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by Thomas Carey
Sun Feb 25, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
Replies: 137
Views: 12567

Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box

I'm the same hosting order as Graeme, except I usually look up the maxes (jack's thing is best for this since it gives sub maxes etc) before writing the thing down, so that I can then tab back in to the timer and put the phone visible to the players as early as possible (usually 10 seconds in or so)...
by Thomas Carey
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
Replies: 252
Views: 49379

Re: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics

The pacemakers dropped in and out (there were several laps) so it wasn't like in a proper race where they start with you and then drop out when they can't keep it going. I still don't really get why that's illegal. Obviously cars blocking wind and shoes with whatever made them illegal would invalid...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623966

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

What's that whole thing about when your ear goes PING and then you're deaf for a few seconds? I assume it's just like any other random body twitch that makes a small noise, but by being somewhere inside the ear the sound is massively amplified which makes it really loud to that ear and deafens you ...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:56 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
Replies: 252
Views: 49379

Re: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics

Gavin Chipper wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:28 pm Kelvin Kiptum has died in a road accident. Shit. I mean, fucking hell.
These are the kinds of celebrity deaths that get me the most. I struggle to really care when someone old dies, but he had so much ahead of him :(

also, not the thread for it, but fuck cars
by Thomas Carey
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XX- your input desired
Replies: 13
Views: 788

Re: COLIN XX- your input desired

I've really enjoyed the special prizes - calendars (2018 and 2024), mugs, poster, coaster, that t shirt. But I'm lucky enough to be at a level where I was able to win one every weekend it was available (except for one or two of them where someone with a duplicate gave me a spare). I do think having ...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
Replies: 44
Views: 16828

Re: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024

Yeah, I'm with Mark on wanting to keep going to the fox for at least one night each weekend, now that it's changed hands again so we aren't likely to get physically attacked by the locals anymore. But I'm a sucker for tradition, this being my 12th colin weekend (though I didn't go to the fox as a ba...
by Thomas Carey
Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:55 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
Replies: 390
Views: 221193

Re: Countdown Lookalikes?

Ben Wilson wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:46 pm Tom Carey just deaged, put on an American accent and beat the Tetris world record.
I'm so old :(
by Thomas Carey
Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
Replies: 44
Views: 16828

Re: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024

Series 44 semi-finalist David Roe brings numbers to 28 and sets a new record for most time between consecutive COLIN appearances at 14 years since he played at COLIN 2010. Only two other people have gaps of 10 years or more between appearances- can you name either of them? One of them has to be Kai...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: FOCAL Finals and MK Open - 25th November 2023
Replies: 48
Views: 16623

Re: FOCAL Finals and MK Open - 25th November 2023

I guess since basically every other finalist has commented i'll say some shit. All of my cons except my final game (with George) were crucials (and all of his were crucial except our game too!) Caseiform - I think this is decent but surprised people are saying it's one of the best of the day. I don'...
by Thomas Carey
Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
Replies: 153
Views: 28544

Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!

Squeeze me harder. I think my thing is Maus with the emoji but I've had a few variations for no good reason
by Thomas Carey
Sun Oct 22, 2023 6:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
Replies: 44
Views: 16828

Re: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024

Fiona T wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:19 pm Well this is exciting!!

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/yarboroughleisurecentre/

Y was looking like the trickiest alphabet letter for me - York being crazy expensive! Too good an opportunity to miss for me.

Anyone wanna join me for this one?
Yes
by Thomas Carey
Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:23 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 68)
Replies: 6
Views: 961

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 3rd October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 68)

Used to be the case. Nowadays you have MGQASHIYO and friends
by Thomas Carey
Tue Oct 10, 2023 11:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 10th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 73)
Replies: 5
Views: 1025

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 10th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 73)

Gavin Chipper wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:21 pm
Thomas Carey wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:18 pm Could do with some overages right about now
Would you take a 50/50 gamble where you get either some overages or a sarcoid?
Depends on the amoont
by Thomas Carey
Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 10th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 73)
Replies: 5
Views: 1025

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 10th October 2023 (Series 88, Heat 73)

Could do with some overages right about now
by Thomas Carey
Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Setting Conundrums at Co Events
Replies: 15
Views: 2893

Re: Setting Conundrums at Co Events

I love Graeme's post and generally think jack's 'blend' post is the way to go - obviously there's no objective measure of difficulty so something you think is pretty tough one player might think is a piece of piss or vice versa but that's part of the fun. Another food for thought since someone menti...
by Thomas Carey
Sat Sep 30, 2023 5:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 682583

Re: Ask Graeme?

