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Happily stand by the decision to time him out.
Once the clock is over, it's over - and he stretched things a little too far.
I wasn't Colin's decision, he's told by the producer.

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Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:52 pm Great conundrum, well done Damian.

That's very kind - thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it - and to everyone, thank you again for your support for the show.
Roll on 2024. It's already looking pretty good - and not a badge in sight...

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Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:44 pm I didn't like that there were a lot of "safe" numbers picking.

Easy to say when you're the Countdown boss of numbers. Unsurpassed but you still owe me £20

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Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:38 pm I see the habit of spotting nines and making cons out of them really works.

It's an affliction, not a habit.

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Feeling quite pleased with myself for WHITHER and SOCIOLECT. Not that I'd ever heard of the word. Most of the current run seem to involve finding a suffix/prefix and seeing if the remaining letters can be made into a plausible prefix/suffix. I'd be interested to know how they actually found them al...

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The host could at least wear a suit for the occasion. And why is the guest wearing… a dressing down?! Is a 'dressing down' a gown made from duck feathers? And why should the host wear a suit when it isn't 1980 any more? Really Philip. I think Ahmed’s being found out here. Not over yet though. Found...

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Thanks everyone

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There is a huge iceberg coming down the road in this situation, which is when Damian stops producing it - they’d better have a successor in place, or else it’ll suffer the fate Doctor Who did in 1989, when it was only eventually cancelled because they couldn’t find someone to succeed John Nathan-Tu...

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I'd imagine you'd hear either way but i can't be sure, i'll find out.
In any case, after a month i'd email to chase for a progress report.

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James Robinson wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:36 pm Unless no-one reads it....

Of course somebody reads it.

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So for the benefit of everyone who applies/re-applies, can you confirm what the best course of action should be if they don't receive a response to an application? Should they re-submit, contact you guys separately, etc? How long would you say to wait before doing this? Info is here....https://www....

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It seems weird that they wouldn't even respond to some applications. But I think a few people have said that it happened to them. The other day you 'thought' we went through players profiles when selecting conundrums. The only people we don't respond to are the ones who end up winning the series. :D

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By all means reapply - no need to write though, use the internet, it's much easier. Thanks. I did do the form online a couple of years ago but didn't get contacted back. Not sure if they're held on file for a certain period or whether I should do another one (if this is even possible?) Probably a d...

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Philip A wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 2:46 pm I wonder if they would have given STEALINGS. @Countdown Team could you confirm whether it’s valid or not, please?

We'd not allow STEALINGS, in the same way we'd not allow THIEVINGS.

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By all means reapply - no need to write though, use the internet, it's much easier.

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Well, I meant for the viewer and also the contestants, since the first two went unsolved by anyone. But fair enough - I know that you have a difficult job, and I'm just a picky person on the interent and it is a matter of opinion what makes a good conundrum. I'm not being sarcastic by the way. It's...

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Okay so i saw you had some misgivings about the conundrums used so far in that you think they're too difficult. It that just for you, or for general viewers of the show or the contestants taking part? Who are you speaking for and based on what evidence? Try to remember this is the Champion of Champi...

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L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 9:30 pm Yeah. It's become quite fun now.
I'm guessing this is precisely what CD Team were hoping for when they decided to 'share it privately' with the contestants... or "Leaky Latchford & Co", as they should now probably be dubbed!

Oh absolutely.

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Football teams are announced champions and also as relegated when the season is still in progress with games to play. UK Governments are declared winners of elections with several constituency seats still undecided. Snooker players lorded as tournament winners before the frame is officially over. Ma...

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Sorry, no. He doesn't have "more important things to be doing" than not being shit at his job. Are you yet another one of those dopes who sees Damian Eadie as an unaccountable God figure who should be allowed do whatever he pleases? Why are so many people in the CD community of that opini...

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Nov 7 - 9, broadcast from Jan 2nd to Jan 20, 2023 as things stand.
Obvs changeable given todays sad news.

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Great that you have a 'rough idea' - as i've currently got no idea.

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This is brilliant on a Sunday afternoon - snowy here in Leeds, cold outside, so what better than to read all the conspiracy stuff ? Synopsis - from memory, i think Elliott was invited for S79 but was busy with exams and the dates didn't work. EM can correct me if i'm wrong. But don't forget, the fin...

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Philip A wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 1:32 pm Error: Susie didn’t realise that FUNGATE is a verb, so erroneously omitted FUNGATED.

Also, studio lighting looks overlit and washed out – would be good to see consistency.

Would be even 'gooder' if you knew what you were talking about.

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Seen loads over the years. The clock is the most prominent one.
Seen conundrum tattoos, phrases like 'vowel please Carol' etc etc.
There was once a diehard fan who had the whole 3 minutes of Susie's Origins of Words tattooed onto her labia. She's since educated a lot of men.

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Carl Harrison wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 9:59 pm
Countdown Team wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 9:44 pm Not happening.
Ooh that’s a shame. Not happening in January, or not ever happening? Maybe next year instead or combined with a 40BC event, or is this completely off the table for now? Would be a real shame if CoC isn’t going to return again.

Not happening in January.

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I thought this was a bit weird. You'd Pasha and Maven to make the presentation if she didn't see them for months on end. It would have been more logical for it to be someone connected to the show (the presenter or an ex-presenter), or maybe even another Man Utd player (after Ryan Giggs previously)....

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Thanks for that, Rhys. 'Straightwashing' is a new one on me. I do know, having grown up in Blackpool, that the 'pink pound' (a term used by the gay community, not me), wasn't enough to keep many of the gay bars and clubs open (Funny Girls etc), and they were heavily reliant on straight people splash...

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Not happening.

