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Martin Bishop

Interestingly, I did think about this on Monday but didn't bother mentioning it - I have a funny feeling Rachel was wearing the same outfit on Monday's show as she was on the previous Monday's? Someone else in the forum who fancies her (nearly everybody oddly) and thus pays more attention will have...

Martin Bishop

I wouldn't normally write posts comparing scores, but I believe this would have been my heat if I could have gone to CoC. I won 100-99. I spent most of the show miserably lamenting my failure at the first numbers, but came through thanks to CANNONS, FIELDER and the conundrum. I'm not quite sure whet...

Martin Bishop

It doesnt follow traditional countdown styles and I appreciate the fact that you all like it. I have a funny feeling that the Countdown set was blue for most of the 80s. Or it might be the 90s, I'm not sure, but the point is that blue has more of a history as a countdown colour than you may think. ...

Martin Bishop

Steve 'nice guy' Baines lived up to his reputation by being very sporting in defeat and (like most of the contestants who were able to) staying for the rest of the filming to support the remaining players. Yeah, it surprises me that Steve isn't on this forum (or is he?) as he really got into the sp...

Martin Bishop

Does anyone claim to have gone straight to CAFETIERE? I certainly didn't. That would be me. I buzzed in with it on my imaginary armchair buzzer at the same time as Richard. omg seriously is this new women on countdown thick or what even i worked out that maths problem and that i saying something! i...

Martin Bishop

I got the last numbers through one of my characteristically circuitous routes.

(8*9)+50-1=121
121*7=847

50*(8+9)... didn't occur to me.

Great game today. Well done to both participants.

Martin Bishop

Eoin.V.Monaghan wrote: I'm trying not to boast i'm just saying, because Dinos said how he got on, that I thought I'd join in. I don't mind if nobody cares. Thanks Kirk for backing me up anyway.

Well, I'm here to boast. I beat Junaid 76-67. I've got to address my searing bitterness at losing my semi final somehow.

Martin Bishop

jasoncullen wrote:Katy Perry's new song is kinda catchy too

I've been trying to get that song out of my head for days.

Martin Bishop

I didn't really go for many risks. The best of the (small) bunch was PAISAN. There was also ACHINESS (surely it's the same thing as "ache") and TOOTLE. I went wrong with REZONES, which I still maintain is what Ken Livingstone did with the congestion charge, and the desperate SOMAINE. I stu...

Martin Bishop

They've already had one botched comeback so hopefully they've made a better fist of this one, not encouraged by what I've heard so far though. This latest relaunch is a definite improvement on the last attempt. There's less reliance on futuristic technology and it retains the basic look of the orig...

Martin Bishop

Another example of the same contestant appearing twice may be Garry Preston from Eccles, who may have been in both Series 18 and 59 - some 19 years apart! I was just about to say that. He was on as the standby after I won my eighth game. He lost on a crucial conundrum both times. I sat with him in ...

Martin Bishop

What am I doing here?

Merry Christmas.

Martin Bishop

I have channel 4 on demand so whenever there's an Octochamp or a finalist I can take a picture using print screen. I also managed to get a few from YouTube (cf James Martin, DCeDL, etc...) Martin Is there some difference between 4OD and catch-up that allows you to print screen? I've been trying to ...

Martin Bishop

I'm only familiar with PETALOID, out of that list and I got to the semis. I didn't lose to Junaid because he knew more words, I lost because I missed SPATIAL, ANOTHER and a six I can't recall, alongside two numbers and the conundrum. Beyond watching countdown every day, I've never bothered to learn...

Martin Bishop

can someone else break this routine in future? I'm gonna say no. A player with good word knowledge can play quite badly and still easily beat a player with "ordinary" word knowledge; even a very well-read person is unlikely to be familiar enough with all of geology, botany, linguistics an...

Martin Bishop

I just want to point out that I actually quite like Tess Daly, so despite what Corby says, it was meant as a compliment. Oh don't worry, I think that was obvious. I know, but having just referenced Dudley's most disturbing joke about Danielle, I wanted to make sure I didn't add "you're a stuck...

Martin Bishop

I just want to point out that I actually quite like Tess Daly, so despite what Corby says, it was meant as a compliment.

Martin Bishop

I've been trying to think which prime time light entertainment television personality Danielle most reminds me of and I've decided on Tess Daly. She's a glamorous blonde northerner who comforts the poor contestants in her backstage area (which I hope is still painted orange), whilst protecting them ...

Martin Bishop

Part of the reason for the sudden cut at the end is that Des was about to tell us that coming up next on Channel 4 was a special programme honouring Carol's years of service. It was only later that Channel 4 decided that Deal Or No Deal could not be moved under any circumstances and Carol's show wou...

Martin Bishop

Do the members of the audience get to meet her, or is it just the contestants? She sometimes gets a bit of chat from Dudley (the warm-up guy), and is generally in the studio during the recording, but (disgracefully!) she doesn't get a big intro like the "artists" (Jeff, Rachel, Susie and ...

Martin Bishop

I was a bit surprised at SOMAINE^ as Martin can still mathematically win if he plays a six. In fact even if it's ok, he still needs to get both the numbers game and the conundrum without Junaid getting either so there's no advantage to it. And of course if it's disallowed (very very likely) it cost...

Martin Bishop

I really should have gone for MALTIEST, considering MALTIER was my first word in my first game. I just had a funny feeling that there was some word like that beginning with M which should be there but isn't.

I beat myself today with PIGEONS, but lost out to TV Martin in several other rounds.

Martin Bishop

I can't believe no one got TEAPOTS in round 11. For shame!

I bet I managed the most convoluted method of getting 267.

(100+4)/(8/2)=26
26X10=260
260+7=267

Martin Bishop

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Martin Gardner wrote: As for Debbi, Martin Bishop seems a more obvious choice
He said he was asked, but I think he pulled out for some reason.

