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- Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3432
Re: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
I believe he turned down such an opportunity, but nevertheless Jonny Rye deserved another go. Impressive and entertaining as George Ford's Countdown career proved to be, it was basically launched by administrative error.
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:12 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 129
- Views: 27872
Re: Only Connect
Based on what has happened so far, I think it works like this:- 16 teams, so 8 games in the "heats" round. Following this we have 8 winners (1-0) and 8 losers (0-1). Next stage is the "losers" round - win this and you're at 1-1 and survive, lose and you're 0-2 and BFH as Jim Bowen would say. Then al...
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:02 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 129
- Views: 27872
Re: Only Connect
Just when I thought I had worked out how the Only Connect heats system works, it throws a complete curveball. Surely tonight's game should have been between the Dicers and the Forrests, both of whom won their opening games? What does the withdrawal of the Dragons have to do with it? The Dragons shou...
- Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3432
Re: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
A Frank Mulvey v Will D Downing special needs to happen. I only discovered this forum and the wiki as a result of wondering exactly when Downing's game had taken place, as I could still remember it so well.
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2237
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
Jon Corby?Graeme Cole wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:53 pmThe remaining one is someone obscure enough that when I saw the name I didn't immediately recognise it and had to look it up on the wiki.
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2237
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
Conor would be one of course. Allan Saldanha and Darryl Francis?
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2286
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
Just yesterday I was thinking that 146 was probably safe for ever because of the limited opportunities for all the required pieces of the jigsaw to fit together. Kudos to Nick for letting Zarte know that 150 is a new record, otherwise the loud cheering from the audience might have seemed really conf...
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 6:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 14th December 2018 (Series 79, QF 2)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1285
Re: Spoilers for Friday 14th December 2018 (Series 79, QF 2)
Rachel clearly hadn't spotted Mike's R14 solution - her voice suggested she thought he was going wrong.
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 28th November 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 109)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1048
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 28th November 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 109)
Why do so many people insist on pronouncing HOMAGE as if they are pretentious or French? It's "hommidge" ffs.
- Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:00 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 393
- Views: 77273
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Which bit do you most take issue with?
I struggle to think of any fiction that has made me cry, but for some reason Long Lost Family always manages it.
- Sat Nov 17, 2018 6:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Things normal people normally own but you don't own for some reason
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5111
Re: Things normal people normally own but you don't own for some reason
That's a 3% max rate.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:23 pmI'll have you know that I have been partner of the month twice ( in 5 years )
- Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 11000
Re: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
The one potentially valid argument against Bradman is that he only dominated one aspect of his sport - he was not outstanding as a bowler or fielder.
- Sat Oct 13, 2018 1:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Moon Landings ,fake?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2346
Re: Moon Landings ,fake?
If the moon landing was faked, why on earth (sorry) would they have taken the unnecessary risk of doing a load more faked landings over the next 3 and half years, with the corresponding increase in risk of being found out and having to involve all those extra people in the conspiracy? Once would hav...
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 7th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 52)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1024
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 52)
I hope so - a 15 to 1 Trevor Montague type scandal would be fun.
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Lunch at Breakfast time
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1588
Re: Lunch at Breakfast time
Time spent having breakfast is time that could have been spent staying in bed a bit longer instead.
I never feel hungry first thing anyway, though if someone mentions food to me quite early on in the day then it can make me peckish. Otherwise I can get to about half past 1 without needing food.
I never feel hungry first thing anyway, though if someone mentions food to me quite early on in the day then it can make me peckish. Otherwise I can get to about half past 1 without needing food.
- Wed Aug 22, 2018 7:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: incoherency solver
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3453
Re: incoherency solver
I've just checked and it actually seems you are now right, it does give more than one solution. However I am certain this never used to be the case. Correct, the main thing that converted me to the crossword tools number solver was that the incoherency one only used to return a single solution. The...
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: C of C Draw......
- Replies: 105
- Views: 18921
Re: C of C Draw......
Nah, it will only offend 15 people. Anyway I didn't exactly put an enormous amount of thought into it, just looked at the basic stats, and tweaked them a little bit to allow for dictionary updates and progress in their series finals. Wouldn't have bothered at all if it hadn't been for the outcry abo...
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 7:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: C of C Draw......
- Replies: 105
- Views: 18921
Re: C of C Draw......
He seems the most likely - he got about 83 maxes in his octorun, nobody else in his half of the draw reached 70. But anything can happen.
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 4:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: C of C Draw......
- Replies: 105
- Views: 18921
Re: C of C Draw......
Based on points and max rates he would have to be the betting favourite from that half of the draw, although those particular metrics are slightly distorted when comparing players across this range of series due to dictionary updates that boost available points but make maxes harder to achieve. I ha...
- Sat Aug 04, 2018 10:13 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why don't you like basketball?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 8281
Re: Why don't you like basketball?
In common with others, too much scoring is the reason I have never got into basketball. Football on the other hand goes too far in the other direction. I think American Football and rugby have got it about right.