Steve Hyde wrote: Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:07 pm Apropos of nothing, what is the smallest number vowels ever picked by an Octochamp across their entire octorun? Has anyone managed a perfect 120?
And the obvious reverse question. Jonny Rawlinson maybe?
by Thomas Carey
Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:13 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co:Lon - 26 August 2023
Replies: 27
Views: 10453

Re: Co:Lon - 26 August 2023

I'm most likely doing dollis hill parkrun (Gladstone apparently) because it's the nearest to my crappy budget hostel. 500 points each if nobody else joins us I guess

Who else is doing mso? I'm signed up (unless I'm not in which case Tony please yell at me)
by Thomas Carey
Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623966

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Matt Morrison wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2023 3:54 pm Isn't/wasn't Maus/Tom Carey too/as well?
Not to my knowledge but I'm weirdly pleased people thought this
by Thomas Carey
Sun Aug 20, 2023 1:40 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 11th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 31)
Replies: 16
Views: 2083

Re: Spoilers for Friday 11th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 31)

see we know you can blind solve the cube but paul didn't throw you the cube on zd so I want to know if you caught the cube the first time

also ggwp
by Thomas Carey
Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:19 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Women's Football
Replies: 14
Views: 1944

Re: Women's Football

I'm glad England are there although tbh they probably didn't deserve to get past Nigeria. Still think they'd be worthier winners than Spain, because winning the whole thing despite losing a game 4-0 with 77% possession feels a bit silly 🪿
by Thomas Carey
Wed Aug 16, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown ELO Ratings
Replies: 23
Views: 4602

Re: Countdown ELO Ratings

Dublin was put on the wiki by the mysterious BeachyBoy99 :) probably some others on the wiki too

https://wiki.apterous.org/Co:Dublin_2023
by Thomas Carey
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
Replies: 153
Views: 28544

Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!

JackHurst wrote: Fri Jul 28, 2023 2:49 pm Tomorrow on the Android app will be the first Saturday Showdown. Every hour there will be a new challenge, meaning there will be 24 challenges in total!
Is this brutish time or local time or ut c or what
by Thomas Carey
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Big Ben
Replies: 25
Views: 4281

Re: Big Ben

Fiona T wrote: Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:18 pm https://twitter.com/mattround/status/16 ... 2920623104

We can all try beat Adam!

'former countdown contestant' yeah and Chris eubanks 'enjoys tennis'
by Thomas Carey
Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:41 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Password Game
Replies: 4
Views: 1533

Re: Password Game

Played this a bunch in an airport recently. Rule 28 was my pb, could have done more since it was easy enough to slot in but I forgot about Paul for too long. Would like to have a deeper run but that's what next week's airport all nighter will be for
by Thomas Carey
Tue Jul 25, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Big Ben
Replies: 25
Views: 4281

Re: Big Ben

This is fun! Got to 306 after a few goes: MOTIVES, EXEDRA and GLUMLY being highlights and then managed to clear the board. Learned to value vowels since I always ran out and then couldn't clear with my pile of consonants. Not sure what dictionary they are using, but seems to accept a lot of wanky co...
by Thomas Carey
Wed Jul 19, 2023 10:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Friday 14th July 2023 ( Series 88 Prelim 11 )
Replies: 3
Views: 676

Re: Friday 14th July 2023 ( Series 88 Prelim 11 )

4 and a half p? Take me there
by Thomas Carey
Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:45 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
Replies: 479
Views: 160746

Re: Words You Would Have Thought...

Paul Worsley wrote: Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:41 pm I declared SUBFINITE in a game last month, assuming it would be valid, but it wasn't.... It's a mathematical term.
A lot of us got burned at Newcastle by bijects not being in. And rationals not being valid still surprises me
by Thomas Carey
Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
Replies: 253
Views: 164610

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Philip A wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:48 pm Kirk Bevins will be on Channel 5 game show Puzzling with Lucy Worsley. Thursday 6th July @ 8 pm on Channel 5 and My5.
Haven't seen it yet - but I'm rooting for my mate Jack (who also knows Sam C-L so is pretty well connected to countdown!)
by Thomas Carey
Sat Jun 24, 2023 12:01 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 23rd June 2023 - (Series 87, QF 3)
Replies: 7
Views: 1491

Re: Spoilers for Friday 23rd June 2023 - (Series 87, QF 3)

Ronan M Higginson wrote: Fri Jun 23, 2023 10:50 pm Good game by both players and nice to see a 2nd rematch confirmed. Anyone know if there's ever been 2 rematches in a set of finals before?
30 35 37
by Thomas Carey
Fri May 19, 2023 11:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 19th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 85)
Replies: 8
Views: 943

