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by JimBentley
Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: I'm back...
Replies: 35
Views: 3004

Re: I'm back...

Any saucy behind-the-scenes gossip you can share with us? Does it count as gossip that the behind-the-scenes team are absolutely amazing? Well, I'd hoped for more sauce, to be honest, maybe a wardrobe malfunction or two, or an unexpectedly ribald anecdote from Des about an encounter with a transsex...
by JimBentley
Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:42 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday, 5th September
Replies: 17
Views: 1940

Re: Spoilers for Friday, 5th September

Here you go, Dave:

Y O T N I E N D T

Debbi had ENTITY, Declan TINNED.
by JimBentley
Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: I'm back...
Replies: 35
Views: 3004

Re: I'm back...

Blimey, you kept that quiet! I'm sure you did brilliantly and we'll be enjoying some hot Reams action in the quarter-finals (at least). Any saucy behind-the-scenes gossip you can share with us?
by JimBentley
Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:13 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday, 5th September
Replies: 17
Views: 1940

Re: Spoilers for Friday, 5th September

Bizarro alternative for round 14: (50 + 3) x 7 = 371 10 x 10 x 3 = 300 371 + 300 = 671 Close one there for Debbi, I thought she was a goner when Declan buzzed for the conundrum. Very flat selections today, I reckon a good few of you clever lot managed a 100% game (even I got one, and I'm comparative...
by JimBentley
Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:24 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Bradley Walsh on Wheel of Fortune
Replies: 15
Views: 2911

Re: Bradley Walsh on Wheel of Fortune

Helen, I know many British TV programs, but No Limits is not one of them! Just as well, dont know if admitting to watching a Jonathan King programme is a good idea or not on this forum! :oops: I remember No Limits - the two presenters were total unknowns discovered by Jonathan King after an extensi...
by JimBentley
Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:45 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: If I were to Americanize British game shows
Replies: 64
Views: 6051

Re: If I were to Americanize British game shows

It's quite a well-known thing. No it isn't! I've asked loads of people and nobody so far has known, and everyone has been equally surprised in a "what? but Happy Days didn't have bloody aliens and shit in?!" way. I'm surprised, I've seen it referenced all over the place (with Laverne and ...
by JimBentley
Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:54 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: If I were to Americanize British game shows
Replies: 64
Views: 6051

Re: If I were to Americanize British game shows

Fuck me, I genuinely had no idea that Mork & Mindy was a Happy Days spinoff :o It's quite a well-known thing. Next you'll be telling us you didn't know Laverne & Shirley was a Happy Days spin-off! And yes, Jason, Mork & Mindy was quite the thing in this country for a while. I saw an epi...
by JimBentley
Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:11 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: General feedback
Replies: 284
Views: 52469

General feedback

Wasn't sure where to put this, so have made a new thread for it. Just had a couple of games against Kirk and first of all - it's really good. I'm totally impressed. I still can't really get the numbers game to work, though. A couple of times, the program seems to have automatically recognised a solu...
by JimBentley
Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:08 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: O specialist quiz
Replies: 31
Views: 3388

Re: O specialist quiz

...WHICH MEANS THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE OVERALL SCORES IS MICHAEL WALLACE AND WIFE GET AN ADDED BONUS POINT FOR Q7, WHICH MAKES THEM THE WINNERS! This is the biggest injustice EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. Nice quiz, Dinos, a good variety of subjects and difficulty-wise, pretty much exactly on my...
by JimBentley
Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:50 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
Replies: 84
Views: 7553

Re: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1

Jason and Larsen.

Oh wait, they're girls.

OK, Daphne and Celeste.
by JimBentley
Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Chiefs plan 'reality show'
Replies: 16
Views: 2953

Re: Countdown Chiefs plan 'reality show'

I really, really want this to happen, it has the potential to be awesomely funny, especially if it goes a bit wrong. Also, Damian could be on it, playing the Simon Cowell role.
by JimBentley
Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:20 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CountMax errors
Replies: 727
Views: 91054

Re: CountMax errors

Sorry for sounding picky, but you may want to know that you have got duplicates of the words ACARID, ALLOD, BARDEES and DIVI and you are also missing ISANGOMA. Sorry :oops:. That therefore makes a total of 82,158 words :). Thanks for pointing these out, Joseph (was sure I'd checked for duplicates, ...
by JimBentley
Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:14 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CountMax errors
Replies: 727
Views: 91054

Re: CountMax errors

I think you must've typoed there, Howard, I make it 82,161 (GOATIER and GOATIEST are valid and were omitted, not the other way round.) Yep, it should now be 82,161. I've made all the changes mentioned in this thread, but I'm sure there are still plenty of errors lurking, so keep posting them as you...
by JimBentley
Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CountMax errors
Replies: 727
Views: 91054

Re: CountMax errors

Charlie Reams wrote:Did they take out GOATIER and GOATIEST from the new edition?
Er...mmm.

