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FUNDABLET - It was Flaunted not Flounced

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Was quite excited when I saw the host was Michael Jackson, but was not quite who i thought it would be :D Great show - wonder how different the contestant base would be if there was that sort of money available in ours (I feel like it would become a primetime style casting of "personality"...

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I think I have it:

IRK PLEASE

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Toby McDonald wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:09 pm MISENTER in R11

You could say that the name of the day in the thread was MISENTERed

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Noel Mc wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:44 pm Purely self serving question here - myself and Eoin Jackson meeting in a semi-final. Have there been any all-Irish finals or is that potentially the latest stage all-Irish meeting?

Well S87 final was 75% Irish so might be the closest

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 2:56 pm Disappointed to see cagouls invalid in round 11.

Cagoules / kagouls

C with E as they rhyme is the way I remember it.

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Colin was saying she was in the finals no matter what. I thought there would be around 60 heats left so don't think this is a given.

Is it a short series or was Colin mistaken?

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Weird that Colin didn't mention asking Anne back

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:41 pm A bit outside the time but (100+7×(9-6))×8-4=964.

Similarly out of time, but happy with this:

(((8+7)*9)+6+100)*4

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That a plant nursery was somewhere you took plants when you went on holiday so that they could be watered. This seemed perfectly rational to me, as knew that sometimes people would ask someone to come round and feed the cats/water the plants, and thought maybe if you didn't have anyone you'd trust e...

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As Colin knew the seeds at the end of today's programme, it would be good to have a graphic with the 8 finalists' names and maybe a thumbnail pic, as would happen on sports programmes. I've said this in the past. Would be nice if this was done as soon as there is a top 8, then brought up each time ...

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I got ROCAMBOLE! Not on Ascension. What's "ROCAMBOLE!"? Is that like ROCAMBOLE x ROCAMBOL x ROCAMBO x ROCAMB x ROCAM x ROCA x ROC x RO x R? Random thought - when you expand a factorial, do you include the x1 at the end? Is it relevant? Seems not, but feels incomplete without. Do you ask t...

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Philip A wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 2:12 pm I got ROCAMBOLE! Not on Ascension.

What's "ROCAMBOLE!"?

Is that like ROCAMBOLE x ROCAMBOL x ROCAMBO x ROCAMB x ROCAM x ROCA x ROC x RO x R?

Random thought - when you expand a factorial, do you include the x1 at the end? Is it relevant? Seems not, but feels incomplete without.

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That's pretty niche. I work at Waitrose so we sell Sriracha sauce and Crisps The way that's written, it seems like the selling of Sriracha sauce and crisps is dependent on you working there - fair play, I know it's somewhat of a mutual business, but didn't realise each employee was quite so importa...

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Philip A wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:12 pm Some comeback from Sarah Bibby, especially with that 6-small solve in the final numbers (I had her solution after 20 seconds). Good contest.

Did her way first, then saw the elegant (6+5)*((10*5)+3) using the "11's trick"

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Am I allowed to vote?

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Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:24 pm What's the time zone so I can adjust to when I should wake up or catch some Countdown in the morning for me?

All the same in UK and Ireland

It's 5 hours behind you so will be 6am start

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Gutted for Adam. Wonder what stopped him going for legations ? Must have come across it on apterous many times. Probably one of those is it or isn't it a mass noun things, especially with GELATIONS also being there and invalid I have 3 excuses: 1) I saw it late (28s) 2) Thought it might be a mass n...

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(As an aside, I'm puzzled at why IC isn't valid. I get the impression that Roman numerals derive from a way of marking tally sticks, whereby 17 would be IIIIVIIIIXIIIIVII, shortened to XVI. Furthermore, apparently 'subtractive' notation is actually ordinal in origin (IX meaning "the I just bef...

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Yeh - I think if you somehow managed 154 without scoring every round that would be somewhat amazing

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Kirk was on Eggheads today. Not sure if a repeat, but the value was a lot higher than Lauren/Aidan's show last week so I presume it was.

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Ian Fitzpatrick wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 8:58 am Did they get it right?

Yes

I liked that the other two could be ruled out. One being impossible (not ending in 5 or 0) and the other simply not having the time to amass the points.

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Sexier solution to the 999:

(25+(100/50))*((7*6)-5) = 37*27 = 999 (37 rule ftw)

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Tom Stevenson was referenced in a question on The Chase. Not strictly "on other quizzes", more "as other quizzes".

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I did ((5x3x8) + 2 )x 7 for my 854 for the TAFP solution

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Nice to see Callum found time for BGT the day after GoatLeeds

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Also 9x8 - 8 for 64 is a whoopsie... 8x8 anybody?

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Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:14 pm Nice to see some new teasers! I don't think EDGELORD existed the last time around.

Nice alternative to RELODGED, which always feels dodgy (even though it's in), and obviously EDGELORD takes the plural S.

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Philip A wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:53 pm
Alts:
BALUSTER, an upright support

Presumably related to Balustrade

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Word with 5 vowels in a row? Isn't queueing the stand go-to?

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:40 pm Standard method was 25×75/(4-1)+9+1=635. 25×25+10 basically.

Unfortunately, the 7 seems to have turned into a 1 in your working.

Think you mean:

25 x 75/(7-4) +9+1

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Wonder who the oldest contestant is? I suppose it's hard to say as not all ages are revealed

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Sam Cappleman-Lynes wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 5:22 pm Looking at the first of today's daily challenges (the one with 8 conundrums), by clicking through to people's games on the leaderboard everyone seems to have been given a different conundrum in round 4. Why is this?

