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- Mon May 20, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The Monty Hall Problem
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4019
Re: The Monty Hall Problem
The first time this problem was presented to me was with no reference to any context about the guy knowing what's behind the doors. So I said it was 50/50, which was apparently "wrong" but with no explanation. But really I wasn't wrong. But in this thread, it was clarified quite early on b...
- Mon May 20, 2024 5:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1646
- Views: 1817103
Re: Politics in General
There's an article on the BBC about falling birth rates and the problems it can cause. I wouldn't be surprised if next week there was an article about overpopulation. It's strange that these articles never seem to reference each other. Also there's the thing about AI taking over all our jobs. I thin...
- Sat May 18, 2024 7:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774583
Re: Ask Graeme?
There have been over 8000 games of Countdown. It's difficult to get a distribution of ages - but 20,000 days covers nearly 55 years and while not all contestants are within 55 years of each other, a uniform distribution over 55 years doesn't take into account peaks in the distribution and would like...
- Sat May 18, 2024 2:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774583
Re: Ask Graeme?
I'd say it's not unlikely there are closer ones based on the number of games there have been.
- Fri May 17, 2024 9:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425383
Re: Best ever contestants
^^^Probably best saved for the daily spoilers thread.
- Fri May 17, 2024 2:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425383
Re: Best ever contestants
Darryl Francis has been on Apterous. Also being a Scrabbler seems a bit of a loophole here.
- Thu May 16, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who is better: Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17431
Re: Who is better: Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley?
Rachel doesn't get all of them and nor did Carol. Sometimes Rachel gets them in the break or not at all.
- Thu May 16, 2024 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 15th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 97)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 428
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 15th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 97)
Pretty unlucky for Alex to come across Arthur like that. It's been a month since Jessica Pratesi octoed and Alex could have probably won any eight consecutive games since then until today. By the way I didn't think Arthur played much or at all better than Alex did the previous day, but Alex had qui...
- Thu May 16, 2024 12:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425383
Re: Best ever contestants
By the way, I think this thread has always been largely about performance on the show rather than CO-events, Apterous etc. There is also this thread on Apterites and this thread as a general greatness thing. But for the thread we're in right now, I'm sticking with Conor.
- Wed May 15, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Favourite Number Plays/Players
- Replies: 14
- Views: 436
Re: Favourite Number Plays/Players
a great 6 small solve will always be better than a great 4 large solve for me. the most impressive 4 larges are just extensions of different formula. my half decent 4 large tv spot i had before the clock started. you cant get that with a genuinely good 6 small I think with 6-small it can be hard to...
- Wed May 15, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 15th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 97)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 428
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 15th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 97)
Pretty unlucky for Alex to come across Arthur like that. It's been a month since Jessica Pratesi octoed and Alex could have probably won any eight consecutive games since then until today.
- Wed May 15, 2024 1:17 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The Monty Hall Problem
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4019
Re: The Monty Hall Problem
I think it is sound. It's just a case of convincing people that the embellishment of opening an empty door is equivalent to this.
I quite like extending to 100 doors and seeing if people still stick after you open 98.
I quite like extending to 100 doors and seeing if people still stick after you open 98.
- Tue May 14, 2024 8:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Favourite Number Plays/Players
- Replies: 14
- Views: 436
Re: Favourite Number Plays/Players
For this reason, I still think James Martin's solve is the best of all time. There was some discussion in this thread , but I think we might have also discussed this off board as well. Basically I think I said before that he picked 4 large fairly regularly and his solve rate wasn't massively high. ...
- Tue May 14, 2024 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425383
Re: Best ever contestants
I'd say that's back to front. Conor is the GOAT and it's a question of which player comes closest to him. Prove that Conor is the GOAT. Ahmed is too good with Conundrums, you hear about words nobody's heard of. Well, it's not something you can prove as such. But: Conor maxed three games in the row ...
- Tue May 14, 2024 1:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 425383
Re: Best ever contestants
I'd say that's back to front. Conor is the GOAT and it's a question of which player comes closest to him.
