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James Robinson

It is a normal 15 rounder format, in that there are 11 letters rounds, 3 numbers and a conundrum, and the twist is nothing that's been done on apterous (so far). You'll have to wait till tomorrow to see! :mrgreen: Not even been done on Apterous :!: :?: :? :!: :?: :? Now I'm more intrigued than even...

James Robinson

I'm not fully up on Scrabble, so they're probably both rubbish, but I did have 2 ideas.

Either ESCORT vO1 or CAROTID hD15.

James Robinson

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Round 9: D T B K A I O M O

C1: TOMB (4)
C2: BOOK (4)
DC: AKIMBO (6) DIATOM (6)
Score: 43–31 (max 67)

Dinos, I seem to recall that KABOOM & MIKADO were alternative 6's that were available as well.

James Robinson

This is based on something that Clive & I were mentioning in Monday's spoilers about past guests and people returning after long spells off. http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3470&start=4 So, I've created a list of everyone who hasn't been in DC since Richard Whiteley's d...

James Robinson

Well, since Countdown is going to be off our screens for most of next week, I thought I'd set up this poll. :idea: This is based on something that Clive & I were mentioning in Monday's spoilers about past guests and people returning after long spells off. http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.p...

James Robinson

Bit disappointed that Kevin didn't try for 2 vowels at the end of the first letters, as the A & O would've made NEUROGLIA for 9 I'm just not a "five vowels" guy; I went consonant at the end hunting an N for UNDERLING. Me too after seeing that, and only got DUELLING with about a sec to...

James Robinson

Oooh :!: What a very close game. Very good and tight game. :shock: I managed a 14-max game, which I was well happy with, although I missed the max game by missing FLEAPITS, which, ironically, I got in my only max game on Apterous at the moment. :oops: Bit disappointed that Kevin didn't try for 2 vow...

James Robinson

Well, the week is approaching its natural climax, and we still have Kevin as champ, as he has been all this week. Can he reach five before the break :?: I think Pam Ayres has been very good in DC again this week. As Jack said in Monday's spoilers: She's definitely one of my favourite DC guests from ...

James Robinson

Welcome to the 2nd half of this week's Robinson Recap double bill. Enjoy. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) Countdown recap for Thursday 11 March 2010. C1: Champion Kevin Davis (3 wins, 276 points.) From Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. He's an Arsenal fan, as well as enjoying puzzles and online gaming, particu...

James Robinson

Matt Morrison wrote:Explanation please, Ian and James.

No idea why Ian decided to copy me. Unless he seems to cyberstalking me.

All I did was do an innocent comment about the 2nd numbers game.

Maybe someone should cybergag Ian and make him confess, because I've got no clue as to what's up with him.

James Robinson

Well done again, Kevin. Halfoctochamp status now belongs to you. Was well chuffed with AMADOU in round 2, but my score took a beating with missing UROLOGIST in round 9. Having said that, even if I had 30 minutes, I still wouldn't have got it. :lol: Also got APSIDES in round 7 and ENAMOURS & NEUR...

James Robinson

So, Kevin has made it 3 from 3. Can he reach the promised land of Octochampdom by this time next week :?: Only time will tell.... Another rubbish spoiler starter brought to you by Robinson Recaps & Spoilers Inc. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) If Kev does become an Octochamp it won't be by this time nex...

James Robinson

Kirk Bevins wrote:"Time to test those grey cells now with Deal or No Deal at ten past 4..." what??!

Yeah, how much brainpower do you need to read the number of a box

James Robinson

I hope this isn't a trick poll and the game for the first time in quite a few years finished as a draw

James Robinson

So, Kevin has made it 3 from 3. Can he reach the promised land of Octochampdom by this time next week

Only time will tell....

Another rubbish spoiler starter brought to you by Robinson Recaps & Spoilers Inc.

James Robinson

It seems that Jon Corby is 35 today.

Happy birthday to you, Jon.

