If a girl were the only girl in a school chess club it would.Jennifer Steadman wrote:Yes, this is also true (although seeing as over half the population of both Britain and Ireland is female, it's pretty unbelievable that this is defined as something which sets someone apart!).
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- Tue May 10, 2016 12:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9892
Re: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
- Tue May 10, 2016 11:34 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9892
Re: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
It's true of many of the Apterous/community-based incidents though - we just need to be careful to distinguish that while poor social skills may explain it, it doesn't excuse it. No it doesn't, but we have to distinguish between people just being a p***k and behaviour which is either designed to pa...
- Tue May 10, 2016 11:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9892
Re: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
i have also done some similar statistical analysis going back to the start of 2002 (the start of the 15-round era) and have also noticed that things were VERY male-dominated for a number of years, but have become somewhat less so. I attributed that largely to random chance, but you may be right abou...
- Tue May 10, 2016 9:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9892
Re: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
I think one of the problems with female contestants being patronised by their opponents comes down to the fact that they are nerds and social skills are not their forte. I would certainly hope that the production team would have a quiet word with anyone behaving in the manner described.
- Mon May 09, 2016 8:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9892
Re: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
The article on University Challenge included claims that female contestants were asked to wear false eyelashes and to wear clothes which emphasised their cleavage (whilst presumably keeping everything covered). Doesn't sound as though countdown goes in for anything like this, even assuming that what...
- Mon May 09, 2016 3:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9892
Re: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
The article about University Challenge said that students who had appeared on the show might talk to students thinking about doing so in later years and that this might put them off.
- Mon May 09, 2016 1:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9892
Dress and make-up when appearing on show
What sort of dress and make-up do the production team insist on for contestants appearing on the show? I am asking this for a serious reason. I write guest blogs for someone in the US and one of the things I've questioned is the dominant narrative that the male dominance of activities such as Countd...
- Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 17th 2014
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4107
Re: Spoilers For Monday March 17th 2014
Possibly because she's only spotted one of them. I assume that she means that she's only spotted one. I can't imagine that someone with her experience would assume that there aren't any more.Tony Atkins wrote:Why does Susie always say "Only one 6" when there are 2? (DEPUTY alt to POUTER)
- Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 17th 2014
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4107
Re: Spoilers For Monday March 17th 2014
R5 CADENCE for a contestant (and DC?) beater.
- Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday February 14th 2014 (S70 P30)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3589
Re: Spoilers for Friday February 14th 2014 (S70 P30)
R14
((7+2)*8+25)*8+5 = 781
((7+2)*8+25)*8+5 = 781
- Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday February 6th 2014 (S70 P24)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3969
Re: Spoilers for Thursday February 6th 2014 (S70 P24)
A tinkler is a small bell so in R1 TINKLERS should be valid.
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3888
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
DEICING IN R7, or does it still have a hyphen?
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 5:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4280
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday November 12th 2013 (S69 P90)
So if one player doesn't offer BLEATINGS because he had remembered it being disallowed and the other playing does offer it, because he hasn't remember, the first player can cry foul if it's allowed. In football etc no two situations are ever identical. Here either BLEATINGS is OK or it isn't.
- Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday September 10th 2013 (S69 P45)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8975
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday September 10th 2013 (S69 P45)
I don't think there would have been 'uproar' if Zarte had been the challenger. It was only because he already proven himself with 5 wins and an average of 115. He was made to look good, but not exceptional, by Dylan and how many times has a recapper or poster said that the challenger might have done...
- Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 16th September 2013 (Series 69, Prelim 49)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2584
Re: Monday 16th September 2013 (Series 69, Prelim 49)
DESPAIR is also a verb, so yes you can have DESPAIRS!
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday September 13th 2013 (S69 P48)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3983
Re: Spoilers for Friday September 13th 2013 (S69 P48)
I suppose they weren't too strict because it wasn't crucial and Natalie hadn't racked up enough wins to be in with a chance of a finals spot, where points total and conundrums solved might have been important.
- Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:34 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 4th 2013 (S69 P41)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4061
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 4th 2013 (S69 P41)
It only takes a casual look at the list of series winners and octochamps to realise that pretty well all the very best players have been male. The last female series winner was in 1998 and in the 15-round era only Grace Page in 2002 has even broken 800 points. Assuming that she doesn't trip up in th...
- Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 6th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 23)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 12000
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 6th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 2
Damian has himself stated that in any series the very best players (based on their audition performances) are kept apart, but i don't know how many contestants are seeded in this way in each series. I would presume that in any such decision ONLY the audition performances are considered, because not ...
- Sat Jul 06, 2013 6:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday July 3rd 2013 (Series 69 Prelim...3)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8981
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday July 3rd 2013 (Series 69 Prelim..
The only insight I can give to that question is a situation we had a few years ago, where a player won 5 games, then there must have been a break in recording, he then went out that night, got drunk, and finished up getting arrested in Aberdeen. The next programme he was due to play as champion, th...
- Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:41 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday July 3rd 2013 (Series 69 Prelim...3)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8981
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday July 3rd 2013 (Series 69 Prelim..
If the challenger left shortly after the recording to attend to a family member who was ill, it's quite possible the programme may have been pulled if that person died. The contestant may have requested it not to be broadcast. This has happened before on other programmes. I remember it happened a f...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 27th 2013
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6292
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 27th 2013
I couldn't help noticing that if the I had been an E in the first round there would have been a nine-letter ARSEHOLES. What would they have done if someone had declared it? Scrapped the round and denied them their 18 points? I asked this some time ago. The answer was, IIRC, that they re-shoot the r...
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday June 3rd 2013
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4484
Re: Spoilers For Monday June 3rd 2013
Don't we talk about 'the pathetic bleatings of politicians'? INTANGIBLES (i.e. intangible assets) is a well-established accounting, so with a bit of luck TANGIBLES is fine. If so, a good spot. I would have offered BLEATINGS as well.
- Thu May 16, 2013 5:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 7th May 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 40)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2287
Re: Tuesday 7th May 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 40)
The probability of the same target (not just 893) coming up in 2 specified number games is 1/900. There are 6 pairs of numbers games (1,2; 1,3; 1,4; 2,3, 2,4; 3,4), so the probability of the same target cropping up twice in a show is 6/900 or 1/150, or once every 8 months or so.
- Tue May 07, 2013 3:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 7th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 40)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3953
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 7th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 40)
Has everyone missed COGITATERS or is it not valid?
- Thu May 02, 2013 5:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday May 2nd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 37)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4511
Re: Spoilers for Thursday May 2nd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 37)
Edit: I've been working a few things out and if certain things go certain ways (some horse racing reducing the amount of shows remaining, nobody overtaking Eileen, Rachael not being able to make the finals) there could well be a Jill vs Eileen rematch in the quarter final, that would be pretty awes...
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:03 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday April 18th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 28)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5654
Re: Spoilers for Thursday April 18th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
Incidentally, the total running-time fell from 36 to 35 minutes when the new format was introduced, as Channel 4 wanted an extra minute of commercials. Where was the minute taken from? Presumably a numbers round doesn't take as long as a letters round (no chat about alternative words etc), hence th...
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 7:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday April 18th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 28)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5654
Re: Spoilers for Thursday April 18th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
Terry Rattle.Philip Jarvis wrote:Incidentally, are there any contestants who have appeared twice but have lost both games?
Lost first time to Chris Wills and second time IIRC to Jeffery Hansford.
