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- Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:43 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Royal Statistical Society Christmas Quiz
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14188
Re: Royal Statistical Society Christmas Quiz
Another one that's had me struggling is the Q6 one - an engineer who wrote about something like Alice. It's almost certainly someone whose surname is a country but I just can't pin it down to any particular reference. Without looking at the puzzle, Nevil Shute was some sort of engineer and wrote A ...
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:27 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Royal Statistical Society Christmas Quiz
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14188
Re: Royal Statistical Society Christmas Quiz
May be a slight error from the Royal Statistical Society as "square on the hypotenuse" should read "square of the hypotenuse". How dare you besmirch the good name of the RSS :evil: (Square on the hypotenuse is fine, cf. the caption to the top image on wikipedia - it's referring ...
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56514
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
No problem, thanks for your work on the player stats, made things a lot easierGraeme Cole wrote:Like. Many thanks for taking the time to put that together, Michael.
- Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56514
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Righto, I ran some numbers and have put together a thing that estimates the probability of each player winning the tournament (based on apto-ranks for apterous players, and some jiggery-pokery for non-apterous players). For those interested in the methodology, I've whipped up a short blog post about...
- Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56514
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Cheers, every little helps
- Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56514
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Hello all, could do with some help from the apterous regulars for some stats I'm trying to put together for the 30th anniversary tournament. In particular, I'm trying to get hold of as many apto-ranks for the players as I can: so far I've got 26 of the 41, but there are 15 who I either can't find at...
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 4:56 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Christmas Crossword
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4313
Re: Christmas Crossword
Hurrah (for Ryan's crossword, I haven't looked at Charlie's yet, but it's probably rubbish).
- Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 205188
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Any of our resident maths geniuses want to work out the odds of the Champions League draw coming up with the same pairings as the rehearsal? Sky Sports said 5000-1 but it seems like it would be a bit more than that to me. The equation is complicated by the seedings and the fact you can't get drawn ...
- Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:54 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Ryan's Big Fat Quiz of the Year
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5020
Re: Ryan's Big Fat Quiz of the Year
Can report that this is very good and well worth the money (if only for Ryan's spectacular pieces to camera).
- Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who do you think will win Series 67?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1351
Re: Who do you think will win Series 67?
Bit late, but by starting this thread you kinda spoilered the outcome of today's show (even without reading it)... Maybe rename it to something like "contains spoilers for $show"?
- Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 29th 2012 (Series 67 #82)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4207
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 29th 2012 (Series 67 #82)
Congrats David! Quite a few tough challengers in your run, you did well to hold steady until the end. Also I felt bad for you in the first numbers round - no doubt you'll have to explain what you were doing to quite a lot of people! What happened? (Or is it something that can only really be explain...
- Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 29th 2012 (Series 67 #82)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4207
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 29th 2012 (Series 67 #82)
Congrats David! Quite a few tough challengers in your run, you did well to hold steady until the end. Also I felt bad for you in the first numbers round - no doubt you'll have to explain what you were doing to quite a lot of people! What happened? (Or is it something that can only really be explain...
- Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:54 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 217
- Views: 64610
Re: Countdown in the news
Yeah, I found that kinda adorable.Ben Wilson wrote:Can't help but feel a slight twinge of guilty aptoelitism here.James's article wrote:He prepared for the competition by playing an old ‘Countdown’ DVD game which he exhausted over a period of three days.
- Tue Nov 27, 2012 1:50 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2012/2013
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9878
Re: University Challenge 2012/2013
Yep, very good performance. Particularly well done for not getting flustered at the f(x) = x^2 question (which had me confused enough at home, let alone in a studio).Eoin Monaghan wrote:Well done Thomas!
- Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:55 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointles Series 6
- Replies: 76
- Views: 22319
Re: Pointles Series 6
I'm surprised nobody has talked about a certain event that's happened (spoilers below): The record breaking jackpot win that happened yesterday. I must say I'm surprised it even broke 20k, but well done to those gentlemen for pulling it off. I'll also take a little pride in coming up with another o...
- Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:38 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: 1001 Things You Should Know
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10250
Re: 1001 Things You Should Know
Finally seen this, agree it's just a boring, slow, not-very-difficult quiz. The 'hook' of "things you should know" just renders nearly half the questions pointles, and isn't interesting in itself. (I thought it was going to be cool things where people think "oh wow, how do I not know ...
- Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:42 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointles Series 6
- Replies: 76
- Views: 22319
Re: Pointles Series 6
Just stumbled across this page, which has quite a few lists of pointles answers from pervious seasons (not at all complete, and they seem to have given up, but might interest some others here).
- Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17798
Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
Fun. I enjoyed ""Psychic energy" was not likely to work in the setting created for the experiment, she said, and her success rate was usually very high."
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 217
- Views: 64610
Re: Countdown in the news
Why did you edit out the part where you highlighted what 'Countdown Team' had edited out of their post?Ciaran Thompson wrote:She so should have been invited back for the 30th anniversary episode
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:23 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 71828
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
Just watched it. An enjoyable enough romp, although I really don't know what to make of the whole stooge/fake debate. Apparently there were some allegations doing the rounds that he was registered with some acting company/website, with details mysteriously changing after it was brought up, but I can...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 23rd 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 56)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2831
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 23rd 2012 (Series 67 Prelim
What happen?Matt Morrison wrote:Saw the last few rounds today. Cheating on that 7 declaration looked fucking ridiculous.
- Fri Oct 19, 2012 3:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Format Change?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8577
Re: Countdown Format Change?
I thought Charlie and I did some stats on the 'benefit' of getting the round 14 numbers pick, did we ever put it on the forum? I seem to remember there is basically zero advantage, but don't have the time right now to go digging up the numbers. I don't remember seeing it. Might be interesting (assu...
- Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:47 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Format Change?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8577
Re: Countdown Format Change?
I thought Charlie and I did some stats on the 'benefit' of getting the round 14 numbers pick, did we ever put it on the forum? I seem to remember there is basically zero advantage, but don't have the time right now to go digging up the numbers.
- Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56514
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Shame Australian Countdown isn't still running...Johnny Canuck wrote:I seem to recall the winner of the Supreme Championship got a flight to Paris to see the final of "Des Chiffres et des Lettres".Kirk Bevins wrote:I think last time everyone got a trophy for taking part and the winner something bigger?
- Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56514
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
I think I might hold a record in that I'll have been on with 3 different presenters in 3 different studio locations (Whiteley in Leeds, Stelling in Manchester for the special and Hewer in Salford). Presumably you share that with Nick Wainwright and DO'D at least? (Deso in Leeds, Stelling in Manches...
- Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:45 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56514
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
What will be the prize for the winner btw? I think I might hold a record in that I'll have been on with 3 different presenters in 3 different studio locations (Whiteley in Leeds, Stelling in Manchester for the special and Hewer in Salford). Presumably you share that with Nick Wainwright and DO'D at...
- Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:49 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: London Underground (and DLR) Stations
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5163
Re: London Underground (and DLR) Stations
I noticed this the other day on the Tube (as a poster), before I knew it was any sort of competition. It's quite a cool thing to have to stare at whilst waiting for a train, as it can keep you distracted for quite a long time (and our local pub quiz always has a three point 'cryptic stations' questi...
- Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:09 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 367037
Re: Is Apterous down?
Charlie is a gay.Ian Volante wrote:Is there a post I'm missing that would offer some context?
Something to do with "gay" in the dictionary?
- Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 3rd October 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 42)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 882
Re: Wednesday 3rd October 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 42)
(I actually thought that might've been a tad unfair to have an -OUR conundrum on our Canadian challenger.) Actually, my understanding is that Canadians tend to keep the British U in that sort of thing (cf. here for example). Oh, that's good. Nice to know that. Thanks. :D No probs - I just spent a m...
- Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 3rd October 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 42)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 882
Re: Wednesday 3rd October 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 42)
Actually, my understanding is that Canadians tend to keep the British U in that sort of thing (cf. here for example).James Robinson wrote:(I actually thought that might've been a tad unfair to have an -OUR conundrum on our Canadian challenger.)
- Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 3rd 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 42
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2967
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 3rd 2012 (Series 67 Preli
This is the first episode I've caught in forever, which leads me to this: How does someone to have achieved as much as Fiennes has, and so publically, think he can get away with that wig? and is it just me who finds his Corner contributions weirdly rubbish? Admittedly I've only watched one of his sh...
