Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:46 am

It came! It finally came!...

...the big one.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:50 am

Ben Hunter wrote:...the big one.

Surely, that's tomorrow's show, isn't it?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:52 am

Give Ben a break eh James?

It seems every time he starts a spoiler thread or something, you wade in trying to criticise him over some minor detail or something.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:55 am

Jon Corby wrote:Give Ben a break eh James?

It seems every time he starts a spoiler thread or something, you wade in trying to criticise him over some minor detail or something.

It's not a criticism, Jon. I was just pointing out that even though today's match between Chris & Innis is big, tomorrow's match will be bigger still, as it's for the series title.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:56 am

James Robinson wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Give Ben a break eh James?

It seems every time he starts a spoiler thread or something, you wade in trying to criticise him over some minor detail or something.
It's not a criticism, Jon. I was just pointing out that even though today's match between Chris & Innis is big, tomorrow's match will be bigger still, as it's for the series title.

I was joking James (see yesterday's spoiler thread...)

Davy Affleck · Post by **Davy Affleck** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:11 pm

Jon Corby wrote:Give Ben a break eh James?

It seems every time he starts a spoiler thread or something, you wade in trying to criticise him over some minor detail or something.

I cannot comment as, in the words of Charlie Reams :
Let me rephrase then. Please refrain from engaging in your hilarious fireman's banter with James in the future. Thanks!

Obviously if it was hilarious student, gradute or post graduate humour I could take part in the debate but I bow to the wishes of the humour police.

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:16 pm

Davy Affleck wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Give Ben a break eh James?

It seems every time he starts a spoiler thread or something, you wade in trying to criticise him over some minor detail or something.

I cannot comment as, in the words of Charlie Reams :
Let me rephrase then. Please refrain from engaging in your hilarious fireman's banter with James in the future. Thanks!

Obviously if it was hilarious student, gradute or post graduate humour I could take part in the debate but I bow to the wishes of the humour police.

I am sure Charlie was giving you his opinion and not an order.
If James is not overly offended I cannot see the harm done.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:22 pm

Davy Affleck wrote:if it was hilarious student, gradute or post graduate humour

Great satire, only slightly undermined by the fact that Jon isn't any of those things (and I like how you hedged your bets to try to make me look snobbish in the broadest possible way!)

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:24 pm

Davy, whether you realise it or not, a really high proportion of your recent posts are solely needling at James, and they don't really come across (to me) as harmless banter or 'mates razzing each other'.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:43 pm

Man, I really thought this spoilers thread would be all nice polite and lovey dovey. How wrong I was.

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:02 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:Man, I really thought this spoilers thread would be all nice polite and lovey dovey. How wrong I was.

When was the last time it was ALL nice and polite?

Lesley Hines · Post by **Lesley Hines** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:09 pm

Haha I'm looking froward to this one too! Dinos was a-squirming with excitement at the thought of recapping it, and it's gonna be a beeeeeeeeee-yoo-tee!
Come on you contestants! (I know the meter doesn't work for that but the sentiment's spot on.)
Roll on, er, later!!!

D Eadie · Post by **D Eadie** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:31 pm

I'm starting to think the James Robinson Defence League is beginning to overdo things a little.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:32 pm

Yeah we were all in the audience pant wettingly excited.
For the last game Chris and Innis sat together so I'm sure they could see how well each was playing and perhaps putting pressure on each other.
(Turns out I'm not going to see it 'live' now as I have to be at an agency at 2:30pm ...nooo)

D Eadie · Post by **D Eadie** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:33 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:Yeah we were all in the audience pant wettingly excited.
For the last game Chris and Innis sat together so I'm sure they could see how well each was playing and perhaps putting pressure on each other.
(Turns out I'm not going to see it 'live' now as I have to be at an agency at 2:30pm ...nooo)

Child Support Agency?

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:35 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:Yeah we were all in the audience pant wettingly excited.

And it wasn't just my pants that were wet according to Alec Rivers!

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:36 pm

D Eadie wrote: Child Support Agency?

No. A precocious layabout agency.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:38 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:
D Eadie wrote: Child Support Agency?
No. A precocious layabout agency.

ITYM "hunky jobseeker".

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:26 pm

Ooh, I so can't wait. I'm actually able to watch it live, so we might a have a pretty-close-to-live recap today.

I just wished I was able to see it live live, but what can you do

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:30 pm

James Robinson wrote:Ooh, I so can't wait. I'm actually able to watch it live, so we might a have a pretty-close-to-live recap today.

