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by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 12th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 99)
Replies: 5
Views: 715

Spoilers for Friday 12th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 99)

1st numbers alt: ((10 x 5)+ 6 ) x 7

2nd numbers alts: (100 x 2) + (9 x 5) ; ((5 x 2) + 25) x 7
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:22 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 97)
Replies: 3
Views: 663

Spoilers for Wednesday 10th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 97)

1st letters equaliser: MUTAGENS

1st numbers alt: (25 - 6) x 4 x 10
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 96)
Replies: 2
Views: 633

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 96)

3rd (?) numbers alt, target 970

(75 x 10) + (25 x 9) - 5
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
Replies: 390
Views: 221174

Re: Countdown Lookalikes?

Rachael Montgomery looks like Karen Gillan !
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Aug 27, 2021 1:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 27th August 2021 (Series 81, Prelim 44)
Replies: 1
Views: 598

Spoilers for Friday 27th August 2021 (Series 81, Prelim 44)

3rd numbers :

((7 x 10) + (8 x 7) - 25) x 9

4th numbers alt: (6 x 6 x 4) + 5
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th August 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 32)
Replies: 2
Views: 626

Spoilers for Wednesday 11th August 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 32)

VAGARIES in final letters round.
1st (?) numbers alt: ((100 + 75 + 7) x 5) + 1
4th numbers alt: (9 x 8 x (5 + 3)) + 6
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri May 07, 2021 9:00 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 6th May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 89)
Replies: 8
Views: 2430

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 6th May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 89)

In the '361' numbers round, alternate solution is (25 - 6) x (8 + 8 +3). That's squares for you.

In the round where Susie got REDCOATS (with the P unused), is there a 9-letter answer there connected to something she does with Gyles Brandreth ?
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 23rd April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 80)
Replies: 10
Views: 2758

Re: Spoilers for Friday 23nd April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 80)

Fiona T wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:33 am I knew what the word meant - just never twigged it was mis-led. Same with denier as in climate change - thought it was pronounced the same as stockings.

There are probably other words in my head that are still wrong :)
Say the following in quick succession:

MONOPOLY
MONOTONY
POLO PONY
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26th March 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 60)
Replies: 7
Views: 1876

Spoilers for Friday 26th March 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 60)

2nd numbers alt:

(Simpler than RR's method)

75+9 = 84 (where Luke left off)
Then multiply by 10 + (4 / 4).
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
Replies: 390
Views: 221174

Re: Countdown Lookalikes?

Today's (March 8 2021) challenger Chloe Lavan looks a bit like a young Julianne Moore.

-Edited by admin to avoid spoilers
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 25th January 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 16)
Replies: 2
Views: 1630

Re: Spoilers for Monday 25 January 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 16)

If there was anyone who believed that Rachel gets fed answers by computer, I think her solution to this one would suggest otherwise. 869 = ((50 + 8) × 2 + 8) × 7 + 1​ Once you get to 58 there's a rather simpler method staring you in the face. I got that easier one before Rachel did: ((50 + 8) x (8 ...
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd January 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 15)
Replies: 7
Views: 3237

Spoilers for Friday 22nd January 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 15)

Final numbers round: (75 - 7) x (10 + 4).

Was that the solution Rachel was thinking ?
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 21st January 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 14)
Replies: 2
Views: 1457

Spoilers for Thursday 21st January 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 14)

1st numbers alt: (100 x 10) / 8

2nd numbers alt: (75 - 25 +3) x (7 + 2)
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 18th January 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 11)
Replies: 4
Views: 2158

Spoilers for Monday 18th January 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 11)

STEROIDAL in Round 1
(100-7) x (4+2) in Round 3
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Dec 21, 2020 2:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Special Spoilers for Monday 21st December 2020 (Special S47)
Replies: 24
Views: 6928

Re: Special Spoilers for Monday 21 December 2020

Ben Wilson wrote: Mon Dec 21, 2020 2:27 pm POLYMATH for 8 in R4.
How did DC and Rachel miss that one ?
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 2nd November 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 148)
Replies: 2
Views: 1060

Spoilers for Monday 2nd November 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 148)

PASTORALE in Round 2.

Also 4th numbers alt: ((7 x 5) - (3 / 3)) x (6 + 8)
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Sep 14, 2020 11:14 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 14th September 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 113)
Replies: 4
Views: 2048

Re: Spoilers for Monday 14th September 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 113)

Toby McDonald wrote: Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:41 pm FOAMIER in R1
VACCINE in R4
ABATONS in R10
I got VACCINE as well. Surprised that DC didn't get it, given its topicality.
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 11th September 2020
Replies: 1
Views: 925

Spoilers for Friday 11th September 2020

There were several simpler alternative solutions for the numbers rounds today:

2nd : ((100+2) x 9) + 25
3rd : ((25 x 7) + 4) x 3
4th : (75 + 6) x (8 / 4)
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 13th August 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 91)
Replies: 6
Views: 3031

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 13th August 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 91)

Beat my R8 improvement of DC of DEANERY.
Other R14 alt: (75-9) x 5 + 7.
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Oct 03, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 3rd October (Series 81, Prelim 68)
Replies: 2
Views: 1508

