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Jennifer Steadman

It would be good to see a C of C again but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't going to happen. Surely now it must be at the point where if they were going to have a 16 player tournament some players who would have made any other C of C would have to miss out. Maybe do something like have 12 playe...

Jennifer Steadman

Well excited about this. Due to my poverty/stinginess (delete where necessary) and cheap trains only being in the early afternoon, I will be hanging around like a massive larry from 3 on the Friday with a 5 hour wait until my companions turn up :( if anyone has nothing better to do that day and want...

Jennifer Steadman

Great final! Jo laying off the 'making up a word every round' schtick (it's entertaining in moderation), a mention for ROYAL Tunbridge Wells, and a fun conundrum guess (also liked Tracey's jazz hands as time was up) all added up to a thoroughly enjoyable game. The wait for a female champ goes on, al...

Jennifer Steadman

Great showing, Tracey!

James Robinson wrote:Afterwards, I came straight over to her to congratulate her... and I could feel the relief that was going through her

Kinky

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Darren Bent is currently trending on Twitter. I hope this is a prophecy of many darrenic selections to come...

Jennifer Steadman

Maybe we could write a letter to Channel 4 from the Countdown collective, telling them to focus more on Countdown than comedy. I doubt this is the majority view of the Countdown collective, and even if it is, the Countdown collective is certainly not the majority of the Catsdown audience. Absolutel...

Jennifer Steadman

Might come and spec for a bit before I go and see Queen Taytay.

Jennifer Steadman

Nice surprise to see Ciaran's cheeky little face in the audience.

Jennifer Steadman

Not got 836, but 835 was 9*9*(7 + 2 + 1) + 25.

Jennifer Steadman

Gavin Chipper wrote:
Jennifer Steadman wrote:
Tony Atkins wrote:Obscure 8 available in the POLENTA+MT round.
Got this #boom
You can tell us!

PALMETTO. Plural was one of Dylan's 9 misses in his octorun, in the classic MATE LOTS round.

Jennifer Steadman

Tony Atkins wrote:Obscure 8 available in the POLENTA+MT round.

Got this #boom

ISOMERIC in round 8(?)

Jennifer Steadman

As long as no one makes me drink Guinness and I can make casually racist comments about potatoes all day, this would be dead on.

Jennifer Steadman

I have notice the people banging on about PR,AV and STV, have piped down. Especially when the realise that UKIP would have around 40 MPs. Really? I've been hearing more talk of it than ever. And rightly so. Aye, maybe it's primarily an age group thing though? Found that most people I know who are c...

Jennifer Steadman

Goodness me Graham, even a broken clock is right twice a day, better stick to what your best at eh. Bit rich to suggest Graeme is wrong when you can't even be arsed to spell his name correctly despite it being right there on the screen. Besides, I'm more inclined to trust someone who can support th...

Jennifer Steadman

Marc Meakin wrote:Well done Gevin for posting this as I have been wanting this for ages

Gevin?

Jennifer Steadman

Gwaaaaan #TeamGevin

Feel free to post your reasons why below.

As of 12:28pm I am undecided, but I am going to vote!

Jennifer Steadman

Following Richard Brittain's attempt at a Co-lympics , it seemed that there was an appetite for an athletics-based event ...PARKRUN! They are really easy to register for - you register just once ever and print off a bar code, which you can then take to any Parkrun event across the UK ...PARKRUN! Br...

Jennifer Steadman

Has everyone seen and appreciated the '#milifandom'? Easily the most entertaining thing to happen so far in the election (followed by "hell yeah, I'm tough" and the Grant Shapps thing - if true). Who's starting the Gevin fandom?

Jennifer Steadman

On a different note - if the Tories end up forming the next government, they've promised an EU referendum. What does everyone think will happen in the event of this? I think it's in our best interests to remain in the EU (in an increasingly globalised world, how can it make sense to isolate ourselve...

Jennifer Steadman

I thought Sturgeon did best overall, Wood and Bennett both did alright It's interesting that this was the general consensus for those not voting along party lines; is it just that female politicians seem more sympathetic, or that people are sick of grey men staying the same things, or is it that fe...

Jennifer Steadman

Maybe it was a bit easier for them as they weren't under so much direct attack Yeah, agreed. Probably also the reason why Clegg bossed the 2010 debates. she did pick up Sturgeon quite well at one point about the EU being not just an economic thing, but about human beings (something like that anyway...