I just wished I was able to see it live live, but what can you do

I've got a spare Flux Capacitor going cheap.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:36 pm

Marc Meakin wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Ooh, I so can't wait. I'm actually able to watch it live, so we might a have a pretty-close-to-live recap today.

I just wished I was able to see it live live, but what can you do
I;ve got a spare Flux Capacitor going cheap.

How cheap

Steve Durney · Post by **Steve Durney** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:40 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Ooh, I so can't wait. I'm actually able to watch it live, so we might a have a pretty-close-to-live recap today.

I just wished I was able to see it live live, but what can you do
I;ve got a spare Flux Capacitor going cheap.
How cheap

Isn't it easier just to use the actual question mark key on your keyboard?

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:43 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Ooh, I so can't wait. I'm actually able to watch it live, so we might a have a pretty-close-to-live recap today.

I just wished I was able to see it live live, but what can you do
I;ve got a spare Flux Capacitor going cheap.
How cheap

Well this is the going rate

http://cgi.ebay.com/Back-to-the-Future- ... 1c0e2fe39a

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:56 pm

Steve Durney wrote:
James Robinson wrote:How cheap
Isn't it easier just to use the actual question mark key on your keyboard?

This, always has been this, and always will be this.

D Eadie · Post by **D Eadie** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:00 pm

Matt Morrison wrote:
Steve Durney wrote:
James Robinson wrote:How cheap
Isn't it easier just to use the actual question mark key on your keyboard?
This, always has been this, and always will be this.

Alec Rivers · Post by **Alec Rivers** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:12 pm

Marc Meakin wrote:Well this is the going rate http://cgi.ebay.com/Back-to-the-Future- ... 1c0e2fe39a

OMG There must be people who actually buy this! That's a profit of about $479 per unit, I reckon.

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:33 pm

I've never done this before, but seeing as i don't have a telly and none of my mates who do are at home, i'm heading up to see if they have it on in the old pub up the road!

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:37 pm

An even less nice version of the 1st Numbers:

(9 x 2 x 10) - 6 + (10 - 8)

Innis is still on max at end of part 1 by the way.

Mark Kudlowski · Post by **Mark Kudlowski** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:38 pm

Another 1st numbers:

(10 + 10 + 2) x 8

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:40 pm

Andy Wilson wrote:I've never done this before, but seeing as i don't have a telly and none of my mates who do are at home, i'm heading up to see if they have it on in the old pub up the road!

Good idea, Andy! You might get the other punters into the show, particularly starting with an exciting finals game.

In the youth hostel, the lady who took me and I watched Countdown in the TV room, and while it was on a load of kids came in. It was increcible how quickly they all got involved in the show, and the competitive element of shouting out the longest answers they could over each other. Of course, this meant we couldn't play along anymore, but I just really enjoyed seeing how they got sucked in, and it made me think if only there was a way of getting people to be a captive audience for just one show to start, it would probably end up becoming so much more popular.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:45 pm

So thought there was FIRELAMPS in round 6, damn

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:52 pm

James Robinson wrote:So thought there was FIRELAMPS in round 6, damn

I mix it up with FIREDAMP

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:02 pm

No joy anyway! Quiet in here... everyone glued to the telly then!

Mark Kudlowski · Post by **Mark Kudlowski** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:06 pm

3rd numbers:

((75 - (5 + 1 + 1)) x 10) - 25

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:06 pm

Fucks sake Innis! Unlucky man, cracking game.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:07 pm

Bloody hell! What an amazing comeback, Chris!

Fantastic match! Well done to you both.

Best of luck for the final. (That goes to you too, Andrew.)

AnnieHall · Post by **AnnieHall** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:09 pm

What a brilliant ending! I Sooo wanted Chris to win! Bad luck Innes, it was so close! only 4 seconds to go! Can't wait for tomorrow's final!

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:09 pm

Amazing game.
Fare play to Innis for not taking the 1 large option in the final numbers round. (I know I would've)
Amazing Conundrum spot Chris.

Niall Seymour · Post by **Niall Seymour** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:10 pm

Without doubt the most epic game I've ever seen, beating Kirk v Neil last year IMO.

Matthew Green · Post by **Matthew Green** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:12 pm

The Spoilers threads for big games are so boring now that you all go and watch every series final being filmed.

Its official: Everyone watching the finals being recorded live has killed the spoilers threads.

Jojo Apollo · Post by **Jojo Apollo** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:13 pm

What a superb epic contest, bloody well done lads! I could feel the tension from start to finish even sat in the comfort of my home, that's Countdown at it's finest.

