Spoilers For Wednesday April 14th 2010
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Spoilers For Wednesday April 14th 2010
So, unfortunately, Peter didn't become an octochamp yesterday, leaving him in the #3 seed position (not #2 as Jeff said, but the gap between Peter and Dave is 1 point, so I'll let him off (although based on yesterday's comments, I think only stat geeks like me will give a damn)), so that should definitely see him back in the finals, unless something dramatic happens in the next couple of months.
The new champ is Claudia Tyson, who put in a very good performance yesterday, but can she keep it up today, or will she suffer a knockout blow
The new champ is Claudia Tyson, who put in a very good performance yesterday, but can she keep it up today, or will she suffer a knockout blow
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I think it may be because of the extra 10 points from the conundrum being erroneously added.James Robinson wrote:So, unfortunately, Peter didn't become an octochamp yesterday, leaving him in the #3 seed position (not #2 as Jeff said, but the gap between Peter and Dave is 1 point, so I'll let him off (although based on yesterday's comments, I think only stat geeks like me will give a damn)), so that should definitely see him back in the finals, unless something dramatic happens in the next couple of months.
The new champ is Claudia Tyson, who put in a very good performance yesterday, but can she keep it up today, or will she suffer a knockout blow
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I thought that, then I checked the Wiki and saw that Howard had put a message saying that the "tie-break conundrum" rule may have been altered, so I'm not sure who is rightKirk Bevins wrote:I think it may be because of the extra 10 points from the conundrum being erroneously added.
Some clarity from a reliable source would be most welcome.
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Entirely my fault, i gave Jeff the wrong info. Had stupidly forgotten to update the leaderboard, so Dave Wilkinson wasn't on there at all. The points for tied conundrums never get counted, we only take the 15 rd total, otherwise its unfair on the rest. So in a nutshell, you're both wrong, as i was.
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Missed round 1, what was the selection?
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Alt. first numbers: ((25x5)-10)x3 +1= 346
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Missed round 10 as some woman knocked on the door and just stared at me for 5 seconds before introducing her name and talking slowly. I thought "ffs hurry up, Countdown's on, if this is some religious thing I'll be super pissed off" and she said she used to live here in 1952 and she wanted to come in. She went into all our bedrooms and stormed about the house and stood dead still in the living room trying to cry. She then started shouting at me, ranting about why I wasn't teaching. She kept saying her name and shaking her hand.
The weirdest experience ever and the weirdest lady I've ever come across.
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Brilliant!Kirk Bevins wrote:Missed round 10 as some woman knocked on the door and just stared at me for 5 seconds before introducing her name and talking slowly. I thought "ffs hurry up, Countdown's on, if this is some religious thing I'll be super pissed off" and she said she used to live here in 1952 and she wanted to come in. She went into all our bedrooms and stormed about the house and stood dead still in the living room trying to cry. She then started shouting at me, ranting about why I wasn't teaching. She kept saying her name and shaking her hand.
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Brilliant Kirk. A-lol, best spoiler thread ever now etc. How did you get rid of her?
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Never let a strange woman into your bedroom, you'll end up marrying her.
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CUNTALERT would have been a better scramble, clearly more broadcastable than the one used too.
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sorry, that was my post, was logged in as josh when I posted it. (just incase anyone is easily offended, they know to hate me now and not josh)Josh Hurst wrote:CUNTALERT would have been a better scramble, clearly more broadcastable than the one used too.
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Felt bad for the bloke when he went for 'theramin', it's a nice word, just spelled wrong. Both contestants were of high quality.
Fucking lol.Kirk Bevins wrote:Missed round 10 as some woman knocked on the door and just stared at me for 5 seconds before introducing her name and talking slowly. I thought "ffs hurry up, Countdown's on, if this is some religious thing I'll be super pissed off" and she said she used to live here in 1952 and she wanted to come in. She went into all our bedrooms and stormed about the house and stood dead still in the living room trying to cry. She then started shouting at me, ranting about why I wasn't teaching. She kept saying her name and shaking her hand.
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All that and just one round missed. That's pretty good going.Kirk Bevins wrote:Missed round 10 as some woman knocked on the door and just stared at me for 5 seconds before introducing her name and talking slowly. I thought "ffs hurry up, Countdown's on, if this is some religious thing I'll be super pissed off" and she said she used to live here in 1952 and she wanted to come in. She went into all our bedrooms and stormed about the house and stood dead still in the living room trying to cry. She then started shouting at me, ranting about why I wasn't teaching. She kept saying her name and shaking her hand.
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VPIOINSRAJosh Hurst wrote:Missed round 1, what was the selection?
EPITAPHS in round 2, OUTGONE in round 3 and COMRADES in round 9.
2nd Numbers Alt.: ((9 x 8) + (7 x 3)) x 5 = 465
Did anyone else also notice that the clock was already reset after they got the conundrum answer from the woman in the audience
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What - PHEROMONE?Ben Hunter wrote:Felt bad for the bloke when he went for 'theramin', it's a nice word, just spelled wrong.
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Thank God for breaks.Gavin Chipper wrote:
All that and just one round missed. That's pretty good going.
I got rid of her as when we went downstairs, I went first so when I got to the bottom I opened the door and kind of looked outside to give her a hint. It was at this point she started ranting and walking away rapidly before turning and walking towards me quickly and continuing to shake my hand and saying her name. Odd. I locked all the doors after that - freaky.
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Theremin. Expected Susie to clear it up but I guess she didn't know the word either.Gavin Chipper wrote:What - PHEROMONE?Ben Hunter wrote:Felt bad for the bloke when he went for 'theramin', it's a nice word, just spelled wrong.
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Wow, that sounds like the opening scene from a horror movie.Kirk Bevins wrote:Thank God for breaks.Gavin Chipper wrote:
All that and just one round missed. That's pretty good going.
I got rid of her as when we went downstairs, I went first so when I got to the bottom I opened the door and kind of looked outside to give her a hint. It was at this point she started ranting and walking away rapidly before turning and walking towards me quickly and continuing to shake my hand and saying her name. Odd. I locked all the doors after that - freaky.
Jon Corby wrote:Theremin. Expected Susie to clear it up but I guess she didn't know the word either.Gavin Chipper wrote:What - PHEROMONE?Ben Hunter wrote:Felt bad for the bloke when he went for 'theramin', it's a nice word, just spelled wrong.
I made the exact same mistake. It's tough, because it's the sort of word that you hear (mainly due to Bill Bailey), but rarely see written down.
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I learnt it from an episode of The Simpsons, where there's noises coming from the attic and creepy music plays while Homer goes to investigate, and finds Artie Ziff playing his theremin. (I'm in the habit of watching pretty much everything with subtitles)Martin Bishop wrote:Jon Corby wrote:Theremin. Expected Susie to clear it up but I guess she didn't know the word either.
I made the exact same mistake. It's tough, because it's the sort of word that you hear (mainly due to Bill Bailey), but rarely see written down.
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Just came back to this thread to like Kirks post. I think others should do as I have.