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:33 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Dragons' Den game show pitch
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1984
Re: Dragons' Den game show pitch
Thanks for the heads-up on this. As a massive game show nerd, I was left kinda wanting more details on how the game actually worked. I find it hard to believe that all she was allowed to pitch was that tiny first round example question, but at the same time that's all they alluded to in their 'discu...
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How do you become the greatest human in history?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4565
Re: How do you become the greatest human in history?
Are you allowed to choose when the vote happens? And do you have to be alive? I reckon a self-sacrifice-to-save-the-planet (a la what happened in that movie, I can never remember which one the dude dies in, and which one he doesn't, but there's definitely an asteroid) with an immediate poll afterwar...
- Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 13th 2012 (Special)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2873
- Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:35 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Tournament formats
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8881
Re: Tournament formats
I think if I was doing a system on rankings, it could use Aptoranks/some other prior knowledge for round 1, but then recalculate the ranks based on the tournament once it's started. So only the round 1 games would be pre-determined. The first round could even be random. Particularly with the moveab...
- Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Tournament formats
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8881
Re: Tournament formats
The fairest system would probably be one that gives each player opponents that best reflect the whole opposition on offer. So, if you have six opponents, you might have one from the top sixth, one from the next sixth and so on. And I don't think people would have a problem with this. I think some o...
- Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 8th August 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 23)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2190
Re: Wednesday 8th August 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 23)
That is an excellent advert, thanks for that. I'm glad I don't need any of the AA's services, otherwise I'd be torn between their failure at maths and their use of raccoons in adverts.
- Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12513
Re: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
Are there plans for a third Co:Lon this year after the successes of the previous two? No plans for this year, no. This was always going to be a difficult year for me to organise something, and now there's been a London event this year I'm not sure there's much need for another one within a few mont...
- Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12513
Re: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
Amie says she doesn't want to run another coblivilon No way, that's pretty gutting. We fancied going but it was at pretty much the worst possible time (we've just moved house and CF has just started at a new hospital, so we had no idea what we were going to be doing that weekend (and as it turns ou...
- Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:43 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Tipping Point
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15357
Re: Tipping Point
I think the worst was Cleverdicks on Sky Atlantic, which was almost hard to keep up with a lot of the time, and most of the questions were ridiculously hard, although you could argue that was part of the game. :P I've finally watched a full episode of this now it's on Challenge, and I have to say I...
- Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Help please - encryption formula
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1574
Re: Help please - encryption formula
Convert first letter of employee name to a number (A = 1, B = 2, etc.), add/subtract this from the wage? Could pick any letter in their name this way to make it less decipherable (although this won't keep the same numbers the same for different people). Probably neater solutions but that was my firs...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:34 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Tipping Point
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15357
Re: Tipping Point
Am I the only person who thinks this programme is actually quite good? :roll: No, I've seen some of it, and while it's slow in pace (although they defo tried to quicken it up between shows 1 & 2), the format is an intriguing and exciting one. There do need to be some tweaks, obviously, but comp...
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:17 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Tipping Point
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15357
Re: Tipping Point
Thanks for the heads up, I'd completely missed this. Having now caught up I agree with Eoin*, it's spectacularly dull - you spend far too much time watching the slider moving back and forth and then nothing much happening. More generally it feels a bit like something you'd be more likely to see in a...
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Subtitling errors
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7107
Re: Subtitling errors
Cool, thanks (saved me trawling through 4oD ).Innis Carson wrote:"Be confidential if you talk bad about a Greek island", so DISCREET makes more sense.Michael Wallace wrote:What was the clue?
- Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Subtitling errors
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7107
Re: Subtitling errors
The solution to the second TTT in today's show was given as "DISCRETE" in the subtitles, even though the correct spelling "DISCREET" had already appeared on the screen by this point. So clearly the subtitles are done by only one pair of ears, and not a single eye. As if that was...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:31 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Sir Richard Stilgoe
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3158
Re: Sir Richard Stilgoe
http://m.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a387708/kenneth-branagh-kate-winslet-gary-barlow-on-queens-birthday-honours.html Thought I'd post this here as he's DC alumni, thoughts? It always saddens me when I hear that someone has accepted one of these. Would you be saddened if someone accepted one, but...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 18th June 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 110)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 990
Re: Monday 18th June 2012 (Series 66, Prelim 110)
Yep, haven't read a recap in ages, but this was good, so thanks and all that.
