You don't have to be a UK resident.

I'm a British citizen, resident in Ireland. James Doohan is (I assume) an Irish citizen, resident in Ireland and there have been quite a few others from Ireland. There was a guy from Berlin a few weeks ago as well, wasn't there?

Tá sin ceart, maith an fear Ken

Matthew Green · Post by **Matthew Green** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:49 pm

'very historic'- as grammatically ugly as it is inaccurate.

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:40 pm

Thank you

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:51 pm

I might as well bump this thread, since it's appropriate to do so now.

Jennifer posted a link that was of interest to us, and on that link it gives us more detail about the subject of this thread. Boy, am I ever happy now.

The guy is indeed who I thought it was. His name is Ryan Vickers, and he was a contestant on the American version of Wheel of Fortune in the late '90s. I believe he won. Now, I know for sure he likes word games.

But, his episode actually airs much earlier than we thought. It airs on Monday, November 16.

Once again, don't miss it!

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:54 pm

It might be in 3D as it is 3D week on Channel 4 from the 16th

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:05 pm

Jason Larsen wrote:I think he meant to say they both are.

Anyway, the one I am referring to is a gentleman. I believe he appeared on the US version of Wheel of Fortune in 1996, and his name is Ryan Vickers (as in priests.) Wheel of Fortune is based on Hangman, of course and the letters game on Countdown and Wheel of Fortune are quite similar. He must love word games. He was born in Montreal, but English is his first language. However, I'm sure he knows some French words have been adopted into the English language so that could be of some use for him there.

Once again, his name is Ryan Vickers and he is scheduled to appear on Countdown in January 2010.

So that's Ryan Vickers, folks (as in Vicars) And he's Canadian. And he's on on November 16th. Be ready. He knows some French. It could be tense stuff.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:09 pm

We seem to have got through this whole thread up to this point omitting two crucial facts. So I will ask now: what is his name and what is his nationality?

Matthew Green · Post by **Matthew Green** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:42 pm

Here's an interesting exercise.

Read through this entire thread but pretending you have no prior knowledge of anything to do with Countdown or of any of the people contributing to this thread. It really is one of the strangest things you could ever read.

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:46 pm

All of this is true.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:11 pm

Matthew Green wrote:Here's an interesting exercise.

Read through this entire thread but pretending you have no prior knowledge of anything to do with Countdown or of any of the people contributing to this thread. It really is one of the strangest things you could ever read.

I got into the role so much that I reached your post and thought "pretend???"

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:04 am

Des O'Connor would look like a deer in the headlights if he read this!

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:01 am

Gavin Chipper wrote:
Matthew Green wrote:Here's an interesting exercise.

Read through this entire thread but pretending you have no prior knowledge of anything to do with Countdown or of any of the people contributing to this thread. It really is one of the strangest things you could ever read.
I got into the role so much that I reached your post and thought "pretend???"

Couldn't you get stuck in an infinite loop like this?

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:20 pm

My very first post! It is indeed Ryan Vickers and he is one of the nicest chaps I have met, great day with him.

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:26 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote:My very first post! It is indeed Ryan Vickers and he is one of the nicest chaps I have met, great day with him.

Welcome Ryan "No relation to Julie T because her surname's T" Taylor!
Look forward to seeing you, the other c4cers, and various foreign people on the show soon!

Edit: No one's mentioned yet if he is any relation to that mate of Ben Wilson's who competes at some of his events, Matt Vickers. Course he could be related to Richard Priest too. *facepalm*

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:52 pm

Why didn't Damian change his name to Damien in the end credits today in hono(u)r of all this?

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:50 pm

I know you have all just seen the episode, but I'll see how "Mr. American Wheel of Fortune" does tonight.

A play-by-play will come just a few minutes later.

Richard Priest · Post by **Richard Priest** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:50 am

Derek Hazell wrote:he could be related to Richard Priest too. *facepalm*

Or Martin Bishop

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:16 am

Rich Priest wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:[Ryan Vickers] could be related to Richard Priest too. *facepalm*
Or Martin Bishop

To amuse myself, I just clicked the "Random page" link on the wiki, wondering what the chances might be of finding a name with which to continue this ecclesiastical theme. It took me to the player page for one Philip Logie. Bad times.

Then I happened to glance at the line-up for his last game. DC guest - Nicholas Parsons. Good times.

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