Fixed now.
by JimBentley
Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CountMax errors
Replies: 727
Views: 91054

Re: CountMax errors

Howard Somerset wrote:The CountMax dictionary I'm using is dated 3rd Jan 08. Is there a later one I should download?
Yes.

Taking BASSLINE and BASSLINES out is a travesty, though. Stupid dictionary.
by JimBentley
Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CV quits.
Replies: 12
Views: 2918

Re: CV quits.

Being a masochist, I decided to see what the esteemed writers and readers of the Daily Mail were saying about this today and - as ever - I wasn't disappointed! This article has generated some fantastically nonsensical comments from the readers, both pro and con (apparently, Carol's beaten every sing...
by JimBentley
Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:34 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CV quits.
Replies: 12
Views: 2918

Re: CV quits.

James Hurrell wrote:6/1 odds for the end of the program? What odds on it carrying on? I'd put some money on that option.
Two horse race, so the best you'd be likely to see would be 1/8 (and 1/12 would be more realistic). Unless you've got a lot of money to stake, not really worth bothering with.
by JimBentley
Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:42 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: I came across this
Replies: 4
Views: 1430

I came across this

...tonight, and I'd never seen it before. If it's been linked on here, apologies:

http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/lightenter ... ntdown.htm
by JimBentley
Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
Replies: 224
Views: 21759

Re: Today's Countdown News... see link

Also, my impression is that the people who work in the studio on a recording day are far removed from the ones who ousted her. I think. Of course, of course, I didn't mean on a day-to-day basis, just generally the principle of having to complete a contract knowing that you've been shat on (metaphor...
by JimBentley
Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
Replies: 224
Views: 21759

Re: Today's Countdown News... see link

Countdown will return at the end of August after its summer break, the Channel 4 spokeswoman said, with both Vorderman and O'Connor expected to return to film more episodes in the autumn. Given the circumstances in which Carol and the show have appeared to part company, and all the general acrimony...
by JimBentley
Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
Replies: 224
Views: 21759

Re: Today's Countdown News... see link

Joseph Bolas wrote:I would probably hope for someone like Magnus Magnusson
That would certainly make for interesting viewing! ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Magn%C3%BAsson
by JimBentley
Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22 July 2008
Replies: 11
Views: 1942

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22 July 2008

Howard Somerset wrote:Anyone catch the challenger's surname?
Just watched today's and think his name was Alistair Kenna, but might be wrong. It was something like that, anyway
by JimBentley
Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:24 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: c4countdown Podcast
Replies: 34
Views: 4800

Re: c4countdown Podcast

I enjoyed it a lot (especially the plugs for my site, which are much appreciated :) ) It was the way that it could veer off into something else at any moment that made it interesting. Is there a semi-easy way of doing the next one live, though? Then we could post on here about the stuff you're talki...
by JimBentley
Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:45 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: About the future, (Charlie, please do not lock this topic!)
Replies: 10
Views: 1704

Re: About the future, (Charlie, please do not lock this topic!)

Jason Larsen wrote:Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?

Neither of them have anything to do with Countdown!
That's what they want you to think. Anyway, it's between Obama and McCain, Billary is out of the running now.
by JimBentley
Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: About the future, (Charlie, please do not lock this topic!)
Replies: 10
Views: 1704

Re: About the future, (Charlie, please do not lock this topic!)

:lol: Yes, let's not rush things. Personally I plan on waiting until at least November before voting, because I think the outcome of the US Presidential election may affect the choice I make.
by JimBentley
Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:28 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: New and pointless competition!
Replies: 67
Views: 4944

Re: New and pointless competition!

And Jim, I'm not the type of person who would wear a fake mustache. But I have a fine array of fake moustaches, ranging from "Casual Rogue" all the way to "Outraged Major". You can choose! I'd be happy to send you one in the post. You've got to have a picture taken of you wearin...
by JimBentley
Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:13 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: New and pointless competition!
Replies: 67
Views: 4944

Re: New and pointless competition!