Re: Spoilers for Friday 19th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 85)

swap two letters in his name and get a 9
by Thomas Carey
Mon May 01, 2023 10:10 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z
Replies: 35
Views: 4043

Re: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z

Did a lot of video games as a teenager but don't thing I was amazingly good at any other than brain training memory type stuff. But that and the kind of board games I'm good at are probably things that people better than me at countdown are also good at. So not them. Except, German. There's a German...
by Thomas Carey
Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
Replies: 253
Views: 164610

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Adam Dexter wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:51 pm Yeh - I think if you somehow managed 154 without scoring every round that would be somewhat amazing
Zarte got 150 despite that prick taking a round off him! :D
by Thomas Carey
Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:26 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Healthy body, healthy mind?
Replies: 6
Views: 818

Re: Healthy body, healthy mind?

From one very amaterur parkrunner to another -

Dump your bag with all the other bags at the start, there's a million other vpolunteers buzzing about so it won't get nicked.

Just run, you'll figure out how well you can do the distance once you've done the parkrun innit
by Thomas Carey
Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1592
Views: 1635472

Re: Politics in General

This was before covid, but when I got hit by the taxi in late 2019 I got there on the Sunday afternoon, they did all the xrays and stuff and kept me there, had surgery on the Tuesday and once they were happy I could use crutches released me on the Thursday morning (could have been Wednesday if I'd f...
by Thomas Carey
Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Goat:Leeds 2023, Saturday 15th April 2023
Replies: 18
Views: 10033

Re: Goat:Leeds 2023, Saturday 15th April 2023

I've contacted the restaurant George suggested and they can accommodate us in the main restaurant, but we need to pay a deposit and will need to pre-order. Please can you let me know asap if you definitely want to go for dinner on Saturday. I need to confirm numbers after the weekend. The alternati...
by Thomas Carey
Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
Replies: 253
Views: 164610

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Philip A wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:17 am A phenomenal team on Eggheads on 19 April 6:30 on Channel 5 - Lauren Hamer, Aaron and Aidan Linge, and David Stainer.
I think it's Ronny Jackson, not Aaron Linge? Exciting nonetheless
by Thomas Carey
Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Goat:Leeds 2023, Saturday 15th April 2023
Replies: 18
Views: 10033

Re: Goat:Leeds 2023, Saturday 15th April 2023

Parkrun wise I assume we'd be doing Woodhouse Moor? It's very close to the venue and having been there a lot (but not to run) I can confirm it's a nice park. The Library pub at one of the corners (that I was in 18 hours ago) is decent too, but maybe not at 9am :D Open to other suggestions, but it's ...
by Thomas Carey
Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 579
Views: 287505

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Age graded thingy. Dan went top after manchester obvs. Perhaps unsurprisingly the top 3 here are the only three who've done two of them 1. fiona 1657 2. maus 1186 3. dan 1000 4. gev 929 5. bradley 714 6. mike 643 7. matt 600 8. david 571 9. callum 429 10. dinos 357 11. latchford 286 12. eeshan 214 1...
by Thomas Carey
Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:29 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Only Connect
Replies: 169
Views: 93409

Re: Only Connect

Alex Hardwick. Love him or hate him?. Looking forward to Mondays final but one contestant is dividing the public. I found his flirting with an opponent in an earlier round cringey but otherwise he is a good player if eccentric. My family however can't stand him I know her and Elia fairly well from ...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Feb 27, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: How do you absorb your literature?
Replies: 8
Views: 1190

Re: How do you absorb your literature?

I mostly try and find a pdf of the book I want to read nowadays and read it on my phone. If I can't get one, generally the electronic version anyway. I do like physical books but I do so much traveling with limited bag space that I don't want to sacrifice some to something I can do on my phone which...
by Thomas Carey
Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown adjudication dictionary
Replies: 103
Views: 12123

Re: Countdown adjudication dictionary

I think my main take about the dictionary thing is - with no place where you can reliably look up whether or not a word is in - whether or not that's a paper dictionary, online one, word list, just a lookup page, whatever - is if you're a casual viewer or just want to play the game with your mates. ...
by Thomas Carey
Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:24 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown adjudication dictionary
Replies: 103
Views: 12123

Re: Countdown adjudication dictionary

Yeah I hate when I'm watching football and the players are better than me.
by Thomas Carey
Sun Feb 12, 2023 6:48 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Sporcle multiplication tables
Replies: 20
Views: 2865

Re: Sporcle multiplication tables

1:22 on my first attempt, but yeah it's a typing speed thing more than anything, since I don't need any thinking time for these. It's like conundrums. For a lot of them, me and my opponent see them instantly, but my 'instasolve' time is somewhere between 0.8-1.2 seconds on the buzzer whereas there's...
by Thomas Carey
Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdowners in the news
Replies: 237
Views: 116324

Re: Countdowners in the news

And now for something completely different.

