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- Sat Oct 24, 2020 3:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Re: Ticket #5803: ZoomDown - evidence of potential cheating
- Replies: 72
- Views: 25825
Re: Re: Ticket #5803: ZoomDown - evidence of potential cheating
Hi all, *Most* people want to draw a line under this. However, as is evident in the show's number of episodes to date, and the continuous positive feedback it's received, nobody wants ZoomDown as a show to suffer. A lot of individuals have been hurt by the fallout over this and I hope it's clear tha...
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:14 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Paradox: A logic puzzle
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4686
Re: Paradox: A logic puzzle
I think I've cracked it. That was good fun! Once you realise a couple of important tricks it falls into place quite beautifully.
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unusual Fears/Phobias
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8241
Re: Unusual Fears/Phobias
No wonder you can't get any sleep, I'd personally choose not to live in Oldham if human-sacrifice-appeased giant crane flies dwelled amongst you.
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:40 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: A Non-Apterous Variant for you During the Downtime - Fusion
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2667
Re: A Non-Apterous Variant for you During the Downtime - Fusion
R1: Q T A R U M I ER R2: N E M A D A K ID R3: 100 75 450 25 3 -> 632 R4: E K T T S E J ET R5: N A P I D E S EM R6: 25 2 96 1 10 -> 552 R7: D R N H A O A OR R8: P I L O T I S OA R9: 100 75 50 25 88 -> 169 R10: F S C E U I U RR R11: S C X L P P I IE R12: I N D J O A E DE R13: A E I O U S X RT R14: 4 7...
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:32 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: A Non-Apterous Variant for you During the Downtime - Fusion
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2667
A Non-Apterous Variant for you During the Downtime - Fusion
Afternoon, Whilst Charlie continues to conduct maintenance on Apterous (thanks Charlie, we really are grateful for the amount work you put into it!), I was digging into my old documents from years ago and found and old variant that was trialled over a group call, but never saw the light of day after...
- Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774508
Re: Ask Graeme?
1) What series has the lowest total of the top 8 seeds' points going into the finals?
2) What's the fewest number of centuries observed in a series? (In the 15R era, obvs)
2) What's the fewest number of centuries observed in a series? (In the 15R era, obvs)
- Sun May 10, 2020 12:02 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous brown? [GENERAL DISCUSSION THREAD]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4914
Re: Is Apterous brown? [GENERAL DISCUSSION THREAD]
I realise seeing this probably infuriates Charlie, but I feel like I can offer a useless addition to the thread nonetheless. So each letter for me has a certain quantity of opaqueness, and some colour etc. I'm not entirely sure how much of it is either cognitive or associative (I'm much more incline...
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:10 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
- Replies: 503
- Views: 161079
Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Keep spouting shit on social media and here to keep my spirits up. Also I have been canvassing people who had Coronavirus symptoms in December or early January as I'm convinced I had it before it was officially out there. Chances are you could have done. I know of two people at uni who had it in la...
- Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Introducing: the Focal Talk podcast (episode 1 out now)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4132
Re: Introducing: the Focal Talk podcast (episode 1 out now)
Honestly, I don't think the downcast has much of a brand name tied to it, yes it's a play on words but it doesn't imply it's official. I quite like it actually.
- Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4429
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)
Bit late to the party but SALPICON in round 10.
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 11:03 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 155833
Re: Countdowners in the news
Am I being stupid but surely what he's just described is the same problem, rather than the opposite problem? If he's saying that there's not enough 'thick people' on the 100k drop anymore, and then complains the standard on Countdown is too high.
- Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Tory Leadership
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12630
Re: Tory Leadership
Thomas Cappleman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:10 pmAre you just sad that your uncle Matt had to pull out of the race?Ashton Hancock wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:24 am I am not a Tory supporter. All the contenders are total idiots.
- Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Tory Leadership
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12630
Re: Tory Leadership
Obviously they're all Tories, but quite a few non-Tories seem to prefer Rory Stewart. He got something like 70% in a poll on The Last Leg the other night (which is likely almost all non-Tories). I've heard him in interviews in the past parroting government rhetoric, so I don't think he's some massi...
- Tue May 21, 2019 12:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 94102
Re: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
Found the forum troll.
