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Allan Harmer

I am submitting them as a rule - Apart from the first one of this Series when there was no Series 60 option. Sorry I didn't know how to retrospectively enter it.

Allan Harmer

I agree that it was a great final and excellent viewing. UC has always been one of my favourites and Bamber Gascoigne was such a good presenter that I wish he could still be doing it. Do you know that he used to get the questions sent to his house before the show so that he could research them furth...

Allan Harmer

Allan, I have no idea why this upsets you so much. Virtually every recap attracts some corrections and these were particularly minor. Charlie None of us enjoys criticism but I naturally accept that when you make a mistake that it will be pointed out, hopefully in a tactful way. I just felt that Phi...

Allan Harmer

Sadly, that clearly wasn't good enough I'd much rather read a recap with interesting additional commentary like yours, even if it involves some typos (as long I'm allowed to point them out without causing offence), than a straightforward record of who got what. (I've probably offended Corby now. Ma...

Allan Harmer

I suggest that you take over the recap on alternate Fridays as I am sure you will make a far better job of it than me. I'm happy to have a go at recapping if you're serious. Incidentally, I thought the rest of your recap was very good... Yes I am serious - I willingly spent a lot of my spare time d...

Allan Harmer

NUTRIA = Another name for the coypu No - it's a name for the skin or fur of the coypu, not the animal itself. Neil looks to have built a winning lead as he goe's for Matt's jugular with a 6 letter numbers round and a TARGET that proves to be insoluble. I guess you mean "a 6 small numbers round...

Allan Harmer

Joseph Bolas wrote:Thank you Allan for doing the recap

Any time Joseph.

Cheers!

Allan Harmer

Countdown recap for Friday 20 February 2009. C1: Champion Neil Zussman (4 wins, 381 points.) The likeable and self-deprecating forum member who has quietly chalked up 4 wins showing good all-round skills C2: Challenger Matthew (Matt) Meads from Chester. He works as a developer of games for mobile ph...

Allan Harmer

I think David Mitchell would be a really good guest, he's brilliantly funny and it would fit in perfectly with his public persona of being a bit geeky. There are plenty of comedians out there that I love, but Mitchell is probably the only one inoffensive enough that I'd feel happy to watch him with...

Allan Harmer

Great idea Charlie - I play golf on Saturdays (or try to) but will do as much as I can.

However, I'm sure that a few of the diehards will see it through to the bitter end.

Good luck guys.

Allan Harmer

[quote="Charlie Reams"]I would guess that the best you can do slides down fairly quickly with word length. There are no nines with more than 4 anagrams (REACTIONS/CREATIONS/ACTIONERS/NARCOTISE) This is a very eerie coincidence as whilst I was walking in the countryside with my wife this af...

Allan Harmer

Jon Corby
Yeah, come on, there's no need to use that sort of language when talking to an 18 year old girl. For shame.

Allan Harmer

Douglas Wilson wrote:Excuse my language but I have a real craving for a game (or two).

Try to log in as normal and get the error report

Logon Failed: java.io.IOException: Could not log in.

Anyone?

Yes - I've been getting the same message all evening

Allan Harmer

Kevin told us that they are not paid a fee for appearing on EH and they only get prize money if they win, so that helps to explain why they take it so seriously. I thought they were paid a fee, even more kudos to the Eggheads for doing this then. So do they split £1000 each day between them when th...

Allan Harmer

Based on the results of the modules he has already passed at A* Cheeky twat! GCSEs are modular these days? :shock: I know Michael - not like in our day when you had to cram for the exam at the end of the course! They have 3 modules to sit - He has passed the two taken so far at A* and has the third...

Allan Harmer

In one of the breaks when Deal Or No Deal was off the air for a couple of months, there was a show that I think was called "Win My Wage", where the contestant was told what the wages of 8 people were, but not who had which wage, and after eliminating 5 players, if the contestant correctly...

Allan Harmer

Roxanne wrote:
Allan Harmer wrote:Mike is 16 and on track for A* in his GCSE maths.
based on his classwork or the homework that you do for him?

Based on the results of the modules he has already passed at A* Cheeky twat! Sorry Kai.

Allan Harmer

Elementary calculus was GCSE material at the time so it's possible that that's what was expected. Would be interested to see if Harmer Jnr can do this question. I'll get him working on it and report back. He got it right by using trial and error - He hasn't done Calculus yet, but is doing different...

Allan Harmer

Charlie Reams wrote:Elementary calculus was GCSE material at the time so it's possible that that's what was expected.

Would be interested to see if Harmer Jnr can do this question.

I'll get him working on it and report back.

