Spoilers For Monday March 31st 2014
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Spoilers For Monday March 31st 2014
So, another week of Countdown-ing is about to begin, and after having 5 different winners last week, can we expect the same this week Well, the simple answer is no, mainly because thanks to the wisdom of horse racing organisers and Channel 4 programme schedulers, Countdown is only on 3 times this week.
Ann Robinson is doing the Robinson name proud after an impressive GRAPHEME-inspired win on Friday. Can she make it back-to-back wins today
Colin Murray will be in DC for all 3 days this week, before finishing his stint next Monday.
Andy will be recapping for us later on.
Ann Robinson is doing the Robinson name proud after an impressive GRAPHEME-inspired win on Friday. Can she make it back-to-back wins today
Colin Murray will be in DC for all 3 days this week, before finishing his stint next Monday.
Andy will be recapping for us later on.
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I thought Trevor said MORTARED, which not only is missing an R but is also an 8. Did I not hear his word clearly?
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Blimey, what a comeback!!! Ul trevor, he seemed good at first.
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I don't know my Countdown history, but was that one of the biggest comebacks on the show in terms of points ever? Certainly seems like the biggest in the Hewer era, though I'm not certain.
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I think I got my first ever 13-max that game - unless there was a 7 in the TAIPAN round. (Jordan I thought the same too - but I think he said MOTORED which would make more sense)
Great comeback - how many behind was that from?
Great comeback - how many behind was that from?
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I think 32.Great comeback - how many behind was that from?
There were certainly two 27s in series 65 ....
The biggest deficit overturned in the last three rounds is 21, I recall, but the greatest comeback remains 40 (hope I'm right)
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He's just from Yorkshire, Jordan.
Very good comeback from C1, I thought it was all over after OLEANDERS.
Hope I wasn't the only one to miss bloody MODERATOS/ASTRODOME...
Very good comeback from C1, I thought it was all over after OLEANDERS.
Hope I wasn't the only one to miss bloody MODERATOS/ASTRODOME...
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Trevor led 45-6 at one stage, so that must be the 2nd biggest comeback in the show's history.
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TZARINA?Paul Erdunast wrote:I think I got my first ever 13-max that game - unless there was a 7 in the TAIPAN round.
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Andy Warhol certainly looked as if he was going to win, but he seemed to lose it a bit in the later rounds.
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Hmmm I woulda gone for an 8 in that round, but it's probably spelt with an S!James S Roper wrote:TZARINA?Paul Erdunast wrote:I think I got my first ever 13-max that game - unless there was a 7 in the TAIPAN round.
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I actually thought of Jeff when neither contestant got this as it's the kind of game he would have put his hand up for I think. Then Colin does it! He also did exactly what Jeff used to do too, ie look down at the desk when the cam's on him. Anyway, my way was ((6 - 1) x (100 - (9/9)).Jonathan Wynn wrote:((50+6)*9)-9
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There is an 8, PARTIZAN, which I must admit, I thought would've been with an S too, but must be an alternative spelling............Philip Wilson wrote:Hmmm I woulda gone for an 8 in that round, but it's probably spelt with an S!James S Roper wrote:TZARINA?Paul Erdunast wrote:I think I got my first ever 13-max that game - unless there was a 7 in the TAIPAN round.
That's also the first 0-second conundrum in a regular edition of Countdown, as in exactly 0 seconds, not 0.25, 0.5, etc.
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James Robinson wrote: There is an 8, PARTIZAN, which I must admit, I thought would've been with an S too, but must be an alternative spelling............
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How are you defining that though? How are these things objectively measured? I've seen others that were probably just as quick.James Robinson wrote:That's also the first 0-second conundrum in a regular edition of Countdown, as in exactly 0 seconds, not 0.25, 0.5, etc.
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The biggest comeback is 40, yes. The biggest deficit overturned in the last three rounds was 21 until recently, when Rory Coleman won from 26 behind in the last three rounds.Phyl Styles wrote:I think 32.Great comeback - how many behind was that from?
There were certainly two 27s in series 65 ....
The biggest deficit overturned in the last three rounds is 21, I recall, but the greatest comeback remains 40 (hope I'm right)
I also initially thought the widest margin between them today was 32, but Fred's right - after round 5, Trevor led 45-6.
Here's everyone who has been behind by 25 or more and won, up to the end of series 69...
