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Ian Fitzpatrick

I was at a dinner party last night and Countdown came up in a conversation with an avid watcher, interestingly she didn’t like the new presenters but couldn’t name them, she didn’t like Carol either because she thought she became too bossy after Richard died, she sits down with pencil and paper ever...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Happy shoo-be-doo birthday to you! Happy shoo-be-doo birthday to you! Happy shoo-be-doo birthday, dear James! Happy shoo-be-doo birthday to you! Sha-la-la-la! And many mooooooooooo-ooooore! I don't know what it is with me today! I think it's because it's Friday! That gives me all the more reason to...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Maybe this is what Damian had in mind when he said there would be no more CoC :) There will be more C of C. It's just too good to shelve. I think the hassle and grief of who's taking part and who isn't is worth suffering for such an excellent tourney. The last one was the best block of shows i've e...

Ian Fitzpatrick

The set is no longer comfortable to watch, and I can prove that by quoting my Wife. She said that she can't watch it any more, because of eye strain and headache. She has been a fanatical fan of Countdown since the first programme, but now it has lost her. That's not a great proof. I think it is to...

Ian Fitzpatrick

I see! You think that's unfair! I don't know if it's fair or unfair, it's more about accuracy with respect to sampling. With respect to the great Tommy Cooper: "Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. And there are 5 people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mu...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Matt, thank you for posting the ratings but Ian, did you say you were wondering where they came from because you couldn't believe it? That is to say, you couldn't believe they were so low? If someone told me that was the figure I wouldn't know if that was good or bad. What I don't have much faith i...

Ian Fitzpatrick

There will be drinky-poos afterwards and given that it'll be not only the last Countdown at Leeds, but the last ever show to be made in those historic studios, i think there is a strong argument for many people to get bladdered out of their minds. No bias on my part at all, but would be poignant an...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Jason Larsen wrote:We had Dancing on Ice (or something similar) in America, and it flopped.

I thought winter was over with anyway!

Maybe because you don't have the great Torvill & Dean.

Ian Fitzpatrick

Where do they get the figures from in the first place? - no one has ever asked me if I watch it.

If it's from a sample of viewers then they shouldn't be allowed to go and sit in the garden just because the sun is shining!

Ian Fitzpatrick

Jon Corby wrote:
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:That being said Ray was far and away the best skater there.
High praise indeed considering Torville & Dean were there, and all the other professional skaters making up the partnerships

Oops, must remember to take my blinkers off

Ian Fitzpatrick

I finally got to see the game last night after all the problems with channel4.com/catchup Catch-Up still doesn't work for me after the first commercial break. Pooh. Have just rechecked from here, and it's still not working, you're right Phil. I'll have a grrr at C4 for lying to me. Sorry, I had foo...

Ian Fitzpatrick

It was a bit weird that you could phone in for who you wanted to win before they did the Bolero. Nothing to do with who was best at all. That being said Ray was far and away the best skater there.
It would have been good to let us see Jessica do the Bolero.

Ian Fitzpatrick

Julie T wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:D'ya think I could get in with Carol's special permission?
It says the min age is 16, Kai. Maybe if they said 'Sorry, Kai' after each swear word?

That would be really funny and great cross pollination between shows.

Ian Fitzpatrick

Jon Corby wrote:

What a shame she didn't do better, she seemed to be full of fun and a delight to look at.

Could have been a good catch for Kirk if she had hung around afterwards.

Ian Fitzpatrick

That's great to see Jeff is fitting in so well with the rest of the team.
Well done all.

Ian Fitzpatrick

I just sent an enquiry form - just to let you know - i tried to send the form as a 'Programme Enquiry' but the 'Clear Form' and 'Submit Form' buttons disappear from the webpage when you choose that option, so i had to send it as 'Technical Enquiry'. I found the same unless I clicked on another page...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Hi I'm a recent "returner" to Countdown, having found the presenters after Richard very difficult to appreciate. However, I won't be watching from now on as the presenters are cringe-making! Of all the available personalities why choose false, cold uncharismatic folk??? They really distra...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Just watched the recording, Congratulations Kirk, it was touch and go there, I didn't think you were going to make it to the record. I don't know how you held yourself together for the conundrum. What sort of state were Charlie and Simon in? Looking forward to the finals now - I wonder if Neil is too?

Ian Fitzpatrick

Worrying about a thing like that is a bit like seeing Toy Story and going, "well, toys can't talk, this is rubbish". A friend of mine went to see Lord of the Rings and dismissed it as "totally unrealistic". That's why I would never go to see Cats, the Lion King or Beatrix Potter...