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday December 12th 2013 (S69 QF1)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12041
Re: Spoilers for Thursday December 12th 2013 (S69 QF1)
((9x8x6)+1+1)/2=167 for R9 - pretty chuffed with that! Though well done Dylan for ending my 179 show winning streak against the TV :P. Very well done both today, absolutely insane standard! Shame to see you go Gemma but good luck for 2014 onwards :) I know I'm several years late to this, but I did ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:53 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
- Replies: 222
- Views: 181693
Re: Classic Aptochat moments
2019-04-30 23:37:08 Matt Hamer: I once declared the word VADUZ (in German) whilst playing from a small town 4 km away from Vaduz. 2019-04-30 23:37:20 Jonathan Wynn: wow, that's a much better fact than mine haha 2019-04-30 23:37:23 Graeme Cole is playing today's Daily Duel. 2019-04-30 23:37:27 Paul J...
- Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Celebrations - a ranking
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19848
Re: Celebrations - a ranking
31 responses (none as of the last few days, I advertised it to two groups of people, one being this forum) The key points are that 51.6% think Bounty is the worst, any other Bounty votes are usually either 7th or first, it's a divisive subject. The same can nearly be said for Maltesers, albeit with ...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Celebrations - a ranking
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19848
Celebrations - a ranking
You're all an opinionated bunch and I'm bored during the study break, so help settle a debate would you?
https://goo.gl/forms/TwqbOYP07sEIYpZH2
Edit: It's also been so long since I last posted I still have my old pseudonym, interesting..
https://goo.gl/forms/TwqbOYP07sEIYpZH2
Edit: It's also been so long since I last posted I still have my old pseudonym, interesting..
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIV- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2018
- Replies: 38
- Views: 50770
Re: COLIN XIV- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2018
Would anyone be driving up past, or nearish to Scawby (North Lincolnshire) after the event? I can get there but would need a lift back (Driving distance to Scawby is 30 minutes maximum)
- Sun Dec 25, 2016 11:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who would be the biggest deaths?
- Replies: 236
- Views: 54884
Re: Who would be the biggest deaths?
I guess he's never going to dance again...
Re: GeoGussr
There was a location in Macau that I got given once, having had it a short while earlier. Got it within 4 metres and I hardly ever play it now as I know I'll never beat that (albeit knowing the answer already having seen it before doesn't take as much skill)
- Mon Aug 01, 2016 4:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 774
- Views: 685677
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Interestingly, the most most blatant sounding pieces of evidence still require citation, so I'd question those two articles. If the active weapons rule were still in place then Thor would have been disqualified in last night's programme as the axe didn't activate in one of the fights. Got to agree t...
- Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday April 11th 2016
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2464
Re: Spoilers For Monday April 11th 2016
CATEMERAN in R5? Am I spelling it right?
Edit: No. Oops.
Edit: No. Oops.
- Sun Dec 20, 2015 11:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Learning foreign languages
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2353
Re: Learning foreign languages
I could probably hold a short conversation in Spanish, although due to not really studying it anymore that's likely to not be a possibility for me in the near future...
- Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774508
Re: Ask Graeme?
Hi Graeme,
What are the highest numbers of maxes achieved by players who've lost their first game? (totally not trying to find comfort in my loss or anything )
What are the highest numbers of maxes achieved by players who've lost their first game? (totally not trying to find comfort in my loss or anything )
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 6:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 8th 2015 (S73 P68)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 15101
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 8th 2015 (S73 P68)
It isn't, generally. At least not to the challenger - it's obscured by a massive studio camera.Jon Corby wrote:This obviously also requires the conundrum board itself not being visible to the contestants.
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 8th 2015 (S73 P68)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 15101
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 8th 2015 (S73 P68)
Just going to say that the blog post that Kris wrote is exaggerated/embellished slightly - notably the bits beforehand before the game and shortly after - my monitor hadn't necessarily 'blanked' but rather nothing had shown when John buzzed. There's nothing against this though so it's not worth rea...
- Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491220
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Although I know no-one to do this (including myself) I find it quite interesting that not more do, www. isn't an abbreviation verbally, it's 9 syllables compared to the 3 when you say world wide web.Mark Deeks wrote:People who say "world wide web".
- Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 8th 2015 (S73 P68)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 15101
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 8th 2015 (S73 P68)
Cheers guys for the comments and commiserations :) Chickening MAGNESIA in R1 proved costly D: Just going to say that the blog post that Kris wrote is exaggerated/embellished slightly - notably the bits beforehand before the game and shortly after - my monitor hadn't necessarily 'blanked' but rather ...
- Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487910
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
I dreamt that I was walking through my local branch of Sports Direct getting cheap clothing only to find that the Series 73 final between Jonathan Wynn and Anthony Endsor, or Callum is going on (they were both playing, but it might have been Callum as they were both calling out suggestions, for some...
- Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 24th 2015 (S72 P53)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3247
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 24th 2015 (S72 P53)
Lost with a score of 126 when playing along. Very well played Tom!
VALUTA in the GUAVA round.
VALUTA in the GUAVA round.
- Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 23rd 2015
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4293
Re: Spoilers For Monday March 23rd 2015
The record's already been beaten.Andy McGurn wrote:I thought Connor had a genuine chance of beating Christine Buffrey's record at one point
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 8:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491220
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Ian Volante wrote:People who can't complete a list.
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491220
Re: People you shouldn't trust
I think these should all be turned into one long list, and we should see who the least trustworthy person on here is. At your wish :P More-or-less all suggestions grouped... I fit about 3 or 4? People who like swimming People who eat yoghurt Men who wear really long pointy shoes that are much longe...
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 3:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Patricia Pay RIP
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6343
Re: Patricia Pay RIP
This is awful. RIP.
My condolences to all her friends and family.
My condolences to all her friends and family.
- Thu Jan 29, 2015 5:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 29th 2015 (S72 P19)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4763
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 29th 2015 (S72 P19)
Nice to see Robbo at the end there.
DEUTERON in whatever round featured NATURED/DENATURE.
DEUTERON in whatever round featured NATURED/DENATURE.
- Thu Dec 25, 2014 6:10 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous/Scrabble player Mikki Nicholson RIP
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5576
Re: Apterous/Scrabble player Mikki Nicholson RIP
This is awful. RIP.
- Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 19th 2014
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7720
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 19th 2014
Did Rachel just use George's former apterous pseudonym?
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 4:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 28th 2014 (S71 P96)
- Replies: 60
- Views: 11156
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 28th 2014 (S71 P96)
Is it just me, but does Antoinette's hairstyle make her look far older, than she probably really is? She is certainly a formidable opponent and should comfortably make the QF's (barring an upset). Nah it's just you. Did anyone else think that the applause after R12 was a bit odd? Was something cut ...
- Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 262759
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Am I the only one who thinks Ciaran McCarthy looks a bit like Angel Di Maria?
- Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 4th 2014 (S71 P40)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5829
Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 4th 2014 (S71 P40)
Did I ever mock you? I just said that due to you being no.1 in the world then it's surprising to not have seen you on countdown. I'd imagine you'd put on quite a performance.Steven M. McCann wrote: You may mock my TOUCHY WORDS prowess James, but I'm still the No.1 player on the planet!
- Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 4th 2014 (S71 P40)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5829
Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 4th 2014 (S71 P40)
Ah right.Steven M. McCann wrote:That was the point I was making, James.
David was playing so poorly, he may have went for CHIMPANZEE not realizing there was no N, plus it was a 10!
Plus, following your Touchy Words prowess, why haven't you applied, as Graeme says?
- Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XI- Countdown in Lincoln, 24-25 January 2015
- Replies: 133
- Views: 37677
- Thu Sep 04, 2014 5:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 4th 2014 (S71 P40)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5829
Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 4th 2014 (S71 P40)
Anyone catching David for the first time today, will be wondering how on earth did this guy manage to win 7 in a row, he was so bad today I was half expecting him to declare 9...... CHIMPANZEE in the final letters game! CHIMPANZEE is a 10, with there being no N in the selection. OVIFORM in the IMPR...
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 5:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 25th 2014
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7544
Re: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 25th 2014
Well that was..... different.
ABALONE as an alternative in whatever round GALJOEN was in.
ABALONE as an alternative in whatever round GALJOEN was in.
