Spoilers For Friday March 26th 2010 - Edition 5000
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Spoilers For Friday March 26th 2010 - Edition 5000
Wahey Countdown has hit the BIG 5-TREBLE 0.
And what better way to celebrate than with a brilliant show.
We've got champion Dave Wilkinson, who is making his 5th appearance on Edition 5,000.
And in DC, we've got sports broadcasting legend and former Countdown host Des Lynam sitting next to our Susie:!:
Does it get any better than this (No )
Prepare the fireworks and champagne as Countdown reaches 5,000.
And what better way to celebrate than with a brilliant show.
We've got champion Dave Wilkinson, who is making his 5th appearance on Edition 5,000.
And in DC, we've got sports broadcasting legend and former Countdown host Des Lynam sitting next to our Susie:!:
Does it get any better than this (No )
Prepare the fireworks and champagne as Countdown reaches 5,000.
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Clearly, Jeff doesn't share your views on this matter, Damian.Jeff Stelling wrote:Welcome to the 5,000th episode of Countdown.
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Think you spoke too soon there James.James Robinson wrote:Clearly, Jeff doesn't share your views on this matter, Damian.Jeff Stelling wrote:Welcome to the 5,000th episode of Countdown.
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WAITRON as a beater in round 1.
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Nice APTEROUS mention there.
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WTF? APTEROUS is wingless, not winged, surely? I didn't mishear that did I?
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Indeed. Means without wings instead of with but I think she got so excited by the word it's forgivable!James Robinson wrote:Nice APTEROUS mention there.
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No mention of the obvious coincidence though.James Robinson wrote:Nice APTEROUS mention there.
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SPHEROID as a beater in round 3.
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No it's not. You traitor.Kirk Bevins wrote:Indeed. Means without wings instead of with but I think she got so excited by the word it's forgivable!James Robinson wrote:Nice APTEROUS mention there.
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Alternative To 1st Numbers:
((75 + 5 + 1 + 7) x 10) + 50 = 930
((75 + 5 + 1 + 7) x 10) + 50 = 930
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Another alternative to 1st numbers - ((50/5) + 75 + 7 + 1) x 10
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Alternative To 2nd Numbers:
((75 + 8 + 8 + 6) x 2) + 9 = 203
((75 + 8 + 8 + 6) x 2) + 9 = 203
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INCENSE as an equaller in Round 12.
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Very nice 9 to finish there. CEILINGS as a contestant beater.
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Somebody post an alternative to the 3rd numbers game ....please.......i can't bear the excitment.
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ANGLICISE "in tribute to Des"? :-s
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Alternative To 3rd Numbers:D Eadie wrote:Somebody post an alternative to the 3rd numbers game ....please.......i can't bear the excitment.
(((3 x 10) + 7 - 6) x 25) + 7 = 782
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Good game, good contestants.
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D Eadie wrote:Somebody post an alternative to the 3rd numbers game ....please.......i can't bear the excitment.
Fine,....but only cos I'm nice.
(25*10+7+6)*3-7
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HAPPY
Good to see the guvnor Des Lynam again.
Good to see the guvnor Des Lynam again.
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Not Lynam then.Matt Morrison wrote:ANGLICISE "in tribute to Des"? :-s
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Why not Lynam, he was born in Ireland. Make some sense. A very good game. Good to see Des, because I never really got to see the show when he was in charge.Marc Meakin wrote:Not Lynam then.Matt Morrison wrote:ANGLICISE "in tribute to Des"? :-s
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Sorry I seem to have France on my mind just lately.
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Congrats on reaching 5000 editions/ episodes Countdown! Let's hope for at least 5000 more. I did expect more fireworks though.
Dave has gone down in my estimation. Fancy thinking that gradiates is a word. Muppet.
Alt numbers solution for those odd people who like such things: 8*8*2+75=203
(Edited to multiply things by 10)
Dave has gone down in my estimation. Fancy thinking that gradiates is a word. Muppet.
Alt numbers solution for those odd people who like such things: 8*8*2+75=203
(Edited to multiply things by 10)
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Five hundred?Neil Zussman wrote:Congrats on reaching 500 editions/ episodes Countdown! Let's hope for at least 5000 more. I did expect more fireworks though.
Dave has gone down in my estimation. Fancy thinking that gradiates is a word. Muppet.
Alt numbers solution for those odd people who like such things: 8*8*2+75=203
Oh, cackwires!
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500 episodes, yes. The rest were issues.Kevin Davis wrote:Five hundred?Neil Zussman wrote:Congrats on reaching 500 editions/ episodes Countdown! Let's hope for at least 5000 more. I did expect more fireworks though.
Dave has gone down in my estimation. Fancy thinking that gradiates is a word. Muppet.
Alt numbers solution for those odd people who like such things: 8*8*2+75=203
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Editions, even.Neil Zussman wrote:500 episodes, yes. The rest were issues.Kevin Davis wrote:Five hundred?Neil Zussman wrote:Congrats on reaching 500 editions/ episodes Countdown! Let's hope for at least 5000 more. I did expect more fireworks though.