Mine seems rather apt: TPISDYAIR

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Scored myself against both today.

Every time I went with a weird word Cillian did too... thankfully, all in.

I missed the R9 numbers (100 9 4 10 5 3 -> 652) but did do a LNAFP for 653.

Milliseconds behind on con.

Final scores 134 - 154 with Cillian and 151 - 62 with Chris

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Fiona T wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:19 pm
Adam Dexter wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:53 pm Why would Chris and I swap? Mine is lower than his
You would swap because yours is lower than his

Sorry I've been a dumbass. Lower is not better. Oops

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Why would Chris and I swap? Mine is lower than his

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Doddington Hall for me please - will be nice to do a relatively flat one after the Wyre Forest attempt earlier this month! I have the car and space for 5 (3 plus David & I). First come, first serve. Only issue is I would like to leave my keys with someone (my running stuff doesn't have zippy poc...

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Without opening a can of worms, where do you draw the line about what is broadcastable and what is not?

Should it be anything with the "derogatory" tag? Pretty sure I've seen giaours declared and that seems to have one.

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Dan Byrom wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:06 pm
Funny you should say this. In preparation for the game, Adam had suggested to me to avoid 5 large because Elliott is good at it.

Dan is that rare breed that can beat Elliott but doesn't know the difference between letters and numbers rounds

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When you ignore the 937.5 trickery, it's not too hard.

(100+75+50+1)x4+25

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Anyone seen this guy? May interest you after the talk of 80 year olds.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crg0jp02k4do

Also... yes he may have beaten my time, but it's probably an easy course and he's been running since before I was born

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dan spinks wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 7:56 pm just turn up at the studio in the middle of a recording. that worked for getting you on Zoomdown

Need a haha react for this

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Have put my application in

have put more details than previously so hopefully get a call

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I did a parkrun this morning- not sure if it counts for anything?

It was very up hill and down dale, hence my 43:58 time! Fastest was just under 20m so presumably a good indicator of the difficulty?

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Countdown Team wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 7:39 am By all means reapply - no need to write though, use the internet, it's much easier.

Thanks. I did do the form online a couple of years ago but didn't get contacted back.

Not sure if they're held on file for a certain period or whether I should do another one (if this is even possible?)

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So... this year marks 10 years since I was on (for those that need reminding, I lost my one and only game to the "Moral Octochamp" Mr Callum Todd on a crucial. I have applied previously (around the 8 year mark) on the online form, and received no response whatsoever. I'm wondering the foll...

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Nervy start with me going 8 up! Also got the 329 so reckon I wouldn't have been too far away at the end. Happy to get the con after seeing it as Enticable for ages. Also managed to vaguely define it as well (I thought it was a voice between tenor and bass but was definitely in the right ballpark). R...

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Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:58 pm 760 8*8*2*(6+4)

Looks suspiciously like 1280 to me.

I made my 16 with 8x2 rather than 4x4 and got stuck

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Seems like as good a place as any to post this.

I recently bought a set from a charity shop. Is there any official letters distribution to check they are all there in the correct quantities? Same for numbers (I assume 2 of each plus 4L covers that).

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Long shot, but as trains are no longer available, I'm looking at driving. Would be setting off from SW side of Birmingham on Friday morning and heading back Sat night. Would anyone like a lift and share some fuel costs?

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Callum Todd wrote: ↑Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:22 am Yeah, go team 69. Happy to have made my contribution to such a high max %.

Think you made up for it in the next game though

Go 69ers!

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It looks like we just lost the all of the data from around 2am yesterday until about 11am today. Since apologies to all those who had some of their scores wiped. There may be some of you who did yesterdays and todays daily challenges where it now looks like you didn't do it. Unfortunately there was...

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I have realised that England are playing USA in the (Football) World Cup on the Friday night. Looking at pubs, the #1 place seems to be the Midsummer Tap. Seems to be a sports pub, cocktail bar and craft beer place all in one, so should be summat to suit everyone. Who is staying on the Friday night ...

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I'm staying at the Novotel and may partake in the Parkrun. I will almost certainly be last so just as well I'm going to be local! Since it apparently goes past the venue, could you take a break when you get to the venue, play some countdown and knock out the rest of the run in the evening to get a ...

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I'm staying at the Novotel and may partake in the Parkrun. I will almost certainly be last so just as well I'm going to be local!

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Error by Colin at the end. He said someone made history by having 8 wins without losing a single game. Pretty sure all octochamps have won 8 without losing a game. /pedant

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I saw a recent post on the Fox and Hounds site. It appears they have closed their kitchen due to energy costs.

With that in mind, if not reopened for our weekend, is there a back up?

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Thomas Carey wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:26 pm non-countdown mate I want to catch up with

Two points:

1. If you stay ahead, you'll never catch up with them. Best let them start first
2. What on earth is a non-countdown mate?

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:29 pm The standard method for that 585 was 50*4*4+(10+7)*5=585. I've even used the numbers in the order they were on the board.

Think you might have typoed.

LTR that is 4085
Bodmas gets 885

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I have just booked the Friday night, including breakfast, for £64.60 This was through their site. Had to sign up to be an Accor member for 5%, but would have been £68 without. Not sure how they have arrived at their "special rate" - even the breakfast is £3 more (room without was £59). See...

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