M. George Quinn wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote: Judy's old slot.
Lovely
:D :D :D :D :D

And Jason: I think your picture is adequate but not very exciting. Can you get another one taken, but maybe wear a false moustache and/or comedy wig? That's the sort of thing I'd like to see.
by JimBentley
Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Wed 16 Jul Spoilers
Replies: 16
Views: 2830

Re: Wed 16 Jul Spoilers

Wow - without meaning to sound harsh but did anyone else think today's standard was very poor, particularly on the numbers? I think it was on for lowest combined score ever until Bev got the last-second conundrum. I liked her, she seems constantly surprised by everything. Doubt she'll win tomorrow ...
by JimBentley
Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:27 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 11th July 2008
Replies: 7
Views: 1821

Re: Spoilers for Friday 11th July 2008

Did they mention AMBITION for 8? No, because I got that too - the only word DC mentioned was the African sounding one that I can't remember... IMBONGI, which I not only got, but also remembered that one of its plurals is the fantastic IZIMBONGI...to temper this uncharacteristic outburst of immodest...
by JimBentley
Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CountMax errors
Replies: 727
Views: 91054

Re: CountMax errors

A few more anomalies which have come up recently: FERREL(S) - in CountMax but no longer in the dictionary; BASSLINE likewise I'm pretty sure FERREL is one of my mistakes, sorry 'bout that, one of the hangers-on from the old Official Countdown Words. However, BASSLINE has got to be in, surely? I did...
by JimBentley
Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:13 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COOT IV Odds
Replies: 66
Views: 6597

Re: COOT IV Odds

Julian Margin Karen 33/1 1-10 50/1 25/1 11-20 66/1 14/1 21-30 100/1 4/1 31-40 150/1 7/2 41-50 200/1 2/1 50 + 500/1 You're a generous bookie, Jason, and there ain't many of them about. I know the book's closed now, but if I'd bet as follows... Julian by 1-10 points (33/1): £29413, returns £1000042 J...
by JimBentley
Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COOT IV Odds
Replies: 66
Views: 6597

Re: COOT IV Odds

Evens has to be such a bad price on Julian Fell. There are still 10 people left in the tournament after all Indeed, and in the interests of offending everyone still involved, I'd be quoting something like: 5/4 Paul 2/1 Julian 7/2 Kirk 6/1 Damian 25/1 Ben, Martin, Rich P. 33/1 Jason, Richard B. 66/1...
by JimBentley
Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CoC XIII Discussion Thread
Replies: 114
Views: 15023

Re: CoC XIII Discussion Thread

Anyway Jim I thought you liked Hansford? Oh, I did, from the safety of my seat at home, he was very entertaining. In real life, without the benefit of editing, he's probably not. If you have the choice of who to invite back - and it is an invitational competition, the line-up is up to the producers...
by JimBentley
Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COOT IV Odds
Replies: 66
Views: 6597

Re: COOT IV Odds

1-2 Damian Eadie vs. Dinos Syfris 2-1 Over-round 100%. 0% edge. DOES NOT COMPUTE. Less cryptically, I mean that you've built no profit into your odds. If I bet ten quid on Damian and five quid on Dinos, I couldn't lose (granted, I couldn't win either, I would always end up even). That's a trivial e...
by JimBentley
Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CoC XIII Discussion Thread
Replies: 114
Views: 15023

Re: CoC XIII Discussion Thread

Well they "invited him back" for the final given that this was a semi-final (I think). Anyway, he might have learnt his lesson. I'm not one that thinks someone should necessarily be condemned as a baddie forever for something they've done in the past, especially something of this level of...
by JimBentley
Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COOT IV Odds
Replies: 66
Views: 6597

Re: COOT IV Odds

Corby and the Kirkulator are the smart bets there, I think. A pony on each of them!

I'm not completely confident either will actually win it, but 6/1 is good value.
by JimBentley
Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th June 2008
Replies: 56
Views: 5928

Re: Spoilers for Friday 20th June 2008

Yep, well done to David, a totally deserving series winner, and well done to Richard for making it a great final, too.
Paul Howe wrote:...and Joyce Cansfield (who was lovely, and would make the gender balance slightly less ridiculous)
You mean Joy Longworth, right Paul? Also, you forgot Amey Despande :lol:
by JimBentley
Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:22 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Can I quote you on that? Quiz
Replies: 22
Views: 4160

Re: Can I quote you on that? Quiz

OK, here's my attempt: 1. Conor 2. Matt Shore 3. No idea, I'll say Damian, but the tone is wrong 4. Lara (Searle?) 5. The immortal Jason Larsen, surely? 6. Got to be Dinos 7. Ben Nebagram Wilson 8. Jason Cullen 9. Michael Wallace 10. Jon Corby 11. Gevin-Gavin 12. Me. That one was easy! 13. Corby Sen...
by JimBentley
Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday recaps
Replies: 26
Views: 2721

