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Joseph Bolas

Countdown recap for Friday 27 February 2009. C1: Champion Ann Abel. C2: Challenger Catherine Gillespie. DC: Susie Dent and Graham Cole. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: E O E L D G J I N R02: D S E E S I G C A R03: O E O B T T S A R R04: N T I N O A H I A R05: 100, 25, 2, 5, 5, 9...

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Innis Carson wrote:
Jimmy Gough wrote:Was anybody else hoping for an O for PNEUMONIA?
Oh, nice spot. Never crossed my mind.

And the 'O' would've been the next vowel out as well.

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Innis Carson wrote:BOASTER and BOOSTER respectively.

Thank you Innis

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What words were offered by Ann and Catherine for round 3?

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So my idea is that at the end of an octochamp run instead of getting two new players, the player who either came closest to beating the octochamp or got the highest percentage of maxes should play against the new player. (Points score alone wouldn't be fair IMO as it could be a bad days shuffling)....

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Oliver Garner wrote:Did I imagine this, or have I seen Jono in DC in one of my games.

Nope, you didn't imagine it: #28655

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There is actually a few words, that you can play in Countdown that have three consecuitive R's, which are GRRRLS, GRRRL and BRRR. What does GRRRLS mean? I've tried to look it up in my oed, but to no avail.. help? Presumably it's what a lion calls a bunch of young ladies. GRRRL (noun) - a young woma...

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Jon O'Neill wrote:Sonia did it.

Wasn't it Joe, who killed Wendy's character off in Eastenders?

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Jason Larsen wrote:Yes, that's him, Joseph!

Do you see the resemblance?

I do actually see it Jason. Not sure what George thinks though.

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I was saddened by the news today of the death of Wendy Richard. She was a great actress and a lovely lady. Was she ever on Dictionary Corner? Used to love her as Miss Brahms in "Are You Being Served" and on the "Come outside" Single she made with Mike Sarne when she was 16 (Show...

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There is actually a few words, that you can play in Countdown that have three consequitive R's, which are GRRRLS, GRRRL and BRRR. Yes but GRRRL only scores 0.05 on the raccoon scale as only 3!/5! of its constructions make the word GRRRL which is its only anagram I wasn't quite sure what the score w...

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Karen Pearson wrote:BRASSICA for another 8 and also GARDENED (if I've remembered the letters correctly).

The letters were: A O E R N G D E D, so GARDENED will be acceptable

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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...

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A scores 1.0 on the Raccoon scale. What do I win? That's poor. There are loads of 2-letter words that get a score of 1.0 which is clearly more impressive. :) The list starts Aa, Ab, Ad, etc... depending on which dictionary you use. (If you want to use 'common' words only, then there's still At, On,...

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Michael Wallace wrote:Good man. For the record, is quite distinct to :d - the former is a very happy smiley, the latter is a 'mmm delicious' smiley (it demonstrates you licking your lips, you see).

I never knew that. I've always thought that it was a typo

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Michael Wallace wrote:
Joseph Bolas wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote:(maple syrup )
Why did you change my smiley?

I thought thats what it was meant to be (because it was a lower-case d). I've changed it back now

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Michael Wallace wrote:
Joseph Bolas wrote:Also plain pancakes, to answer your question.

(maple syrup :d)

To me they just tast nice by themselves, though to be fair, I've never actually tried maple syrup before, so it might taste better, I don't know.

EDIT: Also, I am not a fan of jam and I try to eat as little sugar as possible.

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Jason Larsen wrote:P.S. If anyone can find a recipe for banana jam, please post it here!

You can find a load of recipes if you Google Banana Jam

Also plain pancakes, to answer your question.

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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...

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In a few days time, Silent Hill: Homecoming (the 6th instalment of the SH series) comes out on the Xbox 360. My favourite SH song I have listened to is from SH4: The Room, called Room Of Angel.

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Yes, it's happening at last, the big televisual event of next week. I'm on Mastermind! Sorry Kirk to steal your limelight, I hope you get some attention too. If you fancy testing your knowledge of Metallica against mine, then get yerselves settled in front of the box at 7.30pm on the sixth of March...

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Well done Neil on becoming an Octochamp

I did think I thought you might've done a 4-large for your last numbers selection.

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Kirk Bevins wrote:Spoiler!!!!! Anyway, he has only won 7 Joseph. His 8th appearance is tomorrow.