Allan Harmer

Assuming I've interpreted it correctly (your brackets are very dodgy), the question is x+1 3x-2 ---- + ---- - 2 = 0 2x-1 2x+1 You need to get rid of the fractions, so first multiply through by (2x-1) to get (x+1) + (3x-2)(2x-1)/(2x+1) - 2(2x-1) = 0 and then multiply again by (2x+1) to get (x+1)(2x+...

Allan Harmer

My family have spent a lot of time doing their maths homework this week and and completed it bar the following equation which has baffled both my son who is good at maths + my wife who is also quite a good mathematician. ((x+1/2x-1) + (3x-2/2x+1)) -2 = 0 They have both tried various ways of solving ...

Allan Harmer

Debbi Flack wrote:Previous Countdowners are still hoping to appear soon (as 'The Carol Vorderman Fan Club') There are dates in March, so hopefully we will be invited for one of those days.

Keep us informed on progress please Debbi.

BTW - Who are the other team members?

Allan Harmer

I appeared on Eggheads as captain of the 'Decision Makers' in May 2006 and needless to say, my team didn't win. We have played in a quiz league in our Clubhouse at work for the last 14 years and won it 9 times. My team had a 'mare against the Eggheads and we each got one question wrong. Unfortunatel...

Allan Harmer

Great game today Neil.

It was really exciting to watch and your opponent was very good with some great spots under pressure.

Well done!

Al

Allan Harmer

Happy birthdays to Charlie and Chris.

Hope you had a good day.

Al.

Allan Harmer

Congratulations to Neil for a very solid performance.

It looks like there could be a bit more in the locker!

Al

Allan Harmer

Thanks chaps - I forgot to post Rachel's solution.

Recap duly updated - I'm cracking up in my old age!

Cheers. Al

Allan Harmer

TTT: NESSBILE - "Shoes worn by the captain perhaps" (LOL) Why is this funny? I have a vague guess but am asking for confirmation. Kai. Captain Sensible was an ex punk singer who went solo and had a number 1 hit in 1982 with the unlikely song 'Happy Talk' from the film South Pacific. He wa...

Allan Harmer

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Allan Harmer wrote:

Nice review. I think you have PROOFED and POOFTER the wrong way round as it would appear Kate had the moral dilemma to offer PROOFED or not!

Well spotted Kirk - Correction complete.

Thanks for your help.

Al

Allan Harmer

Countdown recap for Friday 13 February 2009. C1: Champion Kate Richardson (2 wins. 190 points) C4CD forum member Kate gained well deserved notoriety by getting the fantastic spot of THEROPODS in her first game on Wednesday. C2: Challenger Audrey Lazenby. Retired great grandmother from Leicester + is...

Allan Harmer

Jacob Sutton wrote:With 91 and 79 on Wed & Thur respectively I do believe that makes 170.

Thanks for your help Jacob.

Much appreciated!

Al

Allan Harmer

I am trying to complete the recap for Friday and need to know what Kate's cumulative score was for the first two games.

As the recaps for Wed + Thur haven't been done yet can anyone tell me what it is please?

Thanks!

Al

Allan Harmer

No problem Charlie - Thanks for all your hard work in keeping it going.

I really enjoyed the tournament and had some good games against sporting opponents.

Cheers!

Al

Allan Harmer

Been trying to get in to play my last game with Innis but it appears to be down.

Allan Harmer

I currently play on apterous via Internet explorer with the latest level of Java (6). It works but I get a lot of problems with the screen freezing or going black, which is a nuisance and not satisfactory as I understand that a lot of users never experience these issues. In order to try and rectify ...

Allan Harmer

I got DAMPISH in round 2 but didnt get too excited about it.

Allan Harmer

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Martin Gardner wrote:At the risk of being off-topic, what did I type to get this?
That would be your common shag.

Yep! - Looks like a good shag to me

Allan Harmer

Great display Kate - What a blinding finish with THEROPODS and a quick spot on the Conundrum.

Looking forward to seeing how you progress.

Well done!

Al

Allan Harmer

Filmed my show yesterday. It was amazing! Should be aired sometime around May. They'll let me know the precise date 2 weeks before. You'll have to wait til then to see how I do though. I never wrote a Countdown Experience but will have to do one for the Weakest Link while its still fresh in my brai...

Allan Harmer

Congratulations to Ralph and you must be pleased Phil with the high volume of response to your crossword. Must make all that hard work seem worthwhile. I received 8 entries in total - I won't deny that I was hoping for at least a couple more. I'll definitely do another one some time though. Phil Ba...

Allan Harmer

Phil Just to reiterate my appreciation of your first effort. I found it very entertaining and a good challenge. It was also good to see it personalised to the CD audience and the degree of difficulty was just about right. Several of the clues took a good bit of solving. Loking forward to the next on...

