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by dan spinks
Sun Nov 05, 2023 10:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: U.S. Countdown Pilot Chat
Replies: 5
Views: 2076

Re: U.S. Countdown Pilot Chat

well, it's certainly very American. Has major flaws in the format/scoring but probably less so than Calendar Countdown and that turned out alright in the end
by dan spinks
Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 712340

Re: Ask Graeme?

Has anyone ever won a game without making a declaration in any of the numbers rounds? (question inspired by Monday's game in which Caroline only declared in 1 of the 4 rounds)
by dan spinks
Fri Aug 11, 2023 5:34 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co:Lon - 26 August 2023
Replies: 27
Views: 10630

Re: Co:Lon - 26 August 2023

RMT have just announced a strike for the 26th
by dan spinks
Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Only Connect
Replies: 169
Views: 99576

Re: Only Connect

Hurrah it's back, but something seemed off in the first episode Did anyone else feel like there was a massive disparity in the difficulty levels of the 2 walls last night The 2nd one was your standard, run of the mill, easy round one jobby whereas the first one felt more like it was from a semi fina...
by dan spinks
Wed Mar 08, 2023 7:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Getting back on for a second go
Replies: 88
Views: 19780

Re: Getting back on for a second go

next week we will get a 6th? member of the triple appearance club
by dan spinks
Sat Feb 11, 2023 8:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives Under ‘Derivatives’ Removed! *UPDATE: NOW FIXED*
Replies: 25
Views: 3582

Re: Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives Under ‘Derivatives’ Removed!

Fiona T wrote: Sat Feb 11, 2023 8:12 pm
dan spinks wrote: Sat Feb 11, 2023 7:32 pm
Fiona T wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:35 pm Well that's a fun development for anyone filming soon :?
this has already cropped up in at least one episode in the can but yet to be aired
Any discussion about it?
I'll comment on it properly after it airs in a few weeks
by dan spinks
Sat Feb 11, 2023 7:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives Under ‘Derivatives’ Removed! *UPDATE: NOW FIXED*
Replies: 25
Views: 3582

Re: Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives Under ‘Derivatives’ Removed!

Fiona T wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:35 pm Well that's a fun development for anyone filming soon :?
this has already cropped up in at least one episode in the can but yet to be aired
by dan spinks
Sat Jan 07, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Getting back on for a second go
Replies: 88
Views: 19780

Re: Getting back on for a second go

just turn up at the studio in the middle of a recording. that worked for getting you on Zoomdown
by dan spinks
Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:22 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 712340

Re: Ask Graeme?

How often has 'just add them all together' been given as a valid solution to a numbers round?
In a similar vein, how often has 'multiply them all together' been declared and good?
by dan spinks
Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:LON - 9 April 2022
Replies: 40
Views: 15541

Re: CO:LON - 9 April 2022

It's getting quite close now, so based on what Dan Spinks said above, is Wormwood Scrubs the parkrun we should go for? Dan mentioned toilets but there's no mention on under the "facilities" section and this ancient blog post from 2016 says they might not be available before the start. Wel...
by dan spinks
Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:LON - 9 April 2022
Replies: 40
Views: 15541

Re: CO:LON - 9 April 2022

Very. Plenty of parkrun choices nearby too. Burgess again? I'll have a look at the options, and recommend you do the same using this (if you're not already aware of it, which you should be). Edit - I think this should work (go to options to take out the juniors). It seems that Hampstead Heath is th...