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Darren Carter

Phil Reynolds wrote:I noticed RUMPLED as a nice contestant-beater in round 11.

I was just about to post that......

Darren Carter

I'd laugh if 742 was a target for one of the number games.

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I don't see what the big problem is, neither act stood a chance of winning anyway. As it happens, he has pleased more of the British public than he has pissed off, as Jedward had more votes than Lucie.

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James Robinson wrote: If it was to cut the weeds, or something, I'd be more than glad to come to COLIN. It's not less fun, I'm seeing a show and it obviously can't be rearranged.

If you were that bothered about missing COLIN, you could just, like, not go to the show?

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Did I ever say that what I was doing instead was more fun? I'm not saying, although it's not a Huddersfield Town match. They're at Yeovil that day. I may be a big supporter, but I'm not going down to Somerset for a league match. Someone should start a poll guessing what it is you are doing on that ...

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I hope to be there, will pay when I know for sure.

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I did think it was strange when you said you would *try* a 6, and for you to declare PAWNED which isn't really a risk. Really? PAWNED would be risky to me. WANKED isn't risky at all. To 'pawn' something is to sell it at a pawn brokers. WANKED could be one of those words that might not be in, like F...

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I also had WANKED in one of the rounds but was made to retake it and pretend I had PAWNED. It made for cringeworthy viewing for me! I came across extremely nervous, grumpy, didnt smile much and some people said I was smug. I assure you I was not intending to be any of these!! I did think it was str...

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Eoin Monaghan wrote:I missed the whole first third but I was impressed with the challenger's score, a vast improvement from his previous game, well done!

Really?

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Charlie Reams wrote: Something like this might work, although you need to refine it or it turns into one of those tedious games like Boggle where you can get about a zillion points by just hammering down all the 3s.

Good point, I will give it a re-think.

Darren Carter

How about some sort of game mode where you are scored based on how many words you get, for example, if I entered 5 valid seven-letter words I would get 35 points compared to someone who enters a 9, an 8, and 2 7's who would get 31 points. And every false declaration deducts some points, or something...

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I thought the last one was quite funny, the rest were pretty lame.

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Congratulations Matt....

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Jason Larsen wrote:Matt, those are just rhetorical questions.

More importantly, Darren, my reply to you is here:

http://www.box.net/shared/ipkvymrajg

Thanks Jason, already looking forward to tomorrow's edition of the Jason Larsen Podcast.

Darren Carter

Jason, your posts just aren't the same without the audio clips - please bring them back.

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Are we then going to have the winners of those two matches playing to see who is the overall winner? I don't think so, it would be like the winner of the Premiership playing the winner of the Championship. I did think that, but as it was purely numbers I thought it might be quite close. Obviously i...

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Are we then going to have the winners of those two matches playing to see who is the overall winner?

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I haven't laughed so hard in ages, thanks Jason.

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Wow, ok I don't particularly want to waste loads of time defending a party I don't even support or like - I guess the point I was trying to make was that not absolutely everything they stand for is racist or homophobic - much of it is, granted. But the way they are perceived in the media, you would ...

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Some of their non-immigration policies are quite decent though. Examples please! Crime and Justice: - Free the police and courts from the politically correct straitjacket which is stopping them from doing their jobs properly; - End the liberal fixation with the “rights” of criminals and replace it ...

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Define "steal". OK. Suppose all those foreigners who work in this country were to leave. This would open up thousands of job opportunities for the unemployed in this country. Surely this has to be a good thing? Well except that you have just shrunk the economy and got rid of many talented...

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I normally record the show and then fast-forward the DC guest unless it's someone interesting, but after the furore on here I played it to listen and it was bloody awful.

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Alternative first numbers:

(100/2) = 50 - 10 - 1 = 39 x 4 = 156

Alternative third numbers:

75 + 50 = 125, (3 + 1) x 10 = 40, 125 + 40 = 165

And I think SANITISE was a DC equaller in Round 7.

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Darren Carter 150-152 Edwin Mead

A close game where the lead changed hands often at the start but settled down and Edwin took the win at the end - well played Edwin.

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IRONIZES is an obvious equaller to IONIZERS.

Brian was incredibly lucky to scrape through, such a shame his opponent didn't get the last numbers game which was incidentally the only numbers game I have managed to get spot on in the last two days!

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JackHurst wrote:I also got LADDOOS but was distressed when I couldnt find it in my dictionary, so I came and checked it on apterous.

It should be under LADDU.

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Oliver Garner wrote: Confirmed - Changed recording date to the 7th December.

*Cue the 'seperating good players' debate again*

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I thought the quarters would already be of an unbelievably high standard with Innis, Andrew, Chris and in all probability Oliver as well, but this fella looks like he could be a real wildcard. Some incredible spots today- would be an amazing achievement if he does go through the card and ends up at...

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b) Pseudonyms are good as your potential opponents won't find out about your strengths/weaknesses. Junaid Mubeen used a pseudonym to practise on apterous and nobody knew it was him. Suppose Brian signed up with his normal name then went on the show and aced it. Any potential player who is good and ...