Dave has gone down in my estimation. Fancy thinking that gradiates is a word. Muppet.
Alt numbers solution for those odd people who like such things: 8*8*2+75=203
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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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Couldn't agree more. I think it was still a lovely show today, and a good idea having Des L back, he was great craic. Very 'apt' getting 'apterous' in R2! Great what you've done there Kai. Nice touch with the conundrum too, but maybe C4 has 'mishandled' it because more fireworks was needed indeed! For budgetting/ratings/other reasons its understandable that the level of fuss given will be reduced compared to previous celebrations, but how about a cake, a presentation at the end and look-back clips, and even if it read "5000th COUNTDOWN" behind Rachel on the letters board at the start of the show. All those surely don't cost much at all. And of course no mention of Carol and her contribution (but I think I no y).Neil Zussman wrote:Congrats on reaching 5000 editions/ episodes Countdown! Let's hope for at least 5000 more. I did expect more fireworks though.
But hey, I dont want complain, I'm v pleased that it did get a good amount of media attention, which is a great boost and the news of a new 2 year contract taking Countdown up to 30 years!
Countdown is still with us and may it be for years to come!
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A knowing look.
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You should get Jason to teach you how to quote posts, Ian.Ian Dent wrote:A knowing look.
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With all these specials going about (e.g. Kirk v Chris, Charlie v Junaid) I think it would have been nice to have one of these as the 5000th show.
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I know I'm hours too late to surprise anybody, but I did get it within the time:
Second numbers game: (75 * 8 + 9) / 3 = 203
I particularly like solutions that use the much neglected divide operator.
Second numbers game: (75 * 8 + 9) / 3 = 203
I particularly like solutions that use the much neglected divide operator.
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I'm not sure if you've been reading, Gavin, but if it was a special it wouldn't count in the tally. Isn't it 5000 regular shows and specials are ignored - or something.Gavin Chipper wrote:With all these specials going about (e.g. Kirk v Chris, Charlie v Junaid) I think it would have been nice to have one of these as the 5000th show.
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The "tally" made Friday's show the 5003rd, as has been discussed here ad nauseam. The producers could have picked any show they wanted over the past few weeks to announce as the 5000th, including your special.Kirk Bevins wrote:I'm not sure if you've been reading, Gavin, but if it was a special it wouldn't count in the tally. Isn't it 5000 regular shows and specials are ignored - or something.Gavin Chipper wrote:With all these specials going about (e.g. Kirk v Chris, Charlie v Junaid) I think it would have been nice to have one of these as the 5000th show.
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A knowing look.
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I've sort of skimmed over the argument but I can't imagine this happening:Kirk Bevins wrote:I'm not sure if you've been reading, Gavin, but if it was a special it wouldn't count in the tally. Isn't it 5000 regular shows and specials are ignored - or something.Gavin Chipper wrote:With all these specials going about (e.g. Kirk v Chris, Charlie v Junaid) I think it would have been nice to have one of these as the 5000th show.
"OK, let's have a special game for our 5000th, perhaps Kirks Bevins v Chris Davies."
"No, because then it won't count as adding to the number, so the next one would also be the 5000th, so we'd have an infinite number of 5000th specials. We'll have to have a normal episode instead."
Also, some of the the other milestone-number shows have been specials anyway.
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If it's an episode of Countdown that's been broadcast, then it counts! Why wouldn't it just because it's not part of a particular series? It's still an episode of Countdown at the end of the day!!
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The whole thing is arbitrary anyway, depending on whether you count Masters episodes as two, one or not at all, specials, Champion of Champions, untransmitted episodes and what-have-you. Or to summarise, who cares.
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All these bloody alternate numbers solutions! Its like tourettes in my eyes, the ppl that submit them know its a waste of time and most ppl don't want to see them, but they just can't hold it in.
Having said that, I liked this solution:
Having said that, I liked this solution:
Rosemary Roberts wrote:I know I'm hours too late to surprise anybody, but I did get it within the time:
Second numbers game: (75 * 8 + 9) / 3 = 203
I particularly like solutions that use the much neglected divide operator.
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Just watching the show back on 4oD as I missed the first showing - am I alone in seeing a really irritating shadow slowly moving behind Jeff? It's very clear on his single - almost like a lighting tag or similar spinning slowly around.
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The only thing I picked out when watching the show was the camera had a close up of Dave, you could read the time from his watch...about 5:15pm if I remember correctly.
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I thought they were five.Charlie Reams wrote:depending on whether you count Masters episodes as two, one or not at all
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Only got round to watching program on C4 site today but did get (25+3x7)x(10+7) = 782 in time.D Eadie wrote:Somebody post an alternative to the 3rd numbers game ....please.......i can't bear the excitment.
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Probably the rotating lights (at least I think that's what they are) that shine off the backdrop behind the desk. Been there since the new set was launched, I believe.Chris Philpot wrote:Just watching the show back on 4oD as I missed the first showing - am I alone in seeing a really irritating shadow slowly moving behind Jeff? It's very clear on his single - almost like a lighting tag or similar spinning slowly around.