- Mon May 13, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 557
Re: Eurovision 2024
I thought the Switzerland winning entry was decent enough. It had good staging and a good performance and was memorable etc., but I did think the song was a little bit weak. I didn't think it was a great winner, but I did think it was a bit of a weak year all round. I was watching with two other peo...
- Mon May 13, 2024 8:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Favourite Number Plays/Players
- Replies: 14
- Views: 436
Re: Favourite Number Plays/Players
If they change tack quickly it's normally allowed. Some guy did it the other day and it was allowed, although his method ultimately failed.
- Sat May 11, 2024 10:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 438
- Views: 304491
Re: What films have you watched lately?
I watched Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny today. Didn't think it was that great.
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 647
- Views: 337429
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
That's still a lot of songs.
- Fri May 10, 2024 1:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 557
Re: Eurovision 2024
2nd favourites behind Croatia according to Oddschecker.
- Fri May 10, 2024 8:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 9th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 93)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 224
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 9th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 93)
Scorable not in. If it's written down, it's crossable out.
- Fri May 10, 2024 8:18 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 557
Re: Eurovision 2024
Interesting, but co-ordinated voting is likely to make much more difference in the semi-finals with only 9 viewers.Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 11:38 pm https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/com ... g_tonight/
Israel could walk it based on this
- Wed May 08, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 438
- Views: 304491
Re: What films have you watched lately?
Well we were just discussing those two. I haven't seen Last Crusade for a while. Will report back.
- Wed May 08, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Episodes of 8/10 Cats Does Countdown
- Replies: 33
- Views: 23385
Re: New Episodes of 8/10 Cats Does Countdown
Deadline adds: "Deadline understands that talent availability plays a factor in filming and Cats Does Countdown has always been ordered ad hoc but sources tell us they feel the delay is a reflection of Channel 4's continued grapple with the ongoing slowdown and attempts to further spread out i...
- Wed May 08, 2024 11:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 91)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 251
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 91)
Not on Apterous.Ian Fitzpatrick wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 10:06 am Is AUTOGRAM acceptable ? I can't get in to the Apterous dictionary!
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 557
Re: Eurovision 2024
Say you're at the Eurovision Song Contest without saying you're at the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 438
- Views: 304491
Re: What films have you watched lately?
I just watched Raiders of the Lost Ark. I was having a bit of a debate with some people about which is better out of Raiders and Temple of Doom. Everyone seems to think Raiders is better, but I don't really see it. They're both good films, but I'm not seeing anything about Raiders that makes it obvi...
- Tue May 07, 2024 8:50 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Des chiffres et des lettres axed after 52 years
- Replies: 3
- Views: 403
Re: Des chiffres et des lettres axed after 52 years
Advertising for stairlifts and eardrops is worth a lot of money.
- Tue May 07, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The 1% Club
- Replies: 70
- Views: 18560
Re: The 1% Club
I think this is a bit of an overreaction.
- Mon May 06, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 324
- Views: 77609
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Bond could have instead murdered her - sorry killed with his licence to kill - and it would have been fine of course.
- Sun May 05, 2024 8:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 3rd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 89)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 331
Re: Spoilers for Friday 3rd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 89)
Unvain not on Apterous.
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5807
Re: c4c errors
Way down at 282 now.
Edit- down to 261 in the blink of an eye.
Edit- down to 261 in the blink of an eye.
- Sat May 04, 2024 7:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5807
Re: c4c errors
Maybe it's just Rachel Riley's lawyers.
- Sat May 04, 2024 7:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5807
Re: c4c errors
659 users though.
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 384
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
I wondered that but also wondered about record numbers of octochamps.
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 384
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
101 to tie Isabelle Heward in 7th, 111 to tie Jack Harvey in 6th. So 112 and she'd be pretty safe!
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 384
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 88)
He made some cryptic comment at the end of the show so it might have been in reference to that.Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 9:54 am I wonder if Colin is going to piss on her chips if she Octos with a low score on Friday by telling her she's almost got no chance of making the finals?
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 324
- Views: 77609
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
It's cringe humour. Not just something you look back on and cringe at.
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 324
- Views: 77609
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Surely Fawlty Towers is very cringey.