Re: Monday recaps

Charlie Reams wrote:I hope one day there will be a movie about the action-packed world of recapping, with me played by John Travolta, and Kirsten Dunst as Jono.
Nah, Julian Rhind-Tutt off of Big Train and Green Wing would surely take on both roles:

Image
by JimBentley
Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday recaps
Replies: 26
Views: 2721

Re: Monday recaps

What I like about your recaps Jim is the background information you give about the players, and general commentary... I absolutely agree, and I try to include similar stuff in my recaps - in fact, as Doddy alluded to, the whole style is nicked from Jim. I always just assumed Veronica & Jim were...
by JimBentley
Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday recaps
Replies: 26
Views: 2721

Re: Monday recaps

I'm sure I'm not the only one who enjoys your recaps more than anyone else's. You two have done an absolutely incredible job over many years and, especially in Veronica's case, a criminally under-appreciated one. I will happily take over Mondays from July if you two want a break, and no one could b...
by JimBentley
Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 16 June 2008 (Series 58, Quarter-final 3)
Replies: 4
Views: 1637

Re: Monday 16 June 2008 (Series 58, Quarter-final 3)

ROUND 7 B L G E O I S M L C1: limboes (x) - it's LIMBOS only Are we definitely sure on this one? LIMBO is in as a verb, I can't think of another verb that ends in an -O that doesn't take the +E when you conjugate it in the present tense? Nor can I, but to be honest I was just going on what the love...
by JimBentley
Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday recaps
Replies: 26
Views: 2721

Monday recaps

Hello everyone, As some of you may know, Veronica and I have been doing Monday's recaps for a long time now. A l-o-n-g time. Probably four years or so together, five years or so for Veronica, as she was doing them solo before I stuck my oar in. Anyway, over the last few weeks, I've been toying with ...
by JimBentley
Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Press Snippet
Replies: 9
Views: 2435

Re: Countdown Press Snippet

Hahahahahahahaha!

I demand a photo casebook covering this story in more prurient detail. I wasn't clear on some of the points and need to see them illustrated by a model pretending to be a buxom housewife.
by JimBentley
Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:27 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 16 June 2008 (Series 58, Quarter-final 3)
Replies: 4
Views: 1637

Monday 16 June 2008 (Series 58, Quarter-final 3)

Monday 16 June 2008 (Series 58, Quarter-final 3) C1: Tim Reypert, no. 3 seed (8 wins, 773 points) C2: Richard Priest, no. 6 seed (6 wins, 697 points) DC: Susie Dent and Dr Phil Hammond ROUND 1 N T C R E A E E V ROUND 2 P I U Z P E D O S ROUND 3 Y R C A I E M S I ROUND 4 E A O D Q L A O P ROUND 5 25 ...
by JimBentley
Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CountMax errors
Replies: 727
Views: 91054

Re: CountMax errors

For the record, I didn't "help tweak" Jim's word list - I compiled my own from scratch (actually completely oblivious to the existence of Jim's) and then I later performed comparisons between the two files and manually screened the differences. But, meh. Sorry Jon, I didn't mean to downpl...
by JimBentley
Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CountMax errors
Replies: 727
Views: 91054

Re: CountMax errors

Although CountMax is excellent and I take my hat off to Jim for putting in the huge effort of compiling the dictionary, I have just noticed a few mistakes recently: UNBOOT (not in the dictionary, but listed in CountMax), HIRABLE (American spelling, but listed in CountMax), POTENCES (should be liste...
by JimBentley
Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:04 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Treasure Trivia Quiz
Replies: 35
Views: 4749

Re: Treasure Trivia Quiz

This has been the most disappointing quiz so far (in terms of people who have attempted it) :cry: . You shouldn't be surprised at this though, Jason. It was a nice try to do something different, but frankly I couldn't even be arsed looking for the questions, never mind answering them. You've got to...
by JimBentley
Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 9 June 2008 (Series 58, Game 110)
Replies: 0
Views: 751

Monday 9 June 2008 (Series 58, Game 110)

Monday 9 June 2008 (Series 58, Game 110) C1: Neil Sneddon (appearance 2) C2: David Beale, a retired computer technician from Washington, Tyne & Wear DC: Susie Dent and Alistair Stewart ROUND 1 S N R E I A S L O ROUND 2 I D I W A R O N E ROUND 3 B P T S N I E O M ROUND 4 G O C E X A P E T ROUND 5...
by JimBentley
Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 9th June 2008
Replies: 22
Views: 2764

