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I have no compunction with spelling out racist terms when required (such as in recaps). Would f*ggot have been bleeped? Probably.

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Done the wiki version now. You can tell where I got lazy/tired. https://wiki.apterous.org/Co-Blackpool_2021 I want to see if I can write a basic program to translate Excel's focaliser into wiki language for the championship table, but since I can't even Javascript, then that's not gonna happen any t...

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Prune 1 1 - 0 Prune 2

What a great match.

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I think POOFTER should have been bleeped.

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Annedown XXXV and Matt Gould is back. Countdown recap for Monday 16 August 2021. "It's Tell a Joke Day. Please don't." Anne says her favourite modern comedian is Lee Mack. C1: Champion Matt Gould (6 wins, 511 points.) C2: Challenger Roy Gerrish. A chimney sweep. Probably formerly appeared ...

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I like those idiosyncrasies that Gevin dislikes. Capiche?

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Annedown XXXIV and it's Friday the 13th! Someone will be unlucky today, even if that's just a disallowed word or numbers or what have you. I've been wearing pink trousers, a pink shirt, and a red tie all day as it's #RedForRuth day in the Test Match in support of the Ruth Strauss Foundation. Countdo...

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Annedown XXXIII and England continue to be rubbish at cricket. As I write, India are 105-0 having been inserted. Countdown recap for Thursday 12 August 2021. It's International Youth Day, so Anne does a "woe is me" act, and Rachel raises her it's World Elephant Day C1: Champion Matt Gould ...

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Annedown XXII, and it's another hangoverdown edition. I got recognised in a pub last night for my Countdown appearance, you know. Countdown recap for Wednesday 11 August 2021. It's the anniversary of Enid Blyton, and Anne laments her cancellation. C1: Champion Matt Gould (3 wins, 243 points.) C2: Ch...

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Annedown XXXI and I was watching Tim David smash 140 off 70 balls when this was being broadcast. Countdown recap for Tuesday 10 August 2021. Today is the birthday of Sid Waddell, the darts commentator. C1: Champion Matt Gould (2 wins, 167 points.) C2: Challenger Catherine Williams. A solicitor from ...

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Mark James wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:38 amStill waiting on the good reason not to get the vaccine.

Be fair - some people cannot medically have the vaccine (is my understanding, anyway). I think I've said it before, but that would be a major reason as to why a vaccine passport system would be unfair.

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Just me who shouted "BUGGERED!" at the conundrum?

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Annedown XXX and we are now a quarter of the way through the series. I have five bruises from playing cricket yesterday in a top-scoring innings... of 11. From 55 balls. At one point I was 1 off 34. Countdown recap for Monday 9 August 2021. She tells us that Phillip Larkin was born on 9 Aug 1922. An...

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I know that, etymologically speaking, it ought to be a plural noun, but in common usage "social medias" is definitely a thing.

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United Kingdom, North Macedonia very good...

... but the correct answer is Central African Republic.

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The best one is Italy. The UK isn't too bad - it's a lot better than the snoozefest that is Austria.

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The Chinese have taken all the sweets again in the diving… at least Tom was best of the rest and well clear of Bondar.

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Annedown XXIX, as England try to fight back against India. Countdown recap for Friday 6 August 2021. It's both Cycling to Work day and International Beer Day. Both in one go is not recommended. C1: Champion Jason Dias (4 wins, 399 points.) Apterite. Floor furniture specialist. Guitarist. C2: Challen...

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Annedown XXVIII, on a day where I celebrated too hard after getting a job offer, and thus this recap is a bit late. Sorry about that. Countdown recap for Thursday 5 August 2021. It's National Underwear Day; Anne questioning why that isn't every day. C1: Champion Jason Dias (3 wins, 294 points.) Floo...

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Thanks for resurrecting this thread.

Why has MEDIAS been taken out again? Is it not the plural of social media? "I have updated the company's social medias."

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Suspect it wasn't the Countdown team's decision. Smacks of an appointment from C4 itself.