- Sat Aug 09, 2014 1:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487910
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
For reasons I don't know I'm about to perform a piano piece in front of my school year. The piece that I'm about to do is announced by my head of year as being remarkably complex, which is welcomed by the audience with raucous applause (which is incredibly unrealistic). However, halfway through the ...
- Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:43 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
- Views: 175107
Re: You Are The Ref
This is an interesting topic to think about, so cheers for conjuring these up: 1. It's the same combination of letters, which really is what counts in countdown rather than the pronounciation itself, so, like Jack, I wouldn't hesitate to disallow C2's offering. 2. It would generally seem a bit odd i...
- Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday July 24th 2014 (S71 P17)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4865
Re: Spoilers for Thursday July 24th 2014 (S71 P17)
Tricia, love, the '50s called. They said they finished 55 years ago. What the hell are you trying to achieve? Not only as Callum pointed out that it's arithmatically incorrect, but what why do you mention the 1950's? Do you think she should stay in the '50s? That's harsh and somewhat doesn't comply...
- Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoStAl 2014 Recaps
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4517
Re: CoStAl 2014 Recaps
Callum Todd wrote:Round 6: 25, 75, 50, 10, 6, 8. Target: 772.
Callum Todd: 772. The standard method (10)
Callum Pickering: 772. The standard method (10)
Score: 40–40 (max 47)
Nothing more needs to be said.
- Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoStAl 2014 Recaps
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4517
Re: CoStAl 2014 Recaps
Countdown in St. Albans recap for Saturday 12 July 2014. Heat 2: C1: Challenger Rob Foster. C2: Challenger James Roper. DC: James Robinson and Jeff Clayton. OP: Other participant. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: M I T A S O R I S R02: F G O E T S E T O R03: 25, 8, 1, 4, 7, 5. Target: 999. R04: F ...
- Mon Jul 14, 2014 5:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoStAl - Countdown in St. Albans - Saturday 12th July 2014
- Replies: 104
- Views: 40837
Re: CoStAl - Countdown in St. Albans - Saturday 12th July 20
Absolutely fantastic day and a great event that was run excellently. Many thanks to James, Jeff and Rob.
- Wed Jun 04, 2014 6:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday June 4th 2014 (S70 P95)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3353
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday June 4th 2014 (S70 P95)
He did what I was hoping nobody would until I went on but no, although it exposes a flaw.Gavin Chipper wrote:szodiac wrote:Did Pad (the challenger) find a flaw in the conundrum?
Having declared INCORRECT and the solve was shown as INCORRECT (like they normally have done) would he have got the points for being correct?
- Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491220
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Anyone who believes in any God(s). You've offended a fair few on here already Dave, so let's not take this any further. Mkay? Really? I thought we'd got vaguely thick-skinned around here. Not to mention being a bunch of godless heathens. That's true, however religion's always going to be something ...
- Sat May 31, 2014 1:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491220
Re: People you shouldn't trust
You've offended a fair few on here already Dave, so let's not take this any further. Mkay?Dave Preece wrote:Anyone who believes in any God(s).
- Tue May 20, 2014 9:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55659
Re: Guess who...
Michael Douglas?
Edit: No, wait, I've missed a couple of things.
Edit: No, wait, I've missed a couple of things.
- Thu May 08, 2014 9:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoStAl - Countdown in St. Albans - Saturday 12th July 2014
- Replies: 104
- Views: 40837
Re: CoStAl - Countdown in St. Albans - Saturday 12th July 20
Hopefully I'll be paying my entry sometime this weekend.
- Mon Apr 28, 2014 6:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: FAO Tony Atkins
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1771
Re: FAO Tony Atkins
+1Gavin Chipper wrote:So, er, what actually is the standard method?
- Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 23rd 2014 (S70 P72)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2311
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 23rd 2014 (S70 P72)
OESTRONE in R5, SAGAMORE as a beater in R7 (Or 8, but I think 7)
- Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 9th 2014
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2566
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 9th 2014
XD guess I should've worded that one better.Jon Corby wrote:Why, were there rumours he had lost his face?James S Roper wrote:My mum used to know Peter, hadn't seen him in around 5 years so was surprised when she saw his face on there!
- Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 9th 2014
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2566
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 9th 2014
My mum used to know Peter, hadn't seen him in around 5 years so was surprised when she saw his face on there!