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Joseph Bolas

M. George Quinn wrote:
M. George Quinn wrote:DECURION??
That's not a word, stupid.

Sorry, thought it was some kind of ancient Roman but it's not in.

I think its a Scrabble word, but not a Countdown word.

Joseph Bolas

Stuart Earl wrote:Get a grip, folks - none today. What's happening?

Are you sure about that? I had subtitles on today for some odd reason and okey-dokey appeared in subtitles (can't remember what round though).

Joseph Bolas

Happy Valentines day Countdowners. I haven't done a conundrum alphabet in a while but here's a few Valentine's conundrums: Since its Valentines today IROMANTIC so I'm gonna get off my CUPIDARSE, go into LOVERMODE and make a HOREGROAN. I feel sorry for all those singles out there but they've always ...

Joseph Bolas

I haven't seen the show but if you got PERSONA, Joe, then why not PERSONAE. Did you ever watch a young man on Countdown a couple of series ago called Conor. He was quite good at the game and offered PERSONAE when PERSONAS was also there. Also don't forget Kirk, at COLIN you tut-tutted because in on...

Joseph Bolas

I haven't seen the show but if you got PERSONA, Joe, then why not PERSONAE. Did you ever watch a young man on Countdown a couple of series ago called Conor. He was quite good at the game and offered PERSONAE when PERSONAS was also there. I just didn't think of adding the 'E' to be honest. It happen...

Joseph Bolas

Howard has explained how to work it out step by step, but I think because theres quite a bit of bruce force required to solve this, most have decided not too. I think it was harder than I implied :oops:. But what is the answer? The answer is 11, 47 and 71: (11 + 47) / 2 = 58/2 = 29 (11 + 71) / 2 = ...

Joseph Bolas

Howard has explained how to work it out step by step, but I think because theres quite a bit of bruce force required to solve this, most have decided not too. I think it was harder than I implied

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Joseph Bolas

Nope can't swim at all. Its one of many things I can't do that I would've like to have learnt.

I too have almost drowned before. I remember trying to grab onto to this big metal pole so I could be dragged out of the pool.

Joseph Bolas

David O'Donnell wrote:Yes, it does. It's no good for the letters but fine for the numbers.

My Bad. I remember saying in the mailing list about a solver that can find all possible numbers (from 1 - 1000) that can be solved with the 6 numbers. The Countdown Lite program designed by Jerry Humphreys has that feature too.

Joseph Bolas

If I don't come online around 9pm, best of luck to youse.

Joseph Bolas

I said in an above post that I disliked Brie, but I actually came across a Blue-Brie cheese

. Why do that?

Joseph Bolas

David O'Donnell wrote:Meant to add that there is one at kountdown.co.uk

I thought Kountdown came up with American spellings (edit: words that aren't allowed etc)?

Joseph Bolas

David O'Donnell wrote:
Joseph Bolas wrote:Can't wait to see what Anne thinks of you being a trainspotter.
Lamb to the slaughter !!

She'll do a dig before the vote of thingy, where she will say something like "Is someone off the rails" etc to imply that its Kirk.

Joseph Bolas

Going back to blue cheese I can't believe I forgot the Oxford Blue Baby: http://www.thecheeseworks.co.uk/product.php?id=65

It may be £7.50 but well worth the money

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Joseph Bolas

Can't wait to see what Anne thinks of you being a trainspotter.

EDIT: I wonder if Kirk has also mentioned that his nickname is The Kirkulator (in darts anyway).

Joseph Bolas

I liked todays "origin of words" segment, as I myself am a teetotaller and have been curious as to where the word originated from.

I am probably missing out on alot though because I don't pub crawl

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Joseph Bolas

R7 - I think you can have CLERISY?

EDIT: Something I will never be a part of

Joseph Bolas

I think that cooked cheese (especially that really orange Cheddar) smells uncannily like vomit. More neutral cheeses such as mozzarella seem to be OK when cooked, but there's still a hint of a vomity smell about them. Does anyone else notice this, or am I drawing on some weird olfactory memory? I d...

Joseph Bolas

You know the drill people.

Joseph Bolas

ben_wilson wrote:Tough choice, but I do like a bit of mild brie- don't get me wrong, I love blue cheese, but you can't beat a bit of brie.

There are alot of cheeses that beat Brie

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Can't say I am a fan of Brie or even Camembert (sickly cheeses in my opinion).