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Annedown XXVII, and today's recap is a Sleep Deprivation edition. Yawn. I bought a lottery ticket today, and didn't win. So I looked up to see whether I could have EVER won. No. My "usual" numbers have never, ever come up in the last 6 months. Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 August 2021. A...

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Surely 100 x 75 / 25 + 8 / 8 was the most obvious way to do round nine?

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Anyone else watch the skateboarding overnight? Thought it was all a bit noughties for me.

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Annedown XXVI, and it's another edition of "Benjo Hangoverdown". Countdown recap for Tuesday 3 August 2021. Anne moans about a 99 Flake costing £3.50 this summer. C1: Champion Jason Dias (1 win, 106 points.) Apterite. Floor furniture specialist. Guitrarist. C2: Challenger Laura Barclay. Fr...

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My view, and it has been for many years, is a third category for "trans and non-binary", since more trans/n-b people will compete in due course. You could even go further and have more categories - post-op FTM & MTF, pre-op / non-binary AMAB & AFAB, etc.

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It's Annedown XXV and it's Susie's homecoming. Countdown recap for Monday 2 August 2021. It's National Colouring Day. Anne remarks this will make a change from 50 Shades of Grey. C1: Champion Patrick Welsh (1 win, 82 points.) Liberace comparisons "thrust upon me against my will". C2: Chall...

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If anyone’s interested in experimental HD footage, during lockdown an experimental HD tape of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest was found (minus any graphics!) which they’re broadcasting on Eurovision’s YouTube channel now.

Genuinely fun to see them change the stages round so quickly.

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Paul is very unhappy about the situation and he doesn't like the fact that there is this big disagreement out in public in the community with everyone just ignoring it and pretending it isn't there (that's what he feels is happening anyway). I can only speak for myself, but for Paul’s benefit - I s...

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Annedown XXIV. I've been vaccinated for the second time and now transmitting to China on 5G via Bill Gates. IT'S FRIDAY THEN.... IT'S SATURDAY, SUNDAY, WHAT!? Countdown recap for Friday 30 July 2021. Arnold Schwarzenegger's birthday, says Anne, and recalls when he salted Rob Lowe's drink. C1: Champi...

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Haven't checked, but if I managed to get the wiki scores 100% correct I will be happily amazed.

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8 weeks to the day today I have had my second one. Find it interesting that I have had the same side effect (a stiff shoulder) twice.

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Annedown XXIII. Need to be somewhere so this will be doubly quick. Countdown recap for Thursday 29 July 2021. It's National Lipstick Way, but also National Divorce Day. So if you get some on your collar, one may well lead to the other. C1: Champion Andy McConnell (3 wins, 238 points.) Valver from St...

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Im inclined to agree. I generally only watch sports at the Olympics if we are in with a medal chance (I even watched the joke sport of dressage yesterday). I understand why they do it, but this is starting to piss me off about the BBC's Olympics coverage. Every event is introduced through the prism...

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It's Annedown XXII and I expect today we'll hear even more about valving, woohoo... Countdown recap for Wednesday 28 July 2021. It's Harry Kane's birthday today. Miracle worker, claims Anne, whilst Rachel explains her love for Man Utd. C1: Champion Andy McConnell (2 wins, 164 points.) "The king...

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Anyway, at the risk of annoying lovers of many sports, I think there's an unspoken assumption (actually I say unspoken but a number of years ago I think I did hear a commentator say basically this), that what happens outside the athletics stadium is a bit of a sideshow and a way of promoting smalle...

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I noticed today the credits are still crediting Susie despite her non-appearance. And also the Channel 4 EPGs but they were saying Nick Hewer during the Colin Murray days too. Contractual issues or cock-up?

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Hi all. Don't know why I made the FOCAL tables in the wiki such a pain in the backside to update. Annedown XXI. Countdown recap for Tuesday 27 July 2021. Anne's pastel pink outfit is back. And today it's the day of the patron saint of, er, Lottery Winners. Rachel talks about "St Damian", t...

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I think you'll be surprised. I would even go so far as to say many Apterites are capable of solving the numbers as well as Rachel.

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Since Tom Daley is my celebrity crush I may have gone all girly when he won this morning.

