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I'll Get This, a very different game show on BBC2, although I suppose game show is stretching a bit, but it's an entertaining watch.

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BACK UP AND RUNNING!!! ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) :geek: :ugeek: Countdown recap for Wednesday 9 May 2018. C1: Challenger Paul Harper. A finance officer from Manchester. He's a big fan of Burnley F.C.. C2: Challenger James Forrest. An insurance broker from Morecambe, Lancashire. He has been football co...

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Owen Carroll wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:47 pm
When are the recaps coming back??????????

Hopefully some time today. I know it must be a pain to be 6 months behind, but feel for me a little bit, I'm a busy, busy man....

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*shrug* I was surprised too. There will probably be a bigger surprise if I get back on for a third time..., but the precedent has been set, so nothing can be ruled out nowadays, I guess... :roll: :roll: How do you find out if you can go back on? Do you passively wait for Damian to tell you, constan...

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I believe the official rule is no, but then again there are several returnees in recent years, so much so that it has de facto become such a rule. I would personally leave at least 15-20 years between appearances, and I am very surprised Zarte was allowed back on. *shrug* I was surprised too. There...

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Back in Richard whiteley's time, they gave vouchers. Dunno if they still do. Course it's been ages since the last special with Graham Nash and John Brackstone In the earlier specials, it was actually said on the show to be £50, but when I did mine it was changed to "an envelope stuffed full of vouc...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 8 May 2018. C1: Champion Toby McDonald (7 wins, 778 points.) An Apteforumite and 6th Form student from Chard, Somerset. C2: Challenger Lee Padovani. A receptionist from East Boldon, Tyne & Wear. She's afraid of heights, but did an abseil down the National Glass Centre in ...

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What do you get if you win a special, anyway? Just bragging rights? Back in Richard whiteley's time, they gave vouchers. Dunno if they still do. Course it's been ages since the last special with Graham Nash and John Brackstone In the earlier specials, it was actually said on the show to be £50, but...

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Countdown recap for Monday 7 May 2018. C1: Champion Toby McDonald (6 wins, 674 points.) An Apteforumite and 6th Form student from Chard, Somerset. C2: Challenger Simon Cluskey. A pub owner from Rottingdean, East Sussex. He used to work in the Navy in a Bomber submarine. DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Phil H...

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Countdown recap for Friday 4 May 2018. C1: Champion Toby McDonald (5 wins, 565 points.) An Apteforumite and 6th Form student from Chard, Somerset. C2: Challenger Nilesh Pandya. A school business manager from Redbridge, Greater London. He likes playing cricket with his kids, and has visited The Oval ...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 3 May 2018. C1: Champion Toby McDonald (4 wins, 454 points.) An Apteforumite and 6th Form student from Chard, Somerset. C2: Challenger Alyssa Critchley. A maths student from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, but is currently studying at the University of Lincoln. She likes pla...

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Owen Carroll wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 23, 2018 10:02 pm
What with Rhys wondering about Annie, I'm wondering if Jeff Clayton was invited?

He wasn't, I was so shocked that he didn't even get an invite, especially as there's only one from S76.

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 2 May 2018. C1: Champion Toby McDonald (3 wins, 344 points.) An Apteforumite and 6th Form student from Chard, Somerset. C2: Challenger Terry Monaghan. A primary school teacher originally from Liverpool, but now living in Croydon. He likes his movies and is a big fan of ...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 1 May 2018. C1: Champion Toby McDonald (2 wins, 223 points.) An Apteforumite and 6th Form student from Chard, Somerset. C2: Challenger Colin Beckwith. A retired prison hospital officer from Northallerton, North Yorkshire. He used to be a coach builder in York, in the days...

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Countdown recap for Monday 30 April 2018. C1: Champion Toby McDonald (1 win, 115 points.) An Apteforumite and 6th Form student from Chard, Somerset. C2: Challenger Maxim Hall. A primary teacher from St. Neots, Cambridgeshire. He has represented GB in decathlon and came 4th in the most recent nationa...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 26 April 2018. C1: Champion Jason Palmer (3 wins, 269 points.) A professional golfer from Nottingham, but is originally from Leicester. C2: Challenger Toby McDonald. An Apteforumite and 6th Form student from Chard, Somerset. He's a keen video gamer. DC: Susie Dent and Ch...

