Jason, I think I may have said that after London last year, as I got lost and became fed up, but in the end I decided I'd just go to the ones near me. Blackpool is only an hour's drive, so I can cope with that one. There are a few more I've been to before, such as Lincoln that I can still go to as w...
My guess is this 'Mark M' is actually yet another troll from the Ashton Hancock family. This being the case, I think this thread needs locking, A. Because it risks harming the reputation of, and causing offence to well respected members of c4c B. Because, like most of these threads, it outlived its ...
I'd be surprised to see any further co events this year to be honest. In order for there to be one, we'd need a venue where 30 people could social distance. In most cases that would make the cost prohibitive. So it looks like we're gonna have to wait for the bug to bugger off
They have recorded up to mid February so far, with 2 more recording blocks scheduled by mid November. They should be up to about the end of March by then. At the moment, I think the plan is to start recording again in February, so all being well there shouldn't be any break in broadcast. As for cont...
I couldn't disagree more with the article as a whole. Countdown has always been a great show, and if anything I think it is on the ascendancy. Some things have had to change of course. When Richard Whiteley died, the producers had a choice. They could have let the show just die with him and bring to...
Time for meal now amended to 7pm . Adam-this would also give you enough time if you got a taxi to leave for about 8 pm from restaurant to temple meads This would be really helpful for me as well, as a train leaves Temple Meads at 8.30pm for Manchester, so would save me having to stay over, thus vas...
I don't know what's wrong with people in this country. Why does everyone want another election? After all, we've now got the most strong and stable government this country has ever had, the economy is booming (apart from the fact sterling crashed to its knees when the exit poll was announced), brexi...
I have just read up on this as I was wondering myself what would happen in a hung parliament. In this instance, the incumbent Prime Minister remains in Downing Street until a new government can be formed. She will be entitled to attempt to form a government first. Theresa May then has the option of ...
You're right Jim. The chairs would win any political debate as they would be the only ones talking any sense. I'm sure we've all heard of the Ronan Keating song - you say it best 'when you say nothing at all' :lol: So at this election we have the choice between an arrogant, incumbent PM who wants to...
I'm thinking of applying on April 1st... ...and hoping that would result in an August recording date. But it's probably not possible to plan for these things... [Btw... I love your account of the inter-millennial CD experience Lisa. Not many will be able to rival the coolness of those dates!] That ...
There's some brilliant advice on here, which at first glance some of it seems obvious, but it's worth a good read as you can often learn where you're going wrong simply by it staring you in the face. From my own experience, I can maybe offer a few handy hints based on mistakes I myself have made. Ma...
September seems a strange month to be having holidays as a teacher.
I work at a school and I wouldn't get holidays in September, however I am off in the recording week leading up to Easter in April this year.
It probably hasn't gone without notice that Friday recaps haven't been done in recent weeks. I have been meaning to catch up for weeks, and for one reason or another haven't had the chance to do so, for which I sincerely apologise. I think part of the reason why I haven't caught up has been a slight...
Yes that's right Gevin. The top 8 get put up in a luxury hotel, where they are waited on hand and foot, free massage and spa, and then chauffeur driven to the event in a limousine. They then get free entry, free unlimited access to the bar and all facilities, followed by a meeting with a top celebri...
Not my best year for Co Events.
Lincoln - arrived late
Bristol - Was ill all weekend
Leeds - Got lost and arrived an hour late back from lunch
Milton Keynes - Had to pull out
Dublin - Had to pull out
Is there a prize for the most chequered Co event track record of the year?
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) It's been teapots galore this week, as 3 champions have come and gone. Here now though, we have a young 17 year old in Cammy Lovatt. Now we know what these teenagers are like don't we? :lol: So can we expect Cammy to go on and become yet another all time...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Well Stephen Fuller was displaced from the Champions chair on Wednesday and stopped in his tracks from becoming an Octochamp after taking a hammering from the Champion we now have, the 2 times Champion Aidan Linge, who has proved to be quite formidable s...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) So now series 75 is in full swing, it's time once again to admire another apterite, as Stephen Fuller has come along and so far won 3 games. He'll be hoping for a 4th today. Andrew Cripps stands in his way. Enjoy. Countdown recap for Friday 15 July 2016....
Just think how happy the 53rd person to sign up will be when they realise they can go after all :P Never let it be said I don't do my bit for the countdown community :lol: On the subject of my reasoning for not going - if it's a newbie who now goes in my place, it could be a 'baptism' of fire :lol:
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) We are one week into a new series, and already we have a champion looking in very strong form. Andrew Fenton knocked out apterite Norm Ahmad on Monday and hasn't looked back since. Now looking for his 5th win, he'll have to get past Michael Hawkins to en...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Well here we are. After an absolutely fantastic series where we have seen many great players come and go, we are finally down to the last 2 players. A good few of the players who lost games to these two probably feel they deserve better than to be packed...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) After 4 and a bit arduous months of preliminaries, we have finally reached the point in the series everyone has been waiting for. Yes it's the start of the series 74 Quarter Finals. Here's where the creme de la creme of the series return to fight it out ...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Today we could see our 6th octochamp of the series take his place in the Quarter Finals. Robin McKay has swept all before him this week and now stands on the verge of greatness. Will he make it today? Aden Brooks stands in his way. Enjoy. Countdown recap...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) On Wednesday of this week, we welcomed one of apterous's best known players, as Robin McKay entered the challenger's chair. Now, having won 2 games, got the joint best score for a debutant, and a further century to his name, he is looking for his third w...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) This week has seen Dave Costello emerge as champion. Having won 4 games already, he'll be looking to make it 5 today. Elliot Hooper stands in his way. Enjoy. Countdown recap for Friday 29 April 2016. C1: Champion Dave Costello (5 wins, 456 points.) A pen...