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 1st May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 87)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3250
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 1st May 2024 (Series 89, Heat 87)
Charlotte now needs 188 from 2 winning games to match Isabelle Heward, 189 to beat. Could be tough.
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5807
Re: c4c errors
We're down to 240 users online. The c4c hype is dying down.
- Wed May 01, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5807
Re: c4c errors
369 users online. There seems to be a downward trend from when it seemed to always be in the 500s.
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 69
- Views: 18183
Re: The Dead of 2024
30 years ago today since Ayrton Senna died.
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:39 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 86)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 364
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 86)
Despite the 100+ score in one of her games, Charlotte is looking at 8th seed even if she wins the full 8 (or 7.5 + tie-break) so she needs some bigger scores to be a realistic QFist.
According to the wiki, it's 398 from 5, which would average to 636.8. Isabelle Heward is currently 7th on 686.
According to the wiki, it's 398 from 5, which would average to 636.8. Isabelle Heward is currently 7th on 686.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 324
- Views: 77609
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
I rewatched Fawlty Towers relatively recently and was disappointed with it. For a programme that's held up as an all-time great, it hasn't really stood the test of time very well. Blackadder, on the other hand, isn't really that much younger than Fawlty Towers, but is in another league.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 69
- Views: 18183
Re: The Dead of 2024
Daniel Dennett was on my list. Despite his age I was shocked by this. The night prior I had watched a fairly recent debate he had taken part in where he had specifically mentioned a couple of times that he was in good health. Sad times :cry: It was quite a big deal for me too. I've always thought o...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5807
Re: c4c errors
Yes it's working but there are still 551 users online.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Temporarily Changes Music
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1752
Re: Countdown Temporarily Changes Music
Sounds like a late April Fools' joke.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1646
- Views: 1817103
Re: Politics in General
Looks good.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5179
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
How does the tournament proceed with multiple replays for a single game going on? "Sorry guys. Next round has been postponed by a month while we wait for several teams to play their fourth replays. Don't worry though - we've scheduled the final for the same date as next year's final to save on ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5807
Re: c4c errors
It's been generally really slow and clunky as well.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 324
- Views: 77609
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Taylor Swift is okay. Her music is good, but not great, and as a performer she's a solid 7.5/10 but nowhere near the generational talent her fans make her out to be and not even remotely the 'death of music' some of her haters seem to think she is. The silent majority agree with you on this, I'm pr...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5179
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
Anyway I think this conversation has gone very differently here than most other places. Quite a lot of football fans are up in arms about it from what I've seen.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 69
- Views: 18183
Re: The Dead of 2024
Daniel Dennett was on my list.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 598
- Views: 389814
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Whose bike would you be using?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:24 pmThat's impressive , I doubt if I could cycle that quicker
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 598
- Views: 389814
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Reading : 13 (1). Thomas Carey - 21:41 (59.49%) (667 points) 166 (2). Rachael Montgomery - 33:00 (44.90%) (333 points) Bracknell : 70 (1). Mike Springett - 26:13 (49.33%) (500 points) The table: 1. Thomas Carey - 2112 2. Dan Byrom - 1667 3. David Hilton - 1223 4. Stephen Read - 1167 5. Fiona Titcom...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1646
- Views: 1817103
Re: Politics in General
Is "brownface" or "blackface" intrinsically racist, or does intent and context matter? Fast forward a few years, and David Harewood says go for it ! Blackface in Shakespeare was much like men playing women's parts as women wernt allowed to act in those days and presumably black ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1646
- Views: 1817103
Re: Politics in General
Fast forward a few years, and David Harewood says go for it!Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:27 pm Is "brownface" or "blackface" intrinsically racist, or does intent and context matter?
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 41726
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
Wins are still more important than points scored though - tight games shouldn't be punished The final table would presumably be done by wins but the draw by points. I think it would be an improvement. I disagree. This could lead to someone getting decent scores while losing still getting stuck play...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 41726
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
Perhaps tournaments that have fewer than 6 rounds should use points scored to rank players rather than wins - for all rounds, so when a draw is done, you're matched by points. Wins are still more important than points scored though - tight games shouldn't be punished The final table would presumabl...