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Kirk Bevins wrote:Round 13 beater PRESEASON for 9. I was shouting for that final S too.

I got PRESEASON but thought it might have been hyphenated - was very pleased when I checked that it wasn't.

I can't remember the last time I saw a player that good who wasn't an Apterous player.

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Anyone read Karren Brady's column in the Sun this morning? It says that "she and Countdown have been pals for years". Why has she never been invited on the show then? She'd add more brains & beauty in abundance. (Not that we need any more brains & beauty on the show!) ;) :) :D Yea...

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How do the ratings compare to other programmes in that time slot? Quite favourably I would imagine.

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Talking about DC guests, I can't stand this Penny woman who has just finished. She tries to be funny yet she is about as funny as genital warts.

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Another non-important question - do they all get paid the same or do they get different amounts depending on who it is?

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Purely for comedic value

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James Robinson wrote:Is there anyone who didn't get an 8 in round 9

Yep - Steve and his opponent.

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I think since we have had Hulme, Carson and Davies in such a short space of time and have set such high standards, it feels like recent contestants aren't that great in comparison. Let's not forget that we haven't had a non-apterous player as an octochamp so far this series. The organisers of the FA...

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Steve is living very dangerously - his opponent threw it away there at the end which was a shame.

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James Robinson wrote: Round 9 - ASTEROID (Slightly easy for me since that selection came in my first show)

Third show wasn't it?

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Jason Larsen wrote:This is all over, then some of you bump this thread?

What?

Competition may be over but seeing as it was a limerick, I didn't see much point in starting a new thread when this one is perfectly fine.

What?

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The answer is green paint, surely?

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Anyone offended by bad-taste humour, look away now.......

There was a wee man called Gately,
who hasn't been singing much lately,
after a bottle of rum and a cock up his bum,
a trip to the sun ended fatally.

Darren Carter

Thanks hugely - I thoroughly enjoyed myself. And I was very impressed with your very professional OHP computerised games generator. :) Yes quite, take it was the one from 'Des Chiffres et des Lettres'? Just out of curiosity, how come you didn't use Apterous? Obviously wouldn't have been able to if ...

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Who was it that sniggered when DILDO came up in the first round of the fourth game?

Oh yeah, I think it was me.....

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Yeah it was a great day, good to meet some extremely nice people. As someone who hasn't been to one of these before, I wasn't too convinced with the scoring as I seemed a bit of a fraud to finish 12th (I think) out of 22, considering the fact that I had won just one game which was against a nice fel...

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James Robinson wrote:Damn, it sounded so brilliant. I so wish I could have been there. When is the next CO-anything?

Ben will make an announcement soon but I think it will be in Lincoln in January.

Darren Carter

JackHurst wrote:All you polite hand shakers take note.

I will have to shake lefty today, because my right hand is a little tender.

Blimey I guess some people are just really excited about CoLei......

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PUNISH was a DC-equaller in Round 3.

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To save Charlie saying it (whether he was planning to or not), you guys aren't posting which division your matches in. Give the guy a hand. Surely we don't need to post them here anyway as apterous now automates the service. Yeah I've got no idea, maybe Kirk. Why are people posting results at all t...

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Niall Seymour 147-158 Darren Carter

Close game in which Niall was unlucky as on Round 19, he got the target just after the clock ran out which would have completely changed the result.

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Kirk Bevins wrote: In fact, I'm missing a chance to walk round a massive storage site for railways and I need hundreds of wagons stored in there. I hope it's worth it

Blimey, how did you manage to the make the decision over which to go to?!?! Talk about a dilemma!

Darren Carter

Good stuff, just hoping this throat infection goes before then. Love it if the whole thing has to be conducted in swine flu masks thanks to you :) If I've still got it I just won't go to save everyone else from getting it, but yeah it would be quite funny to see. :) How come you're not going Matt?

Darren Carter

Good stuff, just hoping this throat infection goes before then.

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Kirk Bevins wrote:
Darren Carter wrote:
I know it kicks off at 10.30, but what time do people normally get there for?
I'll be there at 3am practising away.

The worrying thing is that I don't know whether you're joking or not.....

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Alec Rivers wrote:Will anyone else be on the 0855 St Pancras?

No I'll still be in bed then.....

I know it kicks off at 10.30, but what time do people normally get there for?

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D Eadie wrote:Contestant asks for a consonant, Rachel takes a letter from the consonant box, and its an E.

Next.............

Killjoy!

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Jeff Clayton wrote:
Any questions at this stage, anyone?

What happens at these events? Do we all play with the same set of letters/numbers? Or do we have individual games?

Does the hotel sell food?

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Kieran Child wrote:*hand up*
Just watched it and erm... what... what would have happened, had a contestant buzzed in with 'pulverise'?

The same as what happened a while back, can't remember the game, where the contestant buzzed in and read the anagram. I still think it's quite dodgy grounds.

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And ARBITER as a DC-equaller in Round 2.

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