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So, the event has been completed, and it's been another brilliant success. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Jack Worsley's 4 year reign as COHUD champion came to an end, and Dylan Taylor became the new COHUD champion, defeating Tom Carey 98-61 in the final. 8-) :geek: :ugeek: More info available from t...

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1. Nobody Does It Better (from The Spy Who Loved Me) by Carly Simon 2. Skyfall by Adele 3. A View To A Kill by Duran Duran 4. The Living Daylights by a-ha 5. The Writing's On The Wall by Sam Smith Just outside my Top 5 are For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton, Licence To Kill by Gladys Knight and Gol...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 April 2018. C1: Champion Jason Palmer (2 wins, 174 points.) A professional golfer from Nottingham, but is originally from Leicester. C2: Challenger Maria Ryan. A professional musician from Limerick, Republic of Ireland. She's a violinist who plays in a 4-piece band c...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 April 2018. C1: Champion Jason Palmer (1 win, 90 points.) A professional golfer from Nottingham, but is originally from Leicester. C2: Challenger Gavin O'Leary. A freelance translator from Cork, but living in Galway, Republic of Ireland. He's a big football fan, and pl...

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Countdown recap for Monday 23 April 2018. C1: Champion Mac Walker (4 wins, 378 points.) A 6th Form Politics student from Sheffield. C2: Challenger Jason Palmer. A professional golfer from Nottingham, but is originally from Leicester. He won an event in China, and he qualified for the 2015 US Open, b...

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Countdown recap for Friday 20 April 2018. C1: Champion Mac Walker (3 wins, 289 points.) A 6th Form Politics student from Sheffield. C2: Challenger Dan Wragg. An ambulance emergency care assistant from Nottingham. DC: Susie Dent and Pasha Kovalev. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: ...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 19 April 2018. C1: Champion Mac Walker (2 wins, 180 points.) A 6th Form Politics student from Sheffield. C2: Challenger Amy Halloran. A laboratory assistant in histology from Allestree, Derbyshire. She loves doing weird challenges including eating as many Jaffa Cakes in ...

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Slightly controversial, because Paul Erdunast originally finished in second place, but was promoted to first after the winner was found to have a fork in his possession. Particularly controversial as forks weren't explicitly listed on the banned list. Even worse two players managed to smuggle sandw...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 18 April 2018. C1: Champion Mac Walker (1 win, 93 points.) A 6th Form Politics student from Sheffield. C2: Challenger Masha Bell. A literary researcher from Wareham, Dorset. She's originally from Lithuania, and also lived in Germany for a time. DC: Susie Dent and Pasha ...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 17 April 2018. C1: Champion Dougie Mackay (7 wins, 668 points.) A company director from Guernsey, Channel Islands. C2: Challenger Mac Walker. A 6th Form Politics student from Sheffield. He's in their debating society, and is hoping to eventually study PPE in university. D...

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Countdown recap for Monday 16 April 2018. C1: Champion Dougie Mackay (6 wins, 567 points.) A company director from Guernsey, Channel Islands. C2: Challenger Gary Tanner. A financial adviser from Bristol. He's a skittles player and has been playing for over 25 years. DC: Susie Dent and Jimmy Osmond. ...

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Countdown recap for Friday 13 April 2018. C1: Champion Dougie Mackay (5 wins, 472 points.) A company director from Guernsey, Channel Islands. C2: Challenger Andy Christley. A football data analyst for the Football Association from London. DC: Susie Dent and Jimmy Osmond. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other ...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 12 April 2018. C1: Champion Dougie Mackay (4 wins, 394 points.) A company director from Guernsey, Channel Islands. C2: Challenger Simon Clayton. A retired insurance company worker from the Isle of Skye, but originally from London. He retired to Skye in 2016 after working...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 11 April 2018. C1: Champion Dougie Mackay (3 wins, 292 points.) A company director from Guernsey, Channel Islands. C2: Challenger Sarah Farley. A life coach from Binfield, Berkshire. She did a marathon and said she wouldn't do one again, then signed for another one the ...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 10 April 2018. C1: Champion Dougie Mackay (2 wins, 187 points.) A company director from Guernsey, Channel Islands. C2: Challenger Colin Broome. A retired nurse from Leicester. He plays in 2 darts teams. DC: Susie Dent and Jimmy Osmond. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or...

