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Paul Anderson wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:49 am Wow, that was a great episode!
2 cracking games and an increased viewership!
It's shaping up nicely

Definitely! Wouldn't have envied being in Damian's position watching Harry get a max game beforehand, but he did very well to overcome him! Should be some good stuff on Thursday.

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<img src="https://i.imgur.com/XWQ1bxrh.jpg" alt="GoggleBox - Album on Imgur"/> Same chap....

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Saw on the wiki that Andy is a returnee from Series 1 no less, where he won 2 games. Surely puts the "oldest" returnee Q to bed. They mentioned it on the show as well. I was hoping they'd show an old picture but alas not. Well it was nice that he won today, nonetheless, so he could get hi...

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Saw on the wiki that Andy is a returnee from Series 1 no less, where he won 2 games. Surely puts the "oldest" returnee Q to bed.

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Peter Thomas wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:13 pm Well I don't know how far in advance the conundrums are chosen, but BRIGANDRY was a toughie, especially against two new contestants!

You know it's tricky when they have to go to Susie for a definition!

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Congrats to Damien for ending the octochamp drought! Some good performances, especially on some of the numbers rounds!

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Good showing by Damien today- will he finally end the octochamp drought?!

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Was looking at this game: http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_6645, and the champ stops scoring from R7-onwards. Has any champ stopped scoring points before that point? If you're talking about 15-round heat games and only counting players not in the first game of their run, no. That's the only 15-roun...

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Was looking at this game: http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_6645, and the champ stops scoring from R7-onwards. Has any champ stopped scoring points before that point? I would say this game is more notable for the winning word in rd 8. If I recall correctly, Noel was completely composed when he was d...

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Was looking at this game: http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_6645, and the champ stops scoring from R7-onwards. Has any champ stopped scoring points before that point?

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David's settling in well. 2 centuries in a row- hope he wins 8!

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:46 pm I thought the champion might have been an octochamp but the hipster proved too much for him.

4th game in the day, so probably got fatigued towards the end. Not to undermine the winner, because he did get a fair few good letters spots, and deserved his win.

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10 maxes- strong showing from Jeremy even if he decided to leave the S off Durations. Might one to watch- seems to get better and better as each game goes on.

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Chris was unlucky to only win 2 given his average of 93. Better player won, though.

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Good century by Des. Thought he had met his match when I found out that Mark was a crossword compiler, but he pulled through. He's consistently good at the numbers, which might help him through and enable him to win 8.

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Well played Richard. Good conundrum solve, too.

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Not finished watching just yet, but am impressed by Richard's numbers skills.

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Patrick Thompson wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:13 pm Love a bit of countdown on gogglebox although I did feel a bit sorry for Anthony.

Would have been fairer for them to review Sam's performance, because Anthony did decently once he got up and going.

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Is 82 the biggest range in terms of scores in which a player has got in any 15 rounder? Thinking about how Sam's 1st opponent got 115 the game before and then 33 the next. Wondering if that is the largest range?

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Fiona T wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:21 am
Tom S wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 8:38 am I'll be on Popmaster this morning. Hopefully it won't go to pot!
Oh saw this too late to tune in! How did you go?

Had to keep it relatively late due to protocol

Shan't spoil it if others want to listen but you'll find it here- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08r5m50

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I was 3rd spot. Of the octochamps in my series, Dylan was 3rd spot Just coming back to this years later, this thread does seem to demonstrate that the placement of contestants within series is not random or purely down to chance, which arguably sheds a different light on the fact that you had to pl...

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I'll be on Popmaster this morning. Hopefully it won't go to pot!

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1 month of Covid ep's! Good game today- good comeback from Archana and did feel for Mike who could have won a few himself. Liked the conundrum scramble given that he was from Halesowen.

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I was expecting Connor to win a few so a bit surprised at his score today. And so many possible 9s too! I make max score somewhere above 170? 175! Thought Connor would win a few too but sometimes that's the way the cookie crumbles! He came up against a good opponent though - expect Archana to win a...

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Well done Connor on the score. Was very impressed with his spot of PRACTISES- that did not jump out to me at all in that selection.

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Stats for Sam Cappleman-Lynes.... Current Seed: 2 Wins: 8 Points: 939 (117.4 per game) Total Maxes: 93/120 (77.5%) Letters Maxes: 59/80 (73.8%) Badged Words: 9 (!) Medalled Words: 20 (!!!) B: Denarius, Doctrines, Gelcoat, Betonies, Emperor, Covalent, Tornadic, Euphoric, Firepot M: Mowdies, Ideatum, ...

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Will probably do Sam's stats tomorrow.

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Congrats Sam on a superb run throughout. A real threat for the finals! Credit to Anthony for being so gracious and recovering well at the end, too.