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EP SERIES WINNER LOSER DEFICIT AFTER ROUND
3645 51 Richard Pay 79-77 Claire Whitaker 40 9
444 9 David Trace 80-74 Mick Keeble 35 6
5738 69 Rory Coleman 81-79 Graham Harrison 33 11
4865 61 Paul Varlaam 72-71 Yvonne Battelle 30 7
3863 53 Nicky Lyons 85-79 Sonia Cordas 28 9
4103 54 Tony Warren 71-64 Michael Gordon 28 7
4141 55 Phil Watson 63-52 Paul Collings 28 7
3808 52 Steven Moir 79-78 Rita Willmott 27 11
5385 65 Phyllis Styles 76-75 Kirsten Thompson 27 8
4021 54 Michael Bowden 73-64 Christine Grant 27 7
5326 65 Carl Williams 72-63 Jeff Probst 27 6
4962 62 Oliver Garner 81-75 Mark Goodliffe 26 9
3713 51 Richard Hunter 75-52 Jeff Clayton 26 6
4968 62 Howard Lovelady 81-76 James Rawson 26 4
3325 48 Dez Hussey 101-91 Robert Lee 25 11
4319 56 Sarah Milsom 77*-67 Brian Kent 25 11
5337 65 Andy Royce 62-56 Jacqui Rowley 25 9
5514 66 Nick Hall 86-80 Suzi Purcell 25 9
M10 Matthew Francis 86-78 Nigel Gardner 25 7
1440 26 Gary Thomson 41-35 Andrew Perry 25 5
1441 26 Jane Atkins 37-31 Gary Thomson 25 5
2504 40 Dorian Jeffrey 57-55 Tessa Phelan 25 2
3076 45 Geraldine Hylands 55-46 Mac McDonald 25 2
It was about a second, maybe less. But looking at it again, the odd thing was that the music started and the hand didn't move.Gavin Chipper wrote:How are you defining that though? How are these things objectively measured? I've seen others that were probably just as quick.James Robinson wrote:That's also the first 0-second conundrum in a regular edition of Countdown, as in exactly 0 seconds, not 0.25, 0.5, etc.
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I'm defining it by the position of the hand on the clock, and since it didn't move at all, I've classed it as 0 seconds on the Wiki.Gavin Chipper wrote:How are you defining that though? How are these things objectively measured? I've seen others that were probably just as quick.James Robinson wrote:That's also the first 0-second conundrum in a regular edition of Countdown, as in exactly 0 seconds, not 0.25, 0.5, etc.
Yeah, indeedy do, but I've always measured it by position of hand, rather than music, just to keep it at the same method, even though different hosts have had different styles of setting off the buzzer, etc.Graeme Cole wrote:It was about a second, maybe less. But looking at it again, the odd thing was that the music started and the hand didn't move.
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Colin Murray is a great DC guest-loves the game. Refuses to wear an earpiece coz he wants to play along (realise everyone here knew that already probs but still)Philip Wilson wrote:I actually thought of Jeff when neither contestant got this as it's the kind of game he would have put his hand up for I think. Then Colin does it! He also did exactly what Jeff used to do too, ie look down at the desk when the cam's on him. Anyway, my way was ((6 - 1) x (100 - (9/9)).Jonathan Wynn wrote:((50+6)*9)-9
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Looks like it AP. Ul.Andy Platt wrote:He's just from Yorkshire, Jordan.
Very good comeback from C1, I thought it was all over after OLEANDERS.
Hope I wasn't the only one to miss bloody MODERATOS/ASTRODOME...
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There have certainly been faster conundrum solutions than that before, it's just that as Graeme says, there was a strange delay in the hand moving. If there's going to be a note on the wiki about this, it should probably make that clearer.
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Almost as bad as me going for HUMIFY and missing HUMIDIFY.Andy Platt wrote: Hope I wasn't the only one to miss bloody MODERATOS/ASTRODOME...
Great comeback by Ann, although the challenger really fell apart at the end! Since Nick became host, I've noticed that the clock normally starts ticking before the conundrum board's fully turned over but under Jeff, it usually only started when it was fully revealed. Today was an exception. Probably about 0.75 in reality but still impressive speed.
Robbo - I was expecting a response with supersize text and a ridiculous number of smileys, are you well?
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I don't agree with classing it at 0 seconds for what it's worth
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Arguably Ann's was even more remarkable as her comeback didn't include a nine letter word, and she actually lost another round on the way.Graeme Cole wrote:Ann winning today after being 39 behind is easily the biggest comeback in Nick Hewer's time, and you have to go back to Richard Whiteley's era to find the only one that was bigger.