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Many modern TVs are slightly zoomed in to avoid inconsistencies with picture signals. It took me over a year to work out this was the case on my TV (Settings | Screen | Display Area).

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Annedown XX. Back to the start then after Florence's octorun last week... I was on the phone during the C4 broadcast and now having to watch this a third time, having made a horse's arse of part one on the +1 broadcast. Countdown recap for Monday 26 July 2021. 70th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland...

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Here we go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG-MzQhTGQY

Having watched this, she could definitely try a bit harder to be nicer...

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Well, call me old-fashioned, but I'm not really a fan of linking to fake news. He claimed that there is "deep disquiet" amongst "government sources" reinfections are not included in Covid case numbers. Which is bollocks. They are published on a weekly basis. Page 18-19 here. http...

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Don't leave us hanging for results, Eoin... there's several hopelessly complicated wiki pages to update, you know...

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What is more relevant is Robert Peston publishing a load of fake news today and NOT retracting it.

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That's what she implied. Presumably they'll keep Imafidon for that point. That's a good thing actually, and it would also suggest that if Susie is unavailable again they can chuck in Lemn Sissay...

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Annedown XIX, and will it be Florence's day of reckoning? Countdown recap for Friday 23 July 2021. Today, apparently, is Gorgeous Grandma Day. Anne doesn't like being called a granny. C1: Champion Florence Cappleman-Lynes (7 wins, 736 points.) Mum of two from Rochdale. Also wearing a denim jacket, w...

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Having watched a clip of the 2003 April Fool's edition of Weakest Link, where Anne is EXTREMELY nice and sweet, she's obviously not trying to be nice on Countdown, so let's drop this lie that she is.

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- City-based competition like the IPL - big thumbs-up from me This is what a lot of people, myself included, have an issue with. By having eight teams, six of whom don't normally sell out their T20s anyway (and why would you go and watch Birmingham Phoenix if you're not watching Birmingham Bears?),...

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Annedown XVIII and it's the morning after the launch of the H*ndred, cricket's new white elephant competition. Will Florence score another 100 today? Countdown recap for Thursday 22 July 2021. Today in 1844 the Reverend Spooner was born. Without Susie, he would have been a good lexicographer, muses ...

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Been there and done that, Marc.

Three times in the last 10 days, in fact.

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Both, is my understanding.

Presumably that means they'll have to have 8 black contestants in a row to ensure that both contestants are black on that day?

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In fairness, Cole is missing from many of the press releases.

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Annedown XVII. Countdown recap for Wednesday 21 July 2021. Today is national day of Belgium, says Anne. C1: Champion Florence Cappleman-Lynes (5 wins, 529 points.) Apterite and wife of Series 82 runner-up Sam Cappleman-Lynes. C2: Challenger Jonathan Walne. A financial advisor. Also a part-time rower...

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Don't think anyone can disagree with Trevor McDonald - that's an excellent choice, and one wonders why he wasn't picked over Anne... Have to admit I haven't heard of the other two. Fiona, the comments about Anne's age are not a criticism of her as such, it's more that going from Hewer to Robinson re...

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I feel Anne’s batteries are running out. She’s trying to emulate her Weakest Link days but is a shadow of her former self. As was the case in the 2017 Weakest Link one-off special, one of the complaints was that Anne was past it.

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So the day after "freedom day". They still made me wear a mask in Tescos though. Annedown XVI. Countdown recap for Tuesday 20 July 2021. Anne appears to be wearing an electric dog collar. She tells us 52 years ago today that Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. (Did you know more people have...

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It's happened before many times. Joyce Cansfield, Darryl Francis, Andrew Guy, Brian Hudson, Peter Evans, Ian Bebbington, David Trace, Hilary Hopper, Tony Vick, Rajaretnam Yogasagarar, Michael Wareham, Barry Grossman, Wayne Summers, Don Reid, Andy Bodle, Darren Shacklady, Verity Joubert, Huw Morgan,...

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"It's all changed. We're free."
"Are we?"
"Yeah!"
"What shall we do?"
"... Dunno."

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