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:14 pm

Was there cheering when Innis declared that he was 1 away in the last numbers round? (as I was on the phone at the time)

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:14 pm

Hope the producer on the annual 100 Greatest TV Moments on Five takes note.

Epic stuff guys, congratulations Chris and commiserations Innis. A truly great game of Countdown.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:15 pm

I said this at the time but I'll repeat it now for a wider audience: one of the all-time classics in terms of drama. Massive congratulations to both players for making it happen.

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:16 pm

IAWTP

Matthew Green · Post by **Matthew Green** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:17 pm

Marc Meakin wrote:IAWTP

With what post?

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:17 pm

Marc Meakin wrote:Was there cheering when Innis declared that he was 1 away in the last numbers round? (as I was on the phone at the time)

Not cheering, at least not in my case anyway...everyone just gasped (like on the conundrum) at the fact that Chris had been given another bite at the cherry

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:29 pm

Oh my.

Before the game I thought Chris might sneak it and I was convinced it would go to the crucial conundrum. But then after the last letters game I (and probably everyone else) thought Innis had it in the bag! I was rather surprised when Innis went with 2 large instead of just the 1, but saying that the 2 large game might have ended up being easy and the 1 large might have been tough.

Best game I have seen in my 18 months of watching the show.

John Bosley · Post by **John Bosley** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:32 pm

ABSOBLOODYLUTELY WOW

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:35 pm

In the studio I shocked myself and Howard who was sitting next to me in the studio by getting the word that Chris missed in the studio early on INTENSE which put him behind for several rounds in the studio.

But ironically of course this one miss made the game all the more intense because of the amazing comeback, in the studio.

D Eadie · Post by **D Eadie** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:38 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:I said this at the time but I'll repeat it now for a wider audience: one of the all-time classics in terms of drama. Massive congratulations to both players for making it happen.

Definitely THE best game in my time with the show, which covers over 3000 editions.
Gutted for Innis, but delighted for Chris. Never imagined he'd spot SLEEPSUIT so late on, it took some real unscrambling did that, and a lot of nerve to hold back from buzzing in early on for a wild guess. Well done to both of you, an absolute Countdown classic.

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:40 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:I said this at the time but I'll repeat it now for a wider audience: one of the all-time classics in terms of drama. Massive congratulations to both players for making it happen.

IAWTP
FFS

D Eadie · Post by **D Eadie** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:46 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:I said this at the time but I'll repeat it now for a wider audience

That's debatable. Everyone's been scared away.

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:49 pm

Brilliant, nerve wracking, unbelievably tense; and then the game started. Oh I was so nervous going into the conundrum, when Innis declared 654 I couldn't believe it. Chris looked deflated when missing SOLENOID and then when he got the numbers game he looked like he had gained a new life. EIDOLONS as an equaller. AMAZING!
Chris ftw tomorrow, sorry Andrew!

Matthew Green · Post by **Matthew Green** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:50 pm

Marc Meakin wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:I said this at the time but I'll repeat it now for a wider audience: one of the all-time classics in terms of drama. Massive congratulations to both players for making it happen.
IAWTP
FFS

It's just that I don't remember you saying so at the time, thats all.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:53 pm

D Eadie wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:I said this at the time but I'll repeat it now for a wider audience
That's debatable. Everyone's been scared away.

Heeheehee

Craig Beevers · Post by **Craig Beevers** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:08 pm

Wondered whether Chris has seen SLEEPSUIT and held on it for a few seconds or just buzzed straight away when he saw it.

I was uncertain of it, one I'd rationalise about for a moment before buzzing in with. Dunno if that's just because my mind is still mangled from Malaysia though where I would have struggled to confirm whether CAT and DOG were valid.

Philip Jarvis · Post by **Philip Jarvis** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:11 pm

WOW, that was undoubtedly the best ending to a game I've ever seen. It should be nominated for an Oscar (or whatever the TV version is).

Well done to Chris and Innis for giving us a truly classic game. Can't wait for the final between Chris and Andrew. Good luck to you both. Hopefully you'll serve us up a similar treat.

Junaid Mubeen · Post by **Junaid Mubeen** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:13 pm

Unbelievable. I knew the result beforehand (accidentally found out

) but had no idea it'd be so dramatic. Innis has to be one of the most likeable (and best) contestants ever, so gracious in defeat. Well played Chris; incredible fighting spirit.

Roll on tomorrow!

James Doohan · Post by **James Doohan** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:15 pm

Worst episode ever

Well done Chris, thought it was gone after the last letters round, hard luck Innis, hope the final is half as good as that