About a month ago the Metro did this interview with Colin, who used to work there. The filming day the guy saw had Jo Brand in DC, so it's this week's episodes. https://i.imgur.com/hCLOpIs.png
by Thomas Carey
Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 579
Views: 287505

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

ok i want to see this now. fiona will walk it (ironically) if she keeps coming to most of the events but let's do a side table. tableside age graded 2023 table after colin. will try and post them if i remember but someone competent may take over 1. gev 929 2. fiona 857 3. maus 786 4. bradley 714 5. ...
by Thomas Carey
Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:08 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
Replies: 153
Views: 28544

Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!

Potentially do it like goat? If they pick a final consonant, choose the consonant that will give the flattest round? Same with vowel? Could even do this logic for the last 2 letter picks (pick the letter of the flavour they picked to maximise min(biggest number of maxes if they pick a vowel last, bi...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Jan 24, 2023 7:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2023
Replies: 52
Views: 13087

Re: COLIN XVIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2023

I assume you mean me. I'm happy with whatever's easiest, especially since I've now broken my never repeat a course streak lmao, so doddington is fine. But up to you lot
by Thomas Carey
Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 6 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 5
Replies: 34
Views: 3790

Re: Spoilers for Friday 6 January 2023 - CoC XVI, Prelim 5

Philip A wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:12 pm TIL Adam Latchford is the first player to defeat two members of the 1,000 club – back-to-back as well. Giant killer indeed.
After this game, he was moaning about the CoC draw making it impossible for him to play both Elliott and Luke to collect them all :)
by Thomas Carey
Sat Jan 07, 2023 1:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 579
Views: 287505

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

I did a parkrun this morning- not sure if it counts for anything? It was very up hill and down dale, hence my 43:58 time! Fastest was just under 20m so presumably a good indicator of the difficulty? There's this website which tells you how fast on average courses are. Having stalked your profile, t...
by Thomas Carey
Sat Jan 07, 2023 1:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Getting back on for a second go
Replies: 88
Views: 19376

Re: Getting back on for a second go

Have put my application in :) have put more details than previously so hopefully get a call :) Good luck Adam! You can't octo i'm afraid though, as the adam - octochamp ratio at co events would be ruined. Just win 7 then win the series from there glglgl And then one of the 7 you beat can win a seri...
by Thomas Carey
Thu Dec 08, 2022 1:21 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The Countdown Android App is now out!
Replies: 153
Views: 28544

Re: The Countdown Android App is now out!

Wondering as to whether there'd be demand for a way for 2 players to play a game on the app? I know that when the finals were being filmed, Ed Byrne and John Aziz played each other in-person on the app... I've told Jack this at least 5 times :) most of my usage of the app is playing someone in a pu...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:42 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Do you keep a personal diary?
Replies: 16
Views: 1201

Re: Do you keep a personal diary?

Tried many times, never stuck until the start of this year. Been keeping about 1-6 paragraphs each day depending on the eventfulness of the day. I noticed that I got a lot more detailed as time went on, for instance my one for COLIN in January didn't even mention my opponents, whereas newer co event...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Nov 29, 2022 1:07 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Lost letters packs
Replies: 10
Views: 2299

Re: Lost letters packs

Seems like as good a place as any to post this. I recently bought a set from a charity shop. Is there any official letters distribution to check they are all there in the correct quantities? Same for numbers (I assume 2 of each plus 4L covers that). Generally accepted thingy is A 15 E 21 I 13 O 13 ...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 07, 2022 1:40 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: How do I know if my word is valid?
Replies: 57
Views: 59425

Re: How do I know if my word is valid?

:0 years of co events ruined!

As for Gev's question, it uses the live version of apterous. If apterous is down at the time, it gives an error.
by Thomas Carey
Wed Oct 12, 2022 6:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in Edinburgh (CO:EDI) - Saturday 15th October 2022
Replies: 46
Views: 12158

Re: Countdown in Edinburgh (CO:EDI) - Saturday 15th October 2022

I'm happy to do Oriam. Will run there from my accomodation (near venue) and make use of the changing facilities afterwards. Do you have a plan for getting to the venue from there after Fiona? Happy to share a taxi with you if buses aren't an option. i'll do oriam and join whatever you guys end up d...