Jennifer Steadman

Rachel's dress is absolutely gorgeous. #FashionWatch2k15

Jennifer Steadman

Seriously torn about this election. I find politics utterly fascinating - it's like following a ridiculous reality TV show - but only when divorced from the reality of what it means for me, my friends and my age-group more generally. As such I'll probably all-nighter the election night coverage and ...

Jennifer Steadman

There was an 8 in R13.

Jennifer Steadman

Can someone do my recap slot for the next 2 months please - RSI is back so not meant to type outside of work where possible (no Apto for me for a while

) and travelling for a bit next month too so won't be available then. Will take over again from May 5th.

Jennifer Steadman

Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 February 2015. Today is a special day. Because today we're not playing Countdown... we're playing Nwodtnuoc. http://i.imgur.com/scqWeFR.jpg Why, you may ask? Well, because today's challenger is Jordan Barker, or The Player Formerly Known As Nadroj Rekrab. For those of ...

Jennifer Steadman

Countdown recap for Tuesday 17 February 2015. https://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maddkaxPBt1r67is2o1_500.gif Another Tuesday, another Jencap about dashing Irishman, Apterite and potential octochamp Kevin Steede. Not that I'm complaining about getting to recap about his lovely smile and sparkling ey...

Jennifer Steadman

Countdown recap for Tuesday 10 February 2015. https://38.media.tumblr.com/8f59da48bddb696031ca3acab6dff97c/tumblr_miwi4lv4wT1qgo54to8_250.gif A new week, a new slightly late Tuesday recap as I prioritised watching the Angels try their hardest to get relegated AGAIN last night instead of sorting thi...

Jennifer Steadman

Dreamt last night that I was being arrested for murder. I don't know who I murdered but I remember that it was heinously bloody and violent, and that my accomplice was Callum 'Bundy' Todd. Neither of us felt any remorse for the murder - just the fact we'd been caught and wouldn't get invited to CoC.

Jennifer Steadman

Countdown recap for Tuesday 3 February 2015. It's been an action-packed but mixed last week for Countdown femmes - my last recap's champ Tracey Mills triumphantly retires for finals as both an octochamp and #1 seed, some female ex-player starred in a forthcoming episode of Catsdown, and in sadder ne...

Jennifer Steadman

RIP Tricia

A great player whose talents deserved to be showcased further in finals. Condolences to family/friends.

Jennifer Steadman

Countdown recap for Tuesday 27 January 2015. So CoLin is over for another year, and we're all back to normal for another 11 months, pondering deep questions such as... https://31.media.tumblr.com/8a96fb3d4e6cc3182c24707a2b29e8fb/tumblr_inline_mx580hEPUM1qih9gi.gif (...not to mention "How much ...

Jennifer Steadman

The challenger was brilliant TV, her conundrum buzz properly cracked me up

Jennifer Steadman

Not sure if the 7 beater would be valid - it's listed as a derivative of FACET, but has a note to say it can only be used 'in combination', so it's really more like -FACETED. Is there anything in the rules that specifies whether combination words are valid or not? Apterous allows it. Alt to ZENITHS...

Jennifer Steadman

A few alts about so far (eg OCTUPLE+T), but just one 7 beater available for R8 (DEFEAT+COM). Not sure if the 7 beater would be valid - it's listed as a derivative of FACET, but has a note to say it can only be used 'in combination', so it's really more like -FACETED. Is there anything in the rules ...

Jennifer Steadman

Countdown recap for Thursday 22 January 2015. Aptochat favourite Tracey Mills got her second bite of the Countdown cherry off to an exciting start yesterday after overhauling a 22-point deficit in the last 4 rounds to beat Neil Stephenson by 21 points. Unfortunately, with the most important weekend ...

Jennifer Steadman

FAO Gevin, RE your new list of invitees: assuming you are definitely going on TV form alone, why would you pick Barnard over George? There's no doubting that Barnard has the ability to win COC based on his Apterous performance these days, but in TV-related terms (which, as we agree, should be the on...

Jennifer Steadman

The ref thinks Salvador is a bloomin' eejit for applying right before he needs to move back home. I imagine B would probably be acceptable though, C definitely not as you can't assume someone's DEFINITELY going to win a game.

Jennifer Steadman

Outstanding comeback from the Apto legend that is Tracey Mills. Feel really bad for Neil though, he must've thought he was guaranteed a crucial at least

Jennifer Steadman

ODO says it can be pluralised, it's just pronounced the same as the singular.

