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by Matthew Brockwell
Tue Sep 13, 2022 7:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
Replies: 390
Views: 222041

Re: Countdown Lookalikes?

Callum Todd breaks into the American Christian film market, with a #7 hit last weekend:

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by Matthew Brockwell
Thu Jun 23, 2022 4:10 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: The COLIN Google Earth Scavenger Hunt
Replies: 3
Views: 1680

Re: The COLIN Google Earth Scavenger Hunt

I enjoyed this a lot, thank you Ben. I particularly liked how you could work out the harder rounds by interpolation. I spent a lot longer that expected trying to find the sign in R7 even though the site was obvious to me. I too scored 111- and rather suspect I dropped points in the same round(s) as ...
by Matthew Brockwell
Sat Nov 07, 2015 8:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For S22 P56 (repeated on Wednesday 21st October 2015)
Replies: 5
Views: 2209

Re: Spoilers For S22 P56 (repeated on Wednesday 21st October 2015)

Martin Jarvis went on to play Harvey Freeman in EastEnders- which is an interesting Countdown coincidence.
by Matthew Brockwell
Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 11th 2014
Replies: 16
Views: 3085

Re: Spoilers For Monday August 11th 2014

TOLEWARE isn't listed as a mass noun (although the usages seem to suggest it may be one), so I guess TOLEWARES is valid.
by Matthew Brockwell
Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 21st 2013
Replies: 20
Views: 3753

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 21st 2013

Is Bradley an apterite under a psuedonym or one of the best non-apterites in recent memory? I'm not sure. I have an inkling that it's Matthew Brockwell, however correct me if I'm wrong. To end the speculation, I can confirm that Matthew Brockwell is my real name, and so is not anyone playing under ...
by Matthew Brockwell
Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday September 27th 2013
Replies: 6
Views: 1694

Re: Spoilers for Friday September 27th 2013

R6: ((3+9)x6-1)x10-3=707
by Matthew Brockwell
Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:15 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 12th 2013 (S69 P47)
Replies: 10
Views: 2382

Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 12th 2013 (S69 P47)

OOSPHERE for a beater in the HOOPERS round.
by Matthew Brockwell
Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 9th 2013
Replies: 21
Views: 5133

Re: Spoilers For Monday September 9th 2013

STOMPIEST was available in R13. Well played today Jen, unlucky on missing out on the high score opportunity.
by Matthew Brockwell
Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:01 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Countdown puzzles
Replies: 38
Views: 11066

Re: Countdown puzzles

Gavin Chipper wrote:What's the best 4-large selection in terms of the most solvable targets? (I don't know the answer)
Charlie carried out some useful analysis of 4 large a while back here, which shows that 8 and 9 are the best pair, and answers many other questions you may have.
by Matthew Brockwell
Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:29 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
Replies: 604
Views: 308603

Re: Is Apterous down?

You are not the only one Marcus, I am still unable to get in too.