Allan Harmer

I love Richard Stilgoe, and I'm so thrilled that he was a DC guest for part of my octochamp run. He's funny, a good wordsmith (so makes a valuable contribution to the game) and I think gets the overall contribution spot-on. The one unique thing that makes him really special though is that he'll per...

Allan Harmer

(Phrasing this to avoid tedious discussions about when the new millennium began) (we have a lookalikes board at work and mine is Lorraine Kelly) to win 3 games - I never thought there would be a second but well done to my namesake! And coincidentally, I think Lisa Thomson is also a bit of a Lorrain...

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Countdown recap for Friday 6 February 2009. This match is between the lovely 3 times Champion Lisa Thomson from Scotland (who has been very a welcome addition to the CD forum this week) and the appropriately named Mike Spellar, a Carpet Factory Manager from Axminster in Devon. C1: Champion Lisa Thom...

Allan Harmer

Found myself sniggering inanely at my laptop a few times.

Well done chaps!

Al

Allan Harmer

Jason

Sorry to hear about your kidney stone and all the pain youhave been in

I hope your surgery goes well and you make a speedy recovery. The 21st can't come quick enough. That's for sure!

Hopefully watching CD will keep your spirits up in the meantime,

Best wishes.

Al.

Allan Harmer

Al.[/quote] Allan, Hi! As you seem to have an interest with trains, perhaps you would like to come with me (in your imagination) on one particular trip with freight, between Hither Green sidings and a place called Hoo Junction, on the north Kent marshes George - Great yarn mate. I don't think the Re...

Allan Harmer

George Welcome to the forum. Sorry about being so late in replying as I was working away last week and am now catching up on the threads I missed. I have really enjoyed reading about your past and War experiences as they reminded me of my late dad, who would be 79 this year. He used to tell me all a...

Allan Harmer

Karen Pearson wrote:SPANK ONE REAR.

Quite pleased with that one!!

Can anyone beat this?

Allan Harmer

I didn't read anything "funny" in Kirk's reaction. Are you sure it was there? The 'well thanks' came across as quite sarcastic/bitter, although apologies if this wasn't the case (the Internet is not great at conveying tone). No way was it sarcastic! I was being genuinely thankful. It's gr...

Allan Harmer

As a result of missing my first recording due to work commitments I came up against a certain Cambridge PhD Computer Science student with more than a passing resemblence to Shaggy from Scooby Doo. Despite getting a 9'er and all the numbers right I was still well beaten by Charlie (88-115). It would ...

Allan Harmer

Before I went on CD a friend of mine let me borrow his CD board game and I spent hours practicing with the family. I worked out a routine of writing down the numbers but not the letters as that suited me best. If you could get hold of the game it does give you an insight into the randomness and vary...

Allan Harmer

Thanks to Steve and Charlie for a great Final and to all the other competitors for an outstanding CoC series. Congratulations to Steve for winning and being the most consistent player in the Tournament. And well done to Charlie for winning some great matches against tough opposition and just missing...

Allan Harmer

Great recap Joseph - Worthy of the Final.

Well done mate.

Al

Allan Harmer

Gavin Chipper wrote:Wow, what a game! Surely this has to be one of the best series performances ever from the latest xicount, Kirk Bevins! Absolutely destroyed pretty much all his opponents!

But Joseph Bolas gave him a run for his money in the Quarter Final

Al

Allan Harmer

This was an awsome game to watch and played in the best spirit I have ever seen on CD, in keeping with the rest of the series. I am sure theat this has a lot to do with the contestants getting to know each other here on C4CD and at CD related events, which really help in building up a high level of ...

Allan Harmer

Very nice recap Alan, thanks for the kind words. I think I was on 1178 points prior to the game but I'm happy to get that bumped up a bit! I initially couldn't stand Alastair Stewart but after realising he is genuinely enthusiastic I'm now won over by him and think he's great for the show. Sorry Ju...

Allan Harmer

That took a lot of courage Adam.

Well done!

Al

Allan Harmer

Howard Somerset wrote:
Just one thing, two of Junaid's words, SCARES and GREEN, were valid, and as such should be in capitals. It's only invalid words or misdeclarations that go in lower case.

Duly corrected Howard - Thanks for pointing it out.

Sorry I still have my L plates up.

Al

Allan Harmer

Countdown recap for Friday 23 January 2009. Here is the eagerly awaited Varsity rematch between Series 59 Champion Junaid and Runner Up Charlie, the two PhD students. Junaid is studying Maths at Oxford and Charlie Computer Science at Cambridge. The two both have impressive records, both averaging 98...

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