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Apterous The Musical: Lyrics to First Number
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2244
Re: Apterous The Musical: Lyrics to First Number
A+
I particularly enjoyed the reference to the seminal "we love Countdown/we go to town" rhyme in the opening verse.
I particularly enjoyed the reference to the seminal "we love Countdown/we go to town" rhyme in the opening verse.
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Queen's Diamond Jubilee
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1544
Re: Queen's Diamond Jubilee
While we're here, if the Queen has an "official" birthday, will she have an official deathday as well? Feasibly she could carry on reigning after she's died if her official deathday isn't for a while later. Alternatively her official deathday might come first, which would make sense becau...
- Sat May 26, 2012 11:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5849
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Agree with Gevin about Sweden. I really don't see why it was such a huge favourite (and I wonder if being a huge favourite before the contest gives a song an advantage). My personal favourites were Romania, Ukraine and Moldova. I also really enjoyed Turkey's weird boat transformation thing (didn't t...
- Tue May 22, 2012 9:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5849
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2012
I managed to guess 8 of the 10, my two wrong ones were the biggest punts (Belgium and San Marino instead of Hungary and Albania, both of whom I thought were really dull but I clearly undervalued how many friends they have). Reckon Romania and Moldova are the ones to watch out for in the final, altho...
- Mon May 21, 2012 11:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 217
- Views: 64610
Re: Countdown in the news
Couldn't really find a good topic for this, thought this one would suffice. An American reviews Countdown . "Countdown is the most pleasant game show on television. It might also be the most British. It’s a prim game of letters and numbers in which the winners receive not cash but a porcelain t...
- Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Raccoon Boy on Pointless
- Replies: 100
- Views: 12323
Re: Raccoon Boy on Pointless
I only just noticed this (thanks to Ryan's reasonable guess). Not sure why you think that's so implausible.Phil Reynolds wrote:I asked explicitly in this very topic and received a highly implausible answer, so I'm guessing the real answer is Chutney Ferret.
- Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:REA - Reading - Saturday of Easter Weekend 2012
- Replies: 63
- Views: 15765
Re: CO:REA - Reading - Easter Saturday 2012
Jon Corby wrote:tbf Coon, 31 OCT = 25 DEC.Michael Wallace wrote:I would be interested in the results of a survey asking people when they thought Easter Saturday was and when they thought Christmas Day was.Stewart Gordon wrote:Maybe I'll think of an event to hold on Christmas Day, 31 October 2012....
- Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:REA - Reading - Saturday of Easter Weekend 2012
- Replies: 63
- Views: 15765
Re: CO:REA - Reading - Easter Saturday 2012
I would be interested in the results of a survey asking people when they thought Easter Saturday was and when they thought Christmas Day was.Stewart Gordon wrote:Maybe I'll think of an event to hold on Christmas Day, 31 October 2012....Michael Wallace wrote:If only Tony had put the date down as well to avoid any possible ambiguity.
- Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:49 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:REA - Reading - Saturday of Easter Weekend 2012
- Replies: 63
- Views: 15765
Re: CO:REA - Reading - Easter Saturday 2012
We are running CO:REA (Countdown in Reading) on Easter Saturday, 7th April 2012 How has this discussion progressed so far without a single person already noticing that you've got the dates completely mixed up? Easter Saturday is the 14th this year. I've always thought Easter Saturday was the day be...
- Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4Cers in Other Media
- Replies: 166
- Views: 30196
Re: C4Cers in Other Media
This is definitely one of the more mental things I've seen on the Internet, and that's saying something.
- Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:36 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: 'Gevin's Delight' Tournament 2012
- Replies: 65
- Views: 19137
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:38 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Chase
- Replies: 153
- Views: 83866
Re: The Chase
Top performance from Heather I thought. Think she would have been better off in the final by herself, given the time wasted by having to buzz and passing. Did herself proud though, good banter, some really cracking answers too.
(This is how you chat up women, right?)
(This is how you chat up women, right?)
- Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:45 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointles Series 6
- Replies: 76
- Views: 22319
Re: Pointles Series 6
Bit weird that a couple who couldn't get one individually then got one in the tie break (not saying it's beyond the realm of possibility of course, just a bit odd). Wonder if there's any chance that when they have to do a coin toss (which was after 3 incorrect attempts in the tie break back in serie...