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Annedown XV. Countdown recap for Monday 19 July 2021. Anne tells us it's the anniversary of the sinking of the Mary Rose. "Some people will do anything to avoid going to the Isle of Wight." C1: Champion Florence Cappleman-Lynes (3 wins, 296 points.) C2: Challenger Sue Sursham. 64 years old...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:11 pmMaybe it's too late now, but arguably if every country had taken the Australia / New Zealand approach, we could have got rid of it. They basically eliminated it.

Melbourne’s now on its fifth - yes, fifth - lockdown.

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Well, I also tried to see 101 x 5, which is what Rachel did, so I don't get these complaints.

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Turns out Anne wasn't keen on today's challenger. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/14528 ... h-language

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Annedown XIV. No Countdown tomorrow due to F1 Qualifying. Countdown recap for Thursday 15 July 2021. Happy 15th birthday to Twitter. Anne doesn't understand why Rachel has fallen out of love with Twitter. C1: Champion Florence Cappleman-Lynes (2 wins, 203 points.) Once got hypothermia in her swimmin...

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You don't even need to do that.

40p will get you 1kg of carrots at Tesco.

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Hello. Annedown XIII. I'm very tired. Countdown recap for Wednesday 14 July 2021. Anne says it's Bastille day. Does that mean we have to sing "Pompeii"? C1: Champion Florence Cappleman-Lynes (1 win, 105 points.) C2: Challenger Charlie Higgins. Hip-hop writer. With a degree in Jazz. No, rea...

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New South Wales has been in lockdown for 5 weeks and cases are still rising.

NZ is an exception, not a rule.

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OK, thanks for the link. Some surprising stuff there. At the end it says: Ipsos MORI interviewed a representative sample of 1,025 British adults aged 16-75. Interviews were conducted online from 2-3 July 2021. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population. All polls are subject to a wide...

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I have got one eye on Maneskin's progress on the charts. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/ They currently have three songs in the top 100, including "I Wanna Be Your Slave" in at #5...

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Annedown XII, and I need a new laptop. This took an hour to boot up. Countdown recap for Tuesday 13 July 2021. Anne points out that 26 years ago on this day was Live Aid. She also hopes that we'll get up to 1.5 billion viewers in due course. C1: Champion Juliet Hedge (1 win, 69 points.) C2: Challeng...

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Given that 99% of tournament attendees will be fans of Countdown, perhaps you should note examples of things you cannot do at a co-event that you are allowed to do on TV. I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but it might avoid arguments around the lines of "but X did this on TV&quo...

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I don’t think the ad hominem merits a response, really.

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Annedown XI. Hangoverdown. Football's coming home eventually, but it's on the replacement bus service for now. Countdown recap for Monday 12 July 2021. Anne tells us it's the anniversary of Henry VIII's marriage to Catharine Parr - "till death do us part" probably had her a bit worried, qu...

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An Ipsos MORI poll revealed that 40% want mask-wearing to be mandatory FOREVER, regardless of the risk of Covid-19.

22% want casinos and clubs permanently closed.

God help us.

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I don’t think you’re grasping the concept of a necessary evil here, Mark. Ideally , you wouldn’t need any public services as fires, ill health, crime wouldn’t exist. I’m not an anarachist. My point is that at what point do you consider lockdown to be viable and necessary? For me, it is a weapon of l...

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Annedown X and I'm off to The Oval tonight. Three feathers on the chest? Countdown recap for Friday 9 July 2021. It's Tom Hank's 65th birthday today. Anne laments her non-invitation to his birthday party. C1: Champion Laura Savvas (1 win, 65 points.) C2: Challenger Chris Anderson. From "the Nor...

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It's Channel 4, so it wouldn't surprise me, that's all.

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My mistake, Sam, I can't count. @Countdown Team - I mean when we cut to Anne, then cut back to Rachel. It looked like Rachel had moved very quickly in the one second we'd cut to Anne. She also didn't directly reply to Anne's question as she normally does, instead starting with "if you say...&qu...

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Well, quite - should be allowed by common sense, but by the letter of the law, it shouldn't be.

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I mean, I've given my thoughts in today's recap and I have ticketed it. http://c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php? ... 5049d744ff

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Annedown IX. Football's coming home. Countdown's had 5 crucials in a row. Will Carlos be dressed up like a children's entertainer again? We will see! Also, the cricket's on, with England making 11 changes due to Covid but still totally dominating. Countdown recap for Thursday 8 July 2021. Anne's wea...

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Annedown VIII on Euro 2020 Semi Final day. It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming... Countdown recap for Wednesday 7 July 2021. It's world chocolate day, and she implores us to sit alone with a huge box of chocolates. If only. Rachel says that her meeting with Pasha was coincidental with Ma...

