Someone who scored with a 1 letter wordJason Larsen wrote:Ladies and gentlemen, I did something that I'm sure no other contestant has ever done before in the history of Countdown.
I declared a 1-letter word. Unfortunately, the word was I and I got no points.
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I've scored with a 1 letter word a few times, usually when I try to wing a word, don't get beyond the first letter and the opponent declares nothing/invalid.
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"I" has been declared 39 times on Apterous so far. It seems that Charlie accidentally removed it from the dictionary while he was adding in the new Hypercountdown words though.Jason Larsen wrote:Ladies and gentlemen, I did something that I'm sure no other contestant has ever done before in the history of Countdown.
I declared a 1-letter word. Unfortunately, the word was I and I got no points.
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Is Charlie on vacation already or is he still here?
I want to tell him that I is a valid word.
P.S. I'm glad he discovered that s is not a valid word.
P.P.S. Junaid, it's good to hear from you. Now, I know you watch Channel 4 more than you watch "that other station!"
I want to tell him that I is a valid word.
P.S. I'm glad he discovered that s is not a valid word.
P.P.S. Junaid, it's good to hear from you. Now, I know you watch Channel 4 more than you watch "that other station!"
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Jason Larsen wrote:Is Charlie on vacation already or is he still here?
I want to tell him that I is a valid word.
P.S. I'm glad he discovered that s is not a valid word.
P.P.S. Junaid, it's good to hear from you. Now, I know you watch Channel 4 more than you watch "that other station!"
s is a valid word, as is every letter in the alphabet. This needs to be added. Charlie knows that I is a valid word - don't worry Jason.
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Yes, he once looked at a photo of David Beckham, and said "I look beautiful" at least 3 times.Kirk Bevins wrote:Charlie knows that I is a valid word - don't worry Jason.
Living life in a gyratory circus kind of way.
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Thank you, Kirk.
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This was a waste of a chance to impress my countdown idol. Still, Mark was a nice guy and it was a pleasure to play with him. Mixed emotions really.
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Wayhey!JackHurst wrote: Still, Mark was a nice guy and it was a pleasure to play with him.
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In my last game, I declared WEINER and it wasn't allowed!
How does the jingle go, "Oh, I wish I was an Oscar Mayer hot dog?"
How does the jingle go, "Oh, I wish I was an Oscar Mayer hot dog?"
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I would imagine that's because it's spelt WIENER, wiener.
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Thank you, Phil.
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Chris, what are you trying to tell us?
Did you make a big mistake?
Did you make a big mistake?
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Looks to me like he had a complete maximum game until he missed the conundrum.Jason Larsen wrote:Chris, what are you trying to tell us?
Did you make a big mistake?
Interesting game for a whole different reason too.
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Not sure if you clicked on the link that Chris very kindly added to his previous post, Jason, but clicking on the link really helps understand why he could probably be frustrated.Jason Larsen wrote:Chris, what are you trying to tell us?
Did you make a big mistake?
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This is the thread of scrag, not frustration. Perfect grounds for confusion if you ask meKirk Bevins wrote:Not sure if you clicked on the link that Chris very kindly added to his previous post, Jason, but clicking on the link really helps understand why he could probably be frustrated.Jason Larsen wrote:Chris, what are you trying to tell us?
Did you make a big mistake?
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I have seen this exact post made by Jason Multiple times.Jason Larsen wrote:Wow.
Wow indeed.
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And this will be the best miss...Ben Wilson wrote:One day in and this will be for years the worst Omeletteundrum spot of all time. 19s ffs!!!!!!
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1 ... 9#r1941159
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Kudos for admitting to that.Ian Volante wrote:And this will be the best miss...Ben Wilson wrote:One day in and this will be for years the worst Omeletteundrum spot of all time. 19s ffs!!!!!!
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"It's my first game" is still no excuse for this. (And round 3 wasn't much better.)
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Shame is something I don't have much of.Charlie Reams wrote:Kudos for admitting to that.Ian Volante wrote:And this will be the best miss...Ben Wilson wrote:One day in and this will be for years the worst Omeletteundrum spot of all time. 19s ffs!!!!!!
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1 ... 9#r1941159
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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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Round 8: didn't notice the typo until I declared. Never felt worse about a scrag than that.
Round 8: didn't notice the typo until I declared. Never felt worse about a scrag than that.
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Speed demon tournament hits a new low...
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Only realised my mistake on the first numbers too late and I had GUTTIES, probably the worst I've played in a good while. Well played Martyn.
Only realised my mistake on the first numbers too late and I had GUTTIES, probably the worst I've played in a good while. Well played Martyn.
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It may not be my first language but holy crap that's a bit of a miss.
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A whisker away from going in the brag.