Spoilers for Thursday 3rd October (Series 81, Prelim 68)

Final numbers: ((75 x 2) - 1) x (8 - 5)
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Aug 19, 2019 1:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 19th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 35)
Replies: 9
Views: 4585

Spoilers for Monday 19th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 35)

3rd numbers alt: ((7 x 6) x (8 + 3)) + 5

Also in AVIATORS round,
SALIVATOR (caveat: found in online Collins dictionary, but not Oxford)
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri May 17, 2019 2:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 83)
Replies: 31
Views: 14741

Re: Spoilers for Friday 17th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 83)

Ryan Lam wrote: Fri May 17, 2019 1:55 pm My gosh Elliott! That was unbelievable! You just broke Zarte's record which only held for exactly four months!!

Just incredible, I'm speechless...congratulations to the new champion!! :D
His ability to find the most obscure 9-letter words is phenomenal.
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri May 17, 2019 1:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 83)
Replies: 31
Views: 14741

Re: Spoilers for Friday 17th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 83)

MISSALS in last letters round of Part 2.
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 57)
Replies: 7
Views: 4241

Spoilers for Thursday 11th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 57)

1st numbers :

((8 x 7) + (5 x 6)) x (8 + 3)
by Mark Kudlowski
Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 55)
Replies: 7
Views: 3454

Spoilers for Tuesday 9th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 55)

Simpler 2nd numbers alt: ((100-10) x 5) + 4
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Jan 16, 2019 2:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 16th January (COC XV, QF 3)
Replies: 10
Views: 7065

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 16th January (COC XV, QF 3)

Ray Wilding wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 2:30 pm 75*10+(8+8)*6 in R6.
Had the same one before RR got hers.
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 3 January 2019 (COC XV, game 2)
Replies: 8
Views: 4858

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 3 January 2019 (COC XV, game 2)

2nd numbers alt: 9 x 4 x (7 +1)

4th numbers alt: ((7 x 6) + 10) x (2 + 9)
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 20th December 2018 (Series 79, SF 2)
Replies: 9
Views: 4841

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 20th December 2018 (Series 79, SF 2)

1st numbers alt: (75 - 1) x 7
2nd numbers alt: (25 + 5) x 9
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 6th December 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 115)
Replies: 2
Views: 1969

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 6th December 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 115)

FInal numbers alt:

(100 + 50 + (75/25)) x (10 - 4)
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:43 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 13th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 56)
Replies: 9
Views: 5403

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 13th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 56)

Another 3rd numbers alt: ((75 + 5) x 10) + (9 x 8)
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Sep 12, 2018 2:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday 12th September 2018
Replies: 3
Views: 2503

Re: Spoilers for 12th September 2018

3rd numbers alt :

((75 - (7 / 7)) x (10 + 3)) - 5
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 16th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 37)
Replies: 11
Views: 5734

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 16th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 37)

4th numbers alt:

((9 x 6) + 6 + 2) x (10 + 5)
by Mark Kudlowski
Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 16th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 37)
Replies: 11
Views: 5734

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 16th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 37)

Another 2nd numbers alt: (25 + 8) x (6 +6 +5)

Stop press: RR got it a minute later !
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday 15th August 2018
Replies: 14
Views: 7347

Re: Spoilers for 15th August 2018

4th numbers alt: (9 + 7 + 6) x (8 + 3 - 1)
by Mark Kudlowski
Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday 6th August 2018
Replies: 22
Views: 15189

Re: Spoilers for 6th August 2018

1st numbers alt: ((75 + 50) x 5 ) + 25 +7

2nd numbers alt: 50 x 7 x (8 / 4) - 5 - 3
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 21)
Replies: 15
Views: 8894

Spoilers for Wednesday 25th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 21)

1st numbers (please delete if I'd miscopied them)

((100+10) x 8) + 50 + 5 - 6
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 13th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 13)
Replies: 5
Views: 2784

Spoilers for Friday 13th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 13)

1st numbers alt : (75 x 10) + 100 + 5 -7
2nd numbers alt: (75 + 4) x (5 + 3)
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
Replies: 390
Views: 221174

Re: Countdown Lookalikes?

Claire Conway (June 11) has an uncanny resemblance to a younger Karen Gillan.
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri May 25, 2018 2:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for 25th May 2018
Replies: 8
Views: 5218

Re: Spoilers for 25th May 2018

1st numbers alt: (((25 - 1) x 10) x (7 - 3)) + 9

Last letters game : TRIPLOID
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/triploid

4th numbers alt: (50 + 10 - 3) x 5
by Mark Kudlowski
Fri May 18, 2018 1:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for 18th May 2018
Replies: 7
Views: 4315

Re: Spoilers for 18th May 2018

1st numbers alt :
(50 + (2 x 9) - 1) x (10 + 1)
by Mark Kudlowski
Wed May 09, 2018 1:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 9th May 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 86)
Replies: 2
Views: 1883

Spoilers for Wednesday 9th May 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 86)

3rd numbers alt:

((75 - 10) x 7) + 1 + 1