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 5:12 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Change one letter of a film title to make a funny one
- Replies: 63
- Views: 13595
Re: Change one letter of a film title to make a funny one
Sad day for the Cut.
- Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 16)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10639
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 16)
Repulsive?Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:41 pmIf a cheese can have a goaty flavour, how do you refer to a cheese that is a bit more so?
- Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COC timeline
- Replies: 57
- Views: 18603
Re: COC timeline
16-ish times world darts champion. Having said that, you were probably referring to the BDO darts championship, so maybe Zarte does have a fair shout after all.
- Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 17th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 15)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1683
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 17th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 15)
I'm not sure that's how it works.Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:27 amWas anyone else hoping John would pick an e as his final vowel in r13?
- Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:58 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COC timeline
- Replies: 57
- Views: 18603
Re: COC timeline
Only if Phil Taylor has definitely retired.Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Tue Jul 17, 2018 2:27 amYou're right. My money's on Zarte winning it. Probably everyone else's too.
- Sun Jul 08, 2018 9:26 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Change one letter of a film title to make a funny one
- Replies: 63
- Views: 13595
Re: Change one letter of a film title to make a funny one
A Wank To Remember
- Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:40 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Change one letter of a film title to make a funny one
- Replies: 63
- Views: 13595
Re: Change one letter of a film title to make a funny one
Rain Mat
The Green Milk
Picnic at Hanging Cock
The Green Milk
Picnic at Hanging Cock
- Sat Jun 30, 2018 3:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: impossible number problems
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2722
Re: impossible number problems
Vince, you have greatly overstated the number of possible problems - you seem to be treating the 20 small tiles as if they are all different, which is not the case. Take the easiest case, 4 large - how can there possibly be 190 combinations? The large numbers never change, and even a simple 10 x 10 ...
- Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 205
- Views: 43067
Re: Deathwatch 2017
We discussed that phenomenon a few months ago - in this case it's called the Domino effect.
- Tue May 30, 2017 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 30 May 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 99)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1564
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 30 May 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 99)
In fairness, he probably just hasn't been told about that rule amendment yet - it was only changed in 1983.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2017 2:37 pmIt's almost like Nick doesn't know how the seeding works
- Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Formula One venues you've been to
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2753
Re: Formula One venues you've been to
Singapore, Brands Hatch, Spa, Silverstone, Indianapolis, Goodwood.
Only Spa and Silverstone on the actual occasions of F1 events though. Got to stand right behind the barrier on the exit of Eau Rouge for about 3 minutes, until a security guard moved us on.
Only Spa and Silverstone on the actual occasions of F1 events though. Got to stand right behind the barrier on the exit of Eau Rouge for about 3 minutes, until a security guard moved us on.
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:52 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 205
- Views: 43067
Re: Deathwatch 2017
This is just an underhand way of calling me a cock.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2017 10:25 pmEdit - Actually, not attributing it to the Mandela effect is the Mandela effect in action because it is the Mandela effect. Or something.
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 205
- Views: 43067
Re: Deathwatch 2017
I thought that incident happened during the 1987 storm.
I'm not quite enough of a cock to attribute this to the Mandela Effect though.
I'm not quite enough of a cock to attribute this to the Mandela Effect though.
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Jon Corby
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4393
Re: Jon Corby
I've just had to go look in the mirror. I don't think I am either of you.
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Jon Corby
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4393
Re: Jon Corby
Well I fucking hell didn't.Mark Deeks wrote:I KNEW IT.
- Fri Dec 30, 2016 12:14 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 205
- Views: 43067
Re: Deathwatch 2017
In a Strangers On A Train vein? Indeed, good point.Gavin Chipper wrote:Also, can't you get together with someone else and murder the people on each other's lists?
The more you look at it, this rule just hasn't been very well thought out at all.
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 205
- Views: 43067
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Doesn't rule 4 actively encourage cheating?
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who would be the biggest deaths?
- Replies: 236
- Views: 17988
Re: Who would be the biggest deaths?
And now Debbie Reynolds has passed away, one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher. Reynolds often appeared on TV chat shows, where she would usually do impersonations of Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Re: Crisps
Yep - as with most flavours though, not a patch on the real thing.Marc Meakin wrote:Someone will need to verify this , but I am sure there was hedgehog flavour crisps back in the eighties.
- Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who would be the biggest deaths?
- Replies: 236
- Views: 17988
Re: Who would be the biggest deaths?
Most of his losses came towards the end of his career, long after he should have called it a day. His losses to Frazier and Norton were avenged, he has a winning overall record against them. The years when he should have been at his peak were stripped from him, yet even so in his first (unbeaten) ph...
- Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who would be the biggest deaths?
- Replies: 236
- Views: 17988
Re: Who would be the biggest deaths?
magician guy who was married to someone called Debbie? Was he on TV? I have no idea. You're lucky to have missed out - for a long time it seemed he was never off the TV. I remember watching him die horribly on TV at Silverstone after being hit by a car driven by Jackie Stewart in a magic stunt gone...