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Countdown recap for Monday 9 April 2018. C1: Champion Dougie Mackay (1 win, 109 points.) A company director from Guernsey, Channel Islands. C2: Challenger Darren Newton. A pub owner from Bristol, originally from the North. He loves rugby league, darts and football. DC: Susie Dent and Colin Murray. R...

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Countdown recap for Friday 6 April 2018. C1: Champion Luke O'Neill (1 win, 90 points.) An aeronautical engineering student at Loughborough University from Cowes, Isle of Wight. C2: Challenger Dougie Mackay. A company director from Guernsey, Channel Islands. He loves playing poker, and once funded a ...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 5 April 2018. C1: Champion George Armstrong (4 wins, 342 points.) An Apterite and butcher's assistant from Bingley, West Yorkshire. C2: Challenger Luke O'Neill. An aeronautical engineering student at Loughborough University from Cowes, Isle of Wight. He once met Princes ...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 April 2018. C1: Champion George Armstrong (3 wins, 247 points.) An Apterite and butcher's assistant from Bingley, West Yorkshire. C2: Challenger Danny Sarkissian. A supply teacher from Manchester. He likes doing poems and short stories in his spare time. DC: Susie Den...

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Welcome to the first recorded episode of 2018...... :shock: :o Countdown recap for Tuesday 3 April 2018. C1: Champion George Armstrong (2 wins, 143 points.) An Apterite and butcher's assistant from Bingley, West Yorkshire. C2: Challenger Michael Stephenson. An offshore wind project manager from Lond...

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George Armstrong replied to my video about the Tiebreaker on YouTube (You can search it up...), there was actually another conundrum which would have unscrambled to become POLEAXING. Of course, no one got it and because of time constraints, this was cut. I myself would not have gotten it either alo...

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Countdown recap for Monday 2 April 2018. C1: Champion George Armstrong (1 win, 75 points.) An Apterite and butcher's assistant from Bingley, West Yorkshire. C2: Challenger Noel Jongwe. A senior staff nurse from Birmingham. He's a big Manchester United fan, and is a season ticket holder. DC: Susie De...

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Countdown recap for Friday 30 March 2018. C1: Champion John Cole (3 wins, 256 points.) A retired yachting instructor from Gosport, Hampshire. C2: Challenger George Armstrong. An Apterite and butcher's assistant from Bingley, West Yorkshire. He's a fan of the prog rock band, Sparks, and went to see t...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 29 March 2018. C1: Champion John Cole (2 wins, 169 points.) A retired yachting instructor from Gosport, Hampshire. C2: Challenger Riley Halson. A sociology student at the University of Warwick originally from Harlow, Essex. For his GCSE's, he talked about the work done b...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 28 March 2018. C1: Champion John Cole (1 win, 80 points.) A retired yachting instructor from Gosport, Hampshire. C2: Challenger Marjory Humphreys. A retired computer analyst from Royston, Hertfordshire. She plays a lot of golf at Royston Golf Club, and is trying to lowe...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 27 March 2018. C1: Champion Glen Jones (2 wins, 128 points.) A managing director from Loughton, Essex. C2: Challenger John Cole. A retired yachting instructor from Gosport, Hampshire. He has sailed the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. DC: Susie Dent and Jay Rayner. RR: Rachel...

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Countdown recap for Monday 26 March 2018. C1: Champion Glen Jones (1 win, 61 points.) A managing director from Loughton, Essex. C2: Challenger Kathy Smith. A church centre manager from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. She manages the Wakefield Baptist Church. DC: Susie Dent and Len Goodman. RR: Rachel Ril...

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Countdown recap for Friday 23 March 2018. C1: Champion Ed Morrison (1 win, 82 points.) A psychology lecturer at Portsmouth University from Southsea, Hampshire. C2: Challenger Glen Jones. A managing director from Loughton, Essex. His first 2 dates with his then-to-be wife involved cliff jumping and b...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 22 March 2018. C1: Champion Mohsin Shabir (2 wins, 178 points.) A primary school teacher from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. C2: Challenger Ed Morrison. A psychology lecturer at Portsmouth University from Southsea, Hampshire. DC: Susie Dent and Len Goodman. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: ...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 21 March 2018. C1: Champion Mohsin Shabir (1 win, 89 points.) A primary school teacher from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. C2: Challenger Nicola Sibbick. An English teacher from Wimborne, Dorset. She likes going to live music festivals, particularly the Download Festival. DC: Su...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 20 March 2018. C1: Champion Maria Frizelle (3 wins, 235 points.) An accounts assistant from New Ross, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. C2: Challenger Mohsin Shabir. A primary school teacher from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia :!: :!: :shock: :o He once rode a jungle rollercoast...