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Yep, John Parrott and Graham Cole [ ] were really good too but both seem to have disappeared recently.Jonathan Wynn wrote:
Colin Murray is a great DC guest-loves the game. Refuses to wear an earpiece coz he wants to play along (realise everyone here knew that already probs but still)
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On the conundrum thing, are there 120 distinct positions for the light to be in (4 a second)?
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I think it's all very manual, so the guy behind the conundrum board has to synchronise his turning with Nick's pressing of the button/the guy in the gallery pressing the buttonJack Worsley wrote:Almost as bad as me going for HUMIFY and missing HUMIDIFY.Andy Platt wrote: Hope I wasn't the only one to miss bloody MODERATOS/ASTRODOME...
Great comeback by Ann, although the challenger really fell apart at the end! Since Nick became host, I've noticed that the clock normally starts ticking before the conundrum board's fully turned over but under Jeff, it usually only started when it was fully revealed. Today was an exception. Probably about 0.75 in reality but still impressive speed.
Robbo - I was expecting a response with supersize text and a ridiculous number of smileys, are you well?
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I wonder what Nick's button actually does. We know the conundrum board is turned separately from everything else, but it would seem from this episode that the music is activated separately from the clock. Maybe Nick does one and the gallery does the other? Seems an odd way to do it.
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I've always assumed that Nick's button starts the clock and the music at the same time. When a contestant buzzes, that always stops the music and the clock simultaneously, so I can't imagine that it would be any different for starting the clock.Innis Carson wrote:I wonder what Nick's button actually does. We know the conundrum board is turned separately from everything else, but it would seem from this episode that the music is activated separately from the clock. Maybe Nick does one and the gallery does the other? Seems an odd way to do it.
Maybe on this occasion the clock didn't start for whatever reason.
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Whatever it is, I doubt it's down to presenters' styles.
James Robinson wrote:even though different hosts have had different styles of setting off the buzzer, etc.
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I think it's because the clock is new. When my games were recorded, the clock was wreaking havoc all day. It kept on not starting and there had to be a lot of checks, sometimes during the games themselves. In my first game against Mark, the clock and the music didn't start despite Nick's numerous attempts at pressing the button, so the round had to be redone with different letters and the letters that intended for the round were disposed of. Based on this, I have a strong feeling that both the clock and the music start (well, supposed to) when Nick presses the button.Graeme Cole wrote:I've always assumed that Nick's button starts the clock and the music at the same time. When a contestant buzzes, that always stops the music and the clock simultaneously, so I can't imagine that it would be any different for starting the clock.Innis Carson wrote:I wonder what Nick's button actually does. We know the conundrum board is turned separately from everything else, but it would seem from this episode that the music is activated separately from the clock. Maybe Nick does one and the gallery does the other? Seems an odd way to do it.
Maybe on this occasion the clock didn't start for whatever reason.
With the old clock, there probably wouldn't be any problems. It didn't seem to have a lot of problems before. Well, it didn't from the games I watched and the games in my first run anyway.
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In the last few months of its life, the old clock had lots of problems where it didn't start properly. That's why they had a new one made. And that's had it's share of teething troubles, like any new piece of equipment does.Bradley Cates wrote:I think it's because the clock is new. When my games were recorded, the clock was wreaking havoc all day. It kept on not starting and there had to be a lot of checks, sometimes during the games themselves. In my first game against Mark, the clock and the music didn't start despite Nick's numerous attempts at pressing the button, so the round had to be redone with different letters and the letters that intended for the round were disposed of. Based on this, I have a strong feeling that both the clock and the music start (well, supposed to) when Nick presses the button.Graeme Cole wrote:I've always assumed that Nick's button starts the clock and the music at the same time. When a contestant buzzes, that always stops the music and the clock simultaneously, so I can't imagine that it would be any different for starting the clock.Innis Carson wrote:I wonder what Nick's button actually does. We know the conundrum board is turned separately from everything else, but it would seem from this episode that the music is activated separately from the clock. Maybe Nick does one and the gallery does the other? Seems an odd way to do it.
Maybe on this occasion the clock didn't start for whatever reason.
With the old clock, there probably wouldn't be any problems. It didn't seem to have a lot of problems before. Well, it didn't from the games I watched and the games in my first run anyway.
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I've never had any problems with a new clock.