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 10:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 499
- Views: 118685
Re: Best ever contestants
I would have needed that time machine to consider McColm an all time great when I wrote it. I was talking more about talent levels, of course the modern player can improve their game to a point way beyond what the early Countdown champs could achieve. But that's a bit like saying Nico Rosberg is bet...
- Mon Nov 14, 2016 7:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 534
- Views: 81028
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I'd have thought she is too old to risk having that sort of operation.
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 167
- Views: 29027
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
So Thom Yorke now hates your girlfriend?
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 8:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite Songs In Games
- Replies: 57
- Views: 3137
Re: Favourite Songs In Games
I did make a tape of all my fave C64 tunes once I knew its days were numbered (ie that I was getting an Amiga). Must dig it out. Rob Hubbard also did an excellent synth piece of music that was featured on a freebie tape that came with one of the issues of Zzap! 64. Worth checking out if you are a fan.
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 534
- Views: 81028
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Quite a few adverts show customer data at the bottom of the screen such as "84% of 189 women agree" and so forth. This can easily (if you're stupid or not paying attention) be misread or misinterpreted as "84 out of 189", which isn't exactly a ringing endorsement. Why don't they restrict the sample ...
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite Songs In Games
- Replies: 57
- Views: 3137
Re: Favourite Songs In Games
I remember a game song with the lyrics ' war, never been so much fun' can't remember the game though The rather excellent Cannon Fodder. In the Rob Hubbard debate, I thought Action Biker was his best tune. Tony Crowther did a good job on Suicide Express, especially considering he was a game writer ...
- Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 217
- Views: 36010
Re: Coincidence
I was certainly impressed, although when you think about it the chance of a 0.213 gap between any 2 drivers isn't all that unlikely I suppose. Also, given that the average IQ on that forum is approximately 100 lower than this one (assuming Steven M McCann is no longer a member here), the chances of ...
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 10:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Definition of Since
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1781
Re: Definition of Since
No, so on reflection maybe that really is freaky. I would imagine the crossover between that forum and this one is pretty small in terms of common members.Gavin Chipper wrote: Are you RPM40? I did wonder if it was someone from this forum that also posted there. It still took the coincidence of the 0.213s gap though.
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 10:12 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Definition of Since
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1781
Re: Definition of Since
Not as freaky as the fact that that's the website I was just posting on a few minutes ago just before I came to this one.
- Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Mandela Effect
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2318
Re: The Mandela Effect
But every single copy of the film I can track down has her with perfect teeth, no braces. However, I assume this is my brain going wrong rather than some mysterious woo style conspiracy to change reality. My brain must have gone even more wrong than yours then, because not only do I remember the br...
- Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday August 15th 2016
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2909
Re: Spoilers For Monday August 15th 2016
Me too, and after a detailed mathematical and statistical analysis of why this might be, I have concluded that it's because I only get home at quarter to four.Steven M. McCann wrote:It may be a self fulfilling prophecy, but I spot more "nines" in the last letters selection than any other letters selection.
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 8:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: IMDB top 250
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5303
Re: IMDB top 250
Not only a shit film, but went so far over budget that producer Lew Grade famously remarked that it would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic.Marc Meakin wrote:worst films I have seen
Raise the Titanic
- Tue May 24, 2016 8:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3316
Re: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
The set's been that colour for about 7 years.Jon Corby wrote: fucks sake spoilers
- Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 521
- Views: 74725
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Then he should have left it a bit longer. It's not as if I get chance to login every fucking day.JimBentley wrote:I did consider that option but thought that Jon would leave that sort of joke - i.e. one made by someone with a less advanced sense of humour - to someone else
- Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners on Other (non-quiz) Shows
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4764
Re: Countdowners on Other (non-quiz) Shows
Lol, I can see how you made that mistake, but I think you'll find that's actually David Dimbleby.
- Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 29th 2016
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1116
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 29th 2016
At the end of Tom Cappleman's run, I noted that he had won 77 of his 120 octorun rounds which I thought might have been the record.
Paul won 82.
Paul won 82.
- Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd February
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1978
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd February
Yeah, he sure knows what he's doing. I think he is very slightly behind Dylan and Jen's max rate, but he's playing safe on the numbers rounds and not risking dodgy words, so The Record Holder might be in trouble. It's a hell of a standard to maintain for 4 more shows though.
- Fri Feb 19, 2016 6:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deliberately Silly Factoids
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3662
Re: Deliberately Silly Factoids
Shooting Stars did do the Great Wall of China question because I saw it! The bit that made it silly was questioning whether it could ONLY be seen from space. Ulrika said true and Vic pointed out that you could be stood right next to it. I think the General Ignorance of QI can cover any topic whilst ...
- Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1279
- Views: 164187
Re: Ask Graeme?
My only real prediction was that Jen would get to the final, based on a comment she had made about never having made it to a final, which I interpreted as some kind of double bluff.