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The problem with any discussions like this, however, is that it's all a case of "if not now, then when?" and that's almost certainly indefinite.

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Annedown VII, meaning she's now overtaken her guest tally. Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 July 2021. Anne tells us today is World Kissing Day. C1: Champion Daniel Crews (3 wins, 225 points.) C2: Challenger Tracy Roberts. From Lincolnshire, Barnetby le Wold. Also a motorhomist, snootily pointing out s...

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Travel restrictions for Britons leaving are obviously not under our own control. As Theresa May said in the House recently, are New Zealand etc. going to keep their borders closed seemingly forever? The Australian GP has just been cancelled for that reason, as the Australian government won't waive q...

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 6:55 pm
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:00 pm
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:42 am

Yep.
I was referring to Anne exercising her rights under her version of the second amendment.
The right to arm bears

Wear short sleeves: support your right to bare arms.

Rhys Benjamin

Annedown VI and week two. Countdown recap for Monday 5th July 2021. Oh my word, what is Anne wearing!? One sleeve is dark blue, the other is light blue with white pinstripes, the chest is white, and the seams aren't even in that pattern. She also does a Nick Hewer intro and tells us that it's the an...

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Annedown V. Countdown recap for Friday 2 July 2021. "It's the end of my first week - Rachel, you're a maths genius, how many viewers have I lost?" She also says Damian takes them out to Canal Street on Fridays. (*grumbles about straight people invading gay bars*) C1: Champion Daniel Crews ...

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Messj is a free agent. Do you think he could handle the Premier League or do you think he will go to PSG to link up with Mbappe and maybe even Ronaldo? He should sign for Fulham, he would have the opportunity to score 100 goals a season. And a nice house in SW6 to boot. I doubt if any world class f...

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Annedown IV. Countdown recap for Thursday 1 July 2021. "I'm the new face of Countdown... well, bits of it are new." Anne, like yesterday, is wearing something from the Teletubby collection. Rachel is showing off her finest maternity wear. C1: Champion Steve Francom (4 wins, 322 points.) &q...

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:08 am Messj is a free agent.
Do you think he could handle the Premier League or do you think he will go to PSG to link up with Mbappe and maybe even Ronaldo?

He should sign for Fulham, he would have the opportunity to score 100 goals a season.

And a nice house in SW6 to boot.

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L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:18 pm
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:23 pm
Paul Anderson wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:57 pm I have to be careful what I say obviously
Oh?

(image)
Paul thinks if he schmoozes the right people, he'll get a job on the show!

If only it were that simple... (if it were, I would probably be less cynical in my recaps...)

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It’s really hard to get the ratings. I looked at Channel 4’s top 15 programmes over the course of 14-20 June and Countdown wasn’t in the top 15. Reports say that Countdown averaged 449k as of February, but it is not clear whether catch-up is accounted. TBH, not sure they even care about ratings any...

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In terms of impressions of Anne:

3rd: Marea Smithson
2nd: Jan Ravens
1st: Debra Stephenson

No, seriously. It’s pretty good.

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It was 100% broadcast at 2:10pm, so presumably someone from whoever does the EPGs accidentally programmed it as 2:30pm?

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 10:35 pm When the challenger said her fiance was in the audience, they cut to a shot of him. Yeah, he wasn't in the audience. He was the audience. Still wearing a face mask though!

If we're not going to have an audience, can we at least stop pretending that there is one?

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I felt whilst the shoplifters in Chelmsford thing raised a smile for me, that's just my sadistic humour and Anne's delivery made it sound nasty and spiky.

However, there's no real defending her constant sniping of Steve being an accountant.

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Annedown III. Countdown recap for Wednesday 30 June 2021. Anne reminds us that she's older than Countdown itself. Rachel instructs her to always be nice to her and Susie, and explains that she and Pasha stayed in bed (wink wink) during the lockdown(s). C1: Champion Steve Francom (3 wins, 242 points....

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Stewart Gordon wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 1:58 pm Her line "Let's play Countdown" seems to be a carryover from her Weakest Link days.

FAO Countdown Team - this is what I meant earlier...

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Day two of the Robinson era. Countdown recap for Tuesday 29 June 2021. Anne reminds us that three girls are doing Countdown and that the tea areas are tidier. In the intro, Rachel moans that Anne's chair is better than hers. C1: Champion Steve Francom (2 wins, 157 points.) C2: Challenger Louise Robe...

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Countdown Team wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:48 pmstart the microwave.
Sorted.