James Robinson

Marc Meakin wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:Is itUNCOPYRIGHTABLE?
Yes, although Peter's one is valid on Lexplorer.

Both the answers were mentioned in QI, Series C, Episode 3 a few years ago as the longest words without repetitive letters.

James Robinson

Ah yeah. Hunter/Lightning/Wolf are the ones that spring to mind. I've forgotten them all now but I'd probably go with Ace, Saracen or Panther. Yeah, I *think* Ace was a pointless, and there were loads of crazy ones which you only remember when someome tells you then (like Rocket). One pair in our a...

James Robinson

although I did bother to start learning countries, which meant I got an audition pointless with South American countries (Suriname). I wonder if I had the same questions as you then, because I had a question where Suriname was Pointless and I got the only other Pointless answer, which happened to b...

James Robinson

although I did bother to start learning countries, which meant I got an audition pointless with South American countries (Suriname). I wonder if I had the same questions as you then, because I had a question where Suriname was Pointless and I got the only other Pointless answer, which happened to b...

James Robinson

Here's a nice question. What happens twice weekly, is thoroughly enjoyable and leaves you wanting more :?: If you answered sex, then your relationship needs work, if you only get it twice a week :!: If your answer was the Robinson Recap, prepare to be entertained. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) Countdown re...

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I've quite enjoyed the new series so far, although I'm still fuming over missing out in the audition phase. Having said that, both the final round questions have been stinkers so far. (Poets Laureate & Whitney Houston Top 40 Singles) Well they weren't very easy, but they were very predictable. ...

James Robinson

Today's spoilers will be just like yesterday's; rubbish, unimaginative, lacking content and overall, sub-standard. :( A bit like me then :!: :lol: But, anyway, I'll hopefully have a good recap lined up for you lucky readers later. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) And hopefully, Kevin will continue to fly the ...

James Robinson

I've quite enjoyed the new series so far, although I'm still fuming over missing out in the audition phase. Having said that, both the final round questions have been stinkers so far. (Poets Laureate & Whitney Houston Top 40 Singles) I definitely like this new head-to-head format, because it add...

James Robinson

Welcome to the first weekly installment of the Robinson Recap. I hope you enjoy it. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: :P :? 8-) And Jamie's risky word is just that. (© J Robinson 2010) I hope that's not a cheap way of ripping me off, Kai. If it is, a little bit of botty slapping will be on the way :!: (At least y...

James Robinson

At the TRIC (Television and Radio Industries Club) awards today at Grosvenor House Jeff Stelling was a nominee in 2 categories: Satellite/Digital TV Personality Eamonn Holmes, Jeff Stelling, Joe Swash and Sports Presenter Gabby Logan, Gary Lineker, Jeff Stelling It will be over now but I don't know...

James Robinson

So, we have another Apterite in the champ's chair, in the form of Kevin Davis.

He put in a fairly assured performance yesterday, but can his winning run continue, and if so, for how long

We'll find out later....

James Robinson

Douglas Wilson wrote:Did Gillingham go down as you predicted at the weekend James?

Yes, unfortunately we went down further.

James Robinson

With Pam's return, by my calculation there are just 12 pre-Stelling/Riley regulars who have not yet reappeared. I'm defining regular to mean having recorded more than one stint during Series 56-59 inclusive. They are, in decreasing order of pre-S60 frequency: 5 Keith Barron 4 Ann Widdecombe, Rick W...

James Robinson

We have now reached week 9 of Series 62. Not too far away from the halfway point in this series, and still we wait for our 2nd octochamp of the series. :roll: Will it be new champ Jamie Ellwood or maybe even today's challenger, who I believe is Apteforumite Kevin Davis, or the Pride of Bucks, as his...

James Robinson

Nothing to do with me I'm afraid. If you look at the history, it hasn't been touched for over a year, and it seems only Howard and Charlie have tampered with it.