I misread Martin's post. My bad

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Martin Gardner wrote:Can't think of any other Octochamp who's had some many good scores, despite so many close games! Well done again, very neat last numbers solution.

Just caught this on +1 hour and I agree that that was a nice solution there by Neil for the last numbers.

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Nicky wrote:
Joseph Bolas wrote:Not sure if you would class this as a hobby, but I used to play a few computer-based riddles, like Clever Waste of Time.
Thanks a lot, Joseph! I went and followed that link and lost most of yesterday. And then I bookmarked it, so today may vanish as well.

It is addictive isn't it

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It would be interesting to have a list of all the quad-nines, I can up with with, with a bit of help from Google: ACTIONERS, CREATIONS, NARCOTISE, REACTIONS INSETTERS, INTERESTS, STERNITES, TRITENESS RESTRAINS, STRAINERS, TARRINESS, TRANSIRES RATTINESS, RESISTANT, STRAITENS, TARTINESS INTERLAPS, ST...

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Kirk Bevins wrote:
Joseph Bolas wrote:
Obviously if I shortened my name to JOE, then there will be loads
If I shortened my name to K, there'd be quite a few as well.

You would have to shorten it as there is only 1 K in the current selection

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It is unfair that the targets are going to be different for everyone. The most fairest target I believe you should be playing for in this game is around £63,000. How I have worked this out is that you take the average of the 20 amounts, which is £10,500 and say you allow for 4 busts, that leaves 6 w...

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In Scrabble you can have JOSEPH and JOSEPHs, but I think this is all I can think off, for now. Yeah, in Countdown, there are no 6s, 7s, 8s or 9s that contain the letters J, O, S, E, P and H in some order. In short then, your name is shit. Obviously if I shortened ny name to JOE, then there will be ...

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In Scrabble you can have JOSEPH and JOSEPHs, but I think this is all I can think off, for now.

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I must be the only person then who really likes this new gameshow. Maybe it's because there are no general knowledge questions

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I was also thinking of 8-letter anagrams that could be derived from the multiple anagrams NOTARISED and ORDINATES, such as STRAINED, DETRAINS, RATIONED, SEDATION. DERATIONS is another 9 you can have as well :P ;) Using Lexplorer (although it is not definitive), it comes up with fourteen 8's: NOTARI...

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Dinos Sfyris wrote:Cheers Jobester

I liked Jo-Bo (without out the hyphen) better

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R13: LABOURS for 7 is a DC beater... but I am thinking I must've written down letters wrong as not the sort of word you'd expect Susie to miss? I had RVLBROUAS The letters were there, the selection was ROVLUBARS :) EDIT: Well done though to Neil for spotting PLACENTAS and both Neil and Heather for ...

Joseph Bolas · Re: Spoilers & Comments, Monday 23/02/2009 You can have LABOURS can't you?

You can have LABOURS can't you?

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In the final round, the main-game winner would have to correctly solve 4 puzzles focusing on different parts of the brain, to get £10,000. If they couldn't solve one of them, they could turn to the losing contestant to help them out and if they used their answer, that contestant would then get £2,5...

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I recently came across a game on YouTube called Boom Boom Rocket, which is one of these games where you have to press buttons in time to the music. Two of the best (from what I have seen) include Moonlight Sonata and the William Tell Overture . Just to be picky (because I know you'd want me to be),...

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I recently came across a game on YouTube called Boom Boom Rocket, which is one of these games where you have to press buttons in time to the music. Two of the best songs (from what I have seen) include Moonlight Sonata and the William Tell Overture.

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Not sure if you would class this as a hobby, but I used to play a few computer-based riddles, like Clever Waste of Time, Wayfarer's Riddle and Notpron.

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Jojo Apollo wrote:Jeopardy was a good one (based on the US show) was Daphne from Eggheads on the British version or was that Jackie McLeod , also regular tv contestant Mandi Hale(sp)?

According to Wikipedia, Daphne was on Jeopardy and she won £2,000.

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For anyone who has been watching Total Wipeout, they are now looking for contestants for the next series if anyone is interested: http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/beonashow/total_wipeout.shtml Go on Stitcher!!!!!!! :D :lol: It doesn't look as tough as the assualt course on The Krypton Factor, so ...

