Spoilers For Thursday September 15th 2011
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Spoilers For Thursday September 15th 2011
So, it's D-Day today, or should that be C-Day, as Carl Williams takes to the chair for the last time before the finals, hoping to become the 4th octochamp of the series so far.
As I mentioned in the recap yesterday, Carl needs to win with a score over 72 to topple Dave Taylor in the #3 spot. Can he do it
Join me later to find out.
As I mentioned in the recap yesterday, Carl needs to win with a score over 72 to topple Dave Taylor in the #3 spot. Can he do it
Join me later to find out.
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HOARIEST in round 6 as a beater.
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Re: Spoilers For Thursday September 15th 2011
23x11 is quite nice for the first numbers
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Tense finished, well played Carl.
This was also the date of my first show.
This was also the date of my first show.
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Re: Spoilers For Thursday September 15th 2011
Pffffffff, what a finish Soon as Carl got MANAGED, I had a feeling that he'd still win it.
I've got half a nose blocked (not that you needed to know that ), but I still managed to get my 3rd MAX GAME in 9 shows. (My internal gloating will continue for a good while I'm sure. )
MEGOHMS in round 2, TAPETUMS in round 7, PYURIA in round 11and DOWSES/ENDOWS/SEASON in round 12.
1st Numbers Alt.: ((6 + 1) x 7 x 5) + (4 x 2) = 253
And of course, that also means that Carl is the 6th octochamp in a row to start his run on a Tuesday.
I've got half a nose blocked (not that you needed to know that ), but I still managed to get my 3rd MAX GAME in 9 shows. (My internal gloating will continue for a good while I'm sure. )
MEGOHMS in round 2, TAPETUMS in round 7, PYURIA in round 11and DOWSES/ENDOWS/SEASON in round 12.
1st Numbers Alt.: ((6 + 1) x 7 x 5) + (4 x 2) = 253
And of course, that also means that Carl is the 6th octochamp in a row to start his run on a Tuesday.
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Eureka!!James Robinson wrote:And of course, that also means that Carl is the 6th octochamp in a row to start his run on a Tuesday.
Now I realise why I lost nearly 10 years ago. My game was on a Friday.
Oh .... but wait a minute ...... I think it was actually filmed on a Tuesday. I'm now confused.
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Balls, I was really rooting for Jayshree there. I wasn't hopeful after the first round (I always kinda think "oh well, that's another win" when a boatload of fairly common sevens pass the challenger by) but she looked like she should have gone on to win. Bugger. (Maybe that also means I wasn't so keen on Carl after all like I said earlier as well!)
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And I've just let the end of the recording run on and seen Hugh Laurie's L'Oreal advert. Ugh. What a load of sloblock.
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I was rooting for her as well until she came out at the end as an ear candler! WTFJon Corby wrote:Balls, I was really rooting for Jayshree there. I wasn't hopeful after the first round (I always kinda think "oh well, that's another win" when a boatload of fairly common sevens pass the challenger by) but she looked like she should have gone on to win. Bugger. (Maybe that also means I wasn't so keen on Carl after all like I said earlier as well!)
Hopefully they will have Phil Hammond up again soon and he can put the record straight.
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My games in the Whiteley days were also recorded on a Tuesday, but in the Stelling era, it was done on a Monday, but the first one was shown on a Tuesday.Philip Jarvis wrote:Eureka!!James Robinson wrote:And of course, that also means that Carl is the 6th octochamp in a row to start his run on a Tuesday.
Now I realise why I lost nearly 10 years ago. My game was on a Friday.
Oh .... but wait a minute ...... I think it was actually filmed on a Tuesday. I'm now confused.
Work that one out
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Ah, I missed that bit, I'd turned off in disgust and smashed the TV up.Rosemary Roberts wrote:I was rooting for her as well until she came out at the end as an ear candler! WTFJon Corby wrote:Balls, I was really rooting for Jayshree there. I wasn't hopeful after the first round (I always kinda think "oh well, that's another win" when a boatload of fairly common sevens pass the challenger by) but she looked like she should have gone on to win. Bugger. (Maybe that also means I wasn't so keen on Carl after all like I said earlier as well!)
Hopefully they will have Phil Hammond up again soon and he can put the record straight.
Wait, what is an ear candler anyway?
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Someone who makes candles out of ear wax?Jon Corby wrote:Wait, what is an ear candler anyway?
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http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm
Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp
Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp
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Hehe, it says "beating off stiff" in that article.James Robinson wrote:http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm
Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp
You always get asked to retire as an octochamp. It's a bit ceremonial, kind of a formality I suppose. Of course, you'll have to take my word (or that of any of the other octochamps round here) for this, won't you?
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Yeah, just twist that sword in, why don't youJon Corby wrote:Hehe, it says "beating off stiff" in that article.James Robinson wrote:http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm
Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp
You always get asked to retire as an octochamp. It's a bit ceremonial, kind of a formality I suppose. Of course, you'll have to take my word (or that of any of the other octochamps round here) for this, won't you?
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That's not a swordJames Robinson wrote:Yeah, just twist that sword in, why don't you
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There was no 23 in the selection. Or an 11.Matt Morrison wrote:23x11 is quite nice for the first numbers
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What a bizarrely written article. I was particularly taken aback by the incisive observation that Carl has watched Countdown "since he was younger". Get away.James Robinson wrote:http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm
Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp
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Reading a newspaper article about something you know a little about is a good guide to showing you how much credence you should give to articles about something you don't know much about.Phil Reynolds wrote:What a bizarrely written article.James Robinson wrote:http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm
Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp
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I thought exactly the same thing myself. You're cool.David Williams wrote:Reading a newspaper article about something you know a little about is a good guide to showing you how much credence you should give to articles about something you don't know much about.Phil Reynolds wrote:What a bizarrely written article.James Robinson wrote:http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Octoch ... 092011.htm
Since when was anyone "asked" to retire as an octochamp
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A phenomenon with which I'm well aware. Leaving aside the inevitable factual inaccuracies, my point was that - even if you'd never heard of Countdown and knew nothing whatever about it - it's still a bizarrely written article.David Williams wrote:Reading a newspaper article about something you know a little about is a good guide to showing you how much credence you should give to articles about something you don't know much about.Phil Reynolds wrote:What a bizarrely written article.