Following the recap outage a few weeks ago, I can't help but notice we seem to be struggling a bit to get back on track. I have just completed a recap from 3 weeks ago, but I notice there are others from further back still not done as well. I myself only have 1 more to catch up on, and having had 2 ...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Well following her coronation as our latest octochamp yesterday, Ann Dibben has now been propelled into the future, and will now appear in the Quarter Finals in June. This all means we now have 2 new contestants. Jon Hinchcliffe and Dave Costello are her...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) This week has seen the emergence of Ann Dibben, who came on to the scene on Tuesday and has swept all before her in the last 3 games. How far will she get? Paul Lonsdale stands in her way of a 4th win today. Enjoy. Countdown recap for Friday 15 April 201...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) It has been decided from now on, Countdown will be 23 games long, transmitted for 2 hours at a time, and every 4 rounds Nick and Rachel will swap roles and swap back again. This is part of a new initiative by Channel 4 to introduce job sharing and shared...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Today we see apterite Conrad Teixeira going for his 4th win as he steamrolls towards the Quarter Finals. How will he fare today? Erica Barnes is his challenger. Enjoy. Countdown recap for Friday 11 March 2016. C1: Champion Conrad Teixeira (3 wins, 302 po...
The downtime for the recap writer has meant that on its return to life, people had 3 or more recaps to catch up on and so now have to find the time to do them, and that assuming they have kept them all on Sky Plus, as they are only on 4OD for a month. We will get through them somehow, but in the mea...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Today sees 2 times champion Paul Craib on the trail of a 3rd win. Liz Micglinczy stands in his way today. Enjoy. Countdown recap for Friday 4 March 2016. C1: Champion Paul Craib (2 wins, 195 points.) A purchasing assistant from Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. ...
I know exactly what you mean Peter. I've been there myself where I have had bad days or even weeks, and my rating has plumetted. The thing with apterous though is it doesn't matter about form from months gone by, as mostly only fairly recent stuff shows up anyway, and you'll soon get your ratings po...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Sorry this is a month late. We have had some technical issues here in recap corner, but we're back up and running now, so here goes. Our apterite Paul Erdunast has dominated this week, sweeping all before him and now has 6 wins under his belt. Will he go...
I'm going to do the first one of my catch up ones now, so should be up shortly.
As soon as I can find the can-be-bothered-ness to do the rest, I shall.
Thanks Jen and Mark :) I have done a bit of research and found that dates for June and July are currently about the same price I paid last year so it looks like it might be worth waiting a few weeks. I always thought the only way was up for prices once the flights were released but it seems that may...
I have looked at flights to Dublin for this event and they seem to have gone up astronomically from last year.
For this reason, unfortunately, I think I'm out of this one.
There appears to be a problem with the recap writer, as whenever I click on the link from the 'how to write a recap' thread, it tells me access is forbidden and I do not have permission to access the recap writer. Error 403. This may explain why no recaps have been written for the last few days. :ro...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Yesterday saw the much awaited appearance of the 'Transude' as he is known in the apterous world, and Paul Erdunast to everyone else. He didn't let us down either, defeating the unfortunate David Armstrong by a mammoth margin to take the Champion's chair...
Yes I got that as well. So it looks like this is the way forward from now on, which should make things a bit easier in a way, though I did notice it isn't up to date as they apparently still have tickets available for Sunday 21st Feb. :roll: It could work well if handled correctly, but I'm just a bi...
Hi Tim. Great to have you on board and welcome to the forum and apterous. :) In answer to your question about improving, my only suggestion is to keep on practising on apterous as much as possible. It is perfectly possible that with a lot of practise you could make a big impact on the Quarter Finals...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) So following the demise of 4 times champion David Edgar on Wednesday, we now have Jack Creswell in the champions chair, having won 2 games so far and chasing a 3rd win today. Jamie Dunn is challenging. Enjoy. Countdown recap for Friday 12 February 2016. ...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) So after seeing our first Octochamp of the series emerge earlier this week, the search has begun for the next big thing in the Countdown world. David Edgar became champion yesterday and so will be looking for his second win today. Steve Jacob is his oppo...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Well this series has started off as the last one finished, with Tim Down as champion. Having got through the first 4 games of this series after carrying his bat from series 73, Tim now finds himself on 5 wins. Will he get to his sixth win today? Benjamin...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) Well this isn't just any Friday recap. This is the Champion of Champions, and not just any old Champion of Champions match, but ..... THE FINAL !!!! Here today we have the 2 best players to have graced Countdown in the last 3 years. Dylan Taylor and Dan ...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) This is the second Quarter Final in our Champion of Champions, which means now only the very best 8 players this country has had to offer in recent years remain. Andy Platt and Dylan Taylor compete today. Both are series runners-up, but are Champions in ...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) A very Happy New Year to you all. :) This isn't just any old Countdown game, this is the Champion of Champions, which unless you have been living on another planet for the last few months, you will know features the best 16 players of the last 3 years. T...
Hello and welcome to the final Friday recap of 2015. :) As this is the last Quarter Final of series 73, only the best players will do. Today we have two octochamps, John Hardie and Matthew Tassier, both of whom specialise in numbers, but whose number will be up after today's show? Enjoy. Countdown r...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. :) With the end of the series fast approaching, the race is on now to see who will start series 74 as champion. There is only 1 more game after this one before the Quarter Finals, so Tuesday will see us enter the concluding stages of this series. Before tha...
Hello and welcome to another Friday recap. This week has seen Chris Betteridge emerge as the champion. He has won 3 games so far, so is looking for a 4th win today to take him half way to becoming an Octochamp. Will he make it? Scott Babb stands in his way today. Enjoy. Countdown recap for Friday 4 ...