Joseph Bolas

I have been to 4 of these CO-events now, I believe, and the only part I dread is lunchtime. I just can't get up the confidence to start any conversations or contribute to one going on. I can relate to that to some extent, Joseph. Being naturally shy myself, I often feel the same in new environments...

Joseph Bolas

Charlie Reams wrote:...is stilton.

I agree with you there Charlie, its gotta be a blue cheese. I prefer St. Agur myself.

Joseph Bolas

What you could do is start off with the total episode number then the individual series and episode numbers and then the date in brackets, so for example, have something like:

#00001 - SE 01 EP 01 (02/11/82)?

Joseph Bolas

Ben Pugh wrote:The other people on WLIIA US are an entirely different matter.

When it comes to Whose Line Is It Anyway, the funniest peeople are Greg Proops and Tony Slattery.

Joseph Bolas

EDIT: Thank you for suggestion regarding Mike Brown, but seems though I am better at making enemies than befriending people :lol:, I thill I will pass up on that route. Did I say something to upset you at COLIN, Joseph? ;) Oh no, not at all. I myself, just find it very hard to talk to people and wh...

Joseph Bolas

You know, all of you people are very lucky because most American game shows are not as intellectual as "Countdown." You get the chance to practice by playing mock games of "Countdown," and I tell you, even if I practiced by playing two full games of "Countdown" a day, ...

Joseph Bolas

This is something that Damian told me though Joseph - Richard and Carol didn't / don't want any really old episodes to be shown as non-scheduled broadcasts, because if your average Joe Bloggs is channel-hopping and suddenly comes across decades-old images of them looking frumpy, they'll wonder what...

Joseph Bolas

Cricket has been flogged off to Sky, which seems to have killed much of its popularity - good work MCC! The racing still interrupts broadcasts occasionally. If it's rained off, there are no Countdown specials left in the can (except ones with RW, which would be weird) so they just show something el...

Joseph Bolas

Hmmm... but then where do you stop? How do you define "nearly beat"?... and if you invite back those who "nearly beat" an Octochamp, why not those who nearly beat a 7-time winner, 6-time winner, etc. etc. until you end up making every beaten contestant ever, eligible to come bac...

Joseph Bolas

When considering the one-off specials would any contestants actually get a teapot because the eventual winner would not be on the next show? Inviting back players who nearly beat eventual Octochamps might be worth doing. I don't think there has been many, but I don't think thats why there are invite...

Joseph Bolas

At the risk of becoming more unpoplar/hated etc

, I am really finding James Whittaker very tolerable. His voice ain't too bad either.

Joseph Bolas

Why does "Deal or No Deal" work then? I don't know the answer to this, but if they are able to have a fixed time for DOND, you would think they would have a fixed time for Countdown too. RE Martin - Sometimes Countdown is taken off the air throughout the week, because of Cricket and Horse...

Joseph Bolas

Theres loads I would like to see in DC, but all I can think of so far are: Any famous chef. Any pannelist from QI, Mock The Week and/or Have I Got News For You. James May, Richard Hammond and/or Jeremy Clarkson. EDIT: There are some people who have been on before who do come in my categories, so it ...

Joseph Bolas

They should definitely bring it back, it was nice to have Countdown on 6 days a week.

Joseph Bolas

dinos_the_chemist wrote:I cant believe I missed FAVOURITE and PERSONATE but I did get PALISADE and SUNSHINE and congratulated myself on not guessing INNHOUSES

I saw FAVOURITE, but I only came up with PERSONA for round 7. I equalled the contestants with ZEALOTS on round 11, which I think is okay.

Joseph Bolas

You don't have to by any means, but it would make it consistent with the other tourneys (CoBris uses the list too). Sorry, but I'm not sure why there is emphasis on the "have" :?. I do want to make sure that COLIVER is as consistent with the other CO-events as it can be. That way there wi...

Joseph Bolas

They're seeded according to the rankings on the Corral- most years I'm able to use a program especially designed for COLIN by Soo (which is also being rewritten for the 2009 event), sometimes (like this year) I make do with a spreadsheet. 2005 was randomly drawn, incidentally. Even at the time, a H...

Joseph Bolas

Craig Beevers wrote:Brutal conundrum that

I always thought a crucial conundrum was meant to be an easy one in the Prelims myself

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Was YEILDED allowed in Round 12 or was that mentioned?

EDIT: I checked the speedy recap and it was.

Joseph Bolas

I think the most a contestant can get is 2?