Jennifer Steadman

Countdown recap for Tuesday 13 January 2015. https://38.media.tumblr.com/f827b7678e59df1af1cb659e701e6f26/tumblr_moq3bbuNDh1rd42v1o3_250.gif It's Tuesday again! (How do they keep coming around so quickly? I'm running out of GIFs.) Andy Noden has, as expected, won 7 games to date and therefore is on...

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£61, booked in August. #winning

Jennifer Steadman

Andy's jumper is fantastic. Cracking start to #fashionwatch2015.

Jennifer Steadman

Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 January 2015. http://img-s3-01.mytextgraphics.com/sparklee/2015/01/06/bdde836b591f010a0d5b42a4db8f09c1.gif Can't be bothered with GIFs today. You'll just have to make do with Sparklee text. http://img-s3-01.mytextgraphics.com/sparklee/2015/01/06/7e9e968d764a34953f2f940...

Jennifer Steadman

Shit

RIP, Mikki.

Jennifer Steadman

Congrats both for an exciting, closely fought game - Antoinette you've been a star throughout and looked like you were loving every minute of it, and Dan you're obviously a very worthy winner - I know everyone had really high expectations for you but you've more than fulfilled them by winning the se...

Jennifer Steadman

http://img-s3-01.mytextgraphics.com/sparklee/2014/12/17/60d518ff01fa4903917cfef3378083b2.gif Congrats Dan, obviously brilliant performance and if the odds weren't already like 1/100000 on for you to win the series then they will be now :) Obviously gutted for George :cry: But going out to a max is ...

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Dan and George are both looking very dapper today. This is a very fashionable week for Countdown thus far. #fashionwatch

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 16 December 2014. With Paul Worsley, David Stanford and Tricia Pay all having been dispatched so far this finals, we're down to our last 5 contestants of the series. [artist's impression below] https://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3dc161vIq1qa5etko1_500.gif So this is not...

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Mark Kudlowski wrote:Were the two small numbers 9 and 3 ? If so, I have the solution.

Assuming I put it into the recap writer correctly, they're 9 and 7.

Jennifer Steadman

This was one of those games where you don't want anyone to lose

Well done George and well played Mark; really good-natured contest between two impressive players. I think Mark should do voiceovers for action film trailers.

The 660 is possible.

Jennifer Steadman

George's jumper has to be the best knitwear seen on the show since the 30th Birthday final.

Jennifer Steadman

Well that was unexpected. I didn't see Tricia's octorun, but read all the spoiler threads during it and looked at her games on the Wiki. Obviously the 'cheating scandal' overshadowed how she actually did, but I was really impressed by her performances and IMO she was the second strongest player in t...

Jennifer Steadman

FLORUITS in R5 Think they'd disallow floruits, Bradley. Not sure though, can't keep up. FLORUIT with the S/ED were explicitly mentioned in Countdown guidelines as being unacceptable after a barrage of angry letters from viewers during 30th BC saying it was grammatically incorrect. However FLORUITIN...

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 18th November 2014. http://img-s3-01.mytextgraphics.com/sparklee/2014/12/14/61c03f1b7d8788592cada572d7ebf180.gif #3 of the Tuesday recap catch-ups. Laurence Killen is today gunning for octochampdom, which would make him the fifth of the series so far. Can he do it? Well s...

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R1: EPIPHORA

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These are the ones that need doing, then:

9th Sept
16th Sept
23rd Sept
30th Sept
7th Oct
21st Oct
28th Oct
4th Nov
11th Nov
18th Nov - DONE
25th Nov - DONE
2nd Dec - DONE

[3/12 SO FAR]

I'll mark them off as I go along.

Jennifer Steadman

Countdown recap for Tuesday 25 November 2014. https://38.media.tumblr.com/ed85acfbc30ce79ff2f33e36772981ba/tumblr_mja27hfMI71qdlh1io1_250.gif Part 2 of the 'catch up with Tuesday recaps' series. This time the studio is full to the brim with CoEdi's favourite daughters, the Edinburgh Countdown Club, ...

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Enjoyed the irony of Antoinette declaring HAIRDO in that round

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 2 December 2014. We've got a bit of a backlog of Tuesday recaps to do from the last 3 months because Callum Bundy was too busy serial killing to get his done. So cast your mind back to last Tuesday, when Antoinette Ryan was pillaging her way through the last few prelims ...

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