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Ouch. 100x9-10x5-9. Pretty direct.Gavin Chipper wrote:A whisker away from going in the brag.
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Definitely my worst game.
Definitely my worst game.
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Would've won this and played a top drawer game if i didn't accidentally misdeclare my numbers 300 out
Would've won this and played a top drawer game if i didn't accidentally misdeclare my numbers 300 out
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A fresh-faced one day old Apterous Sponge almost takes me to the cleaners even with my 11 maxes! How does his numbers-learning work?
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=179155
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=179155
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However it works, I think he'd already finished doing it by the time he met you, Dinos:Dinos Sfyris wrote:A fresh-faced one day old Apterous Sponge almost takes me to the cleaners even with my 11 maxes! How does his numbers-learning work?
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I hope there's going to be a kind of mirror image Sponge who starts by knowing everything but gradually forgets it, like an Apterous Alzheimer or something (actually given the amount of super-obscure words that almost never come up, he could probably stay competitive for quite a long time).
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I just assumed Charlie made Apterous Sponge a numbers wizard so that once Sponge starts caning the letters people can't squeeze him dry of ratings points in numbers attacks.
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He shouldn't be able to do a numbers game unless that exact solution has come up before!Ben Hunter wrote:I just assumed Charlie made Apterous Sponge a numbers wizard so that once Sponge starts caning the letters people can't squeeze him dry of ratings points in numbers attacks.
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Surely he should only know sums that have come up before!Gavin Chipper wrote:He shouldn't be able to do a numbers game unless that exact solution has come up before!Ben Hunter wrote:I just assumed Charlie made Apterous Sponge a numbers wizard so that once Sponge starts caning the letters people can't squeeze him dry of ratings points in numbers attacks.
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Star 27 of the First Path: brutal.
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Not even closeAndrew Feist wrote:Least competent numbers round ever.
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At least you can claim that you knew what was going on, but somehow managed to misclick in a 10-second hurry. We have documentary evidence that we declared one away with a solution that had a 1 left over.Charlie Reams wrote:Not even closeAndrew Feist wrote:Least competent numbers round ever.
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Glad I'm not the only one.Charlie Reams wrote:Not even closeAndrew Feist wrote:Least competent numbers round ever.
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Yeah I actually didn't though. Somehow I was so set on coming down from 750 that I didn't notice the 9 in the selection, and then my method involved using the 2 twice. It's quite possible I would've made the same error in 30 seconds.Andrew Feist wrote: At least you can claim that you knew what was going on, but somehow managed to misclick in a 10-second hurry. We have documentary evidence that we declared one away with a solution that had a 1 left over.
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I often find with numbers you can get some really satisfying solutions and then find yourself embarrassed by something really easy straight after. I imagine everyone's done it (maybe not Junaid).
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Derek was keen for me to put a posting on the forum of this game. This seems an appropriate thread.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=200112
In round 6 I got SWERVING and asked the question about OVERSWING, not realising WINGOVERS was a word.
In round 8 Derek got PERUSING and asked the question about REPULSING. He was most upset to realise that it was a valid 9 letter word.
As an aside, the stats show this as my highest scoring game. However, with only 10 maxes, it didn't feel like it. Maybe the high score was helped by me getting the conundrum - a feat I rarely achieve.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=200112
In round 6 I got SWERVING and asked the question about OVERSWING, not realising WINGOVERS was a word.
In round 8 Derek got PERUSING and asked the question about REPULSING. He was most upset to realise that it was a valid 9 letter word.
As an aside, the stats show this as my highest scoring game. However, with only 10 maxes, it didn't feel like it. Maybe the high score was helped by me getting the conundrum - a feat I rarely achieve.
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Rounds 2 & 5 in particular. I'm never gonna get another chance for a score quite like that one.
Rounds 2 & 5 in particular. I'm never gonna get another chance for a score quite like that one.
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This has to be my worst ever performance. 5 maxes in all. Shocking, I really don't know why I was so bad. Robert played extremely well, especially on the numbers, but I was truly shocking.
This has to be my worst ever performance. 5 maxes in all. Shocking, I really don't know why I was so bad. Robert played extremely well, especially on the numbers, but I was truly shocking.
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Maybe it's pre semi final nerves.Eoin Monaghan wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 4953615277
This has to be my worst ever performance. 5 maxes in all. Shocking, I really don't know why I was so bad. Robert played extremely well, especially on the numbers, but I was truly shocking.
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I'm getting evicted from my house and have a court date coming up, I also have a yeast infection.
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Just go live in the Big Brother house for some time, they are letting anybody in so you definitely have a chance.Ben Hunter wrote:I'm getting evicted from my house and have a court date coming up, I also have a yeast infection.