Ian Fitzpatrick

I think there's a piece of land in Runnymede given to the Americans for JFK's memorial.

So about 8 miles west of the centre.

Ian Fitzpatrick

I'd rather have seen Rachel in it!

Ian Fitzpatrick

Jon Corby wrote:Oh great, I'm playing Tournoff. I was hoping for someone easy, like Kirk.

Although... how did Tournoff enter? He hasn't visited here in 6 months, I don't think I've ever seen him on apterous... how am I supposed to be schedule our game?

Just claim a walkover

Ian Fitzpatrick

I just paid one of those people a very nice complement earlier! You'd better hope that no-one sees this after last time! I'm not sure if Jason reads and learns from anybody. People told him before how he needs to use the quote function and still he hasn't used it. I could teach him!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o...

Ian Fitzpatrick

From the "Post Here First Thread" Hi, I'm Andrea from Peterborough, and I'm going to be on the show next week on Monday & Tuesday. Found out about this place from the lovely behind the scenes team, hope to hear from you soon! Andrea ZOMG SPOILER! Doesn't that mean you beat Kirk in his ...

Ian Fitzpatrick

This was the last show of the day. After some time in the bar with Rachel, Jeff, Susie, and co and one Box Pizza later (and a max checking session for Wednesday's game of course), Team Kirk retired for the night. This Monday's show and the Mon-Thu episodes of the next week were filmed the next day....

Ian Fitzpatrick

the Preview button doesn't seem to help! I'm sure someone already explained to you that you're using it wrongly. Indeed. They may well have done but they didn't tell me how to correct my misuse I'm afraid, so any help would be appreciated. Trouble is Ian, it's pretty hard to explain without some id...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Charlie Reams wrote:
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:the Preview button doesn't seem to help!
I'm sure someone already explained to you that you're using it wrongly.

They may well have done but they didn't tell me how to correct my misuse I'm afraid, so any help would be appreciated.

Ian Fitzpatrick

Kai Laddiman wrote:Love that misqouting, makes it look like Bolas lost

You got in while I was changing it!
I have real trouble once we get to three quotes, and the Preview button doesn't seem to help!

Ian Fitzpatrick

Joseph Bolas wrote:
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:

....and I MIGHT not have won the Wooden Spoon in the last game.
Actually working out the scores for both yourself and Howard, you both would've ended up with 84 points thus you would've been joint 6th.

Thanks Joseph, I feel SO much better now, I will definitely enter if you do another one

Ian Fitzpatrick

Allan Harmer wrote:
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:"Ella Fitzgerald. Or is it Gerald Fits Ella? - boom boom"

Not funny - if I had a pound for every........................
Sorry Ian I couldn't resist it mate

It's ok, I couldn't resist it either!
Forgot to say, excellent recap otherwise!

Ian Fitzpatrick

"Ella Fitzgerald. Or is it Gerald Fits Ella? - boom boom"

Not funny - if I had a pound for every........................

Ian Fitzpatrick

Sounds reasonable. Definitely wouldn't want to make mistakes on 10 words then. :lol: Noone has ever made more than 2 mistakes :D, but I guess anything could happen :P EDIT: Just going through previous games, if I had used this method of scoring then it would've produced the following outcomes in a ...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Kai Laddiman wrote:Spell RELATIONS.

Do you mean ORIENTALS?

Ian Fitzpatrick

Excellent recap, it's good to get the asides as well as the game itself.

I wondered why Kirk didn't give the url, good thinking it would seem.
Bl**dy kids!

Ian Fitzpatrick

What on earth are you people talking about? You make my blood boil. The selections are RANDOM for gods sake, of course you are going to get 3 of a kind etc - have you never heard of the game of poker? So EOE came out 3 times, there are more E's than any other vowel, its statistically going to happe...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Hey, wooden spoon for me then! Thanks Joseph for organising the game. My carelessness let me down. I would have thought using Lexplorer would have been preferable to the Stemmer as the latter gives other options one might not have thought of. Congratulations to Phil and Callum (whatever your surname...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Well done Ian
What an improvement on your avatar too,
and a question on leylandii answered correctly, that'll embarass some on here!

Ian Fitzpatrick

I saw Reams come up the other day, but no one mentioned it. Not to big myself up or anything, but http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1761&p=34717&hilit=reamsed#p34717 . I haven't got that far yet, I'm still catching up from a day out yesterday almost "working" - ...