My cooking technique explained perfectly.

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It's hard to make a judgement on Anne after one episode. My view on her hasn't changed: however good she turns out to be (and she made a solid start), it's a "more of the same" appointment from C4 and the opportunity was there to go in a different direction with Colin Murray or someone you...

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A Countdown version of the Friends intro has just gone through my mind.

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It's Day 1 of the Robinson era, also day 1 of Series 84. We begin with a clip from 1987, which blends in fairly seamlessly so that Richard Whiteley introduces Anne. Countdown recap for Monday 28 June 2021. No long Hewer-esque intro, but we do get a lot of "welcome to the show, Anne". Not s...

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The context of “there is no such thing as society” is often overlooked and misused. What Thatcher meant is taking personal responsibility for our own problems, not saying “I have a problem, and the government should do something about it”. Covid has proven her right: ideally, we, on an individual le...

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Tom S wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 4:14 pm (Non-spoilerific): I'd say the 3 "potential's" for a CoC from this series are the winner, runner-up, and yesterday's defeated contestant.

I would swap out that last one for Tuesday's losing contestant.

Rhys Benjamin

It's the final ever Nick Hewer Countdown, as well as the Countdown Grand Final. Someone will win, and someone will lose... and hopefully, Nick will get the send-off he deserves. He may not have been my favourite Countdown host (that, of course, will be Richard Whiteley), but whatever you think about...

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Countdown LUKE BOYNTON Highest score: 147 vs John Lorimer-George, game 5 Lowest score: 98 vs Louis Ross, Semi Final Score: 1,229 Average: 122.90 Max faced: 1,406 % score: 87.4% Raw score: 1,248 Raw average: 124.80 Raw % score: 88.8% Conundrums: 7/10 ADAM LATCHFORD Highest score: 115 vs Jacky Treacy,...

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It's a second semi final. Two semis are better than one, right? I am ever so slightly drunk, so this will be the best recap you've ever seen... Countdown recap for Thursday 24 June 2021. Nick opens with the famous Wimbledon tennis match that went on forever, and makes a tenuous link to Countdown and...

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I know it's 12:23am but I should get this posted now so we have the stats JAMES BURLEY Highest score: 127 vs Edward Carter, game 2 Lowest score: 84 vs Paul Gaskell, game 1 Score: 919 Average: 102.11 Max faced: 1,278 % score: 71.9% Raw score: 974 Raw average: 108.22 Raw % score: 76.2% Conundrums: 8/9...

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Stats before today: LUKE BOYNTON Highest score: 147 vs John Lorimer-George, game 5 Lowest score: 99 vs Dave Lomax, Quarter Finalist Score: 1,131 Average: 125.67 Max faced: 1,284 % score: 88.1% Raw score: 1,150 Raw average: 127.78 Raw % score: 89.6% Conundrums: 7/9 LOUIS ROSS Highest score: 112 vs Li...

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Nick's antipenultimate show is the first semi final of the series. It's #1 vs #3.5. Or something. Countdown recap for Wednesday 23 June 2021. Nick talks about performance being enhanced by music. C1: #1 seed Luke Boynton (9 wins, 1131 points.) C2: #4 seed Louis Ross (9 wins, 826 points.) DC: Susie D...

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No one has suggested it was allowed because it was Coral...?

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I believe in a hand up, not a hand out. What do you mean by this (in particular, what do you mean by a hand up)? Genuinely interested. Social security programs should not just be quote-unquote "free money", they should be helping people back into financial self-sustainability. Therefore, ...

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I've given it the admin error category given she disallowed vaseline the other day. http://c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php? ... 2b97e1fb7b

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We are into our last quarter final, and we have a great and tight contest on our hands here between the real number 3 seed and the only post-Covid hiatus female octochamp. It's therefore Nick Hewer's last Quarter Final. Countdown recap for Tuesday 22 June 2021. Nick starts by talking about technolog...

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Solving any and all inequalities is not going to happen by shouting "you're just privileged" as an excuse. True. What it will actually take is properly funding education and social programmes through taxation and increasing wealth redistribution. You're for that right? I believe in a hand...

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LOUIS ROSS Highest score: 112 vs Linda Piper, game 4 Lowest score: 76 vs Kirsty Watt, game 3 Score: 738 Average: 92.25 Max faced: 1,033 % score: 71.4% Raw score: 792 Raw average: 99.00 Raw % score: 76.7% Conundrums: 6/8 CORAL HEATH Highest score: 106 vs Neil McFarlane, game 8 Lowest score: 74 vs Geo...

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Solving any and all inequalities is not going to happen by shouting "you're just privileged" as an excuse.

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