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 11:21 am I'm pretty sure this as come up elsewhere so I'm not claiming credit for it, but I can't find any evidence for it - at about 23 seconds into this video is Bradley Horrocks.

Poor Brad, seems like he's had a quick few years since his Countdown appearance!

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Outstanding performance from Sam today. Felt for Malcolm as his score didn't represent his ability.

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Thanks Sam for sitting back in R4. Not overly sure I'd have got the 9 otherwise!

ACETUMS in R5.

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Poor Bernie. At least he took it in good grace, plus it was quite convenient to have Dr Linda on hand should he have needed counselling after Sam's demolition!

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Raioid (?) in Round 2.

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Very well played Sam. Some fabulously obscure words in there alongside some great numbers solves. Felt for Pete who was probably octochamp material but couldn't seem to make much ground once you got the 9.

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The thought of anyone 'not being happy' is so laughable. Suck it up, seriously. I'd be amazed if Nick, Susie or Rachel are upset about it. Anyone who is upset from a viewer perspective, especially in terms of the competition etc. (is it a special, is it not, octoruns blah blah blah), need to get a ...

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Don't see the fuss behind it personally. It will be interesting to see what happens with the show on that day.

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Thought David would go on and win a few judging by his showing on Friday, but he was definitely put in his place today by a champ who theoretically could go far....

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Ian Fitzpatrick wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 11:41 am Did Nick say he had beaten a 5 times winner to get there?

Yup.

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Good see-saw of a game today. Bet Jonny will be kicking himself for missing 260 and the last numbers, as they'd have seen him over the line.

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Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:09 pm
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:48 pm What is the longest DC guest run? Phil Hammond just did eight.
Kenneth Williams’ gig in Series 1 and 2 comes to mind but that might not be it.

Paul Zenon is to do 10 in a row soonish.

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Great comeback by Jonny. Think Ian was a bit Disgusted with himself at the end of that. Shame for Ian as he showed moments of brilliance during his stint.

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Graeme Cole wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:41 pm
Tom S wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:56 am
Perhaps I'm missing something - as far as I can tell only two of Conor's prelim opponents returned (Jane Capie and Judy Bursford). Who's the third?
Andrew Christley, but he went on on his 2nd appearance as Andy Christley. Don't think the wiki notes it.

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I never had Brendan down as a probable octochamp, but once you get so far, it suddenly starts to look likely. After game 1, I thought it may have been on the cards, but from then on, it didn't seem as likely (thought he did have 1 or 2 good 6 small factorised sums). I think the fact that he was sur...

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I see that Dr Phil still isn't having his bit broadcast - as I've been reading his Private Eye articles, I guess his views are too 'political' for the bosses at C4 Alt. 1st numbers: (4x10+8-1)x3 From what I've heard, it was due to the fact apparently that his segments were about coronavirus, and C4...

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Great to see these back

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Seems like Brendan plays at his best when up against tough opposition. Thought he upped his game today compared to some of his other games. Felt for Olivia though, who seemed quite a decent player, and more than competent at the numbers.

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Would have got a max game if I had seen the only "DC" beater of the game too... Not had one in a good while...

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I did think potential octochamp for a number of rounds, but he seemed to fade off so on balance probably not. I've no idea who might be coming up in his potential run by the way. I'd agree with you- he did get 8 maxes though, which is a very decent effort, and I don't think it helped that the 3rd n...

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It's back!

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 4:54 pm
Tom S wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:44 am When people pronounce the term PHEV literally.
As in this? I had no idea, and I'm surprised you've encountered more than about one person who has said this.

Am a bit of a petrol head, so quite often encounter it watching videos on the issue...

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When people pronounce the term PHEV literally.

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Bane and BAME.

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Yes, it would be ridiculous to remove words on the grounds of offensiveness. You also have to consider the use-mention distinction. Mentioning the word "nigger" is not the same as calling someone a nigger, for example. The BBC used the naughty word ! Don't really see as to why it was nece...

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Yes, it would be ridiculous to remove words on the grounds of offensiveness. You also have to consider the use-mention distinction. Mentioning the word "nigger" is not the same as calling someone a nigger, for example. The BBC used the naughty word ! Don't really see as to why it was nece...

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Not necessarily "news", but forgot to mention that Elliott Mellor came up as a potential candidate on this year's edition of The Masked Singer

https://twitter.com/markgrimshaw16/stat ... 1869405184

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Paul Anderson wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:48 am Their CD ability seems decent, but I've always found the show too slow-paced. A few more rounds would make the comedy feel less forced.

Inclined to agree- I think they spend too much time at the beginning talking to the players.

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Found it quite an enjoyable episode tbh in general. Some of the players on Catsdown are definitely better than some we see on the normal show. I reckon Jon Richardson would stand a good chance of becoming an octochamp if he was on the standard variant. Other decent players I can think of are Victori...

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