Yeah, I had to go into the first day of a new job and ask for half a week off. That didn't work out so well.

Hopefully, I'll have another chance to come back sometime.

Martin Bishop

The thing I liked most about him on the show was his curiosity, such as where he quizzed Susie on mass nouns. Off-camera he's also the friendliest person ever. I've already mentioned in a spoiler thread, how he actually had a proper conversation with me, as opposed to just chatting with Susie. The c...

Martin Bishop

I mentioned this in one of my shows recently. Since I screwed up the plug and didn't name my favourite humour website, I thought I'd share it here. http://www.uncyclopedia.org It's basically a comedy version of wikipedia. As anyone can edit it, the writing quality is variable, to say the least. Clic...

Martin Bishop

R7: MEDULLAS as a beater.

Martin Bishop

That was probably my best performance, with the exception of round 4. It's really annoying, because I was playing with two re- words: REZONES and RESOLVE. Under the logic that "you can't solve something twice," I picked REZONES. I'd like to point out that John Inverdale was super-nice and ...

Martin Bishop

I reckon he turned the sign over and had already had the cross written. It looked a bit dodgy (and why else should Carol have to do it behind her back?). The cross was ever so neat for someone struggling to write behind her back. The card was turned - QED. Am I right? :) Yeah, pen that doesn't writ...

Martin Bishop

I would just like to point out that from my position I was perfectly placed to tell how Paul Zenon did that "vooloo" trick. I won't tell you yet, as that wouldn't be any fun.

Martin Bishop

And i went for BOUNTIED in R8 (as in placed a bounty on someones head) but it wasnt mentioned so assume its invalid Sorry Keith, there is no BOUNTIED :(, just BOUNTY and BOUNTIES You'll notice that I declared a "safe six" in that round. BOUNTIED would have been my risk. That bit was cut o...

Martin Bishop

There's no way to prove it, but I actually had MAGISTERS. I was never going to risk it with the scores so close.

Carol and I had a nice chat about that last numbers game in the hallway after the show. It was a special moment. Neither of us had got any closer to getting it, though.

Martin Bishop

That was a tough one, wasn't it?

If you're wondering why Paul Zenon got such a big cheer for that last trick, it's because it took him three goes to get it right.

Martin Bishop

Gotta love how Carol remarks about wonky/wonkie? being there and then picks out an A.

Martin Bishop

jeff wharton wrote:Is duelist allowed for an equaliser?

That's the American spelling, I'm afraid. You need two Ls over here.

Martin Bishop

A couple of weeks ago (may have been when Charlie was playing - can't remember now) I spotted an 8: SHITTIER. Both contestants declared 8, one with a sheepish smirk which led me to believe he'd made the same spot. There was then a rather obvious cut (or so it seemed to me at the time), after which ...

Martin Bishop

Ah, yes. This would be the episode where I drifted off and thought about the last numbers game while Paul Zenon was talking, only to be asked to help pick a card. Good times. Dan didn't get his Myspace sorted out! It's got a little bit more than just pictures of his cat now, but he didn't get music ...

Martin Bishop

Andy mentioned to me afterwards that he thought it was CHICKLETS too and might well have buzzed in with it if I hadn't got to the button first.

Martin Bishop

Thanks for all the nice messages everyone, especially Jono: I can tell that came from the heart.

Martin Bishop

Damian E wrote: I should point out though that Danielle is not a member of the production team.

Don't you make us start a petition.

Martin Bishop

Matthew Green wrote:Can transsexuals be lesbians?

My brother works with one. So, yes, they can.

Martin Bishop

Conor wrote:PENTANES.

Pentane is listed as a mass noun. I'm not sure whether you can have more than one type or multiple pentanes in a restaurant. I decided against risking it on the show.

I got MACHETES at home, but missed out on REBOOT, so I beat myself by 2 points today.

Martin Bishop

Is it egotistical to start the spoiler thread for my own episode?

Post any beaters here. If you can.

Martin Bishop

I feel a bit silly replying to the original question, rather than arguing about Americans and Ann Widdecombe, but here goes. DIY stores, especially B&Q and Wickes. First of all, they're ugly, with row upon row of grey metal shelving, grey floors and awful lighting. Somehow, B&Q even achieve ...

Martin Bishop

I got CONSUMED, as well.

There was also DELISTS in round 3 to equal Susie and co.

Martin Bishop

There was one episode while I was there, where Carol used the phrase "cunning linguist" in her introduction of dictionary corner. That had to be redone.

Martin Bishop

I wouldn't worry too much about his mistakes. They were mostly the result of troubles with the autocue and there's no autocue on Countdown. From watching this, I ended up deciding that he'd be very good at Countdown. My only worry is that he'd give it up after a couple of years, so he could do more ...

Martin Bishop

I can only repeat what's already been said. She was simply the loveliest person I met up in Leeds. It was a pleasure to follow her around all day.

Martin Bishop

I should have probably posted here by now. My name's Martin and I will be on the show in November. I signed on here, because Damien Eadie told me to.

So erm, hello.

Martin Bishop

Fantastic game, Charlie. :D P.S. BTW, did anyone else get ARROGANT for the second TTT? Crappy when there's more than one possible anagram. No, but I got BARSTOOL (not sure if it's one word) for the first one. That's even worse, because the clue almost worked. Well done, Charlie. Beat me on the conu...

Martin Bishop

Joseph Bolas wrote:
Ben Wilson wrote:R12 TETRAGON?
You can have TETRAGONAL and TETRAGONALLY but it doesn't mention TETRAGON, sorry.

I had the same word. Just to make it worse, it is in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (the two-volume one), but not in the ODE.

I still won, though.

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