James Robinson

Countdown recap for Tuesday 26 December 2000. C1: Champion Robert Roden (1 win, 55 points.) C2: Challenger Dave Ryan. DC: Damian Eadie and Joan Bakewell. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: B S T N E O I L D R02: R W A L E G I R T R03: S M N K E A O Z F R04: 50, 9, 2, 9, 3, 7. Ta...

James Robinson

Even the Daily Mail seems to be anti-Carol on her performance on the show. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1255785/Proof-Countdown-Question-Time-dont-add-Carole-Vorderman-branded-worst-panel-member.html So bad, they even spelt her name wrong :!: Strange - your link goes to a 'page not found...

James Robinson

Even the Daily Mail seems to be anti-Carol on her performance on the show.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ember.html

So bad, they even spelt her name wrong

James Robinson

Malcolm James wrote:R3

OBTUSELY

I seem to recall Jeff saying that during the show.

TONEPADS in round 13.

Well, the champion was Mirza-ed in the end, wasn't he

James Robinson

Charlie Reams wrote:
James Robinson wrote:This was a no brainer for me too. I very rarely have or even need alcohol.
How often do you have sex?

What do you think the answer is

James Robinson

This was a no brainer for me too. I very rarely have or even need alcohol. I only have alcohol during the New Year's celebrations every year. Even then, it's only a glass or two of Bucks Fizz/Pink champagne. Hence, I'm always well sober on here. No hangovers for me to worry about. ;) :) :D :mrgreen:...

James Robinson

It sounds a bit like "murdered" wtf? No it doesn't. I liked Raheel-deal though. Quit while you're ahead, James. I admit it's not the best, but it could've been a whole lot worse. If anything, you should also thank Marc, since I pinched "Raheel deal" from something he posted in y...

James Robinson

Is our the champion the "Raheel deal", or is he going to be "Mirza-ed" by today's challenger :?: Raheel deal, excellent. Mirza-ed I'm not getting, and I hate not getting puns, explain plz? It sounds a bit like "murdered", obviously we all hope he doesn't really get mur...

James Robinson

Yet again, the week is reaching it's natural end, but we do have the possibility of having a second octochamp of the series within a few days. Raheel has made it to 5 wins, despite his best attempts to throw the game away at the beginning and end of yesterday's show. Still can't get over the 3 max i...

James Robinson

Not bad coming 2nd after just less than a year on here. ;) :) :D lol. Sorry, James, but I must point out the glaring statistical error you've made there. The average (arithmetic mean) is the total number of smilies divided by the number of posts. Therefore if you had only ever posted once (assuming...

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Dinos Sfyris wrote:
James Robinson wrote:A wide range of 7's but the smell of SCENTING alludes everyone.

...

I don't know if Colin PREDICTed that one, but Raheel gets 8, but the 9 alludes everyone.
ALLUDE
ELUDE

There's me thinking they were just alternative spellings.
Thanks, Dinos.

James Robinson

Making a strong bid for the top spot, it's James " :?: " Robinson , the only member of the top five to become a kiloposter. James' inexplicable desire to replace all forms of punctuation with the same item of punctuation in a little yellow circle gives each post an incredible average of 5...

James Robinson

I've also just watched this show as I was spotting all day yesterday, freezing my testes off on Peterborough station. Good for you, Kirk. Didn't have you down as a trainspotter, I must say. Although being inside Wembley Stadium is very enjoyable, especially when you see England win a good footy mat...

James Robinson

This was the 3,000th edition of Countdown . Countdown recap for Friday 27 April 2001. C1: Champion Paul Hawkins (2 wins, 102 points.) C2: Challenger Raymond Reece. DC: Tania Styles and Keith Barron. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: D A H T N E G V I R02: R E S Y O L C A L R03:...