Re: Spoilers for Monday 9th June 2008

dinos_the_chemist wrote:I did the sum of all the numbers for the last one: 100+25+10+8+3+2=148

Has that ever happened before?
It has indeed, Dinos, more than once. I can't be arsed to find the games in which it happened right now, so you'll have to take my word for it for the moment ;-)
by JimBentley
Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Question re start of series 59
Replies: 4
Views: 1392

Re: Question re start of series 59

It's much the same as last year - series 57 started on Monday 25th June 2007, series 59 is due to start Monday 23rd June 2008 (if it does kick off straight after the end of this one). Series 55 started even earlier, on Monday 19th June 2006, but this was after the super-long Series 54 and subsequent...
by JimBentley
Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Birthdays
Replies: 1252
Views: 129715

Re: Birthdays

M. George Quinn wrote:HaBi, Joseph.
Bastard, I was going to do that one ;-).

Happy Birthday, Joe!
by JimBentley
Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th June 2008
Replies: 13
Views: 2508

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 5th June 2008

HELP! I was just about to re-watch the programme for writing the re-cap, and then realised that my recording didn't work. I quickly started recording from C4+1, but only caught round 2 onwards. Can anyone help with round 1, and the challenger's name? Failing that, I'll wait until catching the More4...
by JimBentley
Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 2 June 2008 (Series 58, Game 105)
Replies: 2
Views: 1186

Monday 2 June 2008 (Series 58, Game 105)

Monday 2 June 2008 (Series 58, Game 105) C1: Jonathan Coles, appearance 5 C2: Kathy Craig, a retired secretary from Milton Keynes DC: Susie Dent and Ricky Tomlinson ROUND 1 S J T E E A R E T ROUND 2 F L S A U E D V I ROUND 3 N B M O E T N M A ROUND 4 L S R Q I A I A K ROUND 5 75 2 7 5 4 4 Target 531...
by JimBentley
Sat May 31, 2008 11:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Tuesday May 27th 2008
Replies: 14
Views: 3377

Re: Tuesday May 27th 2008

Hmm, I really should be revising, but all I can think about now is devising a strategy to play optimally when you don't know what the letters selection is. If I fail I'm holding you directly responsible. :evil: This intrigued me, I have to say. There's not a strategy that you could employ to win th...
by JimBentley
Fri May 30, 2008 8:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Dictionary Revisal
Replies: 32
Views: 7849

Re: Dictionary Revisal

:D , MGeQu.
by JimBentley
Fri May 30, 2008 7:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Dictionary Revisal
Replies: 32
Views: 7849

Re: Dictionary Revisal

Joseph Bolas wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote:Very nice, Joseph!
Sorry JaLa :D, but I don't get what you mean by very nice :oops:
JaCu? Now JaLa? And HoSo? Good thing Pete Docherty doesn't post here, eh?
by JimBentley
Wed May 28, 2008 7:55 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Where's Larsen?
Replies: 14
Views: 2405

Re: Where's Larsen?

Jason Larsen wrote:Would you all like me to post it?
Whoa there, Jason. You asked all of us if we wanted to see the new thread, so you'll have to wait until all the members have answered individually.
by JimBentley
Mon May 26, 2008 5:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 26 May 2008 (Series 58, Game 100)
Replies: 1
Views: 1253

Monday 26 May 2008 (Series 58, Game 100)

Monday 26 May 2008 (Series 58, Game 100) C1: Lee Bailey (1 win, 61 points) C2: Terry Godden, from Grimsby, with 4 children and 8 grandchildren DC: Susie Dent and Tom O'Connor ROUND 1 N C A E T F S I T ROUND 2 W D R E O E T M A ROUND 3 N P O I R S G E O ROUND 4 K L D N O I E R I ROUND 5 50 5 4 3 3 5 ...
by JimBentley
Tue May 20, 2008 9:39 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Pick 'n' Choose Quiz
Replies: 23
Views: 3368

Re: Pick 'n' Choose Quiz

Here's my attempt: 1. 26. Ethiopia 2. 64. Apple 3. 15. India 4. 72. Snoop Dogg 5. 59. Pig 6. 67. Argentina 7. 20. South Park 8. 31. Princess Eugenie 9. 22. 1992 10. 25. Heads 11. 36. Fallopian tube 12. 3. Calcium 13. 74. Nokia 14. 69. Ghana 15. 11. Bahrain 16. 9. Drum 17. 52. Tokyo 18. 49. 1906 19. ...