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Donny is an okay host IMO. I also thought that the contestants were told what to say when they were correctly identified. Kirk would know though as he was spotted as the trainspotter in his game. Yeah, you're told what to say. Mine was "Well spotted, I'm your trainspotter". Also there wer...

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I guess the first 3 vowels would be U, I and A, but actually if the first 3 vowels were A, E and I and the selection was therefore F C K A E I S H T, as well as FISHCAKE for 8, there is a rude 8 also I believe :P (I remember these 9 letters coming up on a round on the Countdown DVD :D) I remember t...

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When I did my Lattice (for another thread) I came across the word DETAINS, which has a total of 7 anagrams: DESTAIN, DETAINS, INSTEAD, SAINTED, SATINED, STAINED and TIENDAS.

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Some of the early quiz shows had excellent concepts that only need an update such as Concentration Take your pick Sale Of The Century(Nicholas Parsons is still arround) The Price Is Right What's My Line Animal Vegetable Mineral Double Your Money Name That Tune The Sky's The Limit The Golden Shot Ev...

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IMO There's enough General Knowledge based shows already on TV that we don't actually need any more. I don't think there could ever be too many shows in which being able to actually do something is rewarded. Conversely, I don't need any shows at all that raise random selection to a skill and simula...

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Junaid Mubeen wrote:
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:The other question about teapots is
where do you all keep them?
ebay.com

Just looking on ebay now and someone is selling their teapot and trying to get £225 for it

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Ah! Super! I think she'd be a good guest. I wonder what her stories would be about... Going by that Wikipedia link, I think Angela would go on about Film and Television, Theatre, Honors and possibly stories from her childhood. She should definitely have some interesting stories. I really hope they ...

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If I were the shuffler, I wouldn't be able to resist ordering the consonants F C K S H T C R P B G G R W N K... I think you can guess how I'd order the vowels ;) I guess the first 3 vowels would be U, I and A, but actually if the first 3 vowels were A, E and I and the selection was therefore F C K ...

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Welcome to all the new forumites who have joined over the past few weeks

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Junaid Mubeen wrote:
Lesley Jeavons wrote:Junaid, I really think you should apply - you'd be great!
That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me, like, ever However I'm fairly certain that if I was allowed a 3rd shot, Joseph Bolas would kill me. Or himself.

I would never kill anyone.

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Hannah O wrote:Correct me if I'm totally wrong, but is that Angela Lansbury of 'Murder She Wrote' game? As well as many other things...

You are not wrong at all

, it is the same Angela Lansbury

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I quite liked Identity, which Donny Osmond presented - anyone know if that's coming back? I remember that - my main memory of it was Donny Osmond being a terrible presenter, and the really weird things the participants had to say when they were correctly identified (I can't think of an actual examp...

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For anyone who has been watching Total Wipeout, they are now looking for contestants for the next series if anyone is interested:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/beon ... eout.shtml

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Filmed my show yesterday. It was amazing! Should be aired sometime around May. They'll let me know the precise date 2 weeks before. You'll have to wait til then to see how I do though. I never wrote a Countdown Experience but will have to do one for the Weakest Link while its still fresh in my brai...

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I am a fan of Angela Lansbury and I know she's been a guest on The Paul O'Grady Show before, so would she not do Countdown as well?

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There are the 50 times that you should have Dinos :) 07:19, 07:37, 09:17, 09:49, 09:59, 11:19, 11:37, 12:47, 12:57, 13:17, 13:49, 13:59, 14:27, 14:39, 14:48, 14:58, 15:27, 15:39, 15:48, 15:58, 16:27, 16:39, 16:48, 16:58, 17:09, 17:13, 17:24, 17:25, 17:26, 17:31, 17:42, 17:52, 18:18, 18:29, 18:44, 18...

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Thank you Allan for doing the recap

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It's this . Circa 1999, Richard and Carol found themselves heavily delayed in reaching Leeds and boredom threatened to ravish the studio audience. Cue Greg Scott in the presenter's chair, Diane Barr the production secretary putting up letters and writing down numbers solutions, and perhaps best of ...

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I thought it was an okay gameshow and will probably continue to watch it. I did turn over half-way through so I missed the female contestant and only saw the gentleman's game from machine 3 of 10. I also assume that the contestants have to pick a target over £55,000 as thats the total of the 10 lowe...

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