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She also says Damian takes them out to Canal Street on Fridays. (*grumbles about straight people invading gay bars*) Damian here - out of curiosity, what exactly is a 'gay bar'? How is going into one classed as 'invading'? Is it a bar exclusively for gays? If so, then that's surely reverse homophob...

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L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:00 pm
I'm still not a fan, and suspect wokies like Rachel and Damian don't much care for her either

Care to expand on the wokies stuff? What on earth are you on about?

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@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..." whereas she normally begins...

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Jump-cut edits?
There's nothing wrong with it. The camera stays on RR all the time when she gives her answer.
Feel free to elaborate.....

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Well said Jono.
This first week was done in one day, so Rome wasn't entirely built.
Anne is progressing fantastically well and we're delighted with it.

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Okay Anne, let's play Blockbusters, and start the microwave.
Sorted.

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Re opening titles: I actually asked the producer about this, but he said they won’t get new titles because they cost quite a bit of money to make. Countdown really are cutting costs now. Remind me never to answer one of your questions again. In fact, you don't need to remind me. Yes they cost £££££...

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Never seen a show before that has opening credits.
Did you mean opening titles?
Not easy to get things done when most people work from home in a pandemic on a £200 HP laptop. Still...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:38 pm And the other thing I meant to say - does Colin use autocue and Nick solely rely on cards?

Nick uses cue cards, Colin doesn't have autocue.

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Well done to both players, and congrats to Luke for winning our longest series ever.
Worthy winner and excellent standard. Hope you all enjoy the 3 Xmas Specials next week.
Cheers from all of us at the show and Merry Xmas to you all.

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Great post.

Take your wish list as granted. But then, run the show.
12 hours, costume, makeup, scripts, sound, lighting, teasers, conundrums, scoring, DC guests content, set problems, 8 cameras, all done as live.
Then resign.

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The final of Series 82 airs on Fri Dec 18 - but C4 have asked for 3 shows on Mon Dec 21 to Wed Dec 23, so we're thinking of doing 3 stand-alone specials.
Filming on Mon Nov 9.
Interested parties please leave word here.
Thanks
D

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Hate to be a killjoy, but she asked me (DE) what your surname was and i said Pryn.

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I have had some, but some of it sounds very confusing to me, so I’d rather not say, as I don’t have first-hand knowledge. But you happily posted on here that we didn't have a format, according to your 'sources'....and now you concede you don't have first-hand knowledge.... :lol: :lol: I’m just rela...

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Well, I’ll leave that until the broadcast, since I missed going to the recordings, cos of the stupid trains, I don’t have first hand knowledge of it, so some of it will be new to me too. Whatever happened to your insider knowledge? :roll: I have had some, but some of it sounds very confusing to me,...

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Yes, Nick is still the host, but I've understood there will be some tweaks to the regular show... :shock: :o 8-) Cool! Such as? Well, I’ll leave that until the broadcast, since I missed going to the recordings, cos of the stupid trains, I don’t have first hand knowledge of it, so some of it will be...

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Of course the format has been finalised.

Players are.......

Sabrina Grant
Anna Richardson
Charlie Higson
Rufus Hound
Stuart Maconie
James O'Brien
Christine Ohuruogu
Colin Murray
Jay Rayner
Jo Brand
Chris Packham
Charlotte Hawkins

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Ok... if they are gonna feature CD present / former staff members (and they SHOULD!!! :mrgreen: ) then we've got to have Susie vs Rachel... or if they wanted to do teams I think Susie & Jeff Stelling vs Rachel & Nick could make for a close contest. Great idea - all you need now is someone t...

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It's Celebrity Countdown, nothing to do with Cats.

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Weird, most definitely.

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L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:17 pm I suspect Damian would relish the prospect of one of the old guard -from Conor, Kirk and Charlie's vintage- taking 1000's cherry.

Based on what exactly, other than your own imagination?

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Carl, we can happily send you a digital file of your show(s) once they have aired.

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All done - fantastic effort from everyone involved, sterling work by the team on the production staff, and the guy with no zeal who needs replacing, worked his nuts off to help make some fabulous telly.

Over and out x

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Bless you, Noel.

Thanks for giving up your time to come and be part of the show. As Rachel rightly said, the best 4 large numbers player there has been. I wish you great success with everything you do and take good care of yourself mate. All the best again.

DE

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Well, 2 days out of 3 into the filming and it's been fab so far.

Thanks everyone for your comments. They'll all be taken on board.

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We tell her as soon as we know it's impossible. Usually within 15 seconds or so.

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We tell Rachel if the game is impossible. She'll say 'leave it with me Nick' when it's possible, but when it's impossible we let her know straight away to save draining the batteries of her mind. No point her doing her brains in on a game that can't be solved. We introduced this 'impossible' advice ...

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Not having email addresses and mobile numbers for contestants who last appeared in the mid-90s doesn't constitute a lack of effort from the production team. Most of our data was obsolete, but we contacted whoever we were able to get hold of at the time. Believe it or not, people moved house in that ...

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I don't think people were invited as such. I think they had to put their names forward. This ended up largely being people from the online Countdown community and the Scrabble community because they were the easiest groups to reach in the short amount of time available. I think it would have been n...

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So if it doesn't make sense, does that mean that -er and -est is decided on a whim by Susie? It seems so. It's also invalid on Apterous, which surprises me, since you'd expect Apterous to more rigidly follow the rules For the avoidance of doubt in future shows, we've decided from now on that ALL 1-...

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No idea what the issue was, suffice to say someone noticed it but the target repetitions will continue for a while yet, as we've recorded quite far ahead. It's of little consequence in reality, the 6 numbers picked out vary so much, but yeah, a strange one.

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