Ian Fitzpatrick

I saw Reams come up the other day, but no one mentioned it.

I assume Kirk is smiling at Charlie and Sid in the audience when he scores his points?

Ian Fitzpatrick

According to this morning's Mail (sorry) at least three other teams have fielded ineligible players over the years. All to do with filming across academic years!

Ian Fitzpatrick

I haven't seen today's programme yet but it was noticeable yesterday that EOE came up three times in addition to coming up the previous day, as the first three vowels chosen.
It's a group that always sticks in mind from my working days.

Ian Fitzpatrick

Kevin Thurlow wrote:A friend tells me that the reason people cut sandwiches diagonally is so you can rest them on the hypotenuse and everyone can see easily what the filling is, without having to maul them with grubby fingers.

It doesn't stop me

Ian Fitzpatrick

Well, there was talk a couple of years ago about moving the recordings down to London. Not quite sure if that's what this rumour might mean. London would certainly make it handier for the DC guests (as well as for me to be in the audience :) ). As long as they don't axe it, changing venue's not a p...

Ian Fitzpatrick

The BBC need to get their act together and make sure the recordings are done in one academic year, spreading it across two years is asking for trouble.

Ian Fitzpatrick

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote: best of luck in the series final.
Wow, hold your horses. I hope you mean "series finals" not just the final!

Yes, that's probably what I meant, but don't be surpised if I was inadvertently right!

Ian Fitzpatrick

Agreed (both previous posts)
Charlie's appeared in the short time I was writing "Agreed"!

Ian Fitzpatrick

Nicky wrote:Try using the preview button and trial and error.

I don't find the Preview button of any help, it just shows the the same as the Post box, I would expect it to show the effects of the html. Maybe there's something wrong with my set up?

Ian Fitzpatrick

Watched Neil reaching his octochamp status last night, congratulations to Neil, best of luck in the series final.
I must say Jeff's hosting is getting better and better, good to see you putting him right on the 87 times table.

Ian Fitzpatrick

Anyone gone for the kate richardson = david dawson = ian fitzpatrick theory yet? Shocked nobody's picked up on the Kate Richardson = David Dawson = Ian Fitzpatrick = Ben Hunter. I think I've cracked it! Kate Richardson = David Dawson = Ian Fitzpatrick = Ben Hunter = Matt Morrison! Looks like the pr...

Ian Fitzpatrick

Matt Morrison wrote:it's admittedly leftfield, but has anyone gone for the kate richardson = david dawson theory yet?

No, not even Kate would be that fixated on herself surely.

Ian Fitzpatrick

It's noticeable that Kate came on here made a few remarks then disappeared, and seems to have done the same on the Lesbian web site.
As the title said - she's a "mischievous contestant"

Ian Fitzpatrick

Good call Charlie, I've given up eating sandwiches as a result of the other topic. Do you still eat half sandwiches? Funny you should say that, I made a sandwich the other day and SWMBO asked for half, but I had already cut it into four and she took two, so I have no idea whether I was duped or what.

Ian Fitzpatrick

Good call Charlie, I've given up eating sandwiches as a result of the other topic.

Ian Fitzpatrick

I agree with Ben, but I'm wary of Jon asking such a question!

Ian Fitzpatrick

You do look very good for your age, George! And here is Patrick Duffy's bio. Then, you can compare how he looks to how you look! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Duffy I'll be honest, I don't see the likeness at all. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Replace_this_image_male.sv...

Ian Fitzpatrick

It is indeed a strange programme, one team beats the other team and is called "Britains Best" then doesn't come back the next day unless the captain correctly answers a question after they've already despatched the opposition. Some of the rounds are weird too. A round on Transport and Tech...

Ian Fitzpatrick

See chunk of cheese above. But where do you draw the line? Or is even the tiniest two-bits-of-bread-with-stuff-in-the-middle a sandwich in your eyes? Yes. When I was younger I used to make loads of little sandwiches by cutting one big one into 16. Having remembered that, I'm now off to have a mini-...

Ian Fitzpatrick

.....and now I've had to read them both twice........

Ian Fitzpatrick

I got the letter today and........... I was successful! :D (Thanks Kate!) However, I think if I come up against anyone like Neil who is on at the moment, then I will be like a lamb to the slaughter. :roll: Where do all you octochamps/ winners/ champions of champions/ finalists/ mega-brains go to le...

Ian Fitzpatrick

It looked like Neil went walkabouts halfway through this game, could it be that it was too early in the morning for him?

Let's hope he's wide awake for the next game.

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