James Robinson

As a little bonus, today's recap comes eariler than usual today, so you can enjoy twice the Robinson Recap goodness in one big helping. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) Countdown recap for Thursday 4 March 2010. C1: Champion Raheel Mirza (4 wins, 336 points.) A pharmecutical engineer from Nottingham. His favo...

James Robinson

Welcome to the delayed first half of this week's Robinson Recap double bill. Enjoy. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) Countdown recap for Wednesday 3 March 2010. C1: Champion Raheel Mirza (3 wins, 251 points.) From Nottingham. He enjoys hosting dinner parties and has recently started to grow his own vegetables...

James Robinson

Finally, I've been able to watch the show

Didn't get home till 3:15 this morning.

NEMATODE in round 3, ISOLATE as a contestant beater in round 7.

James Robinson

Right, after getting some long deserved beauty sleep, it's now back to the business of Countdown . Raheel has now become a half-octochamp, but can he maintain his good form and reach the dizzy heights of octochampdom, or like the Egyptian football team last night, be buried with the Pharoahs :?: Yes...

James Robinson

I only knew it was World Maths Day as I was heading back from Wembley during the night. Listening to Tony Livesey's Radio 5 Live show just after midnight, they gave 2 maths questions, one simple and the other requiring some thought. The first one was: "A man (or woman) goes into a shop and buys...

James Robinson

I'd just like to point out that I'm doing this one earlier today, cos I'm off down south to see the 3 Lions play Egypt at Wembley. ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) So, I won't be able to watch today's show today, so I'm afraid you won't have a recap for probably another 24 hours or so. :( :cry: But, don't wor...

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Maybe not but he's the best striker in League One bar none and would get you into the Championship which would give you so much additional revenue that a sell on fee would not be important. In addition he won't age in the same way other players do because his main attribute isn't pace; it's his foo...

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The same Rickie Lambert your chairman didn't think was worth £1 million James? Yes, the chairman of Town, the brilliant Mr Dean Hoyle, who actually lives just a street away from me. He thought that given the fact that Lambert is roughly 30 years old, and because he had no experience above League On...

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This was a special episode to commemorate the 18th birthday of Countdown . For the first time, there were 2 teams, rather than 2 players playing on the show. Countdown recap for Thursday 2 November 2000. C1: Mark Nyman & Gyles Brandreth. C2: Jo Brand & Damian Eadie. DC: Susie Dent. CV: Carol...

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You seem to have forgotten to mention that Huddersfield are gonna get destroyed by Saints tonight James :D Good work Jon Corby. Not to mention Rickie Lambert, Lee Barnard, Jason Puncheon, Dean Hammond and Papa Waigo. But yeah, mainly good work me :D :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x Oh well, if there a...

James Robinson

Charlie Reams wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Hence the innovation that is subtitles.
How is the subtitler supposed to know?

Surely a subtitler has the skills needed to decipher the difference in sound between BOLDIES and BALDIES

If not, they should be sacked.

James Robinson

Michael Wallace wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Not really, because BOLDIES doesn't exist, so he'd have got no points anyway.
Except the recapper needs to know what the declaration was. (fsvo 'needs')

Hence the innovation that is subtitles.

James Robinson

Thanks Matt [/hugs] Sounded like BALDIES. Yeah Susie came straight in with the "there's no A" without asking him to spell it so hard to know whether he misread the selection or just spelt it wrong. I guess these dilemmas are what a recapper faces. Not really, because BOLDIES doesn't exist...

James Robinson

You seem to have forgotten to mention that Huddersfield are gonna get destroyed by Saints tonight James :D Is the same Southampton team that lost 3-1 at the Galpharm back in August, Jon :?: :lol: Although, in fairness, they have improved a good deal since then. I should point out a couple of weeks ...

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Charlie Reams wrote:I'm sure this has been asked (and answered) before, but what's the record for most crucials survived?

I'm not sure, although I suppose a starter would be Maurice Brown in Series 55, whose first 3 games were crucials and he won them all, the 3rd one was against our very own Sue Sanders.

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