You get one for winning any number of games from 1-8 for sure, but do you also get one in your goodie bag for losing in the QF's, SF's or Final?

Joseph Bolas

Dinos, do you remember what words/number solutions you got in our game? I have come across the scores and it was a close-call game that was decided on a crucial conundrum, that might be worth posting here?

Joseph Bolas

I think now and then, someone puts one on eBay, so you never know who has one.

Joseph Bolas

I thought it would be interesting to start a topic on what other game shows people have been on and how well they did. Also post if people have got anything lined up for the future. I myself have only been on 2 shows, Brainteaser and Countdown (losing on both). Got nothing lined up but if I could ge...

Joseph Bolas

Stuart Earl wrote:Thanks for this, Soo.
How many teapots, therefore, are there in circulation? Didn't RW once give one to someone who lost?

Stuart

I believe you get one when you get a score of '0' as well.

Joseph Bolas

Probably a silly question, but would have teapots been a prize from the very first series?

Joseph Bolas

I used to like fry-ups, but because I am trying to watch my weight, I will only eat black pudding (done in the George Forman)....if I was to have sausages too (if I had them in), it would be in a George Forman grill. I am intrigued by this line of products that you mention. Do you have any informat...

Joseph Bolas

I seem to have a real odd assortment for breakfast, mainly depending on whether I've got up early enough. Half a tin of Heinz Beans & Sausages is quite common (used to be the whole tin, until I realised it was 2/3 of the daily guideline for salt), but I often have soup for breakfast. Cold meat ...

Joseph Bolas

I missed your last few games but congratulations on becoming octochamp.

Joseph Bolas

Charlie are you not a fan of the numbers? Am just curious because I don't know anything about your 'playing style', I haven't seen any breakdowns of your COLIN games or anything... you are a mystery! I played Charlie at COLIN, but I can't post my game, because I don't have Charlie's offerings, nor ...

Joseph Bolas

Carol Vorderman has never been on the Big Fat Quiz of the Year, she was only on the 25th Anniversary Quiz. I doubt that she felt upstaged on the 25th Anniversary Quiz, she wasn't asked to go on the show to be funny, unlike David Mitchell. You are right, I apologise. I think I remember though she ap...

Joseph Bolas

Theres only ten 8's, but I think selection ADEEIPRST hasn't been mentioned.

Joseph Bolas

As for David Mitchell, did anyone see him on Have I Got News For You- hilarious. However, he definately upstaged Carol on that 25th Anniversary quiz and she might not be glad to see him back. Is that why then Carol wasn't on the Big Fat Quiz of the Year then, because Carol was on that last year and...

Joseph Bolas

Charlie Reams wrote:Well, everyone knows letters is best, but let's have a poll anyway.

I prefer the conundrums myself. If it was between the Letter rounds and Number rounds alone, then I would pick Letters.

EDIT: The only time I would've picked Numbers was any day before my recording date.

Joseph Bolas

Does anyone know what the next CO-event is going to be. I know COLIVER is in August, but I was wondering if Jeff and Jerry have confirmed dates for CO-LEI and COBRIS?

Joseph Bolas

Does anyone have a rough idea when Susie is likely to be back in DC?

Joseph Bolas

I looked at this problem during lunch today, and did work out a strategy which comes to a solution with not too much brute force or trial and error. Not time to give my method now, as the forum's due to go down in just over five minutes. I'll post again later when it's back up and running. Briefly,...

Joseph Bolas

The numbers aren't so important; at worst you'll lost 30 points , but you can get that back from 4 or 5 of the 11 letters rounds, and that's before you consider 9-letter words or the conundrum. I disagree with that. If you have letter selections where there are no 9's and there are no obscure words...

Joseph Bolas

If I give youse one of the 2-number averages then it should make it easier to solve, right?

One of the averages is 29.

Joseph Bolas

Say I was to post practice games or Dinos was to do some more Conundrum Challenges etc, where would be the best place to post them?

Joseph Bolas

Btw I myself don't have a problem with the redundant Q thing - after all it's only going to spoil maximum one round per show, and I think a 'Qu' tile would confuse me totally! But I'm sure other people see it differently... The 'Q' is pretty useless, although there are a few words you can have, if ...

Joseph Bolas

It seems like Countdown have a relatively strict dress code for contestants, and I was wondering if it's acceptable to wear a football shirt on the programme. I'd expect not, seeing as the name of the shirt's manufacturer is fairly visible, even if the sponsor is only the local council. I think whe...

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