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Ian Fitzpatrick wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:56 am

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:56 pm
It was nice to see Nick contribute in one of the rounds today - I wish he'd do this more often.
What did he do, I don't think I noticed?

Presumably offering up SKUAS in R12.

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Countdown recap for Monday 19 March 2018. C1: Champion Maria Frizelle (2 wins, 143 points.) An accounts assistant from New Ross, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. C2: Challenger James Barber. A car rental branch manager from Darlington, County Durham. He loves visiting National Trust sites across...

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Owen Carroll wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:25 pm

James Robinson wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:05 pm
Interesting that the first 7 letters in round 4 were MARJUNI...., annoying the next 2 letters were consonants, so no MARIJUANA...

Although the next 2 vowels were O & A.
A few months late aren't ya?

All in moderation...

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Interesting that the first 7 letters in round 4 were MARJUNI...., annoying the next 2 letters were consonants, so no MARIJUANA...

Although the next 2 vowels were O & A.

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Countdown recap for Friday 16 March 2018. C1: Champion Maria Frizelle (1 win, 78 points.) An accounts assistant from New Ross, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. C2: Challenger John Dickinson. A retired computer analyst from Halesowen, West Midlands. He's a committee member of the Halesowen Univer...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 15 March 2018. C1: Champion Ted Anscomb (1 win, 67 points.) A semi-retired steward from Balsall Common, West Midlands. C2: Challenger Maria Frizelle. An accounts assistant from New Ross, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. She likes reading and is particularly keen on "...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 14 March 2018. C1: Champion Patrick Murphy (1 win, 62 points.) A primary school teacher from Belfast. C2: Challenger Ted Anscomb. A semi-retired steward from Balsall Common, West Midlands. He's also a keen Scrabble player, and organises tournaments himself. His son, Jac...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 13 March 2018. C1: Challenger Patrick Murphy. A primary school teacher from Belfast. He's a massive Celtic fan, and made sure his baby twin boys read the History of Celtic book when they were born. :P :lol: C2: Challenger Richard Anning. A retired Conservative party membe...

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CAN ZARTE MAKE HISTORY AND BREAK DYLAN'S RECORD :!: :!: :!: :?: :?: :?: REMEMBER: 119 is the magic number :!: :!: :!: 8-) 8-) 8-) HERE WE GO :!: :!: :!: ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-) Countdown recap for Monday 12 March 2018. C1: Champion Zarte Siempre (7 wins, 856 points.) A marketing manager and Apteforum...

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Countdown recap for Friday 9 March 2018. C1: Champion Zarte Siempre (6 wins, 738 points.) A marketing manager and Apteforumite from Dadford, Buckinghamshire. C2: Challenger Steve Shingleton. A house clearance operative from Dartford, Kent. He's a singer, guitarist and songwriter too. DC: Susie Dent ...

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Countdown recap for Thursday 8 March 2018. C1: Champion Zarte Siempre (5 wins, 608 points.) A marketing manager and Apteforumite from Dadford, Buckinghamshire. C2: Challenger Dave Burch. A bus driver from Melton, Suffolk. He likes to do some karaoke at his local pub, and his favourite song is "Bridg...

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 7 March 2018. C1: Champion Zarte Siempre (4 wins, 478 points.) A marketing manager and Apteforumite from Dadford, Buckinghamshire. C2: Challenger Patrick Gray. An NHS administrator from Bingley, West Yorkshire. He's a big football fan, supporting Bradford City. DC: Susi...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 March 2018. C1: Champion Zarte Siempre (3 wins, 350 points.) A marketing manager and Apteforumite from Dadford, Buckinghamshire. C2: Challenger Jonathan Stoneman. A freelance journalism trainer from Dartford, Kent. He's also a keen musician. DC: Susie Dent and Liz Bonni...

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