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 16th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 26
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5775
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 16th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 2
I decided to work out what Jack Hurst's score would been if you scaled his letters/numbers scoring rates in line with the new format, and if memory serves it worked out at approximately 962. A similar rescaling of Giles' score gives 954/955. And arguably he would have had an extra 11 points had it ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday April 11th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 23)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5957
Re: Spoilers for Thursday April 11th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
R14
((7x6) - 5 -5) x 3 x 7 = 672
((7x6) - 5 -5) x 3 x 7 = 672
- Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 10th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 22)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4073
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 10th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
Awesome again, harsh of Nick to say you were slow on the conundrum but probably meant as a kind of convoluted compliment. People criticised Nick for a similar remark aimed at Jack in his first few games. We shouldn't be too sensitive about a bit of pantomime booing and Nick knows quite enough not t...
- Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 10th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 22)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4073
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 10th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
R3
(75 + 6 x (9-7)) x 10 - 7 = 863
(75 + 6 x (9-7)) x 10 - 7 = 863
- Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday December 7th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 88)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5179
Re: Spoilers for Friday December 7th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim
I presume Sohail would have turned up if he had been in the finals, but didn't think it worth taking a couple of days off work, just on the off chance.
- Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 19th November 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 74)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3041
Re: Monday 19th November 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 74)
Could his name be Winnereux?
- Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 19th 2012
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7385
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 19th 2012
R6 CUSTOMER as well, but presumably not OUTSCREAM.
It seems that the amount DC miss is proportional to the amount of time the guest spends on making up words and silly stories to go with them!
It seems that the amount DC miss is proportional to the amount of time the guest spends on making up words and silly stories to go with them!
- Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 13th November 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 71)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3659
Re: Tuesday 13th November 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 71)
I missed the start of the show. Was anything said about where Alma came from originally, since she didn't look or sound British? I suspect she might originally have been from the Philippines and if English is not her first language it makes her performance all the more impressive.
- Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 8th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 68
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2859
- Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday November 7th 2012 (Series 67 #67)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5728
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday November 7th 2012 (Series 67 #67)
I think we have a real contender here, people. Very well done Heather, not only on the highest score of the series, but what I argue is the spot of the series so far in PLANETOID. I really hope you get to the octochamp title. I agree. I don't know what explains the sudden rush of good female contes...
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 29th 2012
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2801
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 29th 2012
And it also means that Susie doesn't have time to give her words which beat the contestants. I imagine she finds it tiresome as well, but is very professional about it.
- Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 29th 2012
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2801
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 29th 2012
R12 GLEAMS for a beater.
I can only assume that Susie missed this due to Jo Brand's tiresome efforts. Finding silly words is fine once or twice a show, but doing it every round makes me want to shoot her.
I can only assume that Susie missed this due to Jo Brand's tiresome efforts. Finding silly words is fine once or twice a show, but doing it every round makes me want to shoot her.
- Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 18th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 43
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2428
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 18th 2012 (Series 67 Preli
Nick said Rose was from Inish mor today, which is the largest of the Aran Islands off Galway. previously she had been from Arannmhor, which is off Donegal!
- Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56812
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
I hope I'm wrong, but I wonder if a lot of the games in this championship will be like watching a boxer making an ill-advised comeback. We remember how good they used to be and wince when they can't do it any more. Maybe quite a few potential contestants will decline for this reason.
- Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 9th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 46)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2565
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 9th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim
R3
UNTILED? - these un- words are often a bit of a risk.
UNTILED? - these un- words are often a bit of a risk.
- Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 13th 2012
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2517
Re: Spoilers For Monday August 13th 2012
R10
(((6-1)x 9 - 8) x 9) - 100 = 233
(((6-1)x 9 - 8) x 9) - 100 = 233
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday June 18th 2012
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3099
Re: Spoilers For Monday June 18th 2012
Rachel did make life hard for herself in R5. Far simpler was (100+25+9)x7=938
- Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9315
Re: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
I just thought a petition would force Damian to clarify things, but he has done so. It's ironic that givven the concern about the show being taken over by precocious boys, the first person we know that this affects is one of the very few young girls to pass the auditions. Clearly the patriarchy felt...
- Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9315
Re: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
Maybe there ought to be an online petition. If nothing else it might force Damian to clarify the position.
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:54 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 13th 2011
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3547
Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 13th 2011
And they weren't beforehand? Damn those pesky Spaniards deciding to stick in those capitals just to trip us up.Graeme Cole wrote:Yes, Senor, Senora and Senorita are now disallowed because they're capitalised, but the aitchified versions of them are still okay. Accented letters don't cause a word to be disallowed.
- Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 13th 2011
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3547
Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 13th 2011
I'm presuming apterous has it right - senorita is no longer valid. It's just notarise/notaries (not sure when the change came in). Senhorita is valid as an alternate to hortensia. And pray, what is the logic in allowing the Portuguese form, but not the Spanish? And you are expected to know these an...
- Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 11th 2011
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2393
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 11th 2011
Thank youMatt Morrison wrote:My hearty congratulations.Malcolm James wrote:R3
LORICATED
LORICATE v.t. to coat or armour protectively.
Definition from Chambers but similar definitions also found on several websites.
- Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 11th 2011
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2393
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 11th 2011
R3
LORICATED
LORICATED
- Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 29th September 2011 (Series 65, Prelim 64)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 957
Re: Thursday 29th September 2011 (Series 65, Prelim 64)
Round 15: Y O U N G A G E S
No one buzzes. The answer was SYNAGOGUE.
Yesterday and today is the Jewish New Year. Coincidence?
No one buzzes. The answer was SYNAGOGUE.
Yesterday and today is the Jewish New Year. Coincidence?
- Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday July 7th 2011
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1194
Re: Spoilers For Thursday July 7th 2011
R9
BRANDIES
Surprised everyone missed that one.
BRANDIES
Surprised everyone missed that one.
- Wed Jul 06, 2011 2:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday July 6th 2011
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2824
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday July 6th 2011
R2
IMPIOUS for 7
IMPIOUS for 7
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday June 13th 2011
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5179
Re: Spoilers For Monday June 13th 2011
R5
((7+5)*8*6) + 1 = 577
((7+5)*8*6) + 1 = 577
- Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday June 10th 2011
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5656
Re: Spoilers For Friday June 10th 2011
What would happen if someone lost, say, their fourth game in such a manner? It would seem very unfair to scrub their three victories if they were unable to bring them back in the same series at the end of an octochamp run.
- Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday June 10th 2011
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5656
Re: Spoilers For Friday June 10th 2011
Where people have lost out in this way it would surely be fairer to bring them back as one of the 2 new contestants immediately following someone completing an octochamp run rather than them have to face an established champion – something they’ve already done once before. IIRC correctly you are re...
- Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 9th 2011
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4430
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 9th 2011
You could surely say 'The two project's outsets were very different' or something? 'Outset' mean 'beginning', but you only use the former in 'at the outset' and, if there were more than one project you would say 'at the outset of both/all projects'. And, since when has apterous been the definitive ...
- Tue May 31, 2011 12:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hardest conundrums
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3921
Re: Hardest conundrums
It depends what you mean by the hardest conundrum. Any conundrum is hard, if not impossible if you don't know the word. For example, how many people realised the conundrum on 26th May, LOADSPACE was a word? At best, in such a case a contestant might spot it, dismiss it as a non-word, but give it a g...
- Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:00 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday April 6th 2011
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1836
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday April 6th 2011
Good to see a champion for Wales. Wales has always seemed to me to be under-represented amongst contestants, particularly the better contestants, even allowing for the proportion of the population for whom English is not a first language. Any theories?
- Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday March 24th 2011
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3272
Re: Spoilers For Thursday March 24th 2011
I spotted TERRAFORM, but didn't think for one minute that it was actually a word. This is one advantage Susie has. Presuming that she had REFORMAT quickly, there was nothing to lose in looking up TERRAFORM, just